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Finally! You’ve worked hard, handled negotiations and last-minute problems, calmed your client’s nerves, and juggled all the paperwork. The sale finally closes and you get your commission check. Is your job done? If you answer “yes,” you’re missing out on future referrals and income. In this blog...
04/24/2012
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Welcome back to our Instructor of the Month series. This month, we’re talking with Martin Welc, who chairs the Real Estate Department at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, CA. Rockwell: How long have you been teaching? Martin: I’ve been teaching for 26 years, since my undergraduate days when ...
04/19/2012
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We all know that good nutrition helps us live a healthier, longer life. But you may not know that that there are some foods that should be eaten—and avoided—because of their impact on your test-taking performance. In other words, the food choices you make immediately before your real estate exam ...
04/17/2012
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Does your listing need some freshening up? We've all heard that fresh flowers and baking cookies can help sell a home, but do you know why? And do you know which odors rank the worst? Scott Loper breaks down a study from Berkeley that answers these questions. Thanks for sharing, Scott! Every hom...
04/13/2012
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For today’s restaurant review, we ventured to Yeh Yeh’s, a relative newcomer to the neighborhood. Yeh Yeh’s specializes in banh mi, a.k.a. Vietnamese sandwiches: airy toasted French baguettes stuffed with marinated grilled meat (or tofu), pickled daikon radish and carrot shreds, crunchy slices of...
04/11/2012
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We’ve already explained the benefits of exercise and a good night’s sleep when preparing to take your real estate exam. Now let’s talk about something you can actually do during your exam: take short stretching breaks. A certain amount of stress is unavoidable during any exam, but countless stu...
04/06/2012
Consuelo Saah Baehr’s 100 Open Houses was not what I was expecting. I chose this book because the description intrigued me: “Rebecca Haas, like all of us, is being tortured to death by the sameness of her life, her thoughts, her weight, the incessant self review of life choices, her indecision, h...
04/02/2012
The idea of a forged deed may sound pretty unusual to you; probably the only time you've heard the term was when you were studying for your real estate exam. (Hopefully you remember that forged deeds are one of the title defects covered by both standard and extended policies of title insurance.) ...
03/30/2012
Agents should see FSBO properties as an opportunity: you’ve just identified a property owner who wants to sell his home. All you have to do is convince the wary seller to list their home with you instead of going it alone. Need some advice on how to make that happen? Doug Rogers has several good ...
03/28/2012
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Welcome back to our Instructor of the Month series. This month, we’re talking with Jim Cunningham, who teaches real estate courses at Long Beach City College in Long Beach, CA. Rockwell: How long have you been teaching? Jim: I began teaching in Colorado in 1984 with a course in oil and gas law. I...
03/27/2012
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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.