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by Eric Smith 01/12/2021
Whether you live in a flood, hurricane, or tornado zone, you want to make sure your home is ready to stand up to whatever mother nature can hurl its way. The best time to storm-proof your home is before severe weather strikes and well in advance of warnings of imminent…
by Eric Smith 01/12/2021
Real estate teams have been around for decades, but you can be forgiven for not being familiar with them if youâre new to real estate or work in a market where teams arenât very active. Over the past few years, new tactics like expansion teams have boosted the…
by Eric Smith 12/12/2020
Building a new home is a perfect opportunity to customize your space according to your own needs and wants -- and it can also feel completely overwhelming. Many homes built from the ground up will require the new owner to make more than one thousand decisions about…
by Eric Smith 12/12/2020
If you've never fixed and flipped a home before -- but you've watched enough HGTV think it looks like fun -- then you might not think you need a real estate agent to help with the process. What can an agent tell you that you don't already know?
by Eric Smith 11/12/2020
Most people have heard of a franchise before and at least sort of understanding what it is and why someone would join a franchise, and some of that information does translate to real estate â but when it comes to choosing a brokerage, most new agents especially…
by Eric Smith 11/12/2020
The best and the worst thing about being your own boss as a real estate agent is that your career path is entirely in your hands. You can give yourself a promotion or stay at the same level forever if you so choose â you can move at your own pace and determine what the…
by Eric Smith 10/12/2020
One of the most enticing aspects of choosing real estate as a career is the flexibility that it offers you. You can work as much or as little as you decide is right for you, and you can maintain those hours as long as they work for you.
by Eric Smith 10/12/2020
Rent-to-own agreements have a bad reputation in the real estate industry, but is it deserved? Well, it depends. There are many different kinds of rent-to-own agreements, and each one can be modified and customized for the tenant and the landlord. Many rent-to-own agreements…
by Eric Smith 09/12/2020
There are two schools of thought when it comes to real estate agents publicly supporting charities. One school holds that this is a solid business strategy â it can help differentiate agents in crowded markets especially, and many clients like to feel good about…
by Eric Smith 09/12/2020
You may know that more productive, successful real estate agents have assistants to help them manage the minutiae of the business â but how do you know if youâre there, yet? The question of when to hire an assistant can be a daunting one for many agents, and quite…
by Eric Smith 08/12/2020
Starting any new marketing strategy as a real estate agent can be daunting, and although itâs one of the most successful ways to reach out to and stay in touch with clients, email marketing can appear to be one of the most challenging. Itâs almost infinitely…
by Eric Smith 08/12/2020
When you were growing up, there were probably certain milestones that you imagined you would reach in your adult life that would be momentous and important. Falling in love and getting married are on that list of milestones for most people, as is the dream of one day owning…
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