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Originally Posted by New Home in Turkey
Mickthepropertyguru, I have no objections to the idea of a client looking for the best property by its own means, and I, as a company, will never refuse a client coming by appointment, and do all my best to show all my properties (or lets say, those I think are suited to this very specific client).
However, what is the meaning of a viewing trip? Talking personally, although I strongly believe that this trip is more about business than holiday, I also do think that its also about getting the client to know more about the location. To purchase a property is not only about getting 4 walls and a roof, but also a "lifestyle". The house can be absolutely perfect, but it has no value at all if the location is way behind what was expected.
Do you think, a "client" who has 10 appointments, with 10 different agency, and this in 3 days will ever have time to truly discover the place? By night, he will be so tired that even dinner will be most probably forgotten...
I think that your main point is at the "hassle from the eager-to-sell agent", and I agree with you that this can be very very annoying. Aegean has a point when he says that there is no difference between big-small companies for the client. I am not very sure of that, since the client can very easily have an idea about each companies with just a simple click into each respective web sites. One will show 10 countries where they operate, while the other is most probably only operating in just one. Even this may be enough to give an idea about the company.
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************************ Exactly an investor shouldn't go out for just three days !! *****************************
Your giving me a pitch as if i was sitting down at a table in an exhibition in front of you
Lets not forget that a 3 day trip means that they could be traveling for much of the first and last day leaving most with only
1.5 days in the end or less.
Everything that you said above can be done on a
appointment too(i.e.
going out by themselves and meeting different companies each day), without being stuck with one company for the duration ! If they go out by themselves they can stay as long as they want, can rent a car (which they cant do on an if) and have choices.
If your read my posts carefully i think you would understand my points better !
What I'm saying is that investors should first have studied the market they would like to get into, this could take months. Also they would have all the info on as many different developments from as many companies as they like, plans, price list, availability, location before they even go!
Then go out by themselves (they buy their own flights and hotel) and when they are out there for four or five days, they make appointments with as many companies as they want and view them rather than being ushered around for one and a half days by one company.
The main issue i have is choice. Inspection Trips by companies limit choice.
You still haven't answered my question !
What can you do on an Inspection Flight/Trip for 3 days (1.5 days really) with a company that you cant do by going out on your own steam and arranging to meet each company on your terms for a day ??????
The only logical answer is that the Inspection Flights/trips are subsidized by the company. So you may save €200 maybe €300 but you sacrifice choice of company and investment ! You can get the same info by asking for appointments as going on an Inspection Flight................................
I cant make my point any clearer.