Turning a Negative into a Positive: the great synergy of Active Rain
I posted last week on Active Rain about the Listing Sales Book that I keep at my listings and all the contents that I include. Wow, did I get a lot of great suggestions from the comments!
Liz Bolton commented that she had seen a “Seller Questionnaire” of sorts at a listing that included where the school bus stops, trash and recycle days, where to vote and the Seller’s comments about what they liked most about their home. Obviously, I’m going to include this in my next Listing Sales Book!
Now, I’m selling my personal home in Florence Park that has a shared driveway, which most would consider a negative feature. I was brainstorming with my home stager, Peggy Givens,about who would most likely purchase my home and what were the positives and negatives of my home. I told Peggy that my home would most likely be purchased by a single person and first-time home buyer.
When we discussed the issue of the shared driveway, Peggy commented, “I think that would not be a negative - I think a single person would appreciate the safety factor of sharing a driveway.”
Bingo! What was once a negative is now a positive!
So, on my Seller questionnaire, I wrote about the many things I love about my home and added that I appreciated the safety factor of the shared driveway, noting that my neighbor Elizabeth is an awesome neighbor! Maybe someone who falls in love with my home will read that and say, “I hadn’t thought of it as a safety factor, but it does seem comforting to have a neighbor so close to watch my home.”
Turning a Negative into a Positive: the great synergy of Active Rain
So, thanks to Liz and Peggy, I’ve turned a negative into a positive - turned lemons into lemonade!
The synergy here in Active Rain is contagious - we all do truly pay it forward. Often here in the Rain, we learn much more from the blog comments that the blog post itself!
Lori is a residential Realtor serving the greater Tulsa area, and specializing in midtown Tulsa real estate. Please visit Lori’s web site, LoriCain.com or call 918-852-5036.
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Lori is a residential Realtor with Chinowth & Cohen Realtors serving the greater Tulsa area and specializing in downtown Tulsa and midtown Tulsa real estate.
I introduced Beryl Keys, an agent who had newly joined our Danville Keller Williams Realty office to Active Rain yesterday. It's just an awesome tool for any agent.
Lori, This says it all!
"The synergy here in Active Rain is contagious - we all do truly pay it forward. Often here in the Rain, we learn much more from the blog comments that the blog post itself!"
It is a fact, I do sometimes learn more from the comments.. and you better believe the public is reading the comments as I had a call a couple weeks ago from someone reading comments.
Turning a Negative into a Positive: the great synergy of Active Rain - right on Lori!
We truly to have an inspirational group of professionals. Ar is the best platfrom going!
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Life is one gestalt after another. Some people see the old hag and then they shift their vision and their lizard brain gets turned off and they see the beautiful girl. We always need to check our perspective and open it up to discussion like you did with your stager.
Vikie - I recommend AR to associates all the time - they look at me like I'm nuts!
Carra - the comments are important, aren't they?
Anna - thank you for the feature! AR is definitely the best platform going!
Joe - checking perspectives with one another is a plus, particularly here in the Rain!
Lori, I agree the synergy is so contagious on AR...I learn something new everyday. I, too, refer AR to other associates, but they just don't get it...goes in one ear and out the other :)
This is great information, Lori. i love the Seller Questionnaire and thank you for pointing out. I flagged this for a feature.
You've described Active Rain perfectly, Lori - SYNERGY! Turning a Negative into a Positive: the great synergy of Active Rain
Rebecca - I just can't express how much my life has changed (for the better) since I found AR. I've learned so much and feel that my business career is headed in a new and positive direction. I love it here!
Jane - thanks for flagging, my friend! I went on a listing appointment this evening and left the Seller with my SECOND Seller Questionnaire (I filled mine out first), and she needed a 2nd page!! I was beginning to get worried that she might decide not to sell her house after all!
Lee and Carol - synergy really DOES describe it, doesn't it?
Lori, That's a nice little twist to the shared driveway. And it looks like I will have to trip on back to your listing book post to read all the comments! AR is a great way for staying connected AND advancing in our business!
Jane C - it's my story and I'm sticking with it! :-)
Every negative is a positive and vice versa.
Lori - Loved that post and all the comments and suggestions in it. Love the synergy of activerain as well.