6 ways agents avoid 'clunker' clients 
When reputation, smart business practices are on the line
By Bernice Ross, Monday, May 17, 2010.
Flickr photo by bormang2.One of the key principles in the Law of Attraction is that if you want to expand your business, you must first have "empty space" in your schedule. The question is how to create it.
A number of years ago, I used to routinely talk about how busy my real estate business was. I stopped that habit when one of my best clients listed with another agent. Her reason? "The last time we talked, you sounded stressed out because you were so busy. It didn't sound like you had enough time to handle our listing." Ouch!
The lesson here is that every one of our clients wants to feel that their transaction is our top priority. If your schedule is already packed to capacity, increasing your business is virtually impossible.
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