Laura Foreman's (lauraforeman) Blog

Want a surefire way to stay on track to reach your goals? Track! Tracking has many benefits and may even help you to reach your goals. Here are some of the great benefits of tracking:It makes you more accountable. Whether you’re tracking your daily lead generating activities or you’re tracking yo...

Although the real estate market is recovering in most areas, inventory is still tight. Potential sellers may be on the fence about listing their homes—maybe they owe more than it’s worth or they’re not sure if they’re ready to move just yet. This may leave many potential buyers frustrated by the ...

Many real estate professionals pursue success only to have it elude them time after time. Sure, they set goals, commit to daily lead generating activities and offer great service to their clients, but they seem to miss something along the way, and what they’re missing prevents them from reaching ...

Want to take control of your time and get more done? Create a routine. A routine is defined as “a prescribed, detailed course of action to be followed regularly.” Now, that doesn’t sound very exciting, but no matter how spontaneous we like to think we are, we’re creatures of habit and routine. Yo...

We’re all looking for ways to make better use of our time. After all, life is short and our time is important. Here are three things to do to help you use your time wisely, that may also make you more satisfied at work.Analyze your time. How do you spend your time? If you’ve ever complained that ...

Want to truly connect with your clients, loved ones or anyone who’s made a difference in your life? Get out a pen and a personal note and write them a hand-written message. That’s right—we’re going old school. In our technology-driven society, hardly anyone writes anymore. We email or text a shor...

Want to stay at the top of your clients’ minds? Three words: consistently provide value. Providing value to your clients helps you to become their trusted advocate for all things real estate. They’ll think of you when they’re buying a home, when they’re deciding to list their home and even when t...

Selling a home can be a stressful and emotional process for many people. Take the stress out by delivering one of these Pop-Bys to your current sellers.Packing supplies. Ease the pain of moving by delivering boxes, bubble wrap and tape to your sellers. Add your personal touch to it with tape that...

As Joe Niego, America’s best listing agent, says, “Align what you do with what you want.” In order to carve out time for yourself and what’s important to you, it’s critical to implement structure in your day. One of the easiest ways to do this is to plan your year, month, week and day based on yo...

Successful real estate professionals are productive each and every day. They weren’t born more productive than anyone else; they’ve developed the good habits required to make every day the most productive. Here are five seemingly small habits that can help you become more productive, starting tod...