Your buyers got the house. What’s next? Besides the flurry of paperwork associated with the loan, coming up next on this episode of “The Reality of Real Estate” is the home inspection. As you’re breaking your buyers into real-life real estate, here are… Continue reading
How do you set a proper list price that will both satisfy your seller and attract qualified buyers? You find that magic number in these six tips for pricing a new listing. Continue reading
As a broker, your success is highly dependent on the agents you have working for you. The question is: Are you consistently recruiting the right agents to work for you? Continue reading
This story about two agents’ transactions illustrates the difference between a “little picture” and “big picture” approach to growing your real estate career. Continue reading
The reality is, the majority of commissions will still come from mining a database, not the single-digit conversions from the internet or noise that can be a distraction. Here are a few ways you can up your game in today’s connected real estate landsca… Continue reading
A recent experience made regular contributor Troy Palmquist wonder: How many listing agents show up to appraisals? Here’s why he thinks it’s worth popping into the appraisal on your sellers’ behalf. Continue reading
The real estate world was shocked to learn of former Keller Williams and RE/MAX real estate agent Holly Pasut’s experience of going to prison for mortgage fraud. Here’s a story from an agent who might have gotten into similar trouble had it not been fo… Continue reading
When a buyer’s inspector is examining a home inside and out, imperfections are bound to turn up. Here’s how to best prepare sellers for this marathon event. Continue reading
The best way to avoid being overwhelmed, wasting time and getting sucked into the addictive nature of social media is to have a plan, similar to an editorial calendar. Here are five tips for sourcing real estate content as well as how and when to sched… Continue reading
If you find yourself having difficulty sleeping, stressing over every issue or unable to focus on the task at hand, you might consider adding meditation to your daily or weekly routine — it’s easy to do, it’s free, it takes 10 minutes a day, and it can… Continue reading