Jerry Kidd, GRI, CRS, CRB SRES, ePRO a 38 year veteran of the real estate industry, has listed and sold houses, managed real estate offices, been the IT Director for a major Northern California real estate company as well as being the Training Director for yet another major Northern California real estate company . Jerry earned his GRI early in his real estate career and then went on to earn his CRS and CRB setting the tone for a career-long focus on the importance of continuing education. Along the way, Jerry has earned three Microsoft certifications, MCP, MCP+I and MCSE, as well as one from Cisco, CCNA. Rounding out his list of technology certifications are two from COMPTIA, an A+ and a Network+, as well as the ePRO from NAR. Jerry is currently a California State Certified Instructor for the SRES and GRI programs, presenting courses on working with seniors, listing techniques, technology and advanced technology applications. Jerry is also a NAR Certified ePRO Trainer, zipForms Certified Trainer and a DocuSign Certified Trainer.

Jerry Kidd

Step-by-Step Guide to Creating an Effective Agent Profile on Realtor.com

I got to thinking about where consumers go to find information about homes that are for sale and came up with the usual suspects: zillow, Realtor.com, trulia and sites like Redfin. If you take zillow out of the equation, Realtor.com is the top choice that isn’t zillow. So, since you are a REALTOR®, you are…

How to use ChatGPT AI to get ideas on how to grow your business!

I’ve talked about using ChatGPT several times now (Click here to see the past articles: https://realtytechbytes.com/category/artificial-intelligence/) and am seriously interested in continuing to explore it’s uses in our business, so I want to show you a case study I did with a new tool I discovered!! To follow along, you need to be using the…

Jerry Kidd

Revolutionizing Real Estate Visualization with AI Room Planner

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the way we live, work, and imagine. I previously covered the game-changing AI model ChatGPT.  Click on the “Artificial Intelligence” button in the Categories list to the right to catch up. But today, I want to talk about a new tool that is set to revolutionize the real estate industry:…

Jerry Kidd

Tech-Fueled Innovation Takes Over Real Estate!

Technology has rapidly changed many industries, and real estate is no exception.Over the past few decades, advances in technology have revolutionized the way real estate is bought, sold, and managed, offering new opportunities for agents and consumers alike.  From online listings and portals to virtual and augmented reality, big data analytics, and drones, these advancements…

Jerry Kidd

Happy 15th Birthday to RealtyTechBytes!

On January 20, 2008 at 10:05 PM RealtyTechBytes went live with my first post.   There wasn’t much to it, just a simple explanation of my intentions.   If you are interested, you can see it here: https://realtytechbytes.com/what-is-realtytechbytes-all-about/ In the intervening 15 years, I have kept up a weekly posting tempo that somewhere along the…

Jerry Kidd

Don’t let the market define you: Strategies for success in a changing market

On Tuesday, January 10th, I was privileged to deliver a 15 minute talk to over 100 REALTORS®, lenders, title reps and other real estate related folks. I chose to talk about the qualities that I thought were necessary to have in order to have a successful 2023.   Fortunately, someone in the audience recorded it…