by AdminMelissa | Dec 3, 2014 | Real Estate Agent Tips
It’s that time of year again. Not only are we all using a different hole in our belts, but also we are beginning to think about our business plans as agents in 2015 and beyond. To that end, there seem to be an infinite number of ways that real estate agents can...
by AdminMelissa | Nov 27, 2014 | Editorials
I think that the .Realtor domains are for the birds, and I’m not talking turkey. If you haven’t heard the news yet, the National Association of Realtors® is offering free .Realtor domains to the first 500,000 people who sign up, and I’m curious to see if there will...
by AdminMelissa | Nov 20, 2014 | Real Estate Agent Tips
Two of my favorite things about Facebook are the Agent Mastermind group and the Raise the Bar in Real Estate group. I just love how everyone learns from everyone in these two groups. Every agent who I know has a special gift—something that really allows him or her to...
by AdminMelissa | Nov 13, 2014 | Marketing
Did you know that every time you fail to follow up, it could be costing you $50,000 – or more? If you think you’re “too busy” to consistently follow up with past, present, and future clients, it might be time to stop and think about the price...
by AdminMelissa | Nov 6, 2014 | Real Estate Agent Tips
Thanks so much to my friend, Bryan Robertson, CEO of Catarra Real Estate in Northern California for allowing me to reprint this amazingly well-written article about how to turn a frog into a handsome price (or rather, how to convert low quality leads). 3 Easy Steps to...
by AdminMelissa | Oct 30, 2014 | General Business Tips
Back when I was in junior high and high school, we used to receive a summer reading list. Everyone grunted and groaned when the teacher passed out the summer reading list. Usually it consisted of a minimum of three books (two of which were usually going to be boring...
by AdminMelissa | Oct 23, 2014 | General Business Tips
Agent Time Management A day in the life of a real estate professional can be pretty chaotic. You wake up one day fully poised to smile, dial, and make a pile only to arrive at your office and have to run and lock a property door or reschedule a home inspection....
by AdminMelissa | Oct 16, 2014 | Real Estate Agent Tips
I had a blast last week at the California Association of Realtors® Expo and annual conference. By the way, if you are a California Realtor® and you are not taking advantage of the opportunity to attend this free conference, then you are really missing out. I was...
by AdminMelissa | Oct 9, 2014 | Technology
In light of the tragic news regarding Realtor® Beverly Carter, I’ve decided to dedicate this week’s post to Realtor® safety. As children, we are told to never talk to strangers, yet our job as real estate professionals often involves interacting with those who we have...
by AdminMelissa | Oct 2, 2014 | Real Estate Agent Tips
Remember when you were in school? Remember back in the day when they had Show and Tell? We’d bring in little things that we had—perhaps something from an exotic vacation, a pet hamster, or a puppy. Well, the goal of that activity back in school was to get us...
