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.
As I write this, it’s mid-November, 2020. Among other things, that means that the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) has wrapped up its annual convention. And if the convention is wrapped up, this means that they have published their annual Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers and made it available for you to download here:…
Like this:
Like Loading...
Halloween is out of the way, so Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years are on the horizon. Traditionally this meant a slow down in real estate sales. But, this year? Who knows? We may or may not experience a slow down over the holiday season. One thing for sure though, as agents we need a consistent,…
Like this:
Like Loading...
Here we are in November and the raging dumpster fire that has been 2020 continues to rage on. The Presidential election has been held, but the results are still murky to the point that it may be some time before we know who will take the oath of office in January. Covid-19 has altered the…
Like this:
Like Loading...
It wasn’t so very long ago, that some tech pundits proclaimed the death of QR codes. (Do a Google Search on “the death of QR codes” to see what I mean). The writers wanted us to believe that newer technologies were more reliable and easier to use. In truth, in the early days of…
Like this:
Like Loading...
I haven’t covered the topic of Cyber Security for a long while, so I thought it might be a good time to do it now! As it turns out, the National Association of REALTORS®, via RealtorMagazine, recently published a VERY good article which I strongly urge you to read! It was published on August 28th,…
Like this:
Like Loading...
Recently Apple announced the new line up of iPhones. This year there are 4 models to choose from that range from new smaller version to a huge model that rivals the smaller tablets on the market. There are many reasons to upgrade your phone if you have one of the older models from the past…
Like this:
Like Loading...
I have something for you today that is not real estate related, but it is an app that I can’t live without. Literally! With all of the fires here in California, our air quality has really suffered and many days it’s hard to know if it is safe to go outside to walk, hike or…
Like this:
Like Loading...
Here we are in the final quarter of the wild circus known as 2020! I hope that you have been having a good year in your business in spite of all that has gone on and is going on! Here in Contra Costa County, we have FINALLY been allowed to have indoor church/temple/mosque services and…
Like this:
Like Loading...
Have you done a listing presentation via Zoom yet? How about working with buyers going over reports? (Or any other “conference style” meetings with clients?) If not, you probably will sooner or later. Zoom seems to have insinuated itself into all aspects of our customer and colleague facing business. One of the issues that I…
Like this:
Like Loading...
Here in the San Francisco East Bay Area, if you have a clean, well maintained and properly priced listing, you are going to get offers. We are definitely seeing multiple offers these days and in many cases, homes are selling above asking price. So, the name of the game for agents is to get listings! …
Like this:
Like Loading...