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Clients taking over your life? 10 tips for gently setting boundaries
Clients taking over your life? 10 tips for gently setting boundaries
Burned out? Deprived of sleep? Tired of chaotic work life? Over client demands? We’ve got an antidote for you
Let’s face it, setting boundaries with clients is one of the hardest parts of being an agent. If you’re not available when a client “needs” you, he or she might move on and find another agent, and you’ll lose business.
If you are always available for every client concern at any time of day (or night), your personal life is likely suffering, whether you realize it or not. And when you’re “on” all the time, it’s exhausting emotionally, mentally and physically.
See the dilemma? You’re damned if you do, and damned if you don’t. But there is an answer to curbing the never-ending demands some agents just can’t get a grip on: set boundaries from the start.
When you set expectations from the start with your clients, you’re creating the tone for the collaborative process that is buying and selling real estate. Experienced real estate agents know how to walk the fine line between overwhelming client demands and doing too little.
