Get Permanent Results with the Commercial Real Estate Brokerage Fundamentals

In commercial real estate brokerage, you can do plenty of things to grow your market share and your client list. That being said, you can also do far too many things and lose focus.

It is always best to remain diligent and persistent at a personal level to a few special processes that can drive your business forward.  (NB – you can get our free commercial real estate course here)

 

Simple is Good

 

Keep your business and your efforts simple and direct; that’s the secret to getting anywhere in the industry.  Action is very powerful if it is deliberately directed into the things that really matter; they are usually clients, properties, marketing, inspections, and negotiations.  Nothing else has priority in our industry.

 

So what are the things that really matter in the industry, and what are the fundamentals to take you forward? Put yourself into your property business and market yourself accordingly.

Each and every working day, connect with new people, qualify them for the location and their interest in property, and then stay connected for the longer term.  Put yourself into the property market; the relationships that you build are really important in so many different ways.

 

Use the Marketing Tools Available

 

Use the different tools of communication that you have available both online and off-line so that you can grow a profile of professionalism and market coverage. Most agents and brokers take an ordinary approach to communication today; you can do better than that. Use the marketing tools that are available at your fingertips and within your brokerage.

 

You are the point of difference that can drive more real estate opportunity over time. There are plenty of other agents and brokers in the location all chasing the same properties and clients. Your relevance and professionalism will be the factors of importance to take you forward as a top agent or broker.

 

Be Different but Relevant

 

Build some points of difference into your professional services, so that you can stand out as the agent of choice for the location. The clients that we serve understand the value of a highly skilled agent or broker with deep and meaningful market coverage. Clients will usually choose their agent or broker on that basis.

 

Here are some ideas to help you build your business from the essential and required fundamentals:

 

1. Database growth – at a personal level, you should be building your database each and every day. You cannot and should not delegate the process. Talk to new and fresh people as part of your prospecting model, and then into the detail into your database records. Build your business on local area information and personal contact.
2. Local area marketing – become a specialist for the location and market every exclusive listing comprehensively on that basis. When you have some listings to work with, you have plenty of reasons to talk to other people in a meaningful way. Use your listings to open the doors of opportunity and communication across the local area.
3. Connecting with people – there are always plenty of people to connect with locally across the different industry segments. Deliberately research and communicate with business owners, investors, tenants, and property developers. The process of research takes time and effort, so you will need a segment of your day devoted to the required research.
4. Understanding the property market – look at the factors of change in your area with a focus on listings, prices, and rentals. Understand the future supply and demand for the location, and also track the levels of inquiry for the area.
5. Refining your professional skills – certain skills are more important than others in commercial real estate today. Put some real effort into marketing, presentation skills, and listing skills, so that you can move most of your listings to negotiation and closure. Every broker and agent should be practicing their skills in a regular and ongoing way. The industry is competitive, and yet the rewards are many. Position yourself for the best properties and the best clients through constant and ongoing practice.
6. Building your relevance for the location – the clients that you serve understand the value of a top agent who understands the area and the property types. Build your relevance for the location so that you understand the streets, the buildings, and the levels of recent inquiry. When you understand what is happening locally, you can convert your listings more successfully and directly. Exclusivity is also a lot easier when you understand your location in a comprehensive way.
7. Marketing properties – the properties that we list today can be promoted comprehensively both online and off-line. Look at the tools available to you when it comes to marketing, and then match those tools into the best methods of sale or lease as the case may be.

 

A successful transaction will usually be the end result of a carefully constructed marketing campaign directed at a target audience. That strategy requires effort and money. Always seek vendor paid marketing funds as part of your listing processes.

 

So the message here is that you cannot and should not complicate your real estate business as a broker or an agent. Simplify your prospecting and client contact processes. Market yourself deeply into a location as the industry specialist that the people are looking for.