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.
Have you got a listing that has been on the market for 30 days or more with no offers? Are your sellers getting nervous? Have you gotten offers that the seller won’t take because the offers are lower than what they expected/ If so, you are certainly not alone. The current market is still a…
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This article originally appeared here on February 16, 2018. The info is still valid so take a moment to revisit the material below! Unless you are oblivious to the news you have heard about data breaches.Some of the more notorious ones have been Equifax, Yahoo, Dropbox, Target and Anthem Health Care. These are just a…
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When was the last time you took a good look at the apps on your smart phone? If your phone is anything like mine, it’s loaded with apps that don’t get used. There is nothing harmful about having unused apps on the phone aside from the fact that they take up memory storage space. There…
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This week I have a broad mix of articles by others that I think you should take the time to read. Any one of these could make the difference between finishing the year strong or finishing it far back in the pack. In any market right now we have a large group of agents chasing…
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Have you ever noticed that when a home comes on the market in an area that has seen much activity that another listing in that area pops up fairly soon? I sure have. And that got me to thinking about a prospecting method that I used to use back in the old days. It’s called…
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One of the issues that real estate agents complain to me about is the problem of staying on top of contract dates! Sure, you can put things in your phone as Calendar items, set up reminders on your phone, use spreadsheets or paper planners, but they all have the same requirement…you have to actually make…
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Part of my job with my current brokerage is to meet with agents and provide guidance on a variety of topics that they need advice on. Recently I met with a newer agent (less than 3 years) who is experiencing success as a result of her prospecting efforts, and is finding it hard to stay…
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I don’t think that we can deny that our red hot seller’s market is cooling. In my day job I review every listing file that comes in our 175 agent company. I also see every price adjustment. Up until a few months ago, seeing a price adjustment was very rare. Now I am seeing them…
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As the market starts to shift, it will probably cause some agents to seek other opportunities. At least that’s what happened over the last three market shift that I have experienced over my 36 years in this great business! In each case, the agents who were merely order takers, the ones who didn’t really have…
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I flew to Charleston, South Carolina last week to attend the Spoleto Music Festival, visit Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot and visit with friends that I met on a River Cruise in Europe last summer. The flight from SFO to ATL was about 4 hours and the connecting flight from ATL to CHS was…
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