2,459,453
It's both. I don't think it's possible to exclude either. And a "relationship" doesn't necessarily mean a friendship, it means two (or more) people being connected, listening, respecting and working together. If friends come out of that, that's icing on the cake.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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HOMEiZ.COM Real Estate...
Agoura Hills, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
5,258,256
Relationship but, of course, our knowledge is essential to share within that relationship.
Yes, I am friends with my clients on FB as my 95% of my clients were 'born' from my sphere and most of my sphere is on FB or LI.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Inna Ivchenko
Encino, CA
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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HOMEiZ.COM Real Estate...
Agoura Hills, CA
3,141,549
It is not necessary to become friends but it does happen sometimes. Building relationships by relaying reliable information to potential buyer and sellers creates trust. That means business now and down the road!
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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HOMEiZ.COM Real Estate...
Agoura Hills, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
1,231,853
Both.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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HOMEiZ.COM Real Estate...
Agoura Hills, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
4,584,521
Why decide? If someone asks you about MySpace I think a chuckle is acceptable.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
2,403,074
Yes
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
7,871,066
Both. Yes, you should connect on Facebook.
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HOMEiZ.COM Real Estate...
Agoura Hills, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
1,057,564
It's both.
Very few clients are FB friends.
Relatively few RE agents are FB friends.
Only a select few of each are personal friends. Those relationships are separate from each other.
Worlds occasionally collide depending on the people, but at the end of the day I want to be able to shut out the world and not feel I must be available to talk shop.
To your point, yes I think that the value we bring to a real estate transaction could possibly be diluted by too tight of a personal relationship. And it could hurt the relationship too.
Some agents I know are very successful becoming friends with clients and are either able to set the boundaries or they don't feel they need to.
I like my space.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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HOMEiZ.COM Real Estate...
Agoura Hills, CA
1,202,672
You can have all the information in the world BUT with no relationships it's worthless. If you have an FB page let them like that page.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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HOMEiZ.COM Real Estate...
Agoura Hills, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
1,625,253
It is always more about relationships for me. I keep in touch with my clients and I am really interested in how they and their families are doing. The information I provide is the bonus.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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HOMEiZ.COM Real Estate...
Agoura Hills, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,093,547
Both. They are not mutually exclusive.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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HOMEiZ.COM Real Estate...
Agoura Hills, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
482,547
I agree with others that both a relationship (read as trust) and information business. I'm not much of a facebook user, so no friending there.
Bruce
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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HOMEiZ.COM Real Estate...
Agoura Hills, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bruce Kunz
Howell, NJ
2,222,281
It is both in my opinion.
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HOMEiZ.COM Real Estate...
Agoura Hills, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
914,098
Both - Sometimes Yes.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
6,425,063
Both.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
921,504
For some consumers it a relationship business. To not use the relationship agent they fear having to experience SHAME.
For other consumers it a information business. By going DIY they avoid the face to face situations that create SHAME.
It could be that to be a real estate agent, one could be in the shame business.
State your case.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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HOMEiZ.COM Real Estate...
Agoura Hills, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
469,510
In my opinion, the business part of real estate is a relationship gig - the information is available from any realtor and several other places. So it's the relationship. The business comes from being the person the public trusts and the person they trust to give them the correct information and the pertinent information they need vs All of the information there is.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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HOMEiZ.COM Real Estate...
Agoura Hills, CA
4,181,975
It depends on the client and the property.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,712,876
It's like Certs, you're both right.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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HOMEiZ.COM Real Estate...
Agoura Hills, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,116,928
It's both. I stay in touch with many of my clients on a personal level and informational level on FB and LinkedIn. That's not my only way of staying in touch with them, but it rounds are the relationship management process. I bring value in this way both personally and professionally.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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HOMEiZ.COM Real Estate...
Agoura Hills, CA
3,416,038
It is both. It is all about what to do with massive pile of info. Most often that involves building a relationship. However some clients may become friends, others stay clients but I do not always "friend" them on FB. Give a recent case where I got lamented for taking time off to watch the Patriots game and posted about it. Why wasnt i working 24 hours a day to sell their home?
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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HOMEiZ.COM Real Estate...
Agoura Hills, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
5,245,837
It is a relationship business as you build trust to move forward. The knowledge you bring to the table assists.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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HOMEiZ.COM Real Estate...
Agoura Hills, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
4,434,177
Both.
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HOMEiZ.COM Real Estate...
Agoura Hills, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,773,261
Both, and I am not a fan of FB. A
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HOMEiZ.COM Real Estate...
Agoura Hills, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
717,085
It is a relationship business, but you have to have the information to support the relationship!!
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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HOMEiZ.COM Real Estate...
Agoura Hills, CA
175,886
It is a balance of both with the pendulum leaning more towards the relationship side. People can find information any where, if they are willing to take the time to look for it but they also may not understand how to interpret it. More importantly though, people decided within the first 90 seconds of meeting you whether or not they like you & want to work with you.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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HOMEiZ.COM Real Estate...
Agoura Hills, CA
74,695
both
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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HOMEiZ.COM Real Estate...
Agoura Hills, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
4,967,177
3,986,308
Yes and yes
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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HOMEiZ.COM Real Estate...
Agoura Hills, CA
3,350,619
They are interdependent.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
19,237
Definitely both! I let my clients become friends on Facebook, but I also am very selective on what I put onto social media.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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HOMEiZ.COM Real Estate...
Agoura Hills, CA
1,242,204
If you got a good product to sell the relationship is not important. If you want both then you need to focus also on people, social circles.
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HOMEiZ.COM Real Estate...
Agoura Hills, CA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
1,326,224
More than 50% of our Team's busienss comes from our met data base...our SOI. I think that answers your question.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,506,973
Both. No, you should not friend clients on facebook. Business and personal should be separate entities.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
4,800,132
5,879,716
It is both, and not necessarily friends on FB, or if you do, after closing.
2,785,476
I would watch the friend approach as stages of emotional devlopment will present themselves. However function never goes out of style