Central Florida Realtorsuche - My Clients from Germany found me on Active Rain
It is interesting how folks look for real estate agents on the internet. I am fascinated with SEO, learning a lot about keyword search since I have started blogging on Active Rain and taking part in webinars.
My market in Lakeland FL is not geared towards the tourism industry, where you find many folks Europeans from England and Germany buying homes. British buyers have a tendency to buy near attractions, such as Disney, Seaworld, or Universal Studios and Germans buy their vacation homes near beaches, mostly Southwest Florida near Sarasota, Cape Coral, Naples, etc. I truthfully don’t market to British and German buyers for the very reason because I am located in Lakeland Florida.
And then this contact form below on the ActiveRain network arrived in my inbox. The title “Realtorsuche” is half German and half English and translates to “Looking for a Realtor® in Central Florida”. The message translates as follows:
Hi, we are looking for “our” German-speaking Realtor to help us purchase a house in Central Florida, Kissimmee - Polk City. It would be nice if you could help us. Please contact us for more information via Email.
My response to this was that I was thanking them for the contact and interest to purchase a home. There are many homes for sale and I needed some additional information, such as price range, size of the home, amenities, golf community, swimming pool, financing or cash.
After our initial emails, my clients wanted to talk to me via Skype about my services. At our initial skype video conference I explained my services, such as buyer broker agreement, retainer, preview of homes, research of homes, offers, inspections, etc. After we narrowed the criteria, I previewed homes, took tons of pictures and shared my observations about each property.
From: Erich Breit
Subject: Realtorsuche Central Florida (Sent via Activerain)
Date: December 28, 2010 12:58:35 AM EST
To: Petra Norris - Lakeland Florida Realtor® Lakeland Florida Homes, and more.... <petra@petranorris.com>
You've received a contact message from your Contact Form on the ActiveRain network.
My response to his email: Realtorsuche Central Florida
Sehr geehrter Herr Breit,
vielen Dank fuer Ihren Kontakt und Interesse an einem Hauskauf. Es stehen sehr viele Häuser zum Verkauf zu Ihrer Verfügung und deshalb bitte ich Sie um eine genauere Voraussetzung zum Hauskauf, wie z.B.:
Groesse - q.m. oder square feet.
Anzahl der Schlafzimmer
Anzahl der Bäder
Swimming-pool
in einer Nachbarschaft/Community wo z.B. ein Fitness Center hat, Swimming-pool, golf?
Preislage
haben Sie schon eine Finanzierung ausgewählt oder zahlen Sie bar.
Wird der Ankauf von Deutschland aus durchgeführt oder kommen Sie demnächst nach Florida?
Fuer weitere Fragen oder Kontakt, bitte entnehmen Sie meine u.g. Anschrift entgegen.
Mit freundlichem Gruss
Petra Norris
Needless to say, we made an offer on a home in Davenport FL, it was accepted. There were some flaws during the inspections which were negotiated. Closing was set during my clients stay in Central Florida. After their arrival, we met at the house and they expressed their pleasure that I have presented the home truthful in pictures.
Closing took place the day before their departure to Germany, which was supposed to have been a day to view homes. Instead they were new homeowners in Central Florida.
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Managing Broker - CDV TransAtlantic, Inc.
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