Real estate farming is the strategy real estate agents use to position themselves as the go-to resource for a particular neighborhood. To successfully farm a neighborhood, first you must learn all you can about the properties and the people living there. Then, create a message tailored to those particular people and deliver it regularly.
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Let’s face it, if your real estate website isn’t generating you leads, it isn’t doing its job. A landing page with your listings, maybe some videos, and a blog isn’t doing anything except taking up your time and adding frustration to your already busy day. If you need some help supercharging your web presence and making it into the best real estate lead generation website in your city, we have the best solutions for every budget.
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Real estate landing pages are standalone pages on your website with a single purpose: to convert traffic into leads. When someone visits your landing page they should be encouraged to share their contact information in exchange for valuable content such as a property search, home valuation, or a market trend report.
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Learning how to get a real estate license and starting your career in real estate is a straightforward process that can be broken down into nine steps.
In this article, we’ll review the cost and time it takes to get a real estate license, walk you through each step necessary to get a real estate license, and answer some of the most frequently asked questions soon-to-be real estate agents have about the process.
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What do top producing listing agents and buyer’s agents have in common? Besides reading The Close every morning, they’re both masters at writing a super accurate comparative market analysis that helps them snag listing after listing.
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Are you considering a career change and wondering how to become a real estate agent in Illinois? The process isn’t as lengthy as you may have guessed. Sure, you will be required to take 90 hours of prelicensing coursework and pass the Illinois Real Estate Broker Examination. But in less than a year, you could be showing penthouses in the Water Tower Place or bungalows in Springfield.
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Real estate is a cutthroat business. With over two million active real estate licenses in the U.S., agents need every advantage they can get when it comes to lead generation. Real estate lead generation companies will fill up your funnel with lots of buyer and seller leads so you can focus more on finding them the perfect property and less on finding yourself new clients.
We’ve done a deep dive into the top five real estate lead generation companies; take a look below and let us help you decide the best option for you.
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The chatter on the streets of San Francisco last week was a little bit less about the comings and goings of one America’s most expensive housing markets and a little more about real estate agents themselves, thanks to the National Association of Realtors Conference and Expo 2019 being hosted downtown at the Marcone Center.
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) Conference is always a big deal; tons of great conference sessions, a huge expo, and amazing opportunities to network with real estate professionals from across the country. But this year it was even more special, since The Close was representing on the speaker scene with our very first NAR-featured presentation.
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If you’re looking for a real estate practice exam, chances are you fall into one of two categories: Either you’ve finished your prelicensing classes and you want some extra preparation before you sit for your real estate licensing exam, or you’re curious about what it takes to get a real estate license and you want to see how you’d do. Either way, we’ve got your covered.
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Having the inside scoop on the best online real estate schools for your needs is critical, whether you’re first getting your license or you want to brush up on some skills. We evaluated the top five online real estate schools based on their value, course offerings, and ease of use.
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