It’s a well-known fact that the number one priority for savvy investors is to make sure that their money is protected so they can sleep at night. This same principal applies to real estate. Although achieving the highest possible price is important when selling your home, it’s also important to focus equally on how selling […]
Seller Considerations: Tick, Tock, Goes the Interest Rate Clock
Seller Considerations: Memories Can Be Priceless
Seller Considerations: Memories Can Be Priceless
An investment in a home is unlike most other investments. Unlike stocks, bonds, and gold certificates, real estate is tangible. That’s why it’s so difficult to put a value on real estate. When determining a value of a home, many experts believe “the value of a home is determined by what someone is willing to […]
Seller Considerations: To Sell Now or to Wait, History Holds the Answer
It’s a conundrum. If you sell now, you could miss out on appreciation. But if you wait, the window of opportunity could close. What do you do if you’re selling your home? Should you sell your home now or wait until later? It’s so tempting to get caught up in all the media hype that […]
Prospecting: Mid-Year Preparations: Listings, Listings, Listings!
You know the facts. Most real estate business is driven by listings. That being said, the best way to prepare for success in the second half of 2013 is to carry an inventory of good listings into the rest of the year. The good news for the agents that do have listings is that […]
Prospecting: Key Phrases That Guarantee Call Backs
A common problem facing everyone in sales involves getting prospective clients to return phone calls. It’s not uncommon for agents to feel like a prospect is avoiding them when they’ve left several messages and don’t get a response. And, it’s true that some people are just plain rude and will ignore you if they’ve decided […]
Seller Considerations: Interest Rate Increases Will Close Sellers Window of Opportunity
The opportunities for a homeowner selling their home couldn’t be more ideal. Competition from other listed properties is declining. Sales are way up and mortgage interest rates are still very low. But, people selling their homes may not want to wait to assume that present conditions will be the status-quo during the coming months. […]
Seller Considerations: The Real Estate Industry Will Lead Us Back to Prosperity
Many experts agree, The Housing Industry led us into the great recession, and it will lead us out of it. That is exactly what’s happening. As the real estate and housing industries have recently begun to recover, so is the economy. There are a number of reasons for this belief: The Housing Industry employs millions […]
Business Management: Motivating Yourself by Building the Perfect Strategy for Every Client
Most successful agents have many buyers and sellers. The key to great success involves 3 very important steps: Choosing the right people to work with so the time spent is highly productive Creating a Strategy for each hot buyer, existing listing and hot listing prospect Having the motivation and energy to provide the highest […]