Real Estate Systems Blog

Most people we talk to have more than one email address they like to receive emails to or have a significant other/family member that wants to be included. Up until recently I was copying pasting email addresses for other family members/spouses into the "To:" category in Top Producer. This was bo...

Have you ever meet a certain type of person that failure seems to not even be in there vocabulary?  Everything they do seems to lead to the right type of results.  Why is that?  I believe there are 3 major characteristics that can be found in these people (I know that you probably have better ide...

How many times do you think you type the same email just to a different person?  This dawned on me as I was sending an email to a loan officer checking in on the status for underwriting for a loan.  I basically type the same email to every loan officer and title company with only a couple varianc...

I fall into the classic category of the New Years Resolution group that "promises" to get fit.  I know, I know - 90% drop off in the 1st month - I used to be a Personal Trainer and saw it year after year.  In preparation for the new, healthy Travis in 2010, I re-read Body for Life by Bill Phillip...

Have you ever had a client write just a lights out testimonial?  Does that just send your day soaring?  I recently had a client I was working with send one of the nicest, most thought out testimonials I have ever seen and I am still on Cloud 9. "I recently had the pleasure of working with Travis ...

Have you ever forgot to change the price on a website or on a flyer?  Something that I have done to help me remember all the places we need to change with a price adjustment is making a custom action plan in Top Producer.  The action plan is very simple and would looks something like this: Change...

Have you ever heard the saying "Success Leaves Clues."  I was down in Austin about a month ago for Keller Williams Mega Camp and had the privilege to hear Gary Keller speak.  Gary talked about success leaving clues over and over again throughout the 2 days I was down there.  Sure does sound catch...

How often do we fall short of our goals?  How often to wish push ourselves beyond our own ability?  In our team meeting this past week I shared a great clip of a young man giving his very best on the football field (we are all very excited about football season). Here is the video from Facing the...

I have lost more notes than I care to admit.  It took me a while to change my habits of paper and post it notes but I cannot tell you how good it feels to have a clean desk and organized business.  I started using Top Producer about 3.5 years ago and wanted to share one of the most useful tools I...

I set up an account in Twitter a long time ago and have yet to make my first "Tweet."  I know with my OCD in full force, it would only be a matter of time before I am dropping 20-30 Tweets per day.  Is that good to do?  I don't even know!  I have even heard a story on a local radio station as I w...