Taking Care of Outdoor Spaces

Taking Care of Outdoor Spaces Outdoor spaces can be the highlight of any barbeque. Take care of outdoor spaces with gorgeous lights strung about the patio, lavish green lawns and foliage all around the space, and a pool to tie everything all together, a home’s outdoor space can draw in the attention of everyone that […]

Setting Boundaries

istock-stevanovicigor Setting Boundaries What is the trick to enjoying your life as a successful real estate agent? Setting boundaries!! But how do you set boundaries from the get-go? Let’s talk about how to make sure you’re not taking phone calls at your child’s birthday party or when spending routine time with family. First, set boundaries […]

Relationships are Recession Proof

Relationships are Recession Proof In the real estate business, relationships are everything. Relationships are recession-proof. Why? Because without relationships, you have no business! But as an agent, do you know how to create lasting relationships in your real estate business? Let’s take a look. For starters, you want to provide value. A couple of ways […]

Questions to Ask When Interviewing a Realtor

Questions to Ask When Interviewing A Realtor Having a real estate agent to help you throughout your buying and selling process is essential. That being said, as a buyer or seller you should interview several potential real estate agents before settling on the perfect real estate agent for you. Similarly, real estate agents are selective […]

Putting the ‘Social’ Back in Social Media

Putting the ‘Social’ Back in Social Media Putting the ‘social’ back in social media is a key question! Isn’t posting about your hamster and best Halloween costumes from your college days good enough? Believe it or not, the answer is no. Today, we’re going to give you some tips on what Facebook and Instagram want […]

Prospecting 101

Prospecting 101 There is a key basic in prospecting 101. It is having a database. A database is the bread and butter of your business. It will fill in gaps when business is slower and give energy to your core group of people that you serve day in and day out. Real estate is a […]

Postcard Farming for Listing Leads

shutterstock-iamnoonmai Postcard Farming for Listing Leads Let’s take a look at why postcard farming for listing leads is a great strategy for your business. And why you should consider doing it as a real estate agent. Postcard farming is successful for a few reasons. They create brand awareness, can be a profitable lead generation tool, […]

Multiple Offers, Now What?

Multiple Offers, Now What? In a seller’s market such as this, it is very common for sellers to receive more than one offer on his or her home. Depending on the route that you want to take there are plenty of options for how to move forward. One example is that you can accept the […]

Money Matters

Money Matters Numbers are the language of business: Appointments, the number of phone calls made, the number of homes sold, gross commission income (GCI), and even future business plans. Money matters in the game of real estate. Let’s dive in. Most of us know what GCI is, but what NCI is? Net Commission Income is […]

Listing Agreements

pixabay-Edar Listing Agreements You have decided to sell your home, Congratulations! Whatever your reasoning, you will be venturing into the next chapter.  With that, you have decided to hire a Realtor to represent you on the sale, which is highly advised.  Realtors bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise into the home sale process including […]