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Why you want to be a REALTOR NOW!
Why is NOW the right time to become a REALTOR?
The Housing Industry is well past the bubble and there is a pent up desire to own a home. Millions of people suffered through the downturn and are ready to make a change. Equally important is the fact that the population is changing. As the Generation X & Y age their desire to own a home becomes very important to their social status and their feeling of success. Although Millions of people have lost their homes, we will see these people moving back towards Home Ownership. Depending on their situation we may see large numbers entering the buying side within the next 3-5 years. What we find to be very exciting is the Generations X & Y along with the Millennial Generation.
These Generations of future Home Buyers will make a significant impact into the Housing Industry in the coming years. These Generations are very well informed, they understand how to find information and navigate the online business of Real Estate. They are assertive and aggressive to achieve their goals. In fact 75% of Generation X & Y individuals believe that Home Ownership is an indicator of their Success. A Recent Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate national survey found amazing information about these future homebuyers. This information is critical to your success as a REALTOR. Before helping your client, you must know who your client is.
At Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Sonoran Desert Lifestyles we know who our Clients are, and how our future Clients are, we can help you to learn the best practices to communicate with and reach tomorrow’s homebuyers. Did you know that the Gen. X & Y individuals will sacrifice to own a home?
62% are willing to Eat out less often to save money
40% are willing to work 2 jobs to achieve their goal of homeownership
23% are willing to move back to their parents home to save
Learn more about these future homeowners by watching this short video, then call us to set up an interview
Are you an Analog Agent?
Real Estate has sure changed in the last 10 years. It wasn’t that long ago that a Real Estate Agent was the keeper of all property information, carrying around a big ole book of properties, driving all over town to view properties and meet clients. And if you had to get a contract signed, well that could take days. We were the Keepers of the Information. Those days are long gone; for most, but not all.
Professional REALTORS today are no longer the keepers of information. We have lost that battle. Thanks to the likes of Zillow, Trulia, Realtor.com and about 3000 other websites. Today, Home buyers and Sellers can get information, pictures and videos just about anywhere they look. Did you know that 90% of ALL Homebuyers start by researching their future home online, 90%! Ask yourself if you’re where the buyers are?
Today a REALTOR is the most important person to a future home buyer or seller. We no longer own the information, but we disseminate the facts and information to educate tomorrow’s clients. We are responsible to support our clients who may need to buy or sell a property. We do that by following a code of ethics, always being accurate, honest, timely, professional and friendly. We are the first and last stop when a client decides to purchase their dream home.
Are you an Analog Agent? Or an Agent of tomorrow?
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Sonoran Desert Lifestyles has been built for tomorrow’s Home Sellers and Buyers. We are the leader in the Digital Real Estate Domain. If you’re going to be entering the Real Estate Industry, or you are currently a REALTOR who has hit a plateau but wants or needs to kick their business in gear, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Sonoran Desert Lifestyles is the company that can help you to achieve your goals.
Aligning yourself with a Real Estate company that knows where tomorrows sellers and buyers are is critically important to your future success. Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Sonoran Desert Lifestyles is a Progressive company that has the tools to ensure your success.
Which one are you? Who do you want to be?
Analog Agent of Old | Digital Dominant Agent with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Sonoran Desert Lifestyles |
Land Lines & Flip Phones | Customizable Local and National Applications, Discounted Mobile Phone services |
No Personal Website | National, Local and Free Agent Websites with more than 40 Million Unique Visitors Nationwide. Most Recognizable Brand in the World with 92% Recognition Rating, Property Websites |
Fax Machine | Efax to all Agents, eMail, Cloud Services, Fax to Voice |
Pagers | Email to Speech, Voxer, Text to Speech, Email Voicemails |
Paper Contracts | Zipform online, Sureclose Transaction Management, Paperless Transactions, Mobile Contract Management |
Rolodex | Smartphones, Free Contact Management Systems, Smart Group Marketing |
Builder Lockbox | Digital Lockbox w/ Instant Email and Expanded Security Features |
Desktop Computers | Mini Laptops, iPads, Kindle’s, Mobile Computing |
MLS Photos (6 maximum) | Multiple Photos, Automatic Uploads, Automatic Video Conversions w/ Links back |
No Virtual Tours | Digital Virtual tours, Video Tours |
No Videos | Automatic Conversion of Listing to YouTube Channel Video |
Listing Distribution | Automatic Distribution to more than 2000 World Wide Web Sites, free of charge |
In person Signatures | DocuSign, DocuSign Ink, Mobile Signatures w/ Tracking |
Paper Files | SureClose, Cloud Storage, Electronic Files, File Sharing and Tracking |
No Applications | Customized Local & National Mobile Applications |
Sphere of Influence | Social Media Masters, expanded sphere of influence, Digital Marketing |
Walk In Leads, Floor Time | Integrated LeadRouter, Contact Management, Agent Websites from more than 2000 sources |
Newspaper Ads | Targeted Direct Mail through PinPoint Demographics Database ensuring a greater R.O.I. to more than 100 Million Consumers |
Magazine Ads | Advertising in Better Homes and Gardens, Elegant Homes, WSJ and Robb Report and many other national magazines. |
No Online Ads | Online Marketing through Ad placements |
No Social Media Marketing | Digital marketing directly through the Digital Marketing Center with hosting to WWW/Facebook/Twitter/Realtor.com and many more, NO Cost |
If you’re the type of person who is driven to succeed, someone who doesn’t wait for it to come to you, we are a match made in heaven. Call us today to learn how we can help you.