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6 things would-be licensees should know before they start the processKey Takeaways It takes longer and costs a lot more to get a license and close your first deal than many realize. Make a financial plan, and choose the right brokerage for you.The million dollar listers, flippers and fixer-uppers on TV make real estate look glamorous, easy and fun. You get to make huge amounts of money on one deal, exercise your creative and design muscles and me
Think about the most enjoyable aspects of what you do, and see where it leads youKey Takeaways By mixing your passions with the reality of your market’s needs, your niche market will provide you with additional income and make going to work more enjoyable.What do you want to be when you grow up? Ask any child that, and you’ll be met with a plethora of hysterically optimistic answers.As a kid, I wanted to grow up to be an Olympic Gold-medal-wi
Know your strengths, and find a way to communicate themKey Takeaways To warm up potential clients with your video bio, look your best, focus on your UVP and stay away from sounding scripted.Having a client contact you to do business because she already feels like she knows, likes and trusts you after seeing you online is the dream, right? One of the best ways to establish that rapport is to create video.Even though most buyers and sellers still f
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Continuously work to keep your pipeline fullKey Takeaways Whether it’s through cold calling, door knocking or another method (except buying online leads), keep your pipeline full and put a personal touch on your customer service.If you are new to real estate, your head is probably spinning from all the information thrown your way. I bet you figured it wouldn’t be easy, but did you anticipate how baffling it would be? There is a big gap betwe
Online and offline marketing work best hand-in-hand. But many real estate pros have given up on a direct mail strategy, even though if you combine it with other channels, “it can help you show customers and prospects you’re truly invested in them,” says McKenzie Gregory, content writer for e-marketing platform Emma. Gregory offers four ideas in her recent article on how to synchronize direct mail so that it supports your digital marketing.
Report shows agents appear to be prioritizing Facebook, LinkedIn over any single portalWill Facebook have its real estate cake and eat Zillow’s, too?In what appears to mark a significant shift in the real estate marketing landscape, real estate agents and brokerages are more likely to buy ads on social media than on all other forms of digital media, including listing portals, a new report and Inman data suggest.The report, which was released by
Buying a home in a new state or city can be daunting for a client, especially if they don’t know much about the area. A family moving for a new job will probably focus their home search on practical factors: house size, school districts, and proximity to the office. But a solid real estate professional knows there’s so much more to consider when finding the right place to live.Sometimes clients may not think it’s relevant or important to sh
During September’s REALTOR® Safety Month, be sure to take precautions to protect yourself from physical harm—and to protect both yourself and your clients in today’s digital world, says Marc Gould, vice president of business specialties for the National Association of REALTORS® and executive director of REBAC.Gould warns in a recent column at RISMedia about the threats cybercrime is posing to real estate transactions. An email-based sche
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