JULY 2023 CHALLENGE - What Makes You Exceptional?

By
Mortgage and Lending with Mortgages in AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, IN, MD, MN, MT, NC, NJ, NV, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI NMLS #138061 MMCD #1141

What Makes You Exceptional?

 

This month, Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400 and I want to know what makes you exceptional?  

 

It is estimated that in the United States alone, there are OVER 3 MILLION real estate agents, with over 1 million REALTORS.  While the number of US adults that are real estate agents is somewhere around ~.75-1%, it should be noted that there are estimated to be just about ~20,000 cities, towns, and villages in the US, with about three quarters of these areas having populations of 5,000 or fewer people. This means that to succeed and thrive in real estate, it’s important to stand out amongst a crowd!

 

Over the years as a lender I’ve worked with many agents and some stand out more than others with parts of their process, the way they communicate, or their follow up.  I’ve noticed that some of the highest producing agents I’ve worked with tend to have unique processes, scalable procedures, and some really cool “wow” factors.

 

This month, we want to know how you stand out and provide an experience for your customers that is exceptional amongst your industry peers?  Do you have scripts or procedures that allow you to scale while providing rock-star-level service?  A concierge experience?  An awesome post-settlement process?  And if you don’t have anything truly exceptional, what’s something you could implement to stand out in a good way from others in your local market?

 

Margaret and I will cohost this month's contest, and you will receive 1500 points for your post of 300+ words + your photo.  You will need to share the link to your post in the comments below.  While only one post will receive credit in this month’s challenge, feel free to create more content that spotlights yourself in some exceptional ways!  Please have all post links below by midnight PST on 7/31/2023.

Posted by

John Meussner
NMLS ID #138061

It's more than a house - it's home.  So we offer a wide range of mortgage products at competitive prices to help our clients achieve financial security at home.  While we get great feedback on our prices and products, many clients say their favorite part of working with John Meussner & MasonMac is the level of service provided along the way.

Purchase money loans, Refinance, Renovation, Jumbo, FHA, VA, USDA, nonQM, HELOCs, and more

Licensed in
AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, MD, MT, NC, NJ, NV, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT,
and VA

JMLoans.com

 

(484) 680-4852
Call or Text

Email Me

My Blog

Loan Options

 

Comments (93)

George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Below is the link to my entry for this months challenge.

"Am I Exceptional"

Jul 28, 2023 05:48 PM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400
HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD
Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

George Souto Thanks for the entry in the July contest!

And yes, you are exceptional.

Jul 28, 2023 06:41 PM
Buzz Mackintosh
Mackintosh REALTORS - Frederick, MD
“Experience, reliable, leadership”

Here is my post for the July Challenge : Character Counts!

Thank you Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400 and John Meussner for hosting this months challenge and also thank you Nina Hollander, Broker for the concept to put this post together!

Jul 29, 2023 08:48 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker

Buzz Mackintosh 

You are welcome

Jul 29, 2023 09:31 AM
Cathy Criado
Criado Realty - San Antonio, TX
Making Real Estate Profitable

Hi John I am pretty sure that I posted my blog here but now I am not 100% sure.  I got several features and it seemed to be popular. It was fun to write and interesting to read all the comments. Thanks for putting this together for us!!  Good to Great Realtors

Jul 29, 2023 11:38 AM
Kathy Schowe
California Lifestyle Realty - La Quinta, CA
La Quinta, California 760-333-8886

You inspired me to get blogging and post this entry!  La Quinta Country Club Expert Kathy Schowe  

Thanks for the challenge!

Jul 29, 2023 01:55 PM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

 Kathy Schowe, Thanks for the entry.  You have shown that an exceptional agent shares to help others.

Jul 30, 2023 09:46 PM
Diana Dahlberg
1 Month Realty - Pleasant Prairie, WI
Real Estate in Kenosha, WI since 1994 262-308-3563

I've been inspired by all of the people here in ActiveRain ... by your uplifting and encouraging blogs and I am now entering mine for the July Challenge:  

My July Challenge Blog  -- Am I an "Exceptional" or "Ordinary" REALTOR?

Jul 29, 2023 05:49 PM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

Diana Dahlberg, There is no question that you are an exceptional REALTOR®  Thanks for the entry and for sharing how the AR members have inspired you

 

Jul 30, 2023 09:53 PM
Ed (Edward) Silva, 203-206-0754
Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT
Central CT Real Estate Broker Serving all equally

While I have never backed off of a Challenge, this contest was probably the toughest for me to embrace. It is not a part of my DNA.

Why Exceptional Doesn't Work for Me.

Jul 30, 2023 04:13 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

 Thanks for the entry and I appreciate the way you describe exceptional:  ''a tenacity to carry out a task until completion,...and give it a little more...

Jul 30, 2023 09:28 PM
Scott Seaton Jr. SLS Home Insp
SLS Home Inspections-Kankakee Will Iroquois Grundy Counties - Bourbonnais, IL
The Home Inspector With a Heart!

July challenge. Thanks for hosting. 

why us you may ask?

Jul 30, 2023 07:47 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

Thanks for your entry Scott Seaton Jr. SLS Home Insp

I like your take on how others trust you enough to refer their special buyers/sellers.

Jul 30, 2023 10:19 PM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

This was a hard one not to "toot our own horn", so I asked my client!

Our Clients let us Know How we are Exceptional

Jul 30, 2023 08:40 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

Joan Cox Glad to see your entry and how you asked your clients to tell how exceptional you are. Good way to get it right. 🙃

Jul 31, 2023 09:43 PM
Rocky Dickerson
Realty One Group - Las Vegas, NV
Superior Service!

Here is my entry into this month's challenge (thanks for the reminder Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400 
https://activerain.com/blogsview/5800783/my-new-exceptional--the-anti-arrogance- 

Jul 30, 2023 11:49 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

 

Rocky Dickerson

Thanks so much for your entry.  Oh, if we could get everyone to follow this example: ''And my new excellence is how I am treating the other agents with respect, kindness and patience.''

Jul 31, 2023 09:52 PM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
St. George Utah Area Residential Sales Agent

Thanks again for hosting, John and Margaret, many thanks! Here is my entry: Because Wanda Can!

Jul 30, 2023 01:16 PM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can! 

I am so glad you proved this fellow agent wrong.

''A fellow agent once told me that I care too much and would never make it in this industry.''

Jul 31, 2023 10:00 PM
Pat Starnes-Front Gate Realty
Front Gate Real Estate - Brandon, MS
601-991-2900 Office; 601-278-4513 Cell

Here is my entry for the July challenge: 

Channeling Wonder Woman

Jul 31, 2023 02:13 PM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

I love that our own Wonder Woman entered the contest!

Jul 31, 2023 10:06 PM
Jan Green - Scottsdale, AZ
Value Added Service, 602-620-2699 - Scottsdale, AZ
HomeSmart Elite Group, REALTOR®, EcoBroker, GREEN

One more entry!  Exceptional = Sustainability Benefits for the Public

Thank you for the challenge!

Jul 31, 2023 07:53 PM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

I love what you had to say about your career path.

''I realized that this was exactly what I was looking for to change my business and put a focus into how I could help others.''  

 

Jul 31, 2023 10:16 PM
Jan Green - Scottsdale, AZ

Thank you Margaret!

Aug 01, 2023 04:25 PM
Mike McCann - Nebraska Farm Land Broker
Mike McCann - Broker, Mach1 Realty Farmland Broker-Auctioneer Serving Rural Nebraska - Kearney, NE
Farm Land For Sale 308-627-3700 or 800-241-3940

Was a very busy month but am getting in ahead of the deadline!!  Have a great August everyone! And make them tell you NO!! https://activerain.com/blogsview/5801001/perhaps-i-am-the-uniquest-of-the-unique--mike-mccann---mach1-realty- 

Jul 31, 2023 08:23 PM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

Just barely ahead of deadline. Thanks for the entry.

You are the only one I know who calls themselves ''uniquest''

 

Jul 31, 2023 10:24 PM
MichelleCherie Carr Crowe .Just Call. 408-252-8900
Get Results Team...Just Call (408) 252-8900! . DRE #00901962 . Licensed to Sell since 1985 . Altas Realty - San Jose, CA
Family Helping Families Buy & Sell Homes 40+ Years

Thank you both for a thought-provoking contest. Here is my exceptional entry  https://activerain.com/blogsview/5801003/i-remember-you--michelle-judy-carr-exceptional-re?show_share=1 

Jul 31, 2023 09:04 PM
John Meussner

Very cool to have such a legacy in local real estate.  I love the mindset that it's a great market....for someone!  Thanks for your entry : ) 

Aug 01, 2023 11:52 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400
HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD
Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

MichelleCherie Carr Crowe .Just Call. 408-252-8900 

Beautiful entry and tribute to your mother. How wonderful that you can continue her legacy. Mom would have been so proud of you!

Thank you for submitting the last entry that I am commenting on today! 🙃

Jul 31, 2023 10:34 PM
Mike McCann - Nebraska Farm Land Broker
Mike McCann - Broker, Mach1 Realty Farmland Broker-Auctioneer Serving Rural Nebraska - Kearney, NE
Farm Land For Sale 308-627-3700 or 800-241-3940

John Meussner & Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400 

Thank you for the July Contest!  It was fun tooting my own horn. I will try to do more of the contests.  July was the most active I have been in the rain for a few years.  Hopefully my schedule allows me more time to be involved!  Mike

Aug 01, 2023 06:47 AM
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400
HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD
Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

Mike McCann - Nebraska Farm Land Broker, I am glad that you entered, got to toot your own horn and are willing to entertain future contests.

There is another good one for August hosted by Carol Williams and Anna Banana Kruchten Phoenix Broker 

Aug 01, 2023 08:26 AM
Mike McCann - Nebraska Farm Land Broker
Mike McCann - Broker, Mach1 Realty Farmland Broker-Auctioneer Serving Rural Nebraska - Kearney, NE
Farm Land For Sale 308-627-3700 or 800-241-3940

Thank you Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400 I will check it out!! 

Aug 01, 2023 08:47 AM
Lise Howe
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Washington, DC
Assoc. Broker in DC, MD, VA and attorney in DC

This was an interesting challenge to read - so many different takes on the topic - thanks for thinking of it 

Aug 10, 2023 08:31 PM