Tips & Techniques for REALTORS

As featured in Inman News. For what are you willing to re-arrange your schedule, budget, and comfort? The newest iPhone? Your favorite celebrity? A sick family member? You favorite team going to the national championship? You have probably seen others do it: Camp outside for hours to purchase the...

 Get ready, get ready, get ready -- #throwback to TD Jakes! Yes, 2017 was blessed and I know 2018 will only get better! As you reflect on the good of 2017, check out #realtormagazine Top 5 Blogs (of 2017) to Boost Business by the wordsmith Erica Christoffer (thanks for including one of mine!): ht...

As featured in Inman News.  Home Owner: Is your commission negotiable? Why should I hire you and not "Sally Sales-A-Lot"?Translation: Show me your value! Are you really worth this fee? It's like a merry-go-round.  But not the fun one that children enjoy.  It's that circular dance of your commissi...

 As featured on RealtorMag. I love a good challenge that helps me to work smarter in my business.  How about you?  Well, I am challenging you for the New Year to go beyond "going for broke" and "go for unbroke".  No more "feast or famine".  Stop involuntary income rollercoaster rides.  Make 2018 ...

    As featured on RealtorMag. With WhatsApp, WeChat, Skype and other mobile applications, it is easy to have clients around the globe.  However, it is one thing to have a couple here and there, it is something altogether different to strategically and intentionally have a database full of global...

As featured in Inman News.  Top of mind -- are you achieving this position with your prospects that eventually will need to sell a home?  Sure, you can print the standard CMA report from your MLS that every other agent is using but that will not differentiate you.  The only way to be memorable i...

As featured on REALTOR Mag You are posting like a manic on Instagram, using every hashtag known to man.  Yet, you have no leads from this popular social media network. "Arrgh...," you think.  "I knew all of this Insta-Fame hype was nonsense," you smirk and resign in frustration. Not so fast, frie...

Originally Posted 10/12/2017 It's 2017 and social media is saturated with real estate.  This makes it "an uphill battle" for real estate pros, particularly, newbies to stand out and have a voice.  As we approach a new year, you may be looking for new ways to generate leads and to stand apart from...

As featured in Inman News.   Getting started in real estate is...  a rush...  amazing...  scary...  overwhelming...  exciting...   and so many more mixed emotions! No matter how unsure you may be about describing the start of your real estate career, one thing is for sure: The right apps can enha...

Don't Get Banned, Blocked, Fined or Jailed   You've seen it before.  A job is lost.  Fines are imposed.  Accounts are blocked.  Business drys up.  Worse yet, jail time is sentenced.  All from a social media post.  That's a mess... a hot mess.  It's no secret that social media can grow your busine...