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 cruising through the Apple App Store yesterday while I was waiting for my wife to get ready to go out when I ran across the “Deal Machine”. With a name like that I HAD to take a closer look. OMG! this is an amazing platform for real estate investors to contact home owners…
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Last week I was working with a couple of agents in one of our offices and we were watching some of the videos from the recent NAR convention in San Francisco in November. The topic of discussion was basically staying in touch with past, present and future clients. We got around to video eventually and it…
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By the time that you read this Thanksgiving will have come and gone and we will be on the final countdown to 2020! So, it’s really time to start thinking about next year’s business! I have spent the better part of a day doing some research to find what I think are the best resources…
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For many of use it’s time to renew your Board or Association of REALTORS® dues. Some of us grumble about this annual assault on our bank accounts and often wonder what we are getting for this outflow of cash. I’m here to tell you that we get a lot. Some of it is well hidden…
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The 2019 National Association of REALTORS ® convention has come and gone. Since it was in San Francisco this year I decided to attend and to tell the truth, I was glad that I did. I ran into many old friends from across the country, made some new friends and attended a dozen or more…
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Not much to report this week as I have been attending the National Association of REALTORS® Convention and Expo in San Francisco. I spent Wednesday getting re-certified to teach courses for NAR and I spent Thursday taking NAR’s newest course Called “Marketing and Lead Generation”. I am now certified to teach that as well. Friday,…
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This week I want to tell you about two web sites that can make your life easier. The first one will give you instructions on how to take a screen shot on a variety of devices. We often would like to take a screen shot of something to send to a client, for safe keeping…
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We all know that getting reviews, testimonials and positive customer comments is hugely important these days. But, we also know how hard to is to get them. I ran across a new service called Effortless Reviews recently that has a way to get reviews on your Google My Business page. (Don’t have a Google My…
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At its core, a vanilla WordPress installation, or a freshly installed version of WordPress, is already powerful. As soon as you log in to your WordPress dashboard, you can immediately start writing and publishing content. You’ll literally have a nice-looking website in less than an hour! However, the true power of WordPress lies not in…
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A brand new installation of WordPress comes with a few pre-installed “looks” or themes, but there are so many more to choose from. Read on to learn more. All WordPress themes look great at first sight – but how do you know which theme will actually work best for your needs? Looking for the best…
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