Steven, we call them estate agents. Do you venture as far south as Lincolnshire?Real estate agents are the type of customers I never work with because they are usually unreliable. But you also did overbid a bit. $1900 for a couple of signs is too much, and I don’t think you should’ve charged that much. It’s also important to ensure the customer knows the full price before doing anything.
Real estate agencies are not as necessary as some think, especially if you want to buy a house. It’s much more important to order an RICS Home Survey Level 2 report for the house you want to buy than to ask a real estate agent’s opinion about it.
Me too. I sent her a pm a couple of weeks ago. No reply.I miss gnubler. Wonder if she got out of the sign business?
One time she said something, about women not belonging in this business. I didn't get the sarcastic slant, and rated the comment with an angry face. Then she said relax, I'm a chick. Or something like that. She's a female... But does It really matter?I never picked up gnubler was a she.
sometimesBut does It really matter?
Close. Waiting to see if this new shop space pans out.I miss gnubler. Wonder if she got out of the sign business?
I don't install real estate sign structures. Most of my real estate agents have their own in-house installer who works for the company. I just supply the sign faces and send them on their way.Recently bid on a real estate sign project for a commercial listing. Customer wanted a two-panel corner sign on posts, 8x4 full color, installed at the corner of a busy intersection, and gave me less than a week turn time. I quoted it on 1/2" signboard and factored in a high estimate on labor of five hours, and quoted $1900 for everything. Agent flipped out and said they had budgeted more like $500 because the property is "under a million dollars". Now it's down to attaching a banner to a sheet of plywood, and her partner is going to handle the install. I had already visited the site with my installer to mark and call in a utility locate, so it rapidly became a waste of my time. I look forward to seeing how it goes for them - digging holes around here ain't easy.
How do you handle real estate listing signs? Offer a professional sign package along with an el cheapo option, if you don't know what you're up against?
Nor did I...I PM'd her and used male pronouns...she informed me she was a she. OOPSI never picked up gnubler was a she.
I didn't know what I was getting into and neither did the agent. She specified an 8x4ft corner sign, wood frame installed on posts. I figured in her real estate world she knew what to expect in terms of costs...wrong. She flipped out when I said it would run around $1500 and she decided to order a banner instead and stick it on a sheet of plywood. It looked terrible and leaned heavily all winter until they finally tore it down.Why deal with some one like that? Value your work and look elsewhere for profitable customers
I am not a sales person, but one thing I learned in the sign business is that most every customer has a budget in mind for what they are needing. Some just don't care for the price' they just want what they need asap.
One of the most important questions to ask is, What exactly are they needing in terms of signage? Do they have a budget they are working with? and will the Signs be installed?
By getting the answers to these questions you put your self in a position to determine if the project is even worth your time, yes you want to quote it accordingly but if it exceeds their budget you will be able to offer something other then what they are asking for that can still serve its purpose.