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Our previous entry on hazard insurance, Are You on Shaky Ground?, looked at the need to buy a supplemental earthquake policy if you want coverage when the ground starts to shake. Here’s another major hazard that isn’t covered by standard insurance policies: flooding. Obviously floods pose more ri...
11/07/2011
Everyone knows how important good photos and good videos are. Jeremy's blog about getting a good indoor video has some really good tips--it definitely makes a huge difference to get the lighting right.Wow! What a crazy month it has been here for me. Over the past few weeks I traveled several thou...
11/07/2011
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Michelle wrote this great blog post about changing the way you advertise to attract the clients you really want. It's a valid point. Have you tried something new? (Don't forget to try Rockwell Institute's free ad-writing tool if you want some ideas!)What would your business be like if you were ab...
11/04/2011
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Natural disasters have made a lot of news this year: wildfires in California and Idaho, Midwest tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding, and even a rare East Coast earthquake. Right after a disaster strikes, homeowners invariably ask themselves, “What if that had been me?” and usually right after that, ...
11/02/2011
Remember when you couldn’t wait for Halloween? You got to dress up as a princess, ninja, or scary monster and go out begging for candy! For many of us, trick or treating was a childhood staple, but (and this surprised us) trick or treating wasn’t really common until the 1950s. Of course, the orig...
10/31/2011
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In the past few weeks we've written entries on the benefits of professional designations (Does Your Career Need a Jump-Start? and Want to Attract More Clients?). Clients and customers appreciate the practical skills and extra training indicated by bona fide designations, such as NAR’s Green Desig...
10/27/2011
Welcome back to our Instructor of the Month series. This month, we’re talking with Bruce McDonald, who teaches Real Estate Practices and Broker Management courses at our Bellevue, WA facility. Rockwell: How long have you been teaching? Bruce: I’ve been teaching real estate courses since 1993 (...
10/25/2011
If you’ve taken Rockwell’s courses or have a few years of experience under your belt, you know that ignoring real estate “red flags” is a good way to get yourself into trouble. Real estate red flags are often related to the property itself—those water stains in the basement that indicate past flo...
10/20/2011
Real Estate Designations, PART II Earlier, we discussed one of the ways to increase your skills AND improve your bottom line: real estate designations. As promised, we now bring you Part II: how you can use designations to attract clients. The primary reason for seeking a real estate designat...
10/18/2011
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Rockwell will be in sunny California on Friday! Although it’s actually gorgeous in Bellevue today, we’re always excited at the prospect of a little warmer weather. We’re on our way to the fall CREEA conference (a conference for California real estate educators). Twice a year, real estate educat...
10/17/2011
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Rockwell Institute Real Estate Education
Rockwell Institute is a real estate school and publisher since 1974, and we've trained thousands of real estate students in Washington and California. We've learned a lot over the years about getting a real estate license and studying for license exams, and we've often got news about changes in real estate laws and regulations. So we’ll let our writers and instructors share some of their wisdom and pass on the answers to some of our common student questions.