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How to Get an Oregon Real Estate License in 5 Easy Steps

Chris Linsell | August 6, 2021

Have you been considering a career in real estate? Does a flexible schedule, being your own boss, and earning a great income appeal to you? If you live in Oregon, the good news is that you can obtain your Oregon real estate license in five simple steps.

There are two basic prerequisites for becoming a real estate agent in Oregon:

Be at least 18 years old
Have a high school diploma or GED

If you meet these basic requirements, here are the steps you’ll need to follow to earn your Oregon real estate license, which is called a broker’s license:

Fix & Flip Risk Assessment: How to Make the Right Offer (+ Worksheet)

Sean Moudry | August 5, 2021

The number one rule for making money at fixing and flipping homes is to not overpay in the first place—which is not as easy as it sounds. Both new and experienced investors often overpay for their fix-and-flip homes, but you don’t have to!

In this article, I’ll share with you the most common reasons investors overpay for fix-and-flip investment properties and help you calculate the property risk score using my proven fix and flip risk assessment worksheet.

How to Get a Real Estate License in 5 Easy Steps

Chris Linsell | August 3, 2021

Getting a real estate license involves five simple steps. Start by learning the real estate license requirements for your specific state, then take your prelicense classes, take some practice tests, pass your state exam, and finally, register your license with your state.

In this article, we’ll walk you through how to get your real estate license step-by-step. We’ll give you a simple path to follow and detail the cost and time requirements. Finally, we’ll provide critical resources to help you successfully launch your new career. Let’s get started!

Placester Review + Video: Is It Really the Best Real Estate Website Builder?

Chris Linsell | August 2, 2021

Your business website is the hub of your marketing wheel. All your branding, prospecting, lead generation, and property marketing efforts begin and end with your site. If it’s optimized, your real estate website can convert visitors into prospects, leads, and finally—into new clients.

Placester is a real estate website builder that promises a specialized, high-performing website that brokers, admins, and agents can create and manage without the help of a web developer. Lofty goals! Can Placester deliver?

How to Become a Real Estate Agent in California in 5 Easy Steps

Chris Linsell | August 1, 2021

Ready to jump-start a new career and wondering how to become a real estate agent in California? The process of getting a California real estate license is more straightforward than you might think, which means you’re only a few months away from a flexible career with excellent income potential. Follow these five easy steps, and you’ll be launching your California real estate career in no time.

What Is GCI & Why It Matters to Every Real Estate Agent

Chris Linsell | July 28, 2021

What is GCI? It stands for gross commission income and it’s the amount of money a real estate agent receives in exchange for their services in a real estate transaction as a representative of a buyer, seller, or both. Most often, the GCI for a property sale is calculated by multiplying the commission rate by the final sale price.

But there’s so much more to understanding this key calculation and why it matters to every real estate agent. We’ll explain the difference between GCI and the more complicated NCI (net commission income). We’ll also give you a handy calculator and a formula to help you calculate the GCI and NCI on your next property sale.

How to Convert Leads With Bad Phone Numbers (+ Email Scripts)

Beverly Ruffner | July 27, 2021

“All my leads have bad phone numbers!” Stop right there! I hear this all too often within my Inside Sales Agent (ISA) training sessions. My immediate response? Don’t throw them in the trash just yet. My goal is to change your perspective—from “bad leads” to massive opportunities!

In this article, I’ll share my highly effective Bad Phone Number Email Campaign. Use it to encourage your “bad leads” to respond with a good phone number and hopefully provide you with an explanation of where they are in their process.

The Best Virtual Staging Software & Tips for 2021

Emile L'Eplattenier | July 23, 2021

Virtual staging is no longer optional when you have an empty listing to sell. After all, there’s just something sad about an empty house. Buyers want homes, not houses. That’s why we updated our picks for the best virtual staging software of 2021. After our picks, we included 12 virtual staging tips from top listing agents and before and after photos.
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7 Real Estate Thank-you Notes That Create Clients for Life (Templates)

Emile L'Eplattenier | July 21, 2021

When it comes to sending real estate thank-you notes to clients, there are two schools of thought: Some agents never send them. They think their clients should be thanking THEM. Other, smarter agents ALWAYS send them to buyers and sellers. Why? They know that making a personal connection after closing is crucial for creating clients for life.
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