Real Estate 2.0 – The Migration to Real Estate Advisor

Recently, even before the changes in the market, I began talking about what we can simply refer to as “Real Estate 2.0”. This “Migration to Real Estate Advisor” has been fostered by some wonderfully generous leaders of our industry including Marc Davison of 1000 Watt Consulting (www.1000wattconsulting.com ), NikNik and Reggie of My Tech Opinion (www.mytechopinion.com), and others. These innovators of the industry have graciously shared their insight, research and expertise to aid me in our journey. 

First let’s start with some definitions:

A real estate broker is a term which describes a party who acts as an intermediary between sellers and buyers of real estate and attempts to find sellers who wish to sell and buyers who wish to buy. (Wikipedia.org)

A professional advisor is an individual or firm that advises clients on investment matters on a professional basis. (Dictionary.com)

Therefore:

A real estate advisor: not only serves to (emotionally and rationally) represent a buyer or seller during the real estate transaction, but also serves to advise on current market conditions, future real estate investments throughout the clients’ life-cycle, as well look out for their the well-being of their investment.

Technology, market data, and industry knowledge are necessities to achieve this next-level of client service we should strive to provide. Empathy, patience, and education are the founding principals on which we have delivered and will continue to build. This complete “Advisor” is not only what the client deserves, but what they need in this time of turbulent markets. This also could potentially serve as our Killer Differentiator that will serve to be your brand, your marketing plan 2.0, and your defining moment.

And so, I welcome you to this group and will leave you with one last definition, and one last request:

Definition:
Collaboration: is a recursive process where two or more people or organizations work together toward an intersection of common goals.

Request: 
I would like this group to serve as a collaborative effort for our industry and all of those that work within it. Use it as a sounding board, use it as a brainstorming group, use it to advance your business. Speak. Listen. Ask. Answer. Be Heard. Share. Invite others that you feel can advance this effort to join and do the same. This is a time of defining moments, and as we have seen in our recent election, Change can happen if you want it to.

Feel free to reach out to me with any questions or thoughts that you might have to make this effort a success, and I look forward to our collaborative success.  Please join our group on Facebook Real Estate 2.0 – The Migration to Trusted Advisor  if you feel this is the type of agent you aspire to be.

Matt Dollinger
www.TheYouFactor.com