Transform Transform May 2014 | Page 15

If you want to help a young family buy their first home, you have to know how to communicate with them. You have to know how to speak to them, which homes they are interested in, and which entry level properties, are going to work best for them. And yet a third group of agents, might like the middle class family. A simple car, a home that is suitable for their family, a good career, and simple lifestyle. If you enjoy these type of people, and if you interact with friends who are a part of this social group, you are going to feel far more comfortable marketing to this type of client, and working with these home buyers when you are trying to sell homes in your market. As a new agent, you may be limited. Maybe you sell homes in a small town, where most residents have similar wants. Maybe you are trying to make a name for yourself so you have to take any buyer that comes in the door. But, as you grow, and progress, and as you become more well known in various housing communities, you will have more selection so you can be more discriminating. Comfort Breeds Success Real estate agents marketing their skills, their experience, and their expertise should consider these factors to ensure they are going to work with home buyers they feel comfortable around. a community, which you have nothing in common with, sure a nice commission check will come out of it, but you might be miserable in your career. To avoid this mistake, you have to market your skills to the people you feel comfortable around, and want to sell to. As an agent, your job never stops so consider your clients as friends. In this sense, you are going to want to look for buyers who have similar interests, are similar in stature, and if you market to the buyer who you really enjoy working with your chances for success are far greater. If you are selling multi-million dollar condos, to elite people in 15