What’s the Best Realtor Closing Gift for Clients?

Realtors can’t go ever go wrong buying champagne as a closing gift, right?

Wrong.

That’s the case if, unbeknownst to the agent, their client just finished a 12-step program (now presumably on Zoom, thanks to the Pandemic).

Or hates the restaurant you bought them a gift certificate to.

Or already has four kitchen knife sets in deep storage (albeit, none with your name prominently engraved on them 🙂).

Which underscores the one, cardinal rule governing closing gifts: it’s anything the client really wants (within limits).

Raising the Bar

In that vein . . . it’s hard to top the Buyer’s agent who popped for a new dryer (or so I heard).

Apparently, the agent found out that the Buyer’s dad was buying a washing machine for the newly purchased home, and the agent arranged to buy a matching dryer.

P.S.: Before any clients send me an indignant email asking me where their new dryer is . . . the home in question was $1.5M.

See also, “I Guess That Would Literally Be a Housewarming Gift“; “Closing Table Etiquette: Safe — and Taboo — Topics“; “Dress Code for Home Closings**“; and “Will You Be at Closing?” (& Other Silly Questions)“; and “Home Closing “Phews!” and Close Calls.”



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