As a real estate agent, you strive to always put your best foot forward - you're attentive and you work hard to provide the expertise your clients are looking for. But there are lots of missteps you can take that will frustrate your leads and clients - the most common of which are listed below. Avoid these mistakes and be the type of agent that you would want to work with. 

Here are some common 'bad agent' habits to avoid:

There are not many economic topics that can reach a big audience in the way real estate does. Everyone wants to know how their home value stacks up or what their neighbors sold their house for.

We live in a culture that is suffering from symptoms of 'HGTV syndrome'. People frequently indulge in the practice of watching shows centered around buying and selling real estate and internalize built-in expectations of what a house needs to look like and what features are absolutely necessary.

In Zillow Talk: The New Rules of Real Estate, Chief Economist Stan Humphries and CEO Spencer Rascoff leverage Zillow's massive collection of data to talk about both popular and controversial real estate topics. 

In today's Agent Insights - Rhonda Hollifield, a Real Estate Agent in Hendersonville, North Carolina - provides tips for a creative open house to help you wow potential buyers.

Zillow + Conversations are the Key to Success for #FastAgent Kenny Truong

Kenny didn't start out in real estate - but rather fell into it when a colleague identified him as a natural fit for the space. Today, he works for Climb Real Estate and is a top agent in his area. Kenny uses both Zillow and Conversations to power his business.

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In this week's Buyer Insights, Jason and Melissa Smith end up facing a move because of a new job opportunity. As long-time renters, their initial reaction was to start checking out all the rentals available in the cities they were considering for their relocation, but after some serious searching with seriously dismal results, they decided to think about buying.

This is their story: