Prospecting is the single most crucial element in the business and presents the biggest challenge for most real estate agents.

Prospecting can be done in a number of ways:

• Contacting your sphere of influence
• Open houses
• Office inquiries
• Online techniques
• Canvassing
• Handing out business cards
• And lots more!

The important thing to realize is that it’s not easy, but must be done consistently in order to have a successful real estate career.

Some other activities you could expect to do on a daily basis:

• Tour new listings
• Preview homes
• Staying updated on real estate-related laws and issues
• Conduct and attend open houses
• Spend ”floor time” at the office
• Attend closings with your clients
• Maintain relationships with your sphere of influence
• Follow up with clients and customers
• Prepare contracts for purchase and presenting offers for buyers, and offers from others to your sellers
• Complete market evaluations
• Show homes to prospective buyers
• Prepare and present listing proposals and marketing plans
• Facilitate communication between all the parties involved in the transaction

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• Play the role of an agent.
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