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Hi,

That is one of the misconceptions, engaging a few agents places competition at the wrong place as all of them will try to close the deal as quickly as possible, hence advertise lower prices than each other, instead of fighting for the client's best interests. Coordination with multiple agents can also be a hassle.

Not all agents will also be fully committed and bring in viewers as well, since some will have the idea that the sellers are not serious or their chances of closing the deal are lower. After all, they had made a commitment to the clients who had signed an exclusive with them, hence they have to be responsible and repay their faith in them, and prioritize these clients cases first, vs one that is not on exclusive.

The most important thing is to find an agent who you are comfortable with and can be committed to your housing plans, and shown a thorough marketing strategy. It is not a coincidence most successful transactions are based on exclusive agreements.

Thanks and may I understand your requirements further so as to value-add to your housing plans?

Warm regards
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Good morning owner,

The benefits of engaging one or more agents really depends one's perception. Some owners might want to deal with one sole agent because coordination of viewings with so many agents can be a chore.

And normally when there's too many agents, everyone will want to close at the cheapest price unlike exclusive agent who will aim to close at the best price.

But I do believe some owners have bad experiences dealing with exclusive agent especially when they are not doing enough to close the deal.

I will suggest you to speak to a few candidates and opt for the most comfortable person you can work with.

If you need any assistance or advice in your property needs, feel free to contact me.

Hope to hear from you soon!

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Dear Sir/Mdm,

Imagine and put yourself into the shoes of a salesperson. If an owner employs you together with the a few other agents, will you be as motivated to work for the owner when you know that any of the other agents may close the deal and you will end up empty handed after investing significant time, money and effort?

Most of the competent agents are equipped with good salesmanship and necessary tools to help you market your property. It is often down to who you think you can trust and is more comfortable with.

Do contact me for a chat! I will be more than happy to assist you.

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Hi, if you only have an exclusive agent, then he or she will protect your interest by getting for you the best offer for your consideration. However, if you have multiple agents, then most of them would tell their buyers to make a quick offer even a low one as they only want to be the first agent to seal the deal because there are competitiors around.

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Aaron
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hi,

Please give exclusive to ONE and ONLY ONE agent to handle.

I have a client, who thought that allowing more agents to advertise means more exposure.

WRONG.

What happened was, 5 agents started advertizing. A day or 2 later, 2 to 3 agents from each of those 5 agencies also put up ads.

All of a sudden, there were 15 advertisements on 1 unit.

Potential buyers felt that the seller was DESPERATE.

Some even thought that there were 15 units available.

After 3 months, not a single viewing, despite being a really nice condo at a reasonable price.

Upon my advice, he gave me exclusive.

I ensured that there were NO duplicate advertisement which gave the false sense of DESPERATION and false impression that there were many available.

I managed to sell it within a month.

So please work with just 1 good agent. One who can advise you what is a fair Value to your unit, and one who knows how to market your unit.

regards

Steven Wang
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Dear sir/madam,

It all boils down to marketing strategy and ethics.

Clients engage my team on exclusive basis because of our unique marketing strategy and synergy as well as discipline. Unlike what some may believe that seeing a property listed multiple times shows seller or landlord is desperate. It will be if there is no discpline and control over the ads but if done in a controlled manner, prospective buyer or tenant will feel that the seller or landlord has engaged a very professional team to work on the subject property and will feel more at ease dealing with this professional team than any other salesperson.

Like what a few of my fellow professionals have advised, you do not only speak to a few different salesperson but find out what are their strategies in marketing your property as different property requires different strategies due to the difference in supply and demand. The person assigned should have good knowledge about this aspect in order to determine how best to market your property, attract and reach out to the biggest pool of right prospects and protect the price for you in your interest.

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Hi,

Re: Appointed multiple agent

Regardless how many agents you appointed, do not increase the quantity of buyers. It just confused the potential 1 buyer of info from various agents.

Terminated the chances to clinch a higher pricing n let the buyer feel that the property less value with too many agents marketing it.

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