Selling homes from my kitchen table, who'd have thought it?
http://www.domjam.co.uk/articles/63/1/Selling-homes-from-my-kitchen-table-whod-have-thought-it/Page1.html
By Ian Stuart
Published on 12/12/2007
I
just agreed a sale on a property for one of our sellers and as I looked out of my kitchen window I thought to myself
how much this business has changed since I got into estate agency in
1986.
Back then we didn't have Broadband, E-mail, Google or, indeed, the World Wide Web.
Back then we didn't have Broadband, E-mail, Google or, indeed, the World Wide Web.
I
agreed a sale on a property for one of our sellers
yesterday and as I looked out of my kitchen window I thought to myself
how much this business has changed since I got into estate agency in
1986.
Back then we didn't have Broadband, E-mail, Rightmove.co.uk or, indeed, the world wide web!!
What we did have was a high street office, newspaper adverts and 'stunning' black and white photocopied particulars!
Thankfully the photocopied particulars went a long time ago, the newspapers are just about finished and now it seems to be the turn of the office!
Being able to effectively market any property, arrange viewings and negotiate a successful sale from anywhere is all down to the Internet.
As this particular seller said '' I'd rather save £3,165.45 in estate agents fees than be able to come and see you in your office ''. ( I took this in the spirit in which it was intended!! ).
As they had already met me in the comfort of their own home at a time that suited them, they had a valid point. If they really needed to see me in person then I would simply visit them again.
So, I've now got an office that buyers don't need and sellers would rather not visit!
Hmmmmm.
Back then we didn't have Broadband, E-mail, Rightmove.co.uk or, indeed, the world wide web!!
What we did have was a high street office, newspaper adverts and 'stunning' black and white photocopied particulars!
Thankfully the photocopied particulars went a long time ago, the newspapers are just about finished and now it seems to be the turn of the office!
Being able to effectively market any property, arrange viewings and negotiate a successful sale from anywhere is all down to the Internet.
As this particular seller said '' I'd rather save £3,165.45 in estate agents fees than be able to come and see you in your office ''. ( I took this in the spirit in which it was intended!! ).
As they had already met me in the comfort of their own home at a time that suited them, they had a valid point. If they really needed to see me in person then I would simply visit them again.
So, I've now got an office that buyers don't need and sellers would rather not visit!
Hmmmmm.