Real Estate Training for Consultative Agents

Bear With Me I'm going to have a moment of seeing the negative right now.  I know, it's not like me, but sometimes you have to engage the darkness to find the light again.  Right now, we're standing in the midst of a country that has been demoralized.  It's been tough for everyone.  And we are so...

Shopping for Bathing Suits - How SadI have been shopping for a bathing suit this morning thinking that there might be a hot tub at my hotel in New Orleans for the NAR Convention this weekend.  Happily, there is no hot tub, because I have found no swim suit.  What I have found is a whole lot of bo...

Are you on one of those loading doses of vitamin D that doctors seem to be giving out like candy these days?  I was too.  But what I didn't count on was the side effects.  Oh, I read the package insert (although how many people would when we're talking about a vitamin here - I don't know.)  The p...

Are you going to the NAR conference in New Orleans this year?  Then don't forget to look me up!  I'll be presenting on Saturday, 11/6 at 11am - 12pm.  I'll be taking you through the process of creating your marketing plan for next year including: Blog posts Newsletters Social Media Updates and In...

Business the Easy Way! Managing Relationships Beyond the Transaction Are you looking for a great way to spend your afternoon where you can learn some new ideas and buff up your ability to get referrals?  Then this is the best way for you to spend your next hour.  Here's the Description and the Li...

I was reading a blog post from IttyBiz  this morning and it made a very good point.  I've been blogging here for years - no really - about 20 years in blog-years (kind of like dog years, but for blogging - I'm counting about 5 years for each one).  And I realized that I don't often talk about wha...

A friend of a friend of mine is looking to put together some success stories of how you have gone about prospecting in the real estate industry.  She's not on Active Rain, so I wanted to help out by posting it here for her.  Here's the link if you'd like to share your stories with her.  Please te...

It's Not OK To Steal Someone Else's ContentThere's a lot of free content out there on the web.  We have more information than we know what to do with most of the time.  But what you may not know is that it's not OK to just repurpose someone else's content for your own use without their permission...

When I talk to real estate agents anywhere in the US right now, almost universally, what they want is more leads.  First I tell them that they need to make sure that their follow-up systems are in place and being used (because, really, what good comes from having more leads you don't follow-up on...

Can I just ask this - has everyone forgotten how to think? I just came from Harvard medical school where I was having a CT scan done to prep for my tooth implant.  At the front desk they asked me to sign the standard hippa disclosure and confidentiality form - not surprising and really I didn't h...