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.
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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
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:
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I don’t think anyone here would be shocked if I said that most real estate company names are boring at best?
For a lot of brokerages out there, branding seems like an afterthought finished in the car in between appointments and designed to be as bland and generic as possible… [Read more…] about Real Estate Company Name Generator + 73 Real Estate Company Name Ideas
Finding the perfect real estate closing gifts for every buyer and seller client you work with isn’t easy. That said, if you get it just right, you will not only have a referral source for the next few months, but you could create an evangelist of your services for life...
[Read more…] about The 21 Best & Worst Real Estate Closing Gifts
One thing nobody tells you about real estate is that being busy doesn’t mean you’re making money. That’s why having a well-defined business plan to laser focus strategy, define success and detail your growth plans is so important.
We’ve put together these three detailed real estate business plan templates for new agents, team leaders, and new brokerages for you to take, make your own, and start crushing your 2019 goals with.
[Read more…] about 9 Steps to Writing a Real Estate Business Plan + Free Templates
What do top producing listing agents and buyer’s agents have in common? Well, besides reading this site, they’re both masters at writing a super accurate comparative market analysis that helps them snag listing after listing.
[Read more…] about How to Do a Comparative Market Analysis: A Step By Step Guide
Whether you have dreams of being the next star of Million Dollar Listing, want to help family and friends sell their homes, or are just looking for some extra cash doing something a little different, becoming a part-time real estate agent is a great place to start.
Many agents successfully pursue real estate part-time, but how can you get started? We’ve put together a step-by-step guide that will take you from getting your real estate license all the way to the closing table.
[Read more…] about How to Become a Successful Part-Time Real Estate Agent