Consulting - Agent-Consumer Win-Win

<p> Alright, for this very first post on the <em><strong>Consulting - Agent-Consumer Win-Win</strong></em> group, I want to come totally clean with you. I&#39;m an ACRE (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.theconsultingtimes.com"><strong>Accredited Consultant in Real Estate</strong></a>). Actually, I&#39;m also on the ACRE Council and am an ACRE Coach. What that means to you is simple: .many of my thoughts, ideas, opinions, etc. could be biased. They&#39;re viewed through the prism of the ACRE program. And I&#39;ll unabashedly tell you <strong>I believe it to be the best, most giving, comprehensive, resource-laden program available to help agents who wish to enter the Consulting arena do so with confidence, knowing they are not alone ... they don&#39;t need to reinvent the wheel.</strong> </p> <p> HOWEVER, that being said, the intent here is to <strong>discuss Consulting as an option for your real estate practice.</strong> And much as I would love for you to be so excited about what you find here that you can&#39;t wait to get involved, <strong>our focus will be on the Consulting CONCEPT.</strong> As the heading to this post says &quot;<em><strong>A</strong></em><strong><em>CRE</em></strong> <em><strong>or not - The Landscape of Real Estate is Changing</strong></em>!!!&quot; With a marketplace that has been bombarded in recent years with all shapes and stripes of &quot;alternative&quot; models in real estate, an internet and media who have done their utmost to disparage the value of a Realtor in the consumer&#39;s eyes, and an economic environment that is forcing the consumer like never before to <strong>pay particularly close attention to much more than price ... but rather to the value they receive for every dollar they spend,</strong> the time has never been better to take a look at how we, as real estate professionals, can best serve both the consumer&#39;s needs... as well as our own! </p> <p> <img height="102" alt="What is Consulting?" hspace="5" width="181" align="left" vspace="5" border="5" src="/members/realtalk179/files/what_is_consulting.jpg" />To help introduce you to consulting as a concept (ok, sure there some ACRE stuff in there too!), please feel free to click the &quot;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.myreconsultants.com/IntroToConsultingPresentation.html"><strong>What Exactly IS Real Estate Consulting</strong></a>?&quot; graphic. It&#39;ll take you to a series of YouTube videos that focus on some of <strong>the challenges</strong> - and some of <strong>the solutions</strong> - that today&#39;s consumer, and we, as real estate practitioners, are facing. If you have questions, they may help to answer them. If you don&#39;t have questions, go ahead and watch the videos anyway. The may in fact generate some! </p> <p> <strong>So, we welcome you to join the discussion if ,,,</strong> </p> <ul> <li>You&#39; believe that providing choices to the consumer IS important </li> <li>You&#39;re fed up with working countless hours without a paycheck to show for it </li> <li>You&#39;re already providing Consulting services and are open to the give and take of ideas with like-minded people </li> <li>You don&#39;t really believe Consulting is your cup of tea ... but are curious to know what the fuss is all about </li> <li>You&#39;re a Broker who thinks this might be a resource to energize the agents in your office </li> <li>You&#39;ve participated in one of the other Consulting programs and are curious about the difference </li> </ul> <p> We&#39;d love to have your questions, comments, and participation! </p> <p> Oh, by the way..if any time you&#39;d like to learn more about the ACRE program in particular, simply send an email directly to <a href="mailto:ACRE_RT@homeslady.com"><strong>ACRE_RT@homeslady.com</strong></a>. You&#39;ll receive a detailed auto-responder giving you all sorts of additional information about our program. And, of course, if you decide you&#39;d like to become an ACRE Consultant yourself, simply <a target="_blank" href="http://www.acrealestate.info/ref/FG195"><strong>CLICK HERE</strong></a>. And, yes, we are a <strong>RealTown Approved Vendor.</strong> </p>