I love this time of year. You get to look at the past and decide how to make the future better. A new year is always a great time to evaluate your life.
I have actually taught a couple classes on goal setting and have been to a few goal setting classes myself. And from those [...]
In 2001, I was a brand new Realtor. The office I worked for had a policy that to work on your own you first had to have a trainer on your first two buyers and first two sellers. That meant that I would make very little money on those first four clients. I was required [...]
I knew I wanted to be a Real Estate Agent. But I didn’t know what office to join.
I asked around and was given the advice to get an office with good training. I talked to a couple Real Estate teachers and got their opinion. I was given the name of an office that had good training. [...]
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Most Realtors are self-employed. Picking the right office to work for can be no easy task especially when you are self-employed. With self-employment there are lots of start up costs and real estate is no exception to the at rule. Because of this it can be very expensive to change real estate offices. Be sure [...]
It amazes me when buyers choose not to use a Real Estate Agent. A Real Estate Agent is of no cost to the buyer (since the seller usually pays the commission). So why not use a Real Estate Agent to buy a home?
Recently, I assisted some clients with a new construction home. The house was [...]
When I became a Realtor I did not have a sphere in the area I wanted to market. But I was determined to make my real estate career work. I decided to concentrate on For Sale By Owners. I did all the research I could. I looked into statistics, I started keeping track of For [...]
I love Real Estate. I did not intend to become a Real Estate Agent. I was headed for a Marketing Career. I had worked in marketing departments and really thought that was the path I would take. But in the end Real Estate found me.
I was looking for a house with a Real Estate Agent. [...]
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