You want to be successful as a real estate agent AND another career at the same time? You'll note I didn't use the term "part-time agent" in the title, because in my view doing real estate right involves a full time mindset and commitment. So how do you succeed at two careers at once?Solo or T
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11/07/2023
24 hours.One brain.One heart.One soul.That's what I've got to work with on a daily basis.I'm an engineer, an introvert, an analyzer, show me data and I'll draw my own conclusions.In real estate, there is ALWAYS drama. The news cycles thrive on lawsuits, business disruptors, and whatever else tha
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10/31/2023
If you survey the real estate forums, there is concern amongst the ranks about the latest lawsuits. What will be the outcome? Will buyer's agents go the way of the dodo?A statement I see frequently is "Agents who can prove their value will do fine".So how to you go about proving your value is m
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10/24/2023
One of the benefits of blogging is if you do it properly, you can post and forget about it. If you're careful about how you write and what you do and don't include, a post can still be effective a decade (or more) later.We have certain posts that continue to generate contacts year after year, bu
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10/17/2023
Everyone needs help at some point, be it here in the Rain or elsewhere.I've been here in the Rain for a long, long time and one of the things that differentiates this place from other real estate forums is the general willingness of community members to help other community members.Things aren't
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10/10/2023
ActiveRain is my first stop for outbound referrals. We've been here since 2006 and love the community and the ability to get to know agents coast to coast and even some outside the borders of the USA. We get to see what they know, how they interact, what motivates them, etc. The interaction tha
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10/03/2023
When you have as many furballs as we have, routines are important.Don't sleep past X time.Don't put them all to bed before Z time.Know that if you're late feeding them, they're going to let you know you're late!As their humans, we have our routines in taking care of them, and they know their part
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09/26/2023
No, I'm not literally taking my clients' shoes and trying them on! I'm about comfortable footwear that are easy on/off when showing houses, and that's about the end of my interest in shoes!But what we've been doing is spending a lot of time walking in our clients' shoes (figuratively) for the la
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09/19/2023
Your reputation is at risk with every blog post. You're being watched and first impressions formed.Even if you don't have any comments on a post, you're being watched, just check your stats if you need proof.Some people lurk, some engage, either way, people are out there and what you post matter
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09/12/2023
Back in my Navy days my last job was as the ship's Ordnance Officer. Guns, missiles, associated radars and the men that kept them running were my responsibility. If you're a young man in his early 20s, could there be a better job on a ship than to stand out on the bridge wing as a practice miss
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09/05/2023
