Ten Things for Realtors to do this Holiday Season

With the holidays fast approaching, not too many minds are occupied by real estate. Sure, there are a few home buyers there thinking about buying a property because this is typically the time no one is interested in looking and it creates an increase in inventory, thus leading to reduced home prices. But Realtors, home sellers and home buyers - in general - around this time of year are busy with their families.

So, what can a Realtor do to brighten the holiday spirit?

1. Throw darts at the bubble blogs (ensure that you have printed out the names before. Do NOT throw darts at your laptop!)

2. Instead of turkey meat, how about some Chicken Little for a roast?

3. Serve up some Orples too, while you're at it. There's nothing tastier.

4. When your guests start talking about how horrible real estate is, walk up to them and start spouting local real estate statistics. You can read them here and here.

5. After they're staring at you shocked because you've been talking in numbers only for about a half hour, remember to stare back with a deadpan look in your eyes and say, "Blood, blood, blood..." for the bext five.

6. Ooops! Did I just say, "Blood, blood, blood?" Okay. No harm done. Follow it up with "Real Estate is local, you..."

7. If they've been shaken out of their reverie by your intended bad language, continue with more local real estate statistics.

8. ...and the fact that inventory is down.

9. When you send out Holiday cards, include your business card in them. On the back, say something like, "Unless you refer someone to me this year, I'm closing shop." Attach a picture of a child (yours, preferably) crying.

10. Lighten up! Write a post on your blog about Ten Fun Things for Realtors to do and send me the link.

Happy Holidays!