Although IDX real estate website providers like Propertybase, Real Geeks, and Placester are great, we still get tons of emails asking about roll-your-own options.
Lucky for you, building your own IDX website is pretty easy these days—easy enough for an agent with limited tech skills to build a website with IDX listings, lead capture, map search, and more in an afternoon.
[Read more…] about How to Build an IDX Real Estate Website: The Ultimate Guide 2019
A free real estate CRM is an essential tool for any agent looking to move beyond a transaction or two a year. Good CRMs help you get the most out of your contacts by organizing them in one place, giving you the tools to establish a communication plan with each of them, and ultimately close more deals from them.
Most CRMs for real estate professionals come with a price tag, but when your budget is tight, knowing what free options are available is a big help. We’ve compiled a list of the five best free CRMs for real estate, and evaluated them based on their ease of use, communication tools, automation options, contact management features, analytics, customer support, and upgrade options. [Read more…] about The 5 Best Free Real Estate CRMs of 2019
At last count, there were more than 1 million active real estate licenses in the U.S., and more than 86,000 real estate brokerages nationwide.
As you can imagine, this makes choosing the best real estate company to work for very difficult for newer and experienced agents alike. If you’re like most agents, you’ve at least considered a major brand as a place to hang your license. But, which realty company is the best for you?
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While lots of city buildings repurposed as homes are cool, there’s just something about a firehouse that makes people smile.
Sure, living in an old Hebrew school like Natasha Lyonne’s ultra hip character from Netflix’s Russian Doll is cool, but in our eyes, living in a firehouse is just well, cooler.
[Read more…] about 4 Stunning Former Firehouses on the Market This Summer
Believe it or not, we’re living in the golden age for self-made millionaires. While the best time to plant a tree may have been 20 years ago, the best time to become a millionaire is today.
[Read more…] about 11 New Real Estate Agent Tips to Retire as a Millionaire at 50
Whether you’re running a top producing team or just starting out, having the best real estate software at your disposal will put you well ahead of other agents.
[Read more…] about Best Real Estate Software: 27 Game Changers for Agents & Teams
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There’s a lot happening in the real estate world right now that raises the blood pressure of those of us making our living here, and as usual, Brad Inman didn’t miss an opportunity to bring those issues front and center with a week of presentations from some of the industry’s most influential (and opinionated) leaders. [Read more…] about 11 Crucial Lessons We Learned From Inman Connect Las Vegas 2019
Whether you’re a real estate agent, mechanic, or even a doctor, chances are you spend a good portion of your day dispelling common myths about your job. Whether it’s patients who think they know it all after spending 10 minutes on WebMD, or homeowners who think their home is worth what Zillow says, everybody’s an expert these days.
[Read more…] about 25 Home Selling Myths That Just Won’t Die
Ask any full-time agent working in the trenches how to make money as a real estate agent, and I bet you’ll get answers like, “I work my sphere of influence.”
That’s all well and good for experienced agents with a large database of quality contacts, but what if you’re just starting out? Or, what if your sphere is tapped out and your business is starting to plateau?
[Read more…] about How To Make Money As a Real Estate Agent: 9 Strategies to Earn More
When the mercury begins to climb, most New Yorkers seek refuge from the heat in darkened theaters or find themselves lingering in chain stores that set their air conditioning to arctic.
Of course, not everyone plans their weekend around which bars or restaurants have the coldest air conditioning (AC). People living a slightly more charmed life need only slide open a glass door and step into a private oasis that would make any city dweller green with envy. [Read more…] about 5 Homes With Blissful Backyard Retreats for Summer Rejuvenation