In this article, I will share the 5 most important types of real estate relationships and ways to enhance those relationships.

1. Connect with Yourself
2. Build Stronger Relationships with Coworkers and other Agents
3. Meet More People and Become Friends with Them on Facebook
4. Stay Top of Mind with Your Sphere of Influence
5. Nurture Key Business Partners

In this article I will share ways real estate agents can spend their holidays alone.

1. Mental Check Yourself
2. Get Your Muscles Loose and Dopamine Flowing
3. Breakfast of Holiday Champions
4. The Rest of the Holiday Day

Understanding your environment and the factors that affect it are fundamentals for running your own real estate business. Take your morning commute for example. You check the traffic and weather to before leaving your home to see how they will affect your journey to work. If there is a car accident, you can plan accordingly. 

In this article, I will address and make predictions about the 5 factors that affect your real estate business: the economy, technology, government regulations, consumer demand, and your competition.

Starting any new career can be daunting. There's a lot to learn for new real estate agents but the key to success comes down to confidence. By taking the time to build a solid foundation, you’ll learn that the rest of the pieces will seamlessly fall into place. From building long-term online relationships to listing presentations, there's a level of success and positive energy that stems from feeling knowledgeable and self-assured.

1. Remain Positive and Energetic
2. Find a Mentor
3. Never Stop Learning
4. Learn All You Can About Your Market
5. Designate Answers for Common Questions
6. Be Patient
7. Have a Clear Marketing Plan
8. Prepare for the Worst
9. Practice, Practice, Practice
10. Add Fuel to Your Tank
11. Celebrating Small Wins

When will it ever stop? The tiny little tasks fall from the sky like leaves from trees. They are raked up into big overwhelming piles. You need to organize that big mound into tiny collections of similar-shaped leafs to stay afloat. Do you do it yourself? Or is it time to ask for help?

Back to work after an extended vacation?Jetlagged from your trip across the globe? Or even just need to easily transition back to productivity after a long weekend? This is how you can take a much needed week (or more) of relaxation and still continue to generate leads for your real estate business.

For most Americans, buying a home is their biggest financial asset, which means it’s also very stressful. Between finding a home in their budget, in the right neighborhood, and with the right amenities – anything that will help smooth out the process needs to be considered. One tactic every agent should implement is having a strong and reliable relationship with their lender. Mutual, a lender can add a ton of value to an agent’s network and an agent can add value to the lender’s network. That’s why agents and lenders need to go together and have a relationship like peas and carrots.

In this article, I will show you how real estate agents can benefit from having a strong relationship with their lender.

Have you heard? The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points, according to a Yahoo article -  for the first time in over 10 years. Mortgages account for the biggest category of debt in the US and has been decreasing since November 2018. Based on Freddie Mac data, “…the average rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage dropped from 4.94% in November to 3.75% mid-July.” Additionally, according to a WSJ article, “…mortgage rates will actually be at the lowest they’ve been since 2016”.  So, what does all of this mean for your real estate leads and clients? 

First off, let’s review the reasons the Federal Reserve lowers interest rates.

For most real estate agents, Facebook was not a subject offered at school. That’s forced agents to find lessons on open source or free educational websites to learn how to use Facebook. Locating these sources and other learn comprehensive strategies for optimizing or fully integrating Facebook into their business is difficult. To help you get started on integrating social media into your real estate business, let’s discuss the ways agents should leverage Facebook.

In this article, we will explore Facebook and discuss different utilization strategies that real estate agents can use to get the most out of Facebook.