There are many different business models in Real Estate. Here is my analysis of a typical Big Box Team, of which there are numerous in every major market:
Becoming a team leader is the end goal for many new agents. They see this model as an easy way to generate more income without a lot of extra work. That’s highly debatable.
In order to keep the listing machine going, here are some typical “embellishments” told by Big Box team leaders, during the listing presentation:
Reality: The “junior” team members are not paying any special attention to the team’s own listings, unless one of them happens to pop up on a buyer search, in which case they would show it anyway, and with no dual agency issue.
The team members typically have no more incentive to sell the team’s own listings than they do any other listing, including the sellers’ direct competitors.
Reality: We covered this last week, but how does your TV/radio ad, or billboard, or bus bench, or virtually any other form of advertising, help in any way to sell your listings?
The source of information for 99%+ of serious, qualified, active buyers is the MLS system. Period. 99%+ of all other advertising is for the benefit of the agent or team.
There’s nothing wrong with spending money to promote yourself or your business; Just don’t tell me it’s for my benefit!
If your primary focus is to increase your inventory, it’s tempting to accept over-priced listings, isn’t it?
But, we all know that if the client over-prices their home, chances are they’ll end up getting less money in the end, compared to pricing it properly from the beginning.
That pretty much sums it up. I guess it’s obvious I’m not a fan of the Big Box Team business model.
All the above being said, I know certain team leaders who I regard as very intelligent businesspeople, with high integrity. In fact, I’ll freely admit that the average seller would be far better off to use one of these teams to sell, as compared to the average low-information agent.
But, what is the ultimate best solution for the discriminating seller?
I believe that the public is best served by a highly skilled, high-integrity, customer-service-driven individual agent, or partnership.
This type of agent has the skill and knowledge and time to focus on each one of their listings and concentrate on getting them sold.
Rather than being focused on LISTING, this agent’s primary focus is on SELLING. This is a key fundamental difference in philosophy, and it’s why I trademarked this slogan, many years ago:
Do you want to LIST? Or, do you want to SELL?®
If you are a highly skilled, high-integrity, customer-service-driven individual agent or partnership, it’s easy to differentiate yourself as the superior choice, when compared to any typical Big Box Team. This is done very effectively within the Knowledge First Listing Presentation, in a way that highlights the obvious advantages of your business model.
Until next week…
—Coach Ted
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