Broker Caravan
"Caravan?" asked our client with a puzzled and surprised expression. He later told me that he had visions of gypsies with bells and horns hanging off of brightly colored wagons.
My husband Bill and I had just listed for sale a wonderful waterfront property in South Bristol and had informed our seller that Tuesday was caravan day for our office and all of our brokers would be coming to tour their home.
Each Tuesday all of the brokers at Newcastle Square Realty meet at 9:00 AM sharp. After a brief meeting we take off in groups in three or four cars and follow each other to the new properties which were listed that week. Sometimes it takes all morning depending on how many and where the properties are, whether right here in Damariscotta and Newcastle or as far away as Alna, Friendship or Rutherford Island in South Bristol. We know where all the coffee shops are along the way and there's always time for donuts!
This is a day that we all look forward to, as something new on the market may be the perfect fit for a buyer client for whom we are working. Newcastle Square Realty has 15 full time brokers and all have buyer clients. We think about who may be right for any given property and eagerly get back to make those phone calls. All of the brokers take turns with desk duty and having seen all of the properties are able to answer questions for people calling on the hone or walking into our downtown office.
Recently Bill and I listed a home in Damariscotta. During caravan a broker excitedly asked me if she could show the property that afternoon as she knew it would be a perfect fit for her clients. Within a week the home was under contract and within two months it closed.
The brokers at Newcastle Square Realty take caravan very seriously but it's also a time when the brokers socialize outside of the office and a lot of information is shared. We have fun and a lot of laughs as we caravan the Lincoln County roads!
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