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Buyers have been known to change their mind or get cold feet after they negotiate a purchase contract. Often, the buyer will use an excuse to terminate by not responding to a counteroffer or refusing to buy due to an inspection finding. In real estate, this is known as “walking”. If a contract ha...
11/04/2008
Excellent sales agents learn to tell when it is ok to pursue a sale and when they should wait. There will be times when you come across an opportunity to enter into someone else’s life due to special circumstances and form a relationship with that particular individual, who, at some point may bec...
10/29/2008
A Limited Liability Company or LLC, is a hybrid entity bringing together some of the best features of partnerships and corporations. An LLC is often a better entity for tax purposes. LLCs provide the liability protection of corporations without the double taxation. Profits and losses pass through...
10/29/2008
S Corporations are often more attractive to small business owners than the corporation is. The S Corporation has some appealing tax benefits and still provides business owners with the liability protection of a corporation. With an S Corporation, income and losses are passed to shareholders and i...
10/27/2008
An Accredited Land Consultant is a real estate designation geared towards REALTORS® that specialize in land brokerage transactions such as: farms and ranches, undeveloped tracts of land, transitional and development land, subdivision and wholesaling of lots and site selection and assemblage of l...
10/27/2008
Show your Real Estate exam preparation guide to your prospective client and ask how many of the questions they would be able to answer correctly. Then rest your case. Although the pre-license course is relatively short, it covers a wealth of material related to the financial, legal, ethical, tax,...
10/22/2008
Although you may have decided to be your own agent when you became a Realtor®, joining an existing team within your brokerage may make sense, especially for new agents. Be sure to research and understand the way the team is set up and what the commission share will be, before you sign up. Even in...
10/22/2008
Any and all types of people can succeed in a real estate career and many originate from fields such as retailing, teaching, communications, government, and the armed forces. According to a National Association of Realtors (NAR) Members Profile, nearly 70% of sales agents came to real estate from ...
10/21/2008
Negotiating is an art. Many oriental cultures have perfected this art and are worth emulating. These cultures have learned that a good negotiator takes his/her time, learns everything there is to learn about the client or “opponent,” and tries to arrive at a win-win situation. What tools do you u...
10/21/2008
What do you think? In this day and age of free, easy, effective marketing options, is placing a classified ad still a valid method of advertising? What kinds of results have you had through advertising in the classifieds? According to The Real Estate Wiki,  classified ads might not draw the same ...
10/20/2008
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