Real Estate Blog

Your phone rings and you hear those magic words…”I want to buy a house”.  What is the first thing you think of when this happens?  How much commission will you make or helping the buyer find the right home and build a solid relationship with your new client? I hope you are saying the later […]

As a real estate agent just starting out, it can be hard to build your business to the point where you have a consistent inventory of listings for sale. While buyer clients are great to have, they can take up a lot of time and sometimes after all that time, they decide not to buy […]

With easy access to technology in the marketplace today, there is no need to be intimidated by video. Using video in your marketing doesn’t mean you have to hire a professional. There is room for all different levels of video in your marketing, and while you may occasionally have the need for something professional, most […]

It’s summer, and you need a vacation.   As a real estate agent, you work crazy hours, always taking care of everyone else and putting yourself last.  Well, let’s change that up for a week.  Get your planner out and let’s pick a week for you to get some well-deserved downtime.  After all, the goal of […]

How much time have you spent taking care of your real estate website lately? It is easy to get overwhelmed with buyers and sellers and making sure properties close and completely overlook other things that need a little attention. While a good real estate website shouldn’t require daily maintenance, you need to schedule a little […]

Real estate agents have several choices when it comes to adding a CRM (Customer Relation Management) to their business.  But, remember just because Rita Realtor has a CRM system that she loves doesn’t mean that same system will work for you. Click on the video: The Benefits of Having a Solid CRM in Your Business to hear […]

Today’s smart phones are truly that-SMART! In a way that we could never do or would take us hours to accomplish the same activities, smart phones have taken over the real estate business as the one piece of equipment a real estate agent can’t live without. Phones have gone from the convenience of just making […]

When you go on a listing appointment, the most important job you have is to educate your potential client to ensure they understand the process and outline which parts of the selling process are your responsibility and which parts are their responsibility. It’s true they hired you to sell their home but you can’t do […]

Would you like to start a real estate newsletter to help keep in touch with your past clients and other personal and business relationships? Newsletters can be a great tool to present yourself as the real estate expert and keep yourself in front of people so they are regularly reminded of how you can help […]

How many of your clients have kids and bring them along to look at houses? Whether they choose to bring the kids along because they don’t have someone to watch them or just want the kids to participate because it will be their home too, the kids will need to have something to occupy them […]