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  SALES MEETING TOOL KIT:
CONVERTING FSBOs

 

Converting FSBOs: Introduction

Component 1: Facilitator Talking Points

Component 2: Agenda

Component 3: Handout 1, Eight Reasons FSBOs Need You

Component 4: Handout 2, A FSBO Prospecting Plan

Component 5: Activity 1, Responding to FSBO Objections

Component 6: Activity 1, Responding to FSBO Objections Answer Sheet

Component 7: Handout 3, Ten Free Things FSBOs Want

Component 8: Activity 2, Role Play-- FSBOs Face-to-Face

Component 9: Activity 2, Role Play-- FSBOs Face-to-Face Discussion Directors

Component 10: Handout 4, Getting Fees from FSBOs

Component 11: Other Resources
  Component 10
Activity 4: Getting Fees From FSBOs

If your company permits it, you can still gain some income by offering limited service options to FSBOs who may not want to enter into a full-service listing agreement.

Free Offers
Use these offers as ways to build a relationship that leads to a full-service listing.

· Brochure box
· For Sale signs
· Flags and open house signs
· List of advertising sources
· Free school report for buyers

Income Sources
If you can secure a full listing, these tasks can bring in some income and keep you in contact with the FSBO. And, of course, you can offer to fold all prior charges into your commission if the FSBO lists with you before the home is sold.
· Any transaction-related activity charged on a per hour fee
· Creating a CMA for the property
· Developing a marketing plan for the property
· Listing the home on the MLS
· Showing the property to buyers
· Earning a partial commission if you locate a buyer for the home—commission rate and terms should be agreed upon in writing through a letter of agreement signed by both parties.
· Negotiating purchase agreement and amount of deposit
· Overseeing inspections and other tasks necessary for closing.
(In an April 15, 2001, article in Real Estate Broker’s Insider, Julie Garton-Good, Garton-Good Companies, Lenore, Idaho, noted that in a survey she conducted, sellers were willing to pay between $1,500 and $2,000 for assistance in negotiating and closing a transaction.)

Component 11: Other Resources >