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.
Driving around these days I see lots of For Sale Signs in front of listings and many of them still have empty flyer boxes on the posts. The boxes are empty because here in California, and Contra Costa County, we are unable to have flyers, either in the home itself or in the flyer box.…
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I love my iPhone. I love my HP printers. I DON”T love the fact that I can’t print from my phone to any of my printers because they are too old to be equipped with AirPrint. This article by Apple will tell you what AirPrint is and which printer models have AirPrint built in. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201311…
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In 2018 I wrote an article about things to do when you have nothing to do, and it was well received by my readers! I updated it and brought it back in 2019. It was time to update it again top reflect the new realities of real estate! Every once in a while we have…
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Just about a year ago, I wrote about a phone app called Homesnap and suggested that you go get it. You can read that article here: https://realtytechbytes.com/the-most-addictive-real-estate-app/ and I suggest that you click on the link and go do so right now. And then come back because I just discovered a game changing feature…
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Half of 2020 is already gone! Some of you will think that is a good thing because by all accounts this year has been like a raging fire in a dumpster! Others of you have been busy listing and selling house, while still others have been hunkering down and not getting much done. If you…
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Periodically I get asked what would I do if was just starting out as a new real estate agent?And the companion question is “what do you recommend that I do to get business as a new agent?” These are legitimate questions and they point to a real concern that most people have when it comes…
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Ever gotten a Facebook friend request from someone that you are already friends with? If so welcome to the club! A few years ago this scam was more prevalent, but recently some friends have reported that this issue is on the rise again, so I “dusted” this post off from nearly 4 years ago, revised…
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It’s that time of year again! I wrote this two years ago but with a little tweaking I felt like this info would be useful to show you again! 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…
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As of June 14th we have been under shelter in place for: 90 days 2160 hours 129,600 minutes 7,776,000 seconds 12 weeks and 6 days Or damn near 25% of 2020 So, if you are like me, you have spent way more time online than you usually do. Shopping, research, goofing off and whatever. Guess…
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How have you been spending your time at home these past few months? After the initial shock of being confined, I did enjoy the relative peace and quiet of just doing nothing. That lasted a few days but after that, I had to start doing some constructive things! One of the things that I did…
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