Jerry Kidd, GRI, CRS, CRB SRES, ePRO a 39 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.

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Read this book to have a fabulous 2015!

I like to read.  My tastes include historical fiction, science fiction, military fiction and suspense thrillers.  That’s just on the fiction side of things.  I also like to read non fiction which includes biographies, popular physics, computer how to books and books on marketing topics. But, some of the most useful books that I read…

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A real estate agent assistant for $2.99? – Check this out!

While noodling around the Apple App store recently, I ran across a cool little iPhone app (sorry Android users) that aims to make life a little easier for real estate agents. It’s called Real Estate Agent Assistant and it is offered by AppEzzy, an app developer who has quite a stable of apps for sale.…

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The 2014 NAR Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers is out and you NEED it!

Every November the National Association of REALTORS® gets together to celebrate all things REALTOR®, debate issues, come up with new ideas and party like mad.  All of which is only of mild interest to me. But, one thing does happen during this annual convention that I find absolutely essential to EVERY REALTOR®.  And that is…

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New technology revolutionizes home lighting

Recently I received a Facebook message from a former co-worker telling me about her new venture.  Since I was vacationing at the time, I didn’t spend any time checking it out. But today I did. Here is the message: Remember that company that we talked about over a year ago? It just went live! This…

Prevent an expensive home repair with this new technology

I’m about 75% of the way through a kitchen remodel.  I’m also about 90% of the way through a floor replacement project as well.  To say that my life at home these days is chaotic would be an understatement at the least! The reason that I tell you this is because the disruption has got…

5 EASY ways to get the most from LinkedIn

One of my favorite social sites is LinkedIn. I say this is because usage is especially high among people with college degrees, higher income earners and people between 50 – 64 years of age. (According to Pew Research Center) If you think about it, some of the people most likely to be selling their homes…

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10 Tips for Getting More Traffic to Your Web Site from Social Networking

I often am asked how an agent can use social media and social networking to get more web site visitors. I’ve compiled my ten best answers for you. Here then are 10 tips for using social media to drive traffic to your sites… 1. Complete your profile. When you first open your Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn…

Safety first!

Real estate is a contact “sport”. Houses don’t list or sell themselves without the help of human beings. As a real estate agent, you HAVE to meet people in order to do your business. Unfortunately, not everyone that you meet is on the up and up, and some of these people may actually do you…

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5 Ways to get more business this year!

As we head into the LAST quarter of 2014, you may be asking yourself what you could do to end the year on a financial “high”. As you know, the time between now and Thanksgiving is often our busiest time of the year, and you may want to make sure that you get your share…

Take charge of your Facebook Privacy controls once and for all

OK, this post is going to be short and hopefully sweet! Are you one of the many people who are concerned about online privacy, and more specifically Facebook privacy?  If so, you are not alone.  It seems like the social networking giant is continually making changes as they respond to one issue after another.  While…