| Characteristic/Activity | Benefit |
| Topic 1: Education |
| 1. Real estate designation | Exposure to the best practices in the real estate industry helps you apply the best strategies to the client’s sale. |
| 2. Degree in business or real estate | You are well-prepared to provide guidance on financial and tax implications of homeownership to clients. |
| Topic 2: Experience |
| 1. Long experience in the business | Your familiarity with all types of real estate issues means you’re not easily thrown by situations. |
| 2. New to the business | Enthusiasm, time to concentrate on your home |
| 3. Skills learned in former profession that help in real estate | Salesperson in other field—selling skills Homemaker—understand needs of the family Teacher—good at handling diverse personalities and explaining complex ideas to make them understandable. |
| Topic 3: Professional Contacts |
| 1. Active in REALTOR® association | Your regular contacts with other professionals keeps alliances strong and ensure that others will show your properties. |
| 2. Active in civic or charity | Your high visibility and name recognition in the community attracts buyers |
| Topic 4: Achievements |
| 1. Awards and honors | Unbiased recognition by third parties that you excel shows sellers they will receive the same level of quality. |
| 2. Testimonials from clients | Sellers will benefit from the same high level of service as past customers. |
| 3. Sales figures/closing ratios | The proven speed and quality of your marketing will help give sellers a quick sale at a good price. |
| Topic 5: Your Marketing Strategy |
| 1. Extensive advertising, custom color brochure | Wide exposure will help ensure a prompt sale and supports the quality image of the property. |
| 2. Mailings to top salespeople | Mailings to top contacts gives the property a high profile with those that sell the most and helps a prompt sale. |
| 3. Broker open houses in first two weeks | Your aggressive commitment to selling the property gives sellers a sense of their home’s importance to you. |
| Topic 6: Personality Traits |
| 1. Good communicator/mediator | Your skill means easier negotiation and better result for sellers; minimizes lost sales. |
| 2. Aggressive, go-getter | Your extensive activity and showings will lead to a prompt sale. |
| 3. Caring, people person | Your understand of sellers or buyers needs means increased satisfaction for all parties. |
| 4. Well-organized, good follow-through | The many details needed to close will be completed correctly, offering an easier sale in less time. |