{"id":3192,"date":"2008-05-30T21:37:23","date_gmt":"2008-05-31T04:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=3192"},"modified":"2008-05-30T21:37:23","modified_gmt":"2008-05-31T04:37:23","slug":"10-0-for-most-agents-what-old-school-mo-works-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/3192\/10-0-for-most-agents-what-old-school-mo-works-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"1.0 = !.0 For Most Agents — What Old School M.O. Works For You?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I used M.O.<\/em> so once and for all I can say something here in Latin. Modus Operandi<\/strong> — there, I said it. In simple terms it means mode of operation. In real estate parlance, you work one way, the lady down the hall works another. Same results, different M.O.’s. <\/p>\n

So, in the 1.0 world of generating business — closed business<\/em> — what works for you best? <\/p>\n

Let’s limit this discussion, for the benefit of those who aren’t doing as well as they’d like, to those agents closing a minimum of 24 deals a year<\/em>. And remember, 1.0 M.O.’s only.<\/strong> This isn’t about the 2.0 world of electronic wizardry. <\/p>\n

Tell us what your<\/strong> M.O. is. What’s generating 24 or more<\/em> transactions a year for you? How’d you learn it? From whom did you learn it? Have you added your own special sauce<\/em>? Are you adding other 1.0 M.O.’s to your repertoire? Are you considering increasing your efforts using the same one?<\/p>\n

OK — your turn — fire at will.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I used M.O. so once and for all I can say something here in Latin. Modus Operandi — there, I said it. In simple terms it means mode of operation. In real estate parlance, you work one way, the lady down the hall works another. Same results, different M.O.’s. 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