clients: COMMISSIONS EXCEED 100 BILLION ( the pie slice)
- 07/11/21 06:22 AM
There is blood in the water just like there is gold in the hills and diamond mines to be dug, add buried treasures, get rich quick schemes and opportunists galore. Real Estate if explored with amusement is like one of those watering holes in the Amazon were all sorts of animals congregate first for the water, then to mate, then to declare territory and for the many to eat and be eaten
WHAT ARE "THEY" THINKING?
Today as in right now, Real Estate is moving for the players involved. It is a healthy long-term, wise investment to hold onto & for those that … (4 comments)
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clients: REAL ESTATE EXAM SHOULD HAVE
- 10/02/20 04:34 PM
I have never really believed the Real Estate exam they administer in California to be effective or on target with how a newly practicing Real Estate agent should proceed. In fact, just because there are a certain set of do's and don't doesn't mean or guarantee a licensed result whatever that is. Just what is licensing and what is it supposed to do or not do?
SIMILAR TO A DEGREE
Its not the degree one walks away from when leaving college but how it is activated and wielded on the job. How can any degree prepare anyone for what is to come? All it can do … (8 comments)
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clients: THE MIND OF THE CLIENT
- 05/05/20 09:57 AM
Whatever your profession is and services offered either as an agent or layman the client is thinking, wanting and expecting and customer service demands we get to the heart of the matter timely as well as do a good job providing we get the job to do. In Real Estate often clients do not know what to do or whom to choose except that they want an agent in the majority of situations.
THE CHOICE TO AGENT-UP
The mindset of a client to look for an agent to protect their position is a wise/safe move considering the risk & amount of money at work … (8 comments)
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clients: WHAT ARE YOU SELLING (real estate theme)
- 11/09/19 01:43 PM
In Real Estate sales the product is the engine that drives the industry. However, the engine needs a driver and that be the agent in the high majority of instances. The first thing to be sold/bought is the agent to the buyer and to the seller and then we begin the process of moving the product together. An agent is licensed and from that pool, clients pick one and begin. Agents are saying pick me.
AGENT FIRST IMPRESSION
Here is where we begin the sales process of selling ourselves to whoever is looking to purchase an agent. Presentation rules the world in food, people, toys, … (4 comments)
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clients: WIZARD of OZ LOCAL REAL ESTATE AGENT
- 08/04/16 02:26 AM
The Wizard had set-up his Real Estate brokerage in Emerald City; a small community rural in nature but with impressive destination features and offered expert Real Estate services to his community. In the song title "We're Off to See the Wizard" it states he is a wonderful wiz if ever a wiz there was followed by the conclusive ending that states "because of the wonderful things he does". It is as simple as that. If you do wonderful things, then you are the Wizard of your world..
TO FURTHER THIS ALONG...
To set the mood and bring YOU the reader into the mix, we … (5 comments)
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clients: AGENTS DO YOU EARN YOUR PAY?
- 06/06/16 07:05 AM
Lets not dispute that an agent brings value to the transaction. This is beyond discussion. Its like anything else needed or wanted by a consumer. We seek out what is the best product, service or way to proceed and then we do so. Money buys us different levels of results as in you get what you pay for. Not everything we do is based on money outcomes alone but it plays a significant part
WHO FIRST?
Here's the thing. When you get a product, a listing, a potential buyer, an investor or rental situation, how much of your time is devoted to the promise to bring about … (7 comments)
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clients: REAL ESKATE? (not a typo)
- 05/19/16 12:57 AM
This is not a typo or misspelling. This is where your agent skates on by and doesn't do the job intended. What happens is that all suffer because of this and whatever results that were expected go on hold. Time now enters into the mix and the famous deal killer of all kicks in. You waste peoples time with mixed messages. At these prices, lets be more than clear
CAUSES EXPLORED
Just to be fair, there is another cause of this dynamic too. It is a client who calls the shots and puts an agent on point. This could be a buyer who wants to low ball … (13 comments)
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clients: THE PUBLIC & REAL ESTATE AGENTS
- 01/04/16 12:00 AM
I like listening to people wherever I go but not intruding or eaves-dropping. NO. However, you can overhear someone without wanting to at times and an interest in common may come up. That's when I listen in for that short period. In other occasions, I ask a specific question to get answers to a subject.
BAD REAL ESTATE
Anyone who has had a bad experience with a Real Estate agent makes it known and doesn't mince words either. The funny part of it is that they complain mostly about the agent, personally, who is the insult and then the transaction involved which is the injury. It was the … (7 comments)
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clients: RAN RIGHT REALTY SALES PROCESS
- 09/23/15 09:34 AM
In Real Estate, there is a general mode and understanding that everyone can relate to and a specific one where the interaction is spelled out and carried out along a time-line. It doesn't matter if you are buying, selling, renting or investing, Real Estate is a time driven transaction and it comes with one obvious point
IT CAN OVER AND UNDER WHELM
Underwhelm: this is when we fail to make an impression in the Real Estate world either about the product, service or application in regards to transacting.
Overwhelm: give or introduce too much of a certain thing or item where it inundates and dominates not allowing … (8 comments)
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clients: FREE REAL ESTATE CONSULTATION IS CONDITIONAL
- 05/19/15 11:42 PM
Have you ever sampled a small portion of broth, pastry, stew, food or something sweet? Many places offer free samples in the hopes that you will recognize the value and commit to a purchase. I have seen this in Costco and Trader Jo's and if you try to have more than one, it gets awkward real fast as it should
THE PROCESS
Its the same thing with a Real Estate professional. Yes, we can do comps, market reports and comment intelligently on our market and industry and most certainly hold a conversation but where we really pay off is when we are hired to … (10 comments)
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clients: WHEN THE CLIENT HAS SAVVY
- 03/30/15 12:01 AM
I have had this happen to me three to five times in my Real Estate career where my client or principal has just as much or more savvy as to what we needed to get done and why as I did. It was awkward for me to have to switch hats from always being on point to carrying out specific instructions regardless
MINE WORKS
My style of Real Estate is to have everyone on board, knowing what is going on and why and to explain or brief what comes next as we travel, plan and implement strategy. I also include marketing and advertising … (9 comments)
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clients: IT'S NOT ME IT'S MY CLIENT
- 12/14/14 10:47 PM
An agent shouldn't have to say those words. It is understood that when an agent is involved, they are on point carrying out the wishes of their clients. It is tempting by many to take the person who is on point and direct everything to them as the source or cause of what is going on or not goin on.
GOING POSTAL
It has been a long-standing joke that if you cannot get to the government, state or city authority that the one who you are talking to is going to catch the heat and get the "storm" dumped on them. It's human nature and … (8 comments)
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clients: WHAT GOES THROUGH THE MIND OF A CLIENT?
- 08/30/14 11:59 PM
I have had so many clients over the years and they all had different approaches to doing business. I never know what to expect and the initial meeting is where not only will I find out what is required but also how to go about handling the transaction. I have encountered... details to indifference, greed to generosity and meddling to free hand dynamics
I WORK YOU PAY
Very few of my clients balked at commissions even though I have had some that based everything on money and nothing else. To see that dynamic at play in other areas of their life made me not take … (10 comments)
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clients: ZILLOW WANTS TRULIA WHO WANTS ACTIVERAIN WHO WANTS YOU AND ME
- 07/25/14 12:11 AM
Remember those Chinese boxes where one box is put into another and then another and as you open each one, a smaller one is in there until you reach the teeny tiny one and in that is some sort of gift or message? That's what comes to mind here after reading about how Zillow is interested in acquiring Trulia who of course dined on ActiveRain as sort of an appetizer who hosted little ole you and me
ADD IT ALL UP...$$$
Amazing because these businesses only have standing by hosting your Real Estate beliefs, input, listings, opinions, instructions, education and Real Estate life in … (21 comments)
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clients: UNLICENSED INEXPERIENCED FAMILY & FRIENDS
- 07/17/14 07:36 AM
Why hire a professional Real Estate agent who has been doing Real Estate, is familiar with all the lingo and documents, procedures, pitfalls, must do's and don't do's, is connected to the industry and all the necessary supports when you have an opinionated family member, friend or neighbor who knows it all
LET ME HELP AND ME AND ME TOO
Everyone means well. I got that. What I don't get is why everyone thinks they know Real Estate. Why do so many people profess such strong opinions for this subject with others? What is it about this industry that attracts all these so called knowledgeable … (4 comments)
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clients: REAL ESTATE AGENTS PAID FOR PERFORMANCE
- 06/05/14 05:55 AM
Real Estate agents only get paid if they are successful. That's why no one should hesitate signing up with an agent. You see Real Estate agents only get paid when there is something to pay them for...Most agents work very hard to help bring their clients instructions full circle.
WHAT DRIVES THE DEAL
The moving thrust of a Real Estate transaction is comprised of two things...Ethics and results. To the client, a sacred relationship called fiduciary takes place where the agent looks after every little thing that can favor the client PLUS protect them from unnecessary exposure or harm
MOST BUT NOT ALL
To anyone else the … (6 comments)
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clients: REAL ESTATE ITS LIKE GETTING ON OR OFF THE FREEWAY
- 02/20/14 08:57 AM
Selling or buying Real Estate? Prepare to pick up the speeds as we approach and then enter the freeway on ramp. There can be no hesitation or stopping let alone turning around. We now have to up our speed and merge into the flow of the market place (freeway)
THE BUYING OR SELLING SPEED LIMIT
This is the common ground or meeting place of activity for those that are navigating to exchange goods and services and is just that. In Real Estate we call it the market place. In this market, the rules of the road include being FAIR as in fair market value … (4 comments)
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clients: HOW DO I KNOW YOU ARE AN AGENT?
- 01/21/14 11:37 PM
This is what an agent told me over the phone when I asked if they could help my client gain entry. You see my client was out and about and called me and said...Rich, I am in front of a place and I want to get in. Can you help? Sure. Standby. I will call you back
ANSWERED THE PHONE...GOOD
I reach an agent (this is favorable) who is suspicious of my call and after our brief exchange says...well does your client have a business card? I had my client on another phone and asked him...DO YOU? He hesitates and says maybe..He doesn't know
WHY WOULD I IMPERSONATE AN … (12 comments)
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clients: REALLY BIG DEAL CONTEST BECAUSE I LOVE DEBBIE ENTRY
- 12/02/13 06:13 AM
I had just started to learn how to blog and ACTIVERAIN was my teacher. I finally get some consistency going and after 2-3 months I get a contact message. Is this Richie? I have been trying to locate you but since you changed your number, it has been hard. We need your help. Please contact me...
BLOGGING PAYS OFF
ActiveRain blogging is how they found me. So here I am a newbie to the Rain, a newbie to blogging, an oldie to Real Estate and now out there in the public's eye. You put my name into a GOOGLE search and up comes … (15 comments)
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clients: MAKING OUT IN BUSINESS DON'T SMOOCH WITH THE KISS OF DEATH
- 11/15/13 11:39 PM
There are Real Estate practices that are standard procedure. They must be part of every transaction. Getting things in writing, doing diligence and being available just to name a tiny few. The BEING AVAILABLE is a biggie with me. How can you move a big ticket item effectively and efficiently when your communications are not running at optimum? Not being available is the KISS OF DEATH
THE PARTIES COME TOGETHER
What is optimum communications? Well two complete strangers...let's call them buyer and seller come together with their agents and for a short period of time must take a transaction in the hundreds of thousands of dollars … (8 comments)
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There is blood in the water just like there is gold in the hills and diamond mines to be dug, add buried treasures, get rich quick schemes and opportunists galore. Real Estate if explored with amusement is like one of those watering holes in the Amazon were all sorts of animals congregate first for the water, then to mate, then to declare territory and for the many to eat and be eaten
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