Selling Soulfully with Jennifer Allan-Hagedorn

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Education & Training - Sell with Soul
My thoughts and ramblings on the real estate industry and how we've gotten into the pickle of being among the nation's most UNtrusted professions!

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2007 

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I was cleaning out old files this morning and came across this little blurb I wrote years ago and used in my listing presentations. If you like it... feel free to use it!  What does a Real Estate Agent DO for all that money?Many people think that the main reason you hire a real estate agent is fo...
03/31/2007

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Okay, so I'm reading my latest edition of the Broker/Agent News. Came upon an article by Dirk Zeller entitled "The Four Pillars of Prospecting." Well, I never prospected much (Thank you, SOI!), but now that I'm a writer and consultant, I figure it's good to learn how the other half works.  Tip 1:...
03/28/2007

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Reverse psychology works. I know it does.I'm no expert (well, maybe I am, after all, I have a minor in Psychology from Southwest Missouri State University, are you impressed?), but as a student of life, I've seen it happen time and again. Specifically in two important arenas of my life... Love......
03/25/2007

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If you don't work with buyers on a regular basis, you don't have the expertise to accurately price homes for market. Many experienced agents snottily declare that they Don't Work With Buyers - they only handle listings and hire buyer agents to show homes. I know a few agents in my area who are hu...
03/18/2007

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Okay, this may be a very unpopular opinion... or maybe not. I want to know!Something occurred to me yesterday... I'm currently recording my book (Sell with Soul) onto audio so I can distribute it as an audio book. When I come to sections in the book where there is a graphic or a text box, I ALWAY...
03/14/2007

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Buyers can be hard to nail down and you'll hear agents talk about the "Buyers Are Liars" phenomenon. It's a phrase usually used in frustration either when an agent loses a buyer or when he's at his wit's end showing homes that the buyer says work for her, but don't inspire her to make an offer. I...
03/13/2007

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As many of you know, I'm really "into" SOI. I think it's the only long-term business strategy that makes sense, especially if you'd like to relax a bit down the road. But anyway, I'm putting together an online course on SOI and need to gather information on other contact management systems (CMS's...
03/12/2007

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...Continued from Being Up-Front with Our Sellers, Part II The Condition of the PropertyJust last week, I had a conversation with a young man who is putting his house on the market. The home is tenant-occupied and shows poorly, which he acknowledges. However, he has photos of the home taken when ...
03/02/2007
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