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A friend of mine that has been looking for a home to purchase has been asking me some questions about where to look, what to ask, etc. He found a home that he was interested in and asked the agent as few questions. Here is the email that he sent to the agent:

HI There,

I’m interested in looking at your listing @ [address]… Can we set up a time to see it tomorrow or Tuesday?
Can you give me a little more information in the meantime?
What are your favorite things about this house, what are your least favorite?

Thank you

Some pretty basic questions. All my friend had seen were some pictures on the internet and read a little description abut the home. Here is the response that he got from the agent:

sorry [address] sold for $920,000

The real estate agent
- did not address my friend by name
- did not use correct punctuation
- did not ask any questions about what he was looking for
- did not even answer his basic questions about the home
- did not offer comparable listings to view
- did not setup a time to talk on the phone
- did not setup a time to meet in person

My friend is not working with an agent, yet, but I would think that an inbound email like this could not be a better lead.

Here is a potential response that comes to mind:

Hi [first name],
Thanks for your email about my listing.
It actually sold the other day for $920,000. It had a really great coach house in the back and a little suite in the basement that will be a bit of a mortgage helper for the new owner.
Is that the kind of home that your looking for?
I would be pleased to meet up with you to understand more about your requirements and go through other similar homes. Did you have some time to meet?
Thanks for your interest and I look forward to speaking with you.
Sincerely,
Steve

Let me know your thoughts in the comments.

Gmail is amazing!. No spam! (at least, very little) If you are tired of getting spam in your inbox every day you need to move to Gmail.com.

The best part is that you can hide your Gmail address and mask it with your domain name.

Here is a video Google put out with some stories of Gmail users:

Here are 5 things that drive me crazy when checking email:

1. Don’t write in ALL CAPS. It does not make it stand out, it makes it hard to read and people will skip it.
2. Don’t respond to an old email message with a new topic. Click on “compose” and start a fresh email.
3. Ensure that you have an email signature that has your phone number, email address and web address on it.
4. HTML Emails do not get through many email programs. (As I write this, I just got an HTML email into my Gmail and none of the images loaded.)
5. Subject lines are important. Make sure you take the time to write an accurate subject line.

What bothers you?