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What’s the number 1 absolute best way to get more organic traffic to your real estate blog, website or lead capture pages...   CONTENT CREATION (“But, what on earth am I Supposed to be writing about (or video’ing), and how will it get me business?”)   Don’t Worry — It’s Not Your Fault That You Don’t Know What Kind Of Content To Create, It’s YOUR BROKER’S For NOT GRABBING YOU AND SHAKING A NICHE OUT OF YOU!    Here’s the thing: 99 out of 100 Real Estate brokers out...

Have you ever felt like you had reached a plateau and could go no higher? If so, you're not alone, many people sabotage their own success. This article teaches you how to reverse self sabotage. In my work as a real estate business coach for the past 14+ years, I have had many people present a similar question, "Why can't I be more successful? Why do I stop myself? I feel like I am my own worst enemy." If you've ever felt this way, you're probably suffering from a pattern of self sabotage in whi...

The Perfect Storm descended upon our industry a little over 3 years ago, and still continues to rage, although to a lesser degree. The waters are still turbulent.   However at Allison James Estates and Homes we have the storm jib deployed, the jack lines secured, our foul weather gear on and we’re sailing through the storm.   This is what every Realtor and every brokerage that has survived for the past three years has done. They’ve battened down the hatches and plowed through those tur...

Looking to augment your marketing efforts at little or no cost? A big part of a successful marketing plan is to differentiate yourself from other REALTORS®. This can be done in a number of ways, but needs to be thoroughly planned to dramatically enhance your overall marketing campaign.   Many people believe that creating a complex marketing campaign is expensive. Not necessarily true. After all, marketing shouldn’t cost, it should pay. A good marketing plan includes many collateral items...

Most salespeople get up from the negotiating table way too soon. How many times have you finished a listing presentation and you know you’ve done a great job but the client still hesitates, saying something like “we just want to think about it”? This is when many people would get up from the table, thank them and ask how long they will need to think it over (which is exactly the WRONG thing to do). As a professional, you need to have the persistence to stay at the table and find out ex...

Do you make the most out of our time off? Do you maximize your lunch hour and time off after work? How do you revitalize yourself to make sure you feel on top of the World?

Short Sale & Foreclosure Terms   Short Sale Terms Advertising- (or Publishing) A copy of the Notice of Trustee Sale must be published once a week for three weeks. Bankruptcy-Chapter 7 Often called a straight bankruptcy-involves the liquidation of all non-exempt by the bankruptcy trustee, who in turn distributes the proceeds to qualified creditors. All dischargeable debts are discharged and the person(s) filing receive a...

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Florida is one of the top short sale State’s in the country. As the leader in short sales in Tallahassee, I can tell you we have many solutions that we would address with Sarah, but each one is based upon factors that will be unique to each homeowner

You are better off cultivating your Sphere of Influence and expanding your personal database rather then buying leads. With some consistent effort you can quickly grow a very strong referral business from within. I teach it all the time with great results. Unfortunately as Richard said "there is no quick way to wealth" you must make a concertated effort. With that being said it is much easier then you think. Rich Levin www.RichLevin.com

Hi -- It is written that "the absolute cheapest and most effective is to pick up the phone and make calls. You can make just listed calls, just sold calls, open houses in the neighborhood calls, etc." Before calling anyone please read the FTC's cold calling information, such as: https://www.donotcall.gov/faq/faqbusiness.aspx and� http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt107.shtm...

Just read today online about the latest thing in technology to come from India. A 35$ tablet pc!! Wow! Apparently this is still in the prototype stage, but it is exciting nonetheless! Here is the link to the original article: http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/201769/indias_35_pc_is_the_future_of_computing.html?tk=hp_new This is the next step in the race between the iPad and the Tablet PC. There will always be the hard-core Mac fans, but for this price I think we can all a...

I have heard of deals where the second (notably HFC) has at the last minute demanded that the seller sign a deficiency note. They never talk to anyone; they just send it to escrow with a cover letter of demand. I have heard of some that do the same thing for commission, in spite of the HAFA and HAMP rules. I have also suspected them of just being on vacation or not enough staff and just never get around to it. I have also heard of deals where PMI comes in at the last minute and demands that both...

Hard to believe we are already near the end of July. How has the year treated you so far? While the shakeout in the industry continues, there are still some who have fared quite well. Why?   They have a plan to succeed: a good business plan including a complete marketing component. Today, real estate professionals have an incredible number of options: traditional marketing, Internet marketing, eMail, social media, brand marketing, farm mailings, listing syndication, signage and more.   In t...