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Spice Up Your Networking to Boost Business

Scott Newman

By Scott Newman

Every real estate professional has experienced it: those slow times, the off-months, the hot streaks that suddenly go cold… call them what you will but when things turn sluggish at the office, it can not only be a confidence and momentum-killer but also a disaster for your business plan.  So how do you avoid the roller coaster of income fluctuations typical of ...

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Private Lenders…Where are Your Borrowers? Tips for Finding Qualified Borrowers

Borrowers

How do you find people to lend to as a private lender?

TRUE STORY:  I was golfing with a friend of mine, and we were talking about the federal reserve and how banks make money.  As we were walking up a steep grade to the picturesque 7th hole (I always walk the course unless in a scramble or tournament) ...

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Developing and Protecting Your “Expert Status”

Expert

In any business, there is something that you as an individual should strive to be known for and that is your “expert status”. When I say this I’m not talking about putting yourself above another person or about being better than another individual.

What I am talking about is merely that when someone thinks about your niche or a particular real estate investing ...

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Gen Y Agents and Boomer Clients: Getting Beyond ‘You Look So Young!’

Michelle Flaherty Philbrook

By Michelle Flaherty Philbrook

A while back, I got a call on a condo listing of mine. The potential buyers were a retirement-age couple looking for a new place just large enough for their kids to stop by for a visit, but just small enough that their fledglings couldn’t fully return to the nest.

I showed the condo, and when it wasn’t a fit, I ...

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Are You Skipping Over the Commercial?

Anand Patel

Anand Patel

By Anand Patel

The invention of the DVR was a beautiful thing. According to ACNielson, the marketing research firm, by 2011 more than 40 percent of U.S. households had DVRs giving families the ability to breeze right over TV commercials and get right back into their favorite shows. Who wants to watch annoying commercials for products and services you have no interest in, ...

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Are You a Smart Casual or Business Casual?

Dolores Esanu

By Dolores Esanu

It’s 2013 and we’re revamping our lives and even our closets. Some things fit, some things don’t, and some we hope will fit again. In business, the thinly veiled line of what’s acceptable is becoming even more transparent. One hundred years ago, for a businessman, nothing less was expected than a tailored three-piece suit. Post-war American, working women wore sweater sets and ...

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Stop Ineffective Networking: Tips for Investors on Making Connections in 2013

Networking

With the New Year upon us, take a minute and ask yourself – are you networking effectively? If you are merely running around handing out business cards you are selling yourself short. The term networking is a buzz word that just won’t go away, and for good reason, because the importance has changed very little over time. ...

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Shameless YPN Plug

Cory Brewer

By Cory Brewer

Last week I spent some time with my local YPN planting trees at a nearby park.  Next week we are hosting an elegant networking event in ther 43rd floor penthouse at the newest condo tower in downtown Bellevue, Wash., complete with valet parking and a red carpet.  In the past 12 months, we have also hosted free clock hour classes, educational panels, ...

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Joining My Local Board of REALTORS®

Jennifer A. Klein

By Jennifer Klein

I’m a two-year chair of the Placer County Association of REALTORS® Young Professionals Network and I was recently nominated to the 2013 Placer County Association of REALTORS® Board of Directors. In my video below, I share why and how I became involved with the board, as well as the benefits of getting involved in your local association.

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What is Your Referability?

Jason O'Neil

By Jason O’Neil

Referrals, referrals, referrals. We all get them and we all want more. We want referrals from our lenders, our title reps, our barbers, our past clients, and we especially want them from other agents. We love referrals because they are easy leads. They are not faceless Internet leads or the sometimes abrupt sign calls; they are real people who are friends ...

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