Realtor Postcard: “Call or Text Me to Get Your Free July 2017 Report on Neighborhood Home Prices”

Fishing For Sellers, or, Not Offering Consumers What They Think They’re Being Offered

No, the agent trolling for new business isn’t offering to tell homeowners (and presumably, prospective Sellers) what their home is worth.

Depending on the property’s features, price point, and location, that can take an experienced agent a couple of hours.

No, what the agent is really peddling is a property report — generated, I presume, from MLS, and showing recent new listings, sales, pending sales, and expired/cancelled listings.

That takes about 20 seconds, and can be done by anyone who has paid MLS’s subscription fee, and knows how to do a basic search.

Here’s guessing that, by the time at least a few people realize that, they’ll have already taken the agent’s bait.

P.S.:  While I don’t offer free market analyses (also known as “CMA’s” or Comparative Market Analyses), I, too, am happy to generate a free property report, customized for any Twin Cities neighborhood that you want.

Just call me at 952-285-3182, or email me at rosskaplan@edinarealty.com, and I’ll be delighted to oblige.  🙂

See also, “Free CMA’s!  Git ‘Yer Free CMA’s“.



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