How do you market yourself as an Investor Agent Part ll
Monday, October 22
CraigslistNow let’s talk about advertising. Let’s get Craigslist out of the way. I know a lot of people don’t like it, but just as many like it a lot. Here’s what I’ve discovered. In certain parts of the country, it works great. In other parts, it’s dismal.In Washington D.C., when you run a Craig...
How do you market yourself as an Investor Agent Part l
Monday, October 15
Join Local Investor ClubsIf you’re working with Investors, you need to go where Investors go. The really good Investors typically join a local club. The largest, most well-known national organization of Investors is REIA (Real Estate Investor Association). They have local chapters.ACRE is Americ...
Rules of engagement for the Real Estate Agent and Sellers Part VIl
Saturday, October 13
Every now and then, you’ll get somebody who just doesn’t want to follow the rules. Give them a chance. Try to educate them. If it doesn’t work, don’t fool around again. Refer them to somebody else.Some people may fall off the wagon, so to speak, after they’ve been working with you. They know how ...
Rules of engagement for the Real Estate Agent and Sellers Part VI
Wednesday, October 10
I’ll let the cat out of the bag here. When I look back over the years, I’ve received far more referrals by working with Investors than I ever did working with owner-occupants. I worked my butt off to get referrals from owner-occupants but they just don’t care.When they’re at the closing table, si...
Rules of engagement for the Real Estate Agent and Sellers Part lV
Wednesday, October 03
If you review your rules of engagement for working with flippers or those buying rentals, you’ll know that at the end of the day, you’re going to spend another quick 10 minutes going through the properties you’ve seen and narrow that down, to eliminate the wheat from the chaff.That’s when you say...
Rules of engagement for the Real Estate Agent and Sellers Part lll
Wednesday, September 26
Back during the last recession when everybody was shrinking and dying, RE/MAX lost literally almost half of their Agents during that 4-5 year period. Most MLS areas lost about half of their Agents. There was only one large company that was growing, and that was Keller Williams. My company, Win Re...