educational: Success in Real Estate requires "Growing a pair" - 10/12/09 03:49 PM
Are you working on getting business today? I am. In fact it's what I do every day. My job is generating business. For any one wanting to work in real estate, as a career, generating business is the number one skill you must learn. First and foremost it requires work. Not … (24 comments)
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educational: Buyers don't suck......do you? - 09/26/09 03:01 PM
I read a post recently that was bashing Buyers. The author/agent had shown them houses for several days only to have the Buyer end up purchasing a home through another agent. As alway there were many agents in the comment section calling the buyer names. I have never agreed with … (119 comments)
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educational: Being a valuable resource is the way to "sell" to internet leads. - 09/23/09 04:54 PM
Hi folks. Early last year I made the decision to change my real estate business over to a virtual business. By this I mean I wanted to create a buisness where most of the listing and selling was done over the Internet. I made this decision for two reasons:
Rapidly … (99 comments)
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educational: Are you using a Seller's Net Sheet? - 09/10/09 06:00 PM
In the comments of my recent post "Real Estate Negotiating...It's Not Rocket Science" I was asked if I had written an article on using the Seller Net Sheet. I had. And here it is. I hope it helps.
How many of you guys are using Seller Net Sheets as part of … (83 comments)
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educational: Real Estate Negotiating. It's not rocket science. - 09/04/09 05:29 PM
Hi folks. Let's talk a little bit about negotiating. Negotiating is one of the things I enjoy most about my job. I would be perfectly happy to never do anything but sit at my desk and negotiate deals over the phone.
Negotiating is an acquired skill that anyone can … (150 comments)
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educational: Selling Real Estate Virtually............. - 08/08/09 06:41 PM
Hi folks. Earlier this week Fernando Herboso wrote a post titled “The Future of Real Estate….I experienced yesterday”. If you haven’t already please take a few minutes to read his post. I’ll wait…………. OK....are you done?Fernando's post is talking about having a real estate closing where the only time he met … (84 comments)
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educational: How to get paid working with Buyers. - 07/28/09 06:09 PM
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Hi folks. In this current market, understanding how we get paid and who pays us has never been more important. Everyday we have to deal with REOs offering low co-brokes and Short Sales where co-brokes can be changed at … (16 comments)
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educational: Make the appointment! You can always cancel. - 07/18/09 07:03 PM
Hi folks. All the recent spam comments going around AR have given me the opportunity to revisit some of my older posts that I had completely forgotten about. This one included.
If you're not calling to hire me then quit wasting my time!!!
Leslie Bloss wrote a post last year that … (28 comments)
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educational: Short Sale Training Webinar....and a BIG announcement!! - 07/17/09 05:53 PM
Hi folks. OK so it's Friday again. Do you know what that means? It means.......time for me to sell product again!!! I'm sorry BUT I have to do it. TLW needs new shoes AND.....there are agents out there that really need help with their Short Sales.
I bet there are agents … (43 comments)
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educational: Advice for the Brand New Real Estate Agent. - 06/22/09 05:29 PM
Hi folks. On Saturday I participated in a Webinar hosted by Jennifer Alan. I thought it went very well. If you attended I hope you feel the same. Anyway, there was one more question that Jennifer wanted me to answer. Since I didn’t do it on the Webinar I’ll do it … (59 comments)
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educational: Yes....I can be an arrogant SOB.... But not when I'm working. - 06/06/09 09:36 PM
Hi folks. I have on occasion been accused of being "cocky" or "arrogant" when it comes to my selling style. Of course the reality is....it's just confidence. I have an over abundance of it.
When meeting with a potential buyer/seller my technique is to educate them. I'm not selling at … (64 comments)
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educational: Information To Help You Improve Your Listing presentation - 05/30/09 04:28 PM
Hi folks. Recently I received an email from an agent asking me about Listing Presentations. I've written often on how I handle my presentations. Here are the basics.
First, I want to let you know that my listing presentation may be a little different than most. I've never had any training and … (59 comments)
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educational: How do you make a website in less than 1 hour? - 03/12/09 05:58 PM
Use ning.com. Check it out. I made this in about an hour. We are getting so many buyer leads asking the same questions that we decided to try and make a site where they can get their answers and view propeties at the same time.
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By the … (28 comments)
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educational: Interviewing the Seller for Their Listing. - 02/17/09 05:36 PM
OK so today I went through some of my older posts to see if I could find something that may help you in your business. I came up with this one that I wrote back in October of 2006. Hopefully it will get you thinking about how you handle yiour listing … (72 comments)
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educational: I'm not here to tell you how much your property is worth......... - 02/14/09 06:57 PM
Hi folks. Last week I was invited by Jennifer Allen to participate on a teleconference on "How To Price Your Listings Right......With a Persuasive CMA". The teleconference was awesome and I believe we had close to 1,000 people listen in. Since then I have had numerous emails asking me questions about my … (77 comments)
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educational: Free Teleconference on "The Art Of Preparing The Persuasive CMA" - 02/05/09 06:32 PM
OK folks. This Saturday is a HUGE day for me. I am participating in my very first teleconference webinar thingie ma giggy!!! My friend Jennifer Allan the author of Sell with Soul sent me an email a few weeks ago and invited me to be a participant. She is soooooooo good … (26 comments)
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educational: If you can't do the time......... - 12/30/08 04:47 PM
Hi folks. What better time, than the end of another year, to discuss.........
Time management. This is a very important part of being a successful REALTOR(r). Or, in being successful at anything, for that matter. We all have 24 hours a day. That's it, 24 hours. 24 hours to do business, … (66 comments)
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educational: Sorry.....we don't take verbal offers BUT......... - 11/01/08 08:18 PM
Hi folks. Don't you just hate dislike verbal offers? Next time you have a REALTOR(R) wanting to present a verbal offer, why not try this? OK, a REALTOR(R) calls me up with a verbal offer from his Buyer for one of my listings. It goes something like this:
"Hi Broker Bryant … (89 comments)
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educational: Short Sale Submission Made Easy. I Hope This Helps!! - 10/30/08 04:10 PM
Hi folks. I'm sure there are many of you that are either doing short sales or want to do short sales. Therefore, I am posting this sample cover letter that may help you when submitting a short sale package to the lender. Just remember, you are submitting a fully signed and … (48 comments)
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educational: Florida Short Sales Don't Have to Suck! - 08/11/08 03:14 PM
In my last post I had mentioned that I was dealing with a PMI (private mortgage insurance) company during my short sale negotiations. Some of you guys didn't realize that this was one of the entities involved in the decision making. PMI is almost always required when the home is purchased … (17 comments)
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