San Antonio's Rockstar Turned Realtor®: Friends or Acquaintances? Which Do You Seek From Your Clients?

Friends or Acquaintances? Which Do You Seek From Your Clients?

Two best friends having a good time.

photo courtesy of StuSeeger

Are online friends your friends?

Last week I wrote a post at AgentGenius about connecting with clients and consumers on a more meaningful basis than just business.  That article, prompted a response by AgentGenius writer Ken Montville, "Your Client Doesn’t Care: A Contrarian View" about how the consumer doesn't care for your friendship - they just want a great real estate agent.

He's right, most consumers want to hire the best real estate professional the world has ever seen and little more.  But during that time, they have a basic human need - that of connection.  They don't necessarily want to be your best friend, but a great acquaintance will have more value than a stranger who happens to be the greatest real estate agent in the world.

Read the full article at AgentGenius - "Why Can’t We Be Friends? The Lost Art Of Acquaintances."

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8 comments • Matt Stigliano • March 03 2010 01:45PM

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Matt ~ I agree with you. Most do want to connect with you on a personal level.

Posted by Monique Hailer (CENTURY 21 New Millennium) 4 months ago

Matt - I have a very strong feeling that I will agree with you, and I think you may have just summed up in a short teaser post why I spend so much of my RE networking time here rather than elsewhere.  I don't enjoy debating simple points with friends, and the AR culture seems to be friendlier than any other I've found.

Posted by Jason Crouch, Broker - Austin Texas Real Estate (512-796-7653) (Austin Texas Homes, LLC) 4 months ago

Matt..I think you have hit the nail on the head here..connections are important ..Thank you

HELPFULHANNAH

Posted by Hannah Williams (Re/Max affiliates NE) 4 months ago

There has to be some sort of connection between the parties. The other way would make for a pretty dull experience.

Posted by Robert L. Brown~Grand Rapids Real Estate Bellabay Realty, West Michigan (www.mrbrownsellsgr.com) 4 months ago

Matt: I would find it hard to believe if someone didn't like me or couldn't connect with me why they would do business with me.

Ty

Posted by Envelope Real Estate Brokerage Inc 4 months ago

Hi Matt, I think it is inevitable that our clients start thinking of us as friends and vice versa.

Posted by Shirley Parks, REALTOR® - SRES (Sands Realty, Broker) 4 months ago

I treat clients like sorta friends. We're business friends, nothing more. They want the job handled, not a new BFF.

Posted by Greg Nino Houston Texas (RE/MAX West Houston Professionals) 4 months ago

Hi Matt...Sometimes it depends on the market area.  When it is a small community you often create a relationship that goes a bit deeper than great acquaintance. 

Kate

Posted by Kathleen "Kate" Elim LAKE ANNA, VA Real Estate (DOCKSIDE REALTY) 4 months ago

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