10 tips for working with picky homebuyer clients

Buying a home is one of the biggest financial decisions of a person’s life. Being a good agent means offering your expertise and honest opinions to your clients. It also means understanding how to deal with tough buyers while maintaining a healthy work… Continue reading

3 ways to tame the self-doubt beast

Building and maintaining confidence in yourself is not an easy task. It takes hard work, patience, trial and error, but most of all heart. Here are three steps that are helpful in defeating the self-doubt beast. Continue reading

Searching for a mentor? Look for these 11 qualities

Not all agents and brokers are cut out to be mentors. Some are too busy to teach, and others are too “old school” to think outside of the box. When mentally vetting candidates, here are some must-have characteristics a mentor should possess. Continue reading

How to suss out the ‘looky-loos’ from actual prospects

As agents, we often have to deal with insincere people who are not serious about purchasing or selling properties. Here’s how to spot them and prevent them from wasting your precious time. Continue reading

A call to agents: Please give feedback

Far too often, agents request feedback from other agents four or five times, resending the same text message for a solid three days after a showing. Phone calls go unreturned, and emails are ignored. Here’s why you should make giving feedback — good or… Continue reading