real estate training: Where Did All the Really Big Agents Go? - 04/20/08 05:16 AM
"When the going gets tough... the tough get going!"  I was at a company mixer the other evening in Atlanta, and was talking to some very successful agents that were in the Atlanta real estate market much longer than I have been!  It was interesting to talk with locals that have seen good and bad times and reflect on the industry and the changes we all saw!  It was more than reminisicng, we were taking stock of the current market and where it was going!  Recently we had a whole bunch of real estate offices close!  In the past it was … (51 comments)

real estate training: Real Estate Lessons! What Have You Learned? - 01/16/08 12:58 PM
Over there years in real estate there is a lot that you can learn!  It is possible to learn so much from every aspect of the deals that we do! There is a buyer side, a seller side, a legal aspect, financials, disclosures, inspections and mechanics, showing protocol, social interaction, flaring tempers, profits and losses!  We can even learn from others, what to do, and what not to do!  Experience is one of the best teachers!  It can pave the way to new successes if we are willing to learn from them.  If we refuse to learn stubbornness will hasten our own longevity in … (46 comments)

real estate training: The Blind Leading the Blind | Real Estate Training That Does Not Work! | New Real Estate Agent Training - 08/30/07 08:49 AM
Real estate training is some of the worse training in the world when you really think about it.  Whatever the state's minimal licensing requirements for licensure are, they do not prepare a newly licensed agent for the real world solutions. Yes there are 43,560 square foot in an acre and of course you remember the definitions of riparian, alluvial and littoral rights...don't you?  What real knowledge can a newly licensed agent use to assist a home buyer or a home seller?  The answer is none of the above!  A real estate license is a state's permission to engage in the practice … (34 comments)

 
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Jim Crawford

Jim Crawford Broker Associate Fredericksburg VA

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