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.
I was meeting with an agent (in person) the other day when I noticed that she has over 4,000 unread emails in her gmail account! (The total number of read and unread emails was staggering!) When I asked her about it she replied that her email has become almost unusable. Further questioning revealed that her…
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If you have been following this blog for any length of time, or if you have ever taken a class from me, then you are already aware of how much I value prospecting for business! My belief is that if you don’t have someone lined up ready to do business with you, then all of…
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Last week I told you about a cool way to make videos using your computer. In case you missed that post, here is a quick link to it: https://realtytechbytes.com/cool-way-to-make-killer-videos/ This week I want to tell you how to use those videos using YouTube! Why YouTube? There are a couple of really good reasons. First is…
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Today is July 4th, so if you are reading this in the United States, Happy 4th of July! We celebrate this day to commemorate our independence from England. This independence was won by ordinary citizens armed with guns who stood up to an oppressive government and won. If you are reading this in the UK…
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2021 is already half over! I hope that you are on track to hit your goals for 2021. If not, I may have some information on this blog to help you get there. To make it easier for you to mine the nuggets that this blog contains, I’ve done some searches for you and and…
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Mornings can be a tough part of the day. Sometimes I don’t want to get up and go to work. But mornings are important. A good morning is the most important step to ensuring that you have a good day. If you stumble out of bed, shower, get dressed, and rush out the door with…
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Every business owner seems to have a secret to their success. For some, it’s an ability to think outside of the box and take risks. For others, it’s staying humble, even when faced with huge success. While every business owner is different, you’ll notice that there are also some things that they seem to share.…
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We have all received them…official looking emails from banks, major companies, even government agencies. But wait, are they REALLY coming from the bank, company or agency? How can you know? I’ve put together a few tips that will help you to decide whether or not to believe what you are seeing. First of all, no…
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Back in the good old says of real estate, a smart agent kept a written record of every conversation they had with their buyers or sellers, inspectors, contractors, title people, lenders and so on. If the conversation had anything to do with a transaction we wrote it down. Eventually those records became Conversation Logs and…
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Did you ever read a book that changed your life? I did. In my first year in real estate I was turned on to “Real Estate Listing Magic” by Gael Himmah. Gael was a northern California real estate broker that wrote and published this book in 1964 and it eventually became the “bible” for…
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