If you want the real estate experience to be more enjoyable for both you and your client, it’s important that you work to build trust. In fact, your ability to build trust can be one of the primary factors that influences whether your real estate business thrives or fails. Having clients who trust you also makes it more likely that you’ll receive repeat clientele and word-of-mouth referrals.
However, building trust with prospects and current clients doesn’t happen overnight. You’ll need to stick to a few key strategies and continue to implement them throughout your career.
Show the Client You Value Their Time
If you want to be viewed as a trustworthy real estate agent, you’ll need to make it clear to the client that you value their time as much as your own. As a result, whenever you have a meeting with a client or prospect, it’s crucial that you’re punctual. When you waste a client’s time, you show signs of poor organization and disrespect for their time. Unfortunately, they will quickly begin to doubt your abilities.
Listen to Your Client
When your client is communicating with you about their wants, needs, and concerns, be patient and let them know you’re listening to what they have to say. Avoid acting pushy and trying to convince them to alter their wish list right off the bat. Let the client know that you’re willing to put in the work to get them the kind of home they’re searching for.
If what the client is asking for is unreasonable, respectfully let them know exactly why. You should also offer the prospect or client alternative solutions to the things they’re requesting. Explain how they could benefit from taking the advice you’re giving them.
Stay in Touch
You never know when your client will need advice or help. Whenever they have questions or concerns for you, it shouldn’t be a challenge for them to reach you. Although you don’t need to be available 24/7, it’s a bad idea to continuously ignore your clients’ calls or fail to respond to their emails. This can swiftly lead to a client giving up on your services, as they feel they’re not a priority.
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