by AdminMelissa | Jan 3, 2020 | General Business Tips, Real Estate Agent Tips
The first year as a real estate professional is filled with all sorts of emotions—excitement over passing the licensing exam and beginning a new career path as well as uncertainty about the speed in which income and success may come. If I had a dollar for each time an...
by AdminMelissa | Dec 9, 2019 | General Business Tips, Real Estate Agent Tips
In the past week, I’ve found myself retelling the same story three or four times. And, as we all prepare to restructure or amp up our real estate business models for 2020, I think that this story is a valuable one to share with you. I once crossed paths with a man who...
by AdminMelissa | Nov 19, 2019 | General Business Tips, Real Estate Agent Tips
Let’s have a heart-to-heart right now. You trust me, right? Because I want to tell you something that may hurt your feelings a little bit. Here I go: If you want to see more closings in 2020 than you did in 2019, then you need to change the way you do things. Albert...
by AdminMelissa | Nov 6, 2019 | Editorials, General Business Tips
I’m beginning my 54th trip around the sun on Monday, November 11th. That’s Veterans Day, for those of you who don’t have the calendar in front of you right now. What does it mean to be born on Veterans Day? Well, as a kid, it meant you could have your birthday party...
by AdminMelissa | Oct 26, 2019 | Real Estate Agent Tips
I’ve drawn some deep and heavy conclusions of late, and I am going to share them with you now. I think there are 3 kinds of people: those who get up right when they hear the alarm in the morning, those who repeatedly sleep through the sound of the alarm clock, and...
by AdminMelissa | Oct 7, 2019 | General Business Tips
If we are personally acquainted, then you may already know that I just returned from the adventure of a lifetime—a 28 mile, 4-day trek along the Inca Trail. Initially, when we signed up for the trip, I knew I had to do a bit of training since we were going to be...
by AdminMelissa | Sep 15, 2019 | Marketing
I must confess. I have this terrible problem. I have an innate ability to hear a nearby conversation while continuing to participate in a conversation of my own. This often gives me the opportunity to listen to cold and warm calls made by the agents in my office—their...
by AdminMelissa | Aug 18, 2019 | Technology
With pretty much the entire world watching Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, it seems fairly obvious that cleaning and organizing is a popular topic worldwide. In fact, before the show became all the rage on Netflix, I blogged about how her book The Life Changing Magic of...
by AdminMelissa | Aug 16, 2019 | Editorials
I don’t expect that you’ve even noticed that I’ve been away from the blog for awhile, but if you’ve been wondering what’s up and where I’ve gone, here’s a little run down (what inquiring minds might want to know). On the Business Front Our small independent brokerage,...
by AdminMelissa | Mar 1, 2018 | Real Estate Agent Tips
You’ve probably already heard that over 95% of home buyers use the Internet during their home search. And, as you already know, the Internet is chock-full of all sorts of information that can help a buyer learn about the process. With these online home buying...
