Looking for great real estate blogs to cozy up with in front of a roaring fire this winter? Tired of “best of” lists cobbled together randomly by faceless tech companies? (You know who you are)
Well, you’re in luck. We had some time to kill and came up with a list of the 24 real estate blogs we actually ENJOY reading. 👀
Oh, and please note that these are roughly in order of our collective reading enjoyment.
[Read more…] about 24 Must-Read Real Estate Blogs for Realtor News, Strategy, & Insight
Learning how to get a real estate license and starting your career in real estate is a straightforward process involving six steps: Take the required pre-licensing class, pass the state exam, register with the state you’ll be operating in, join a brokerage, join your local MLS, and finally, join the National Association of Realtors.
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 Realtors have about the process. [Read more…] about How to Get a Real Estate License: 6 Steps to a New Career
1908 was a heady year for technology. In Detroit, The Ford Model T, the first car built using Henry Ford’s revolutionary assembly line, sputtered into life and changed the world. A consummate salesman, Ford even joked that the Model T was available in any color his customers wanted, as long as it was black.
In Chicago, Richard Sears had an equally disruptive idea. Why not sell houses in kit form through his already ubiquitous Sears & Roebuck catalog? Instead of hiring an architect and an army of carpenters, prospective homeowners could now simply place an order and get plans and building materials delivered right to their property. [Read more…] about 7 Charming Sears Catalog Homes You Can Buy Today
According to a study done by Outbound Engine, successful real estate agents get up to 75% of their business from real estate referrals and word of mouth. The same study shows that on average, only about 20% of past and present clients are referring their family and friends to you, leaving a lot of opportunity (and money) on the table.
We’re here to help you boost that average. We spoke to 11 top producers across the country and asked for their best advice on how to get more real estate referrals, here’s what they said. [Read more…] about 11 Savvy Ways to Generate More Real Estate Referrals From Your Sphere
If you’ve spent any amount of time trying to come up with great real estate branding, you’ll eventually reach one conclusion: building a brand is HARD.
Like, really hard.
Luckily, like a lot of things in real estate, branding gets easier.
In order to do it well, you need to learn from the best, and apply a few tried and true rules that branding experts swear on.
To get you started, here’s a granular look at what we think are examples of the best real estate branding in 2019.
[Read more…] about The Best Real Estate Branding of 2019 + Tips From The Pros
Lead generation is the lifeblood of your business. Keeping a full pipeline is a goal we’re always chasing, but it’s easier said than done, right? You know phone prospecting can be a lucrative and valuable way to fill up your lead funnel, but without a set of tools help, it’s easy to be left feeling intimidated and frustrated by the process.
Is REDX the swiss army knife that will transform your phone prospecting from a fringe effort to a centerpiece of your marketing strategy? Find out in our REDX review.
[Read more…] about REDX Review: Why Smart Realtors Use REDX and Storm Dialer
Finding a real estate postcard that works can be a challenge if you don’t know what to look for. Our mailboxes are jammed every day with flyers, ads, and junk mail that we don’t give a second look to, and bad real estate postcards end up in the recycling bin before they make it through the front door.
[Read more…] about 15 Eye-Catching Real Estate Postcards That Actually Work
The real estate industry is changing rapidly. Great real estate logos are becoming a crucial way for new agents to cut through the noise online.
In order to highlight some of our favorite examples of real estate logos done right, we put together this list of 20 of our favorite real estate logos for 2019.
[Read more…] about The Best & Worst Real Estate Logos of 2019 [+ pro Design Tips]
They may love you, but they’re all liars. Your spouse, your mother, your best friend from college… Liars.
Sure, they have a good reason to lie, but they’re still lying. After all, they know you worked HARD and spent a ton of money staging your listing.
The last thing they want to do is crush your spirits by telling you just how hideous it looks…
You know who’s not lying? Your lead scrolling through Zillow in bed with a cup of tea.
“Ugh! What on earth was that Realtor THINKING?”
Don’t believe the liars. Instead, read our list of home staging tips and 17 deal-killing mistakes even experienced Realtors make:
[Read more…] about 17 Deal-Killing Home Staging Mistakes Even Experienced Realtors Make
If you’re looking for a unique historic home, a converted church should be your holy grail. From the grand scale of the architecture, to the somewhat naughty idea of living in a formerly sacred space, converted churches are the pinnacle of antiquarian chic. [Read more…] about 5 Converted Churches We’d Give Thanks to Live in