I love this part of the sales cycle... the post-sale realtor gift. Yup, get that couple in over their heads into a $700,000 condo, and got your $20,000 check for a few hours of work? Well, it's time to go shopping!
I think realtors need some post-bubble ideas though. Here's mine
1) A protection order
2) A Straightforward Guide to Bankruptcy
3) Guns, ammo and a 90 day supply of food and water
4) Valium, Prozac, Quaaludes and a fifth of Jack
Here's the suggested gift list from realtor magazine.
1. Moving first-aid. Provide a moving day kit filled with such items as snacks, paper towels, plastic cups, bottled water, flashlights, aspirin, and carton openers. Don't forget the phone number of the favorite local pizza delivery spot, along with a coupon.
2. Mother’s helper. Bottle warmers, bibs, and diaper bags are great for new parents. Form a partnership with a local hospital and sponsor the gifts they give to new parents.
3. Sports-related items. Imprint your logo on kites, baseball caps, sports water bottles, ball markers, sports towels, tennis balls, and walking odometer.
4. Stress reduction. Help them wind down after stressful weeks of looking for a home or unpacking. In a basket, include bubble bath, tea and cookies, a bottle of wine, potpourri, candles — and, if you're really creative, some names of potential babysitters.
5. Home-related gifts. Give clients or prospects something that shows you understand how much they love their home: bird feeders, a doormat, a newspaper or home-improvement magazine subscription, attractively potted plants, American flags, and gift certificates to a local hardware or home improvement store.
6. Relocation kit. They'll appreciate things that will help them learn their new city quickly. In the kit, include things such as: a laminated folding map of the city, a list of the best restaurants in several price ranges, five local points of interest with directions on how to get there, phone numbers of local movie theaters, little-known historical facts about the area.
7. Home office options. Post-it notes, custom mouse pads, cool pens, computer glare screen, and thermal coffee mug.
8. High-end options. Custom door wreath, crystal vase or paperweight, matching Coach key rings with house keys, and caviar and champagne.
5 comments:
Top 5 gifts for corrupt realtors & mortgage bankers this "selling season"?
5) Book, with irony: "So long and thanks for all the fish"
4) repoing the bling bling wheels on his SUV
3) Discount paperback from 1999: "How to make a fortune in daytrading!"
2) deadbeat tenant referral for their "investor-owned" properties.
1) FSBO
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