Category: Brokerage Advice

The End of the Real Estate Agent

I would bet that if your son or daughter came home from school crying because someone criticized them, you would probably tell them that they shouldn’t be concerned. You might tell them that their value is in what they do…

REALTORS – Are You Professional?

Real Estate salespeople are in a business that is requires a precise use of  language. We complete contract forms, describe properties when marketing, and use language to help people buy, sell, lease and rent real property. And still we have…

Creating Exceptional Service

TRUISM : an undoubted or self-evident truth; especially : one too obvious for mention – Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary Several things, in my experience fall into the above category. For example a truism is; Everyone thinks they work hard.  When was the last time you…

Chicken Little and the Future of Real Estate

Foxy Loxy : “This is the Voice of Doom speaking! Special bulletin! Flash! The sky is falling! A piece of it just hit you on the head! Now be calm. Don’t get panicky. Run for your life!”  – Chicken Little…

What Does a Buyer Agent do?

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The real estate industry has evolved. Buyers now have access to property information without relying on a real estate professional, and the world recognizes buyer representation as a specialty for agents, but those changes have brought with them certain issues of their own

Tell the Truth – And Solve A Problem

Working with buyers or sellers in a challenged economy takes a lot of effort and communication is key. From the time you start to interact to the final customer survey you should be sending to them. Often we are afraid…

Rentals – A Blessing or A Time Bomb?

I never intended to have a property management department. Then my Mother-In-Law got laid off when her company closed, and I wanted to help her with a little additional income. I owned a few properties, and some clients were asking…