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The Real Estate Team Myth

by Lori Ross


The Real Estate Team Myth

Why your team will NEVER deliver the results that you expect Any of this sound familiar: You have done a great job selling real estate and you found if you want to do more without working 14 hour days, 7 days a week...you need to start building a team.   You start building the team by hiring an assistant and a couple buyer's agents.   They aren't the best, but they are excited...you generate leads for them, but they don't call all of them.  One leaves, so you...

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The Best Ways to Stay in Front of Your Subscribers Part 3: Social Media

by Cecille Joan Fianza


The Best Ways to Stay in Front of Your Subscribers Part 3: Social Media

    There’s no shortage of social media outlets available to business owners and consumers these days.   In fact, there are more than 60 of them where providers and consumers can connect with each other on a regular basis.   That said, there is a much smaller number of social networking sites where the majority of people spend most of their time.   Fifteen to be exact.     And it’s on these sites where you should invest your...

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The Best Ways to Stay in Front of Your Subscribers: Video

by James Denson


The Best Ways to Stay in Front of Your Subscribers: Video

    If you missed the first entry of this three-part series on the best ways to stay in front of your subscribers, you can check it out here.   In part two, we’re going to talk about the power of using video to build authority with your subscribers. As I’ve discussed previously: authority sells.   People listen to authority. People trust authority figures and believe them to be right. So right, in fact, that people are willing to listen to them,...

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A Complete Strategy to Nail Your Listing Appointments - Part 1

by Deanna Crook


A Complete Strategy to Nail Your Listing Appointments - Part 1

    Showing up unprepared at a listing appointment with nothing more than your laptop and a CMA is akin to showing up with the proverbial “knife at a gun fight”.   With the real estate market only producing 3.6% more homes sold in 2018 over 2017 and having the largest number of agents selling homes in 6 years, competition for listings is as fierce as it’s ever been.   CTA   As a result of this,...

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The Truth About Discounting Your Commission

by Jonathan Tucker


The Truth About Discounting Your Commission

    Buffett’s quote is particularly applicable in the case of real estate sales. Unfortunately, many home sellers don’t appreciate what this means until after they’ve sold their home with an agent who’s cut their commission. Despite the fact that even in a smoking hot market like 2017, only 33% of sellers were able to sell their home for full price (or net full price), sellers are still willing to work with agents who discount their commission. Even...

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How to Contact More of Your Leads

by John Parrinello


How to Contact More of Your Leads

Which are better for you? “Sales is a contact sport. It takes contact to make sales.” Jim Thomas, FM Consulting Every sales journey starts with some sort of contact. An email, a text, a phone call, a handwritten note...no matter what the medium, a contact is needed to start the process. Find out how we can help you contact more of your leads, faster than ever. Click here for details. Your ultimate goal is to get in front of your prospects so you can earn their business...

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BREAKING: Expansion May Be the Best Way to Destroy Your Net Worth

by Theresa Hinch


BREAKING: Expansion May Be the Best Way to Destroy Your Net Worth

    To expand or not to expand, that is the question.   Many agents have dreams of building a big, powerful business that not only takes care of their employees and agents but also of themselves and their families.   In the last several years, some of the “big box” companies out there have been facilitating expansion strategies to help agents do just that. While expansion has helped some who’ve taken advantage of the strategy grow their influence...

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Case Study: Jason Williford and Tracy Cousineau

by Lauren Morgan


Case Study: Jason Williford and Tracy Cousineau

  A Powerful Story of Redemption and Success     Tracy Cousineau and Jason Williford are partners in one of Atlanta’s most successful real estate companies: Real Estate Expert Advisors. In 2017, their team sold over 550 homes for $136 million in volume and over $4.6 million in GCI.   This year, they are on pace to serve over 700 families, putting them in rarified air in the real estate community in Atlanta and beyond. As clients of ours for the past five...

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How to Double Your Sales Results With Half Your Budget

by Casey Butler


How to Double Your Sales Results With Half Your Budget

    Doubling sales is an exciting proposition for most agents.   Doubling sales by using only half of your annual marketing budget to do so is mindblowing. But or those who are willing to take the steps necessary to make it happen...it’s also completely realistic.   By looking at how you do your marketing a little differently and being open to some simple but effective ways to generate and convert leads, you can have a whole lot more sales at the end of...

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The Best Ways to Stay in Front of Your Subscribers: Video

by Tammy McCurdy


The Best Ways to Stay in Front of Your Subscribers: Video

    If you missed the first entry of this three-part series on the best ways to stay in front of your subscribers, you can check it out here.   In part two, we’re going to talk about the power of using video to build authority with your subscribers. As I’ve discussed previously: authority sells.   People listen to authority. People trust authority figures and believe them to be right. So right, in fact, that people are willing to listen to them,...

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