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Real Estate Closing Gifts The Perfect Way To Close A Deal



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ntroduction to Real Estate      presenting the customer with a    
Closing Gifts                   real estate closing gift remains  
                                in the mind of the customer.      
Many times, we give people stuff                                        
to show our appreciation of their     Such a gesture is what makes a    
work, association, or                 customer come back to you, and    
companionship. The same principle     also refer friends to you for     
applies in real estate as well.       their real estate needs.          
If you are in real estate,                                              
closing gifts are the best way to     Are Real Estate Closing Gifts     
close out a deal. So what are         Mandatory?                        
real estate closing gifts? These                                        
are basically gifts that you, as      It is not compulsory for you, as  
a real estate agent, would            a real estate agent, to present a 
present to a buyer of a property      customer who has become a buyer   
as a goodwill gesture. They are       with a closing gift. While there  
also referred to as                   are some that offer housewarming  
client/resident retention gifts.      gift baskets, there are others    
                                      who offer mere housewarming best  
The goodwill gesture is a mark of     wishes. In fact, there are many   
appreciation of the fact that the     agents who do not buy closing     
buyer chose to do business with       gifts for their buyers. The logic 
you. While a real estate closing      behind this is simple – they are  
gift may not have too high            from that school of thought that  
monetary value, its value as an       believes that the quality of      
instrument to foster loyalty and      their work is proof enough of     
induce the buyer to refer friends     their commitment to the buyer and 
to you is undeniable. Everyone        the premium value they place on   
loves appreciation and a good         their customers. Some give        
gesture, and your effort of           housewarming gift baskets, while  



others offer just housewarming        customer feel awkward; there      
wishes.                               should be no feeling of           
                                      inappropriateness, especially     
However, a survey has shown that      since it is the time when you are 
most real agents prefer a closing     closing out on the deal.          
gift option to close out a real                                         
estate deal. A survey done by the     The same survey by REALTOR®       
REALTOR® magazine places the          showed that only a minority (3%)  
number of real estate agents who      of real estate agents spend over  
opt for closing gifts at a huge       $200 on closing gifts. A little   
80 percent of the total number of     over 20% (23%, to be precise)     
agents surveyed.                      spend less than $25 on a closing  
                                      gift. The number of people in the 
Keys to Presenting Good Closing       next range, i.e. people who spend 
Gifts                                 between $25 and $49 is close to   
                                      50% (44%, to be precise), while   
There are a few things you must       the number of people who spend    
keep in mind while thinking about     over $50 stands at approximately  
real estate closing gifts. The        33%.                              
first thing is the cost factor,                                         
obviously. You have to ensure         Good Real Estate Closing Gifts    
that your gift is not too                                               
low-priced, as it might end up        So what would make a good real    
offending the customer and            estate closing gift? There is no  
backfire on you.                      such thing as a universally       
                                      accepted good closing gift. The   
On the other hand, the gift           ideal closing gift for a customer 
should not be so generous as to       usually depends on quite a few    
leave a big hole in your pocket.      things; like how much the agent   
Also, it should not make the          is willing to spend – remember    



the legal issues involved with        champagne to another, though it   
realtors giving gifts. You’ll         might also be a good idea to give 
also take into account how useful     both together. If your customer   
you think the gift will be to the     loves interiors, you could        
customer, or its decorative           present them with wall hangings   
value, etc. You have to be able       or other such decorative          
to select the right gift, the one     material.                         
that is just right in terms of                                          
not just pricing, but also style      There are a number of things you  
and appropriateness based on your     could present your customers      
relationship.                         with, from housewarming gifts     
                                      like a ‘Welcome Home’ plaque to   
Different real estate agents opt      unique items like hand-crafted    
for different gifts, mostly           photo albums, depending on your   
depending on what they feel would     assessment of the client. But     
work best for the customer. So        always remember, there’s always a 
while you might give flowers to       good reason to give a gift.       
one customer, you could give          

                              




About the Author:

Michael Stuart is owner of MyGiftBasketIdeas.com and writes on a variety of gift subjects. To learn more about this topic Michael recommends you visit the following link: Real Estate Closing Gifts


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