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KAREN SANCHEZ, ...Marketing your home like no one else will. ( Reputable Realty)

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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

She should start shadowing you to see what happens in the "real" world of real estate and not in textbooks or HGTV.

Jul 18, 2017 02:29 PM
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Raj Taj
RE/MAX - Lake Bluff, IL
Drive By Blessings!

At least you're not "water boarding" (waterboarding) her, that's what I first thought at first glance.

Jul 18, 2017 02:00 PM
Rainmaker
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Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

Get a mentor REALTOR® first. Then take a mortgage banker to lunch once a week to learn financing.

Jul 18, 2017 02:35 PM
Rainmaker
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Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

teach your new agent how to market to make her phone ring..... 

Jul 18, 2017 02:21 PM
Rainmaker
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Karen,

I would let her know about the company culture and what is needed and expected of her.  Like John Bear the term "water boarding" came to mind. A

Jul 18, 2017 02:03 PM
Rainmaker
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

Same as for him:

have a business plan

have a daily schedule to manage your time

prospect every day

ask for the business and ask for the referral

Jul 18, 2017 02:59 PM
Rainmaker
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Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

Focus on client's goals.

Jul 18, 2017 03:28 PM
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Work your sphere!

Also, networking, volunteering, open house coverage and farming are wonderful ways to get a jump start, Karen!

Jul 18, 2017 03:24 PM
Rainmaker
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Harry F. D'Elia III
WEDO Real Estate and Beyond, LLC - Phoenix, AZ
Investor , Mentor, GRI, Radio, CIPS, REOs, ABR

obtain a mentor and start learning how to put deal$ together

Jul 18, 2017 02:31 PM
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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

 

 Please see my blog post for new agents

Jul 18, 2017 04:41 PM
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

We just had someone start fresh the other day. I just looked at her & felt sorry for her. I wish I could do a mind meld & help her out but that's not possible. 

A mentor or she needs a coach.

Jul 18, 2017 03:40 PM
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Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

Make no promises you can't fulfill and expect questions with notes taken so you will not repeat yourself.

Jul 18, 2017 03:13 PM
Rainmaker
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Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Keep their achievement drive high, make sure their positive energy is strong and keep them coachable! 

Jul 18, 2017 02:26 PM
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Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Build a database and stay in contact with everybody in it.

Jul 18, 2017 02:09 PM
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hopefully this agent has a firm grasp on reality and enough income to fuel their business and life's expenses for at least six months.  As soon as the discussion about paid vacation, the benefits package and gas reimbursement enters the picture -- you know you have "lost" them.  

Jul 19, 2017 12:48 AM
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Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® e-Pro CRS RCS-D Vets
Big Block Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
CEO of Vision Drive Realty - Coastal San Diego

I got it today on my Podcast from our guests Brian & Lynn (managers) from The F.C. Tucker Company Keystone office:

  1. Allow everyone to win. Sometimes getting the best result for your client means allowing someone else to think they got one over on you, and that’s okay if you know you’re getting the result your client wants.
  2. Do your clients hire you with the hope and expectation that you’ll use the most substantial monetary transaction in their lives to explore and express your personal emotional state?

    Always remember you are not the principle — and the transaction belongs to the principles. Your advice matters. Your experience and expertise matter. But you, personally, don’t.

 

Jul 18, 2017 08:48 PM
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Anthony Acosta - ALLATLANTAcondos.com
Harry Norman, REALTORS® - Atlanta, GA
Associate Broker

Work with a mentor 

Jul 18, 2017 06:49 PM
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Have her start taking GRI courses and learn how to build a sustainable 'real' business. I also like new agents to have 'case studies' and fill out all kinds of contracts until they really know them top to bottom. And of course prospect prospect prospect.

Jul 18, 2017 04:30 PM
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763,883
Tony Lewis
Summit Real Estate Group - Valencia, CA
Summit Real Estate Group Valencia & Aliso Viejo

Listen and learn, be a sponge and absorb as much knowledge as quickly as possible.

Jul 18, 2017 04:01 PM
Rainmaker
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Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Good Question, she needs to keep a part time job till she has 3 deals under her belt and can put back into marketing.

 

Jul 18, 2017 03:08 PM
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Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

John Bear nailed this one!

Jul 19, 2017 05:00 AM
Rainmaker
544,014
Dave Halpern
Dave Halpern Real Estate Agent, Inc., Louisville, KY (502) 664-7827 - Louisville, KY
Louisville Short Sale Expert

Hang out with the agents who are doing at least $10 million annual volume. Learn what they're doing. There's room for everyone.

Jul 18, 2017 08:35 PM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Never stop...

  • Learning
  • Marketing
Jul 18, 2017 07:31 PM
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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

Decide dear new agent, just how you want to go out.

Expire a pasta death where you lose your fabric and just dissolve and no one notices.

Go out like a ROMAN CANDLE, in all it's glory.

I trust you choose the latter, because the former will leave you $12,000 poorer, owning the IRS and ashamed of burning the bridges to your existing sphere of influence.

Instead, identity that which you are most resistant to doing and do THAT for the next two weeks. If you are unable to master your fear, this is not the place for you. But those two weeks will prove the be the most fundamental of your life regardless of where you end up.

Jul 18, 2017 06:14 PM
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Sybil Campbell
Fernandina Beach, FL
Referral Agent Amelia Island Florida

I agree with Nina Hollander.

Jul 18, 2017 05:19 PM
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

Shadow a good producer.

Jul 19, 2017 12:49 PM
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Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

I hope that on-boarding is not similar to water-boarding.  

Jul 19, 2017 05:42 AM
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Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Hopefully you have a good training program that will introduce her to the real life of an agent not what she learned in her real estate classes. Then find a mentor to implement how she wants to do business..it's her business and needs to be treated as such.

Jul 19, 2017 05:39 AM
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Brenda Mayette
Miranda Real Estate Group, Inc. - Glenville, NY
Getting results w/ knowledge & know-how!

Find a patient, positive & experienced agent to mentor her. 

Jul 19, 2017 04:48 AM
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911,338
Jeff Pearl
RE/MAX Distinctive / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA
Full Service Full Time Realtor

Manage her money. Develop a marketing strategy. Affordable website, get domain name, identify farm areas, post card mailing strategy, camera for photos and videos, practice listing presentation, volunteer to hold open houses, attend training classes for mls, contracts, identify all the technology and acccounts she will use like facebook pages, linked in , g+, youtube, blogging platforms, etc.

Jul 19, 2017 04:38 AM
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Steve Bracero
Heisler and Mattson - Shrewsbury, MA
First Time Homebuyer and Investor Specialist

This is all really good advice! As a newer agent myself, I think she needs to understand she needs to market herself consistently to not be apart of the 85%+ of agents that leave the field within 2 years. 

Jul 19, 2017 01:43 AM
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Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

KAREN SANCHEZ - well, explore the sphere of influence and you are a winner!

Jul 18, 2017 10:48 PM
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Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

To stick to the experienced agent and learn as much as she can for min a year.

Jul 18, 2017 10:29 PM
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Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

 Go go go or gone. Get busy!

Jul 18, 2017 07:48 PM
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Olga Simoncelli
Veritas Prime, LLC dba Veritas Prime Real Estate - New Fairfield, CT
CONSULTANT, Real Estate Services & Risk Management

Modify her expectations for the first year.

Jul 18, 2017 06:31 PM
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William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

Call everyone you know and keepp calling

Jul 18, 2017 06:18 PM
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Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

Get a government job with a pension and paid vacation time. In reality, if one has a great trainer, mentor and leader, they can get the best advice to succeed in real estate.  I see so many new agents heading to the big franchises to be gone in only a couple of months. 

Jul 18, 2017 06:14 PM
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Treat everyone you meet as a potential prospect, no matter where you are. Build a database and stay in touch.

Jul 18, 2017 05:32 PM
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Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

Listen, learn then jump-in

Jul 18, 2017 05:17 PM
Rainmaker
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Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

KAREN SANCHEZ Get her into your training and mentoring program. She needs to get off the ground running without having to reinvent the wheel.

Jul 19, 2017 09:46 AM
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Belinda Spillman
Aspen Lane Real Estate Colorful Colorado - Aurora, CO
Colorado Living!

She should try to shadow seasoned agents for as long as they will allow it.  Assist in open houses and whatever else she can be a part of.

Jul 19, 2017 09:13 AM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Find a seasoned mentor and leave the business inside and out. Not just how to get business but how to manage a business as well. 

Jul 19, 2017 06:29 AM
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Michael J. Perry
KW Elite - Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA Relo Specialist

Select a niche or a very specific Geo Area !

Jul 19, 2017 05:45 AM
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Christina Toole
Seed Branding Agency - Henderson, NV
I design real estate offices to fit your brand.

To work from the office as much as possible. This way she can overhear valuable conversations and scripts that seasoned agents are having with their clients. Also, letting others listen in and critique her is invaluable.  In my experience, most agents love to help and share their knowledge. 

Aug 17, 2017 09:43 AM