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What day(s) are you free to look at houses?

There are a lot of buyers taking advantage of the home buying tax credit, the low mortgage rates and the low prices created by bank owned and short sale listings. As an agent your task is to find these buyers and then make sure that they use you when they purchase their next home.
The fact [...]


Agent websites are just as important as the company site

Don’t have a website? Or do you have a website but the website never results in business? Some agents rely on the company website and see no need in having a website of their own nor do they see the need in spending time and money on their personal website to make it productive. This [...]


Did the tax credit help you sell homes this year?

Did the tax credit help you sell a home or two more this year?  Would you like to see it extended?  NAR is asking Realtors to let the government know.


Open houses are a great way to meet buyers and possible sellers

Open houses are a great way to meet buyers and possible sellers and sometimes they even help deliver a buyer for the house being held open.  As a new agent for times when you are not certain what to do next, I would suggest holding open an office listing that is in a high traffic area. You can [...]


Your buyers will appreciate your great attitude!

What Do Buyers Appreciate?
I asked Irena and Suzanne Aistrop to offer their insight to this question.  Irena and Suzanne are multi-million dollar producing agents with Watson Realty Corp. in Central Florida.
When working with buyers real estate agents may be surprised to learn that it’s the simple personality traits that are most appealing. Simply enjoying what you do can make a [...]


If you are waiting on their call, call them

It is not unusual to hear a real estate agent sitting in the office explain that they are “waiting on a call.”  It will be to your benefit if you learn early on if you are expecting someone to call you, call them. 
Agents will find themselves waiting for a buyer to call them after they showed a [...]