This week I want to circle back to talking about using videos in your marketing of homes and in your self promotion. Since Covid-19 restrictions have shut down our ability to hold traditional open houses, we have lost one of the ways that was a tried and true method of meeting new potential clients. More…
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…
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…
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…
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…
When I started in real estate in 1986 I struggled to find a way to find clients to work with. I tried so many ways to reach people that I was pretty much the joke in the office. I felt like the hamster in the wheel. But, one of the things that I tried…
If you are a member of the National Association of REALTORS® here in the United States (Or an International Member) you have access to RPR, the Realtors Property Resource®. If you haven’t heard of it, then here is a bit of info about it: RPR is an exclusive online real estate database providing REALTORS® with…
By now you MUST have participated in at least one Zoom meeting. If not, congrats to you, but most of us have had to endure far too many of them! I always like to have an interesting background to amuse myself and the others on the call, and I told you how I do it…
It seems like everyone is doing Zoom calls these days! If you aren’t sure what Zoom is, the quick answer is that it is a free, online, video conferencing platform. You simply go to Zoom.us (zoom.com works, too) and sign up for a free account. Once you have done that you can download the desktop…
I don’t know how you are doing with the shelter in place edicts that much of the world is experiencing so I thought this would be something useful! Staying positive when the world is going crazy is one of the best ways of surviving the tide and making it out of the storm. However, this…
