Even though eHow.com has an impressive amount of helpful information on their website, I never expected them to teach me how to be a successful real estate agent. However I recently came across their article titled How to Be a Successful Realtor. It takes a face-to-face, belly-to-belly approach in explaining how to achieve success as a real estate agent. Their tips and tricks are all wrapped around getting out there and meeting as many people as possible. I like it.
To reinforce their position, take a look at this chart from the 2009 NAR Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers…
Add up the percentages of clients that found their REALTOR® through personal recommendations and you’ll see it’s a large majority. What this means to me is the more people that know you are in the real estate business the better.
Take the advice from the eHow article and work on expanding your sphere of influence.
