Best Real Estate Blog Posts of 2019 from Recession-Pro...
As we wave a fond farewell to 2019 and welcome 2020, we wanted to look back over some of our most popular and most useful posts from the past year. Here’s the Top 10 Countdown of our best posts of 2019… Best Real Estate Blog Posts of 2019 from Recession-Proof Realtor® 10. 18 Ways to Invest in Real Estate As a real estate professional, …
Gift Guide: Holiday Gifts For Real Estate Clients
‘Tis the season of giving! Which can be tricky when you need to buy lots of holiday gifts for real estate clients… Real Estate Client Gift Guide to the rescue! In this post, you’ll find the perfect holiday gifts to wow your real estate clients without breaking the bank. We’re turning to our favorite place for creative gifts with a personal touch: Etsy! If …
Tips for Investing In Buy-To-Let Investments with UK P...
Today’s post comes from Geneva, a reader in the UK. If you have ever considered buy-to-let investment properties, check out her tips! Do you have a topic to share? Contact Me! I love hearing your ideas. Tips for Investing In Buy-To-Let Investments with UK Property Investment Companies Investing in real estate can offer a lot of benefits. If your buy-to-let property is flourishing, other …
Top 10 Real Estate Website Tips to Boost Income
This post was originally published in October 2018. Here’s the new and improved version! Top 10 Real Estate Website Tips to Boost Income Is your website working as hard as you do? Today we’ve got some killer real estate website tips to boost your income. Most agents underestimate the power of a good website. In fact, some agents still think they can get by …
How to Follow Up on Real Estate Leads
Studies have repeatedly proven that you don’t convert a lead to a client in a single conversation. It typically takes 7-8 touches for a lead to become your client. If you want to boost your production in real estate, you need to learn how to follow up on real estate leads. This idea becomes increasingly important in a cooling housing market. Back when the …
Real Estate Prospecting Ideas for Slow Markets
When real estate markets change, the same old real estate prospecting ideas need to be tweaked accordingly. In a strong market, you have the freedom to be a little sloppy with your prospecting. With so many buyers and sellers, you can make a few phone calls, send a few texts, and land a new client. But when the market slows, it’s going to take …
How to Recession-Proof Your Real Estate Business Expen...
A recession changes your real estate business expenses. During the strong real estate market, when deals were closing consistently every month, we had a whole lot of wiggle room with our real estate business expenses. We didn’t have to worry about the nickels and dimes because the next deal was right around the corner. And it was actually more cost-effective to accept a few …
6 Changes to Make In Your Real Estate Business Before ...
If you’re an economics nerd (like me!), you may have heard chatter recently about the yield curve inverting. In fact, the yield curve has now been inverted for more than a full quarter. I won’t bore you with the nitty-gritty, but this is big news for real estate agents because an extended inverted yield curve historically indicates that a recession will start in late …
Is NOW a Good Time to Get a Real Estate License?
Many aspiring real estate agents want to know if NOW is a good time to get a real estate license. We’ve all heard that the next recession is right around the corner. We’ve certainly seen real estate growth slow over the last year or two in much of the country. Given that the housing market is getting softer, is this the right time to …
The 5 Best Podcasts for Real Estate Agents
Today, we’re looking at the 5 best podcasts for real estate agents. Podcasts are a genius tool for real estate agents! They offer a convenient means of professional growth and development. You can listen while driving to the office, catching a bite between appointments, or hitting the treadmill. And today’s podcast hosts aren’t holding back; they’re offering complete real estate education and training, full …
How to Plan a Year’s Worth of Real Estate Blog I...
This post was originally published in September 2018. Here’s the new and improved version! Coming up with real estate blog ideas and scheduling them isn’t as hard as most people make it out to be. I’ve been a professional real estate blogger for a few years now (you may see me on Inman from time-to-time, but I mostly ghostwrite Realtor® blogs), and today I’m …
Top 5 Best Books for New Real Estate Agents
Today we’re looking at the best books for new real estate agents. Because, let’s face it, your real estate courses did very little (if anything!) to actually prepare you for a career in real estate. You need to know how to actually build a successful real estate business of your own. And that’s exactly what you’ll get from these 5 books. Here are the …