Real estate blog entries tagged with getting started

Blog entries tagged with "getting started":

getting started: First post in a series on Social Media Today, please rate/leave a comment! - 08/20/08 12:35 PM

Hi,
I will soon be launching my training product for people starting in Social Networking/Media/marketing with my wonderful partner Charly.
I do a lot of training in person in the Philly area, and do a lot of webinars, teleseminars, etc. I am teaching for the summer series on August … (0 comments)

getting started: Join Our Team!!! - 08/15/08 03:29 PM

Hello Everyone,

This is my first of many blogs on Active Rain to come. While I don't have a significant amount of information to speak about at this time, I do however want to invite anyone who wishes to advance their career whether your are brand new in real estate … (1 comments)

getting started: How to get started doing BPO's - 08/11/08 02:34 AM

I recently found this website and found it very informative. If you like what you see, you can sign up for free and obtain additional information. The site does offer some BPO starter kits that are fantastic if you wish to get started doing BPO's and it shows you how to increase … (0 comments)

getting started: Just a little training :) - 08/05/08 09:07 AM

So... now that we have brochures, what are we going to do to further our careers??

What are YOU doing??

We preach a pretty simple philosophy, do the basics and the riches will follow...
So, in the midst of cleaning out old boxes at the ranch, I stumbled … (0 comments)

getting started: Notes from the front - how mental attitude makes a difference - 07/28/08 09:54 AM

I recently handed out the quarterly statistics for our market area which compares this year, by quarter, to previous years and no surprise, the number of unit transactions are down, both the median and average sales price is down, and the only thing that is up over last year is the … (2 comments)

getting started: Just getting started... - 06/26/08 02:51 PM

I am finding technology to be one of the most interesting and frustrating things all at the same time! I like the idea of online posting and information sharing, if the learning curve doesn't kill me first. I feel a little like I have stepped to the edge of the swimming … (7 comments)

getting started: Getting Started on Active Rain - 06/18/08 08:57 PM

Well I am very excited to finally be here on Active Rain. I never knew of this place until today. I attended an NVAR training class and this happened to be on the presentation. Regardless let me tell you a bit more about myself. I was born and raised in Fairfax … (21 comments)

getting started: Real Estate Investing - Getting Started - 04/28/08 08:39 PM

Fear: Your Own Course-In-The-Box
Anything I've ever done that ultimately was worthwhile initially scared me to death. --Betty Bender
Did you have a jack-in-the-box when you were a child? They're hard to find now, but I remember playing with them when I was little. You'd crank … (0 comments)

getting started: A Call to Action - For Real Estate Investors - 04/28/08 08:37 PM

Call to Action
Success is not the result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire. Reggie Leach
If real estate is such a great investment, why aren't more people getting rich? Is the business too complicated for the average person to learn? Does it take the … (0 comments)

getting started: Do you Discount Your Comissions? Are you kidding?!?!? Take Two - 03/20/08 10:39 AM

I posted this comment about 6 months ago on Active Rain:
We are blown away on a daily basis by how many Realtors in our area are still discounting their commissions. Thankfully (and predictably) most of the discounted brokerages have gone out of business however there are still a ton of agents … (2 comments)

getting started: Shiny and New! - 02/16/08 10:12 PM

I just graduated from Kansas State University in December of 2007. Majored in Management and received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. It was one of the most liberating feelings, yet one of the scariest feelings in my life! It feels so good to be done with school and have my … (5 comments)

getting started: Getting Started Notes & Ideas - 12/12/07 06:47 PM

Systems are the bridge to freedomSystem - set specified way of doing thingsRealtor should have a customer sign off on marketing materialsAllan Dom - Top Real Estate agent in the US - 89% of his business he does double sided transactionsHave to know where you are going before you start offRead: Think … (0 comments)

getting started: Getting Started in Real Estate - 10/08/07 12:51 AM

Getting started in real estate isn't as easy as I thought! I have a lot more respect for Agents! Especially the new ones trying to beat the odds. Building your business sounds alot easier said then done.
I'm Luke and i live in Aubrey , TX i'm currently 24 and i've always … (1 comments)

getting started: Book Reveiw - "Raving Fans" - 08/04/07 07:56 AM

Just like Blanchard's other books, this one is presented in a story format with an interviewer dissecting various businesses and seeing why they create Raving Fans. It can easily be read in an afternoon but deserves to be read and reread. The contention that customer service is dead is so true … (0 comments)

getting started: Do we discount our comissions? Are you kidding!!!! - 08/04/07 07:39 AM

We are blow away on a daily basis by how many Realtors in our area are still discounting their commissions. Thankfully (and predictably) most of the discounted brokerages have gone out of business however there are still a ton of agents from respectable companies that are listing their co-broke commissions at … (5 comments)

getting started: Business plans are priceless, here are some of the most important aspects of ours. - 08/03/07 08:10 PM

Gone are the days of adding a listing to the MLS and waiting for the calls to come in -- believe me, we miss them. More than ever if you are going to maintain your volume you need to have a plan. Cadey and I have spent the last six months … (8 comments)

getting started: Free "Millionaire Real Estate Agent" Mastermind to Begin Soon - JOIN US!! - 08/03/07 05:13 PM

"The fastest way to get what you want is to help as any people as you can get what they want."
--- Napoleon Hill
Cadey and I believe that the best book on the Residential Real Estate business ever written is Millionaire Real Estate Agent by Gary Keller and Dave Jenks. Now … (0 comments)

getting started: New ActiveRain Blog - 05/29/07 11:47 AM

I have to say that so far I really love Active-Rain. What a great way to network within the real estate community. I realize I am new to this business, but it seems like outside of the board of Realtors it is a difficult thing to do. I think naturally we … (2 comments)

getting started: Active Rain New Members - Getting Started - 04/12/07 03:49 AM

Have you invited others to the Active Rain Network? Did you show them the manual? Why not? Because there isn't one..... yet. Are you giving them instructions on what to do next or where to go for help? I have spent quite a few hours this past week helping those I've … (94 comments)

getting started: Buying Real Estate in Your Twenties. - 02/28/07 07:25 AM

A Single's Game of Real Estate
(Getting started in your twenties)
By Dan Auito

This discussion leans toward answering questions asked most often by our youthful men and women in there early twenties. They often begin to ask themselves the question, "Should I consider buying a home, condo/town-home or some other type of … (0 comments)

getting started: The tools for a self service agent - 09/23/06 05:07 AM

A team is great. I like teams. You can always get more done with a team. The trick is putting together a team where everyone actually does what they are supposed to be doing. I have been on teams that were fantastic - but far more often I have been on … (4 comments)