A Multitasker

A real estate agent takes care of all the administrative duties, such as making follow-up calls and sending emails, making copies, keeping up receipts and records of expenses and filing documents. But topping it all, one must have a good educational foundation in business. Such skills can be acquired via an online college that offers business management and accounting courses.

A Strategic Marketer

Marketing also makes up a part of his day to day job, selling not only their capability as agents, but selling their client’s properties. Marketing activities would include making schedules for open houses, taking listing photos, jotting down listing descriptions, creating flyers and postcards, connecting with the press and posting properties to MLS.

A Smart Sales Rep

How do you close a multi-million dollar property deal? Only a skillful real estate agent knows, but the basics skills comprise the answer: knowledge of the property specifics, strategic prospecting skills or ability to profile the best buyer, easily creating a relationship with clients, managing the buyer and the seller’s schedule, commitment, has good closing techniques and is able to handle post-sale relationships with both the seller and the buyer.

A Courteous Customer Service Representative

No matter how hard the client is to deal with, no matter how busy the schedules are and seem not to meet at a good time, a sweet smile flashes from your face while answering questions or while sharing information. One must have patience, attentiveness to details, clear communication skills, positive language, be focused, able to handle surprises, persuasive but not pushy, empathetic to clients and open to learning new things.

Possesses A Winning Personality

A real estate agent must show positivity at all times. He is someone who is pleasurable to be with and exhibits integrity no matter how tough things get. Real estate deals are lifetime investments, so clients are likely to be rigid and uncompromising about project details, and would look for real estate agents who they can work comfortably with.

When a real estate agent locks down a billion-dollar deal, some could’ve just been luck, but if you look into how the process was carried out by having all these factors, you would definitely say otherwise. A self-motivated entrepreneur with an engaging personality who is fully knowledgeable of the market he serves, and who does not rely on luck, but is fueled by cogent selling skills and knowledge, is a stellar real estate agent.