Naples Florida Real Estate: Bay Colony Naples, Florida - Real Buyer Or Fishing For Listings?

Bay Colony Naples, Florida - Real Buyer Or Fishing For Listings?

Bay Colony Naples, Florida has experienced quite a flurry of activity lately!  So much in fact that when clients from Canada were ready to go, there wasn't anything on the floors they were interested in the two high rises they most wanted which were Salerno at Bay Colony and Toscana at Bay Colony

Since I'm not good at waiting around very long, I with the approval of my clients, sent out a letter to all of the Toscana and Salerno condo owners who owned units on the prescribed floors looking for a possible match for my clients.

I was surprised with the response.  I received an email from a very nice lady and a few calls from people who were curious to know if I had a real buyer or if I was just fishing for listings.  I spoke with several really nice people who were "mildly at best" interested in selling their unit but perhaps were more curious to know what I had up my sleeve.

I guess what's really funny about the whole thing is that I had made an attempt to write a letter with specific information about my clients in an effort to sound like I had a credible buyer

Here's what I wrote:

Hello.  I have a client who is interested in purchasing a unit in Toscana or Salerno. They just  missed out on a couple of units that sold quickly and now there isn't anything on the market with the type of view they require.

They prefer a unit on floors 7 through 12 because they want a good view of the Gulf but he has a little bit of a height issue.  They are willing to consider floors 5,6,13,14,15,16 and 17. 

They are very motivated and ready to go.  This unit they are in search of can come included with furniture but it is not a necessity.  Although they would like to close sooner more so than later, they are not opposed to an extended closing.  They are already qualified and will be paying if not all cash, at least a very sizable down payment. 

These people have been a joy to be associated with and the remainder of the owners in your building will enjoy their new neighbors for sure even though they are not currently planning on being full time residents.

If you have an interest in selling your unit, could you please contact me at your earliest convenience.

                       Sincerely,

                             Shannon Lefevre, PA

          P.S.  They found me from my website. www.BayColony.com If you haven't seen it yet, you should take a peek!

And yes, me being the goof that I am included floor 13 which of course as we all know there isn't a 13th floor in most buildings at least here in the United States....I stand corrected.

Fortunately, a unit on the 12th floor was listed in Salerno just a few short days later and we have successfully put it under contract.

The moral of this post:  I'm not going to send a letter to anyone stating I have a fake buyer.  If you receive a letter from me, it is real.  Just as if you ask me a question, you will get a real answer and if I have a listing you will get real information regarding the listing.  Life's too short to try to keep up with lies and no deal is worth losing my license.  You can depend on me to be credible, intelligent and real.

That's why Google chooses me to be your Naples Smart Girl! :)

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Best Regards!

Naples Real Estate

Shannon Lefevre, PA
Your Naples Smart Girl!
239-595-6223
www.ShannonLefevre.com

“The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of John R. Wood Realtors.”

 

10 commentsShannon Lefevre, PA • April 14 2008 04:52PM

Comments

Shannon, That was a well put letter and a smart idea to mail to the current owners looking for a potential unit which would be available for your clients.

Sean Allen

Posted by International Financing Solutions about 4 years ago
Shannon, you ARE the smart girl!  I did something similar for one of my clients looking in a specific area with specific needs - it's amazing how few people believed that I had a real live buyer.  Good to see that you were able to find just the right place...a win/win for everyone :)
Posted by Lisa Heindel, New Orleans Real Estate Broker (Crescent City Living LLC) about 4 years ago

Shannon - Your buyers should realize that you went above and beyond what most would do... great letter and good job.

Posted by Debbie Summers - MoveToLakeMary.com or 407-758-1020 (Charles Rutenberg Realty - Orlando, Florida) about 4 years ago
One of the problems that I think people have when agents say they have real buyers is that so often these deals don't "stick."  I had a prospect for a FSBO last week and being new to the FSBO world he was sure that once I brought in my buyer - it would stick.  I think a great many agents come in saying they have a buyer - and so they do - but the buyer doesn't like the house or unit.  In a tough market this could happen many times and it can feed the notion that we are just fishing for a listing. 
Posted by Ruthmarie Hicks (Keller Williams Realty - White Plains NY) about 4 years ago

Shannon, I dunno.  Sounds like it could be a little fishy!  Just kidding!  It was awfully specific.  Fish letters are usually just "I have lots of buyers for your building."  And with the buyers market you're in down there, you surely want to spend it with fake buyers!  Yikes!

Posted by Patricia Kennedy (Evers & Company Realtors) about 4 years ago
I'm surprised that anyone would think you were fishing when you included such detail about what your buyers were looking for! You are doing a great job for your buyers!
Posted by Kelly Sibilsky (Licensed Through Referral Connection, LTD.) about 4 years ago
Shannon, that was a very good letter, I agree, you gave enough detail it didn't sound like a fishing letter to me. Your buyers are lucky to have you as their Realtor!
Posted by Mike Mitchell - REALTORĀ® - St. Clair Shores, MI (Real Living Kee Realty) about 4 years ago

SEAN:  Thank you for your sweet words!  Long time no chat1  Hope you're doing great! :)

LISA:  Seriously!  How sad is it that sellers need to question our motives...what a shame! Hugs to you! :)

DEBBIE:  My buyer's are great and I was happy to put forth the effort. They don't need to know about the extra steps, I'm just glad it appears to be working out the way they'd hoped! :)

RUTHMARIE:  If you're showing FSBO's that seller should've kissed your feet.  In much of my market we have so much inventory a FSBO has a snowball's chance in...to get a showing from a Realtor...regardless how it works out.  Thanks for adding your two cents! :)

PATRICIA:  Oh yes..."lots of buyers looking for just your unit and nobody else's and I can get you top dollar" blah blah blah!  Thanks for the giggle! :)

KELLY:  That's what I was thinking...so you think I made up the guy with the height issue...cool! :)

MIKE:  You're a doll! :)

Posted by Shannon Lefevre, PA (John R. Wood REALTORS Inc.) about 4 years ago
Your letter was great and it's too bad for those who did not believe. Good job Shannon!
Posted by Fernandina Beach RealtorĀ® Danial Dansereau (Watson Realty Corp.) about 4 years ago
Hi Shannon- I can understand why they didn't believe you....I have a whole stack that various clients have given me from other Agents...some are outright fraud, and some are quite creative...but NONE were legitimate.  I just love the ones that say they have a family member moving to the area....yep, I agree with you.  Keep it honest, way to hard to remember the lies :)
Posted by Kathy McGraw, Riverside County CA Real Estate (CELLing Realty) about 4 years ago

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