In this shaky economy very few people would consider it a good career move to change their job–let alone quit to become a real estate agent. But there are a number of people who are doing just that. Why? What’s in it for them? Here are five reasons. 1. Lifeless Job From the honeymoon period to [...]
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7-Step Checklist for Growing Your Real Estate Business
August 29, 2012 by
You’ve been in real estate for a number of years. You’ve managed to stitch together a successful little one-man or -woman shop where you make one-and-a-half times more than you made when you worked for someone else. You’ve even hired an assistant or two. And the growth bug starts to bite. What should you do [...]
6 No-Fail Ways to Increase Your Annual Income
December 15, 2011 by
Would you like to make more money this year than you did last year…and continue that trend for the next ten years? Want to be the top sales professional in your field or find your way on to the Wall Street Journals list of top 400 agents in the nation someday? You can—but it’s not easy. [...]
How to Use Your MLS System for Growing Profits Every Week, Month and Year…
May 17, 2010 by
I just got a call from a client who shared a positively brilliant strategy for using your MLS system’s auto updating capabilities. See most MLS systems have the ability for you to put prospects into a “drip system” to receive auto-email updates of the kind and type of property their looking for. It’s a great [...]
How to Become a Leader: Tax Reform Advocate Norquist’s Advice
March 22, 2010 by
In a recent interview with U.S. News, tax reform advocate Grover Norquist shared three keys to becoming a leader in any high-pace environment: Work hard, do not whine and know where you are going. Let’s explore those three keys. Work Hard This is no secret. Succeeding in real estate [really, in any endeavor] depends on [...]
Your Real Estate Career: How to Create a Happy Ending
September 14, 2009 by
The ending is everything. That’s why Greek heroes like Odysseus–who were able to look beyond the present and plan several steps ahead–seemed to defy fate. In fact, men like Odysseus mimicked the Greek gods in their ability to tell the future. The comparison, today, is still valid. If you can think further ahead and patiently [...]
10 Critical Strategies for New Real Estate Agents in Any Market
October 22, 2008 by
The President of the United States gets 100 days to prove himself. You get less. A lot less. But like the President, what you do in the early days of your new career will largely determine whether you sink or swim. This is a time of opportunity for you. A chance to start fresh. A [...]
Michael Masterson’s Personal Productivity Secrets
July 3, 2008 by
Raise your hand if you know who Michael Masterson is. Okay, for those of you with non-raised arms, Micheal Masterson is founder of health, wealth and success e-newsletter Early to Rise. In less than 7 years, Masterson built a loyal following of over 250,000 people–whom he mentors to help them acheive their financial goals–through his [...]
Guarantee Your Success with This Strategic Planning Tool
November 30, 2007 by
Here’s a little piece of business wisdom that may or may not surprise you: The freedom, lifestyle and income you’ve always dreamed about depend upon you. It depends upon your patience and it depends upon your planning. In his 2001 book The 7 Keys to Marketing Genius marketing consultant Michael Daehn, writes: Many marketing books [...]