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Windini

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Someone please tell me: where did the Sacred Tradition originate? What Sales Sermon sanctified it? Which Venerable Tome of the Guide for Sales Personnel codifies it?

I'm talking, of course, about the ubiquitous practice of RE salespeople putting their Hollywoodesque glamour shots on their bidness cards, both wallet- and billboard size?

I mean, it's you-all and the ambulance chasers; no other professions seem to do it, even ones that make more sense. Eye doctors, for example. Big ol' pics of Dr. Iphixa Yusite lining the highway! That would make sense to me.

But no. Just mostly the real estate agents. Why?
 
I don’t personally mind photos on business cards. In fact, I kinda like them as it reminds me of who I was dealing with. The problem I have is when a sales person uses a photo from 1991 when they were 30 and now they are 60 and look like 100 miles of bad road.


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two fingers said:
Don't forget pastors. I see lots of billboards with pictures of pastors. I kind of pisses me off. If there ever were a profession that "wasn't about you" it's preaching.
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There’s a church on Hwy 70 just outside of Morganton that has signs in the front advertising they won “best pastor of Burke County” and “best church of Burke county” like you would see in a restaurant based on newspaper voting.
It’s enough to make me know I wouldn’t darken their doors.
 
B00ger said:
.... The problem I have is when a sales person uses a photo from 1991 when they were 30 and now they are 60 and look like 100 miles of bad road.


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This^. That describes pretty much every female real estate agent out there. It's really kind of laughable. "So, that's what you looked like back in the day..."
 
Stick said:
This^. That describes pretty much every female real estate agent out there. It's really kind of laughable. "So, that's what you looked like back in the day..."
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The first agent we worked with looked like she was 30 on her sign/website. When we met face to face I found out she had been in the business for almost 35 years and had morphed into Helen Thomas.
 
The implication is trust. And people tend to assess others on their looks. People are more inclined to do business with people that look nice and trustworthy. Unfortunately, some peoples photos don't convey that as well as they would like.
 
georgel said:
The implication is trust. And people tend to assess others on their looks. People are more inclined to do business with people that look nice and trustworthy. Unfortunately, some peoples photos don't convey that as well as they would like.
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Kinda funny, but a lady started a real estate business in my town. Her slogan?

A Tradition of Trust.

Really? You literally just opened the freaking doors. Tradition?

But what I was told by a coworker who had also tried to start a real estate business was, you're actually selling yourself, not your services.
 
It shows people that they are human and that they too can look on Redfin/Zillow/County GIS and get the same info they get…but they’re human so it’s better.
 
We're in the middle of selling my mother-in-law's house and just had this discussion. A home is usually the most significant financial investment/expenditure in a person/couple's lifetime. There is enough complexity to warrant a fudiciary relationship with the realtor. You have to trust the person with whom you are about to spend the most money you've ever spent or will spend. (excluding divorces)

Same with selling. That's why we fired our first realtor before even actually hiring her. She seemed disinterested. The one we're going with asked for the listing and did due diligence beforehand. Yeah, the first one was prettier than him, but he wanted the work.
 
Stick said:
This^. That describes pretty much every female real estate agent out there. It's really kind of laughable. "So, that's what you looked like back in the day..."
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Yep. Every female agent. You meet the agent in person and are like “what happened to you poor lady.” I find it hard to have a business transaction with anyone that starts with deception.

I already know you are an agent because you don’t like a structured setting where you can’t go to the kids sports events every day.
 
I’ve sold every house I’ve owned except for one on a corporate move years ago.

I never had a picture on my signs, but if I did I’m wondering if this one would keep the ditzy realtor ladies away. “Can we list your house please, please, pretty please??”
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fieldgrade said:
I’ve sold every house I’ve owned except for one on a corporate move years ago.

I never had a picture on my signs, but if I did I’m wondering if this one would keep the ditzy realtor ladies away. “Can we list your house please, please, pretty please??”
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Was that shot taken in was used to be Ed's Knife Shop?
 
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fieldgrade said:
I’ve sold every house I’ve owned except for one on a corporate move years ago.

I never had a picture on my signs, but if I did I’m wondering if this one would keep the ditzy realtor ladies away. “Can we list your house please, please, pretty please??”
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Little know fact, this was actually an audition for crocodile dundee
 
fieldgrade said:
I’ve sold every house I’ve owned except for one on a corporate move years ago.

I never had a picture on my signs, but if I did I’m wondering if this one would keep the ditzy realtor ladies away. “Can we list your house please, please, pretty please??”
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I would buy a house from this guy.


I like my scalp.


These two statements may, or may not, be related.
 
There is a pretty popular real estate lady in nc that has her face scattered on various billboards. My boss used to know her ex. He told him that everytime she gets a house to sell they would go do the nasty in there before she sold it. I think about it everytime i see her face now 🤣 . She's got one of those- i used to be hot kind of faces.
 
Les White said:
I wasn't aware that Ace Hardware did piercings.... learn something new every day.
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I really thought it was jalapeño slices at first glance. 🤣
 
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kcult said:
Kinda funny, but a lady started a real estate business in my town. Her slogan?

A Tradition of Trust.

Really? You literally just opened the freaking doors. Tradition?

But what I was told by a coworker who had also tried to start a real estate business was, you're actually selling yourself, not your services.
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People buy from people.

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Gator said:
People buy from people.

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Just a thought:

That used to be the case exclusively in the auto industry, but now many people buy online. There are still people involved in the processing & arranging transport, of course, but the search, analysis, negotiations, and selection can happen electronically. I'm sure the majority of autos are still sold the "old fashioned" way, but the people-less transaction is gaining market share.

Thus will go the real estate market as we prance onward to dystopia... Soon, the CGI emojivatar will be even more deceptive than the 10' tall face grimacing down from billboards, terrifying small children in backseats across whatever's left (ha.) of Amerika.

Marketing Creep is a double entendre.
 
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hp468 said:
The first agent we worked with looked like she was 30 on her sign/website. When we met face to face I found out she had been in the business for almost 35 years and had morphed into Helen Thomas.
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That happens way more than you’d think! I know one who uses a picture from just after High School and she’s got to be pushing 70!
 
My brother just sold his house. It was on the market 1 day and sold for $330k. His agent is making $18k off of the sale! She’s making in 1 day half of what most people around here make in a year!
 
Windini said:
Can't "like," but it must be acknowledged.
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It’s just damn ridiculous! Then the lawyers beat another $10k out of the buyers for closing costs! Really!? How long does it take to run a couple of fill in the blank forms off the printer!?
 
Hammer12b said:
My brother just sold his house. It was on the market 1 day and sold for $330k. His agent is making $18k off of the sale! She’s making in 1 day half of what most people around here make in a year!
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And then the housing bubble bursts and she makes next to nothing until it comes back.
 
In businesses like real estate , you have to sell yourself as knowledgeable and trustworthy. People get those glamour shots to appear successful (which somehow translates to they must be good at their job)
Personally real estate agents are as useful as a 6th toe. They have outlived their usefulness- all properties can be accessed online, hire your own attorney to do closing, and for god sakes hire your own inspector (as opposed to one the real estate agents suggests)
 
If I see someone playing shenanigans with their appearance before we’ve even gotten started, it shows a character flaw to me. If you can’t be happy with yourself as-is or you feel the need to be deceptive to me, I don’t want to be “in the trenches” with you later on in a business transaction. We’re not taking life or death, but it’s close.

Same reason why I wouldn’t hire Capt. Jalapeño above. If someone needs to express themself all the damn time, I’ll pass.

Maybe it’s judgy. But then maybe it’s my quarter million dollars we’re playing with. Well…the bank’s quarter, but they let me put my name on it.
 
Hammer12b said:
My brother just sold his house. It was on the market 1 day and sold for $330k. His agent is making $18k off of the sale! She’s making in 1 day half of what most people around here make in a year!
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My friend made $16k off the sale of a trailer park in Bedford County, VA. He got the buying and selling commission simply because the other realtor didn't show up so the seller said u guess he is my realtor today.
 
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