The Working REALTOR®: Building Long-Term Community in a Short-Term Stay
Three REALTORS® share their insights.
For some clients, finding the right property comes with challenges that go far beyond bedrooms, bathrooms and square footage.
Professional athletes may need privacy and proximity to a venue.
Military members may have just days to secure a home in a new city.
Vacation property buyers may need to understand a new community, its amenities and its short-term rental market before making a decision.
On this episode of REAL TIME, host Shaun Majumder is joined by three REALTORS® who work with niche clientele: Dame Linda Pinizzotto, Jesse Robertson and Ali Worsfold. Together, they share how local knowledge, trust and relationship-building help clients feel at home, even if it’s only for a short while.
Pinizzotto, a REALTOR® in the Greater Toronto Area, shares her experience working with athletes, entertainment professionals and clients with unique short-term housing needs. From understanding privacy concerns to knowing which buildings and neighbourhoods suit a client’s lifestyle, she explains why listening is always step number one.
Robertson, a military veteran and REALTOR® in Kingston, Ontario, brings firsthand understanding to clients relocating through the Canadian Armed Forces. For military families, timelines can be incredibly tight with some house hunting trips lasting less than a week.
From flash to bang, five to seven days to land on the ground and leave with an accepted offer, inspection done, all of that.”
Jesse Robertson, REALTOR®
For Worsfold, a REALTOR® in Rossland, British Columbia, helping clients starts with sharing the place she knows best: her hometown. Working in a community shaped by vacation properties, short-term rentals and outdoor recreation, she explains how being hyper local helps her support clients before, during and after their stay.
When I tell people that I was actually born and raised here, that definitely is a game-changer.”
Ali Worsfold, REALTOR®
The conversation also explores how REALTORS® help clients settle into new communities by connecting them with schools, services, amenities, contractors and local resources.
Whether it’s a welcome package, a buyer’s guide, a list of local recommendations, or simply being just a phone call away, these details can ease a stressful transition and make clients feel at home in a new community.
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