Ideas On Following Up With Listing Agents

[Tim Tafel]

What would be a great way to systematically follow up with listing agents? When I call an agent they either accept my offer price for their house or they don't even if they have been on the market for months and their asking price is clearly way above market value. Do I come back to those agents after a while or do I just move on to agents who are going to hopefully be more likely to say yes? If I do return to the agents who have said no but still can't get the property sold, how often? Anything advice any of you could offer would be great. 

[Bradley Buxton]

@Tim Tafel

It's important how you are following up rather than how often.  If your offers are so low then the agents are likely not taking you serious. In a competitive market like Reno, NV flips are rare and generally get multiple offers and are in contract in a week. So following up in 2 weeks would not be useful. Are offering the seller something they need besides price? Properties that have been on the market a while you might get more of a response and there is no set number of times to follow up. If the timing is right they'll take your offer.  It's how you are approaching the communication. Are you courteous and profession which is different than being nice.  There are so many listing agent personalities that each situation will be slightly different and you'll need to practice too get better. There are plenty of books and podcasts on negotiation and communication that will give some good tips.