Please consider this my formal Thank You for leaving the smart real estate buyers and sellers to me. Bear with me as I explain how I know this.
I was recently invited to attend a round table meeting with Realtors from various markets in Northern California to provide input as to the best way to incorporate Green features in the MLS. The intention is to provide sufficient data for valuation and marketing purposes as well as to enhance home buyers' ability to make discerning comparisons between homes.
I was more than a little suprised to hear numerous suggestions that we should "dumb it down", inferring that the average client would somehow be confused or overwhelmed if they didn't understand the terms "Low E windows", "Smart Irrigation Controller" or (treading dangerously here) "A/C with SEER rating of 14 or greater".
That's when I realized that I must be the recipient of all the smart buyers and sellers. Every one of my clients knows about the wonderful world of the internet (apparently still a secret to the other Realtors' clients) and have developed the highly advanced skill of using search engines to quickly research new information.
I've never had a client develop an inferiority complex or run from their decision to buy or sell a home because they were faced with a new concept or information. Nobodys head has exploded. In fact, when the information is new to me as well, my secret cache of smart clients pull out their smart phones and immediately find the answer. And guess what.....they don't doubt my competence because I didn't have the answer. I think that's the real concern behind "dumb it down".
To my smart clients, I am grateful for your inquiring minds - and the fact that your heads don't explode.
Wendy Cutrufelli
Broker Associate
925.917.1135
The positions on this site are my own and don't necessarily represent Alain Pinel Realtors' positions, strategies or opinions.
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