Marketing to Realtors...Top Ten Do's and Dont's

[Robert M. Delre]

Originally Posted by cduphily

Food: Cookies, Donuts, Pizza, Hard candies, Chocolate- all with your company info on the packaging.

Free Stuff: Coffee cups, Mouse pads, small Measuring tapes, small flashlights, Calendars, $5 gift card to Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks etc. (for the REALTORS that use you)

Don't get discouraged if a REALTOR tells you or your client that you where too "nit picky", "spent too much time at the home" "talked to much" I've heard em all Just do what you do and the REALTORS with integrity (isn't that an oxymoron?) will use you.

Oh try to find out what day their weekly/monthly office meetings are ...then your guaranteed a full audience
Good Luck!

I liked what you said about finding out when they had their meetings. Another great little piece of advice.

[Joseph Burkeson, CMI]

Originally Posted by ekartal6

They would probably prefer this over donuts anyway.

What no friggin' doughnuts.. I'm outta here!

[James H. Bushart]

I was thinking about handing out oven mits to real estate salesmen with my website address, name, phone etc.

That way, they will remember me as they put on the oven mit to unscrew the hot lightbulb that is illuminating the water stains in the corner of the basement, etc.

[Ted Allen]

The sellers Realetor deserves nothing....................Nothing.

you give them **** in hopes of a new lead. thats it, fact is you aint going to get it. 95% of all realtors have there own stooge HI.If you get HI booked it's Cuz someone they liked was not available......................................... .................................................. .......................

this is your chance, you can nit pick and ***** all you want, but the real exam is to tell your client the truth without scaring the hell out of them. This will make you look good and the farking realestate agent look good without forsaking your duty as a home inspector.

Tell the truth, but make it reasonable if it is.

[Ted Allen]

Originally Posted by jbushart

I was thinking about handing out oven mits to real estate salesmen with my website address, name, phone etc.

That way, they will remember me as they put on the oven mit to unscrew the hot lightbulb that is illuminating the water stains in the corner of the basement, etc.

I see you are still an ***............. Well played.

[Joseph Burkeson, CMI]

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[Rickbunzel]

I know the Fort Collins market pretty well and would be surprise if you got 145 agents. Is this course good for CE in Colorado? Boulder's Board of Realtors couldn't get 145 agents in one room for there Annual Banquet and Fort Collin's/ Greeley is a smaller market.

//Rick

[Nick Gromicko]

Rick Bunzel writes:

I know the Fort Collins market pretty well and would be surprise if you got 145 agents. Is this course good for CE in Colorado? Boulder's Board of Realtors couldn't get 145 agents in one room for there Annual Banquet and Fort Collin's/ Greeley is a smaller market.

Rick, you forget, I'm Nick Gromicko ... I'll take a picture of me speaking to all of them on Wednesday and post it here for you to see.

[Frank G. Ross]

I found the best thing to do with a realtor involved is to simply be yourself, and do an astounding job! Be honest, and thorough!

[Rickbunzel]

Gee I would have thought we would be seeing pictures of Nick standing in front of all of the Fort Collin's Realtors by now )



//Rick
The real charactor of the man comes from his actions, not what his says

[Nick Gromicko]

I already posted it that day http://www.nachi.org/forum/f13/hot-pic-todays-international-association-certified-home-inspectors-real-estate-conference-23338/

and http://www.nachi.org/internachicore2007.htm

and before I got back to the office the Board of REALTORs booked 2 more shows with us: http://www.nachi.org/forum/f13/real-estate-course-colorado-hit-23330/

They're all doing www.moveincertified.com now.