Every real estate agent should read this blog by Valerie Saqheddu from Apostle Art Home Staging & Design.
Stagers give referrals to real estate agents, that's pure profit for you, with 0 dollars spent.
Just recommend stagers to your sellers for a home staging consultation, we then in return refer you when we have a client that doesn't have a real estate agent.
It's that simple, and a win-win for all parties involved!
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Everyone LOVES referrals right?
Wouldn't it be swell if they just fell from the sky??
Wishful thinking I know, but while they may not come that freely, we certainly love when they do...makes our jobs a whole lot easier!!
There are many great referral sources out there. Being the best at what you do and creating raving fans is naturally going to reward you with many word of mouth referrals. One source you may be missing out on though is being partnered up with a professional Home Stager.
If you haven't had much experience working with stagers, you may not realize that we often get called before homeowners have chosen a realtor and we frequently get called in when sellers are tired of their realtors, ready to expire and looking for an agent who is willing to WORK for them!
Soooo....who gets my referrals? The agents who value what I do for their properties. The agents who understand how important Staging is in the process of preparing a home for the market because those are the agents who I know are going to work hard and offer every marketing tool available to my clients. Those are the agents who are on top of their game and are willing to try new strategies with an open mind and be honest with their sellers...not wishy-washy!
Oh, and did I mention the added bonus when you get a referral from a stager? You get a staged home to sell...Perfectly prepared and ready to market...we even do the pictures for you!!!!
Now that's not just a good referral, that is a great referral...kind of like pennies from Heaven!
~Apostle Art Home Staging & Design offers professional real estate staging services to sellers, real estate agents and investors in the Pocono Mountains Region and beyond. www.apostleart.com ~
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Great point - with your staging, this does make the perfect referral. It is a true win-win.
Cindy,
thanks for sharing this blog, it's interesting that it's a way to get referrals, keep the good work ! :)
I like your idea, helping each other.
David-It really is, we always have referrals for rea's.
Ray-It's worth giving a stager a call, get their info. and pass along to your clients. Then the stager will start referring you to sellers.
Robert-Not my idea, but it is a fact, I've referred homes to rea's. You'd be surprised at the number of sellers that call me that don't have agents yet.