5 Benefits of Launching a Real Estate Career in a Slow...
Have you been thinking about launching a real estate career? If so, you may have some concerns about the state of the housing market, given the COVID-19 outbreak and the impending recession. Being cautious is wise, especially considering how deeply the 2008 recession impacted the housing market. But I have some good news for you: This 2020 recession is nothing like the 2008 recession …
Real Estate Book Review – Shift: How Top Real Es...
In Shift: How Top Real Estate Agents Tackle Tough Times, Gary Keller, Dave Jenkins, and Jay Papasan provide 12 tactics for getting your real estate business through a recession. Originally published during the Great Recession in 2009, is this book still relevant to today’s real estate agents? As you’re well aware, COVID-19 has pushed us all into the next recession a bit earlier than …
What You Need to Double-Check When Staging a Home
Today’s post comes courtesy of fellow recession-proof community member, Paulette. To help your sellers get the best price on a quick sale, make sure you’re following Paulette’s tips for double-checking when staging a home. What You Need to Double-Check When Staging a Home In her article, professional home stager Sveta Melchuk contemplated the necessity of home staging, which has been a phenomenon for decades. …
25+ Ways to Make Money as a Real Estate Agent
You already know the ways to make money buying and selling real estate. That’s not what we’re talking about here. We’re talking about the many ways you can make money on the side. As a real estate agent, you have connections and skills you can easily leverage into entirely new income streams. Without quitting your day job as a real estate agent. In fact, …
Can You Make Money Selling Home Warranties?
Today’s post comes courtesy of Kate Bregovic. Have you ever thought about making a little extra cash by offering home warranties to your real estate clients? Kate will show you how it’s done! Can You Make Money Selling Home Warranties? It’s true that there is a lot of controversy regarding home warranties. Many people question whether they are really worth the money. However, data …
Clever Ways to Grow Your Real Estate Income During the...
What’s your plan to grow your real estate income during the next recession? Are you going to double-down on prospecting and hope there are enough buyers and sellers in the market to keep you afloat? Or do you have a clever way to infuse your real estate business with a fresh income stream? Now, I’m not saying prospecting alone won’t work. But when real …
How to Make Money Blogging About Real Estate
This post was originally published in January of 2018. Here’s is the updated version. How to Make Money Blogging About Real Estate If you’ve read 5 Reasons Every Agent Needs a Strong Real Estate Blog, you already know about the game-changing benefits a blog provides to your real estate business. But there’s one spectacular benefit we haven’t discussed in-depth: how your blog can become …
How to Get Third Mortgage Loans from Lenders
This post comes courtesy of one of our readers. If you’re in need of some serious money, consider Tara’s tips for landing a third mortgage. How to Get Third Mortgage Loans from Lenders There may be some unforeseen situation in your life when you need more money, and you just don’t have it. Various types of loans from banks, financial institutions, or private lenders …
Do Open Houses Still Work in 2020 and Beyond?
Many agents are asking “do open houses still work?” If you’ve ever wasted a Saturday afternoon at an empty open house, you’ve probably asked yourself this very question. And there are conflicting statistics about the efficiency of today’s open houses, so should you be investing your time in them? Or let them go? In this post, we’ll answer the big question: Do open houses …
How to Start a Real Estate Business
Have you ever wondered how to start a real estate business? Real estate is a hot career path, and for good reason. Real estate allows you to be your own boss and offers unlimited income potential. And it doesn’t require a college degree. But launching a real estate career is similar to launching a new business start-up. You need to know how to start …
Real Estate Side Hustle Alert: Digital Product Creatio...
Digital product creation is a genius way for real estate agents to create a largely passive income stream to supplement their real estate commissions. And you can tie your digital products into your existing real estate business so it feels more like a natural extension of your business and less like a side hustle. If you’re not familiar with the term, digital products are …
How to Get More Listings, Sell them Faster, and Make M...
Today’s post comes courtesy of Sveta Melchuk, professional home stager. If your listing business is stalling, your going to want to check out her tips on using home staging to get more listings, sell them faster, and make more money! Hint: you don’t have to offer free staging to your sellers to leverage the power of staging! Read on for some insider info. How …
