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 had the pleasure of attending a webinar last week put on by Dan Bremer, President and Co-Founder of MyTheo. MyTheo, based in San Francisco, brings the power of the Multiple Listing Service and so much more to your Android, iPhone, iPad and desktop computer. Disclaimer: I have known Dan and other members of his…
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Have you heard of Facebook Groups? If you have heard of them, have you wondered what’s the difference between Groups, Pages and Personal Profiles? You are not alone! At first glance trying to figure out the differences and advantages of each can be daunting. So, I thought I’d do a little research to help you…
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It’s probably time for me to bail out of Facebook. I just finished “reading” (I listen on Audible) a book that really opened my eyes on what information is collected by Facebook, and how they use it to manipulate our buying habits. It goes without saying that they have manipulated American elections going back…
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Recently quite a few of my “friends” on various social media accounts have asked me how they could delete their accounts. Apparently they have decided that they no longer want to be part of what they perceive to be rampant censorship. Several of them have also expressed dismay about how their likes, preferences, habits and…
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As we prepare for the 2021 real estate year, I thought it would be a good idea to take a look at some of the skills that are critical to success in 2021, or any year. Read on and as you do, take a moment to reflect on how you see yourself in each of…
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2020 is nearly over! I think I am not alone in feeling like this year has been challenging and that I will be glad to have it behind me! However, no one knows what 2021 will bring. Will it bring more of the same or will it bring new challenges? Who know? What I do…
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Let’s face it. If you don’t have a stream of people that want to buy or sell a home, you are not going to be able to stay in the real estate business! That’s a simple fact of life and there is no way around it. The fact is that you are going to have…
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I’ve been thinking about where next year’s business is going to come from…have you been thinking about that too? Since I do a LOT of reading to find things to post about in this blog, I often run across some ideas that are good, but that I don’t want to devote a whole blog post…
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RPR or Realtor Property Resource is a FREE tool that is offered as part of your membership in your local Association of REALTORS®. It is actually an offering of the National Association of REALTORS® and you access it by going to http://www.narrpr.com with any web browser. Once there you are confronted with a wide variety…
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It’s Thanksgiving Weekend 2020 and as such, it’s ok to take a break from serious topics. What I have found for you to while away a few hours on is a cool, online tool that will create a business name for you, research availability of domain names that are available and then design a logo…
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