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Prospecting for Clients in Commercial Real Estate Agency Today

In a commercial real estate agency, you should try to build relationships with clients as quickly as possible that are strong and helpful.

The more people you know at deeper levels, the better it is for you. Prospecting for clients is like that. The property industry is very much relationship-driven between agent and prospect. Note that I said ‘agent’ and not ‘agency’. 

Understand that your real estate career is driven largely by what you think, what you do, and how you systemize your real estate time. It is a very personal process of growth and change. Are you up to the challenge?

Personal Relationships Matter

The fact of the matter is that most of the new business that you create and convert will come from personal relations that you build. Only a small amount of business will come to your ‘agency’ for the business identity that they are.

Focus on creating your personal brand in the local area; as part of that, it is best to specialize in a property type and local area. You cannot be an expert in ‘everything’ when it comes to property; there is just too much to know and monitor.

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Commercial Real Estate Client Focus?

Lack of knowledge will destroy your credibility and relevance in the eyes of the customer. They want to work with experts, not generic salespeople that regurgitate the same old processes and information that all agents use. Building relationships with the right people should be part of your prospecting model every day. Those people will be typical:

  • Business owners
  • Property investors
  • Owner/occupiers of property
  • Tenants in occupancy
  • Franchise groups
  • Solicitors
  • Accountants
  • Property developers

In this simple group of people, there are many relationships to be opened and made. It is interesting that many agents or salespeople do not do this consistently on a daily basis. That one fact is an amazing opportunity for those that do the regular prospecting.

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Set Your System Up for Ongoing Client Contact

When you connect with a prospective client and open the door on future communications, try some of the following ideas as part of serving those people:

As you prospect every day, do so with a view to finding the right people and helping them with their property challenge. That property challenge may be current or something that they will have in the future.

I go back to my main point; the commercial real estate industry is all about fresh relationships and how you build them.

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