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Looking for information regarding a career in real estate? This is a great place to get the information you crave. There’s something for everyone – whether you’re new to the industry or an experienced pro.
Is Property Management Your Next Chapter?
Have you always been curious about property management? Does this sound like a service you would like to provide for your customers? Have you thought about turning the page and starting a new chapter in your real estate career? If so, property management is worth a second look. It can really enhance your sales career.
Yes, A Property Manager Is A Real Realtor!
Property Management is a career choice! Yes, you are a “real” Realtor! There is a popular assumption out there that a career in property management was a last resort or the result of a failed sales career. I have even been asked by clients if I had to have a Real Estate license to be a property manager.
Keeping in Touch is Key
Let’s talk about keeping in touch. It is such an important part of real estate that the majority of agents are completely missing out on! We aim to be the trusted advisor that is truly there for our clients before, during, and after the entire real estate transaction happens. Our entire outlook on real estate revolves around RELATIONSHIPS.
Is Real Estate Right For Me?
While, yes talking to strangers, negotiating, networking, cold calling, being personal, and having good customer service is all important as a real estate agent, there truly is more to it! Every single individual has strengths and weaknesses- whether that be certain skills, personality traits, or different confidence levels. This is natural, it’s what makes us human and DIFFERENT!
The Art of the Notecard
In the real estate business as well as many other businesses out there, customer service and being personable are major key factors in getting referrals and creating a legendary experience for your customer. That’s why the art of the notecard is so important in any business and life!
How To Become A Luxury Real Estate Agent
Breaking into the luxury real estate market is all about getting into the right mindset, and adjusting your actions and activities accordingly. To work in the luxury market long-term, and not only when the occasional luxury listing lands in your lap, you need to be a part of that community, making connections. It’s also incredibly important for you to know your stuff.
How To Make Additional Revenue As A Realtor By Selling New Homes
One of the ways that we, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Properties Group, provide our agents with the opportunity to make additional income is through our New Homes Specialist program. The goal? Bridging the gap between the builders who are creating the homes and the agents who can sell them.
How To Crush Your Listing Appointment
Your listing appointment is the real estate version of a first impression – so make it a memorable {and winning} one! There is a lot of preparation that goes into the listing appointment and we’re here to help you piece it together.
Create an Epic Experience
With changing consumer demands, we should all be striving to identify milestones, minimize and manage pain points and initiate periodic celebrations throughout the process that will create a memorable customer ‘experience’. Creating an experience as opposed to servicing a transaction will ensure a relationship with your customer that results in loyalty and retention.
10 Ways to Close More Deals
Real Estate is a numbers game and in this game, productivity breeds productivity. Which means that if you are actively prospecting and putting in the work you will definitely see a return! Now if you asked 10 different real estate agents what they do to close more deals, you’ll get 10 different answers with some overlap in between. We want to help and give you the 10 tips we share with our own agents to close more deals. Ready? Let’s go!
3 Habits Of Realtors Who Are Crushing It
You’ve seen them. Maybe it was in the local newspaper. Maybe at a sales meeting in your office. Perhaps in a magazine, on a billboard or even on TV. Wherever you found them, you’re in awe. They’re a fellow agent, in the same business as you. You both took a real estate course, got licensed, and started workin’ it. But HOW, oh how, did they grow their business to the point that they did? They’re your real estate heroes – the magical top producers.
Warren Buffett
chairman and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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Lead Me To The Money
Generating leads is a large portion of your real estate business, and something that we help with! Between our local, dedicated Business Development and Relocation team and the national Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices network, we are constantly cultivating relationships with hundreds of lead sources, brokerages and agents internationally. You also hold the power to generate your own leads through a multitude of methods while using the tools and resources we provide you!
Position Yourself For Success
You may hold the title of REALTOR®, but we all know there are so many more titles that you also carry. Being a real estate agent isn’t just selling homes, you have a business to run! Let us help you with that part… the business-running part. We have all of the internal operational efficiencies in place, the tools to help you do your job, the automation and synergy needed to make your job easier, and finally a global brand with local roots to support you every step of the way. Let us show you what we’re talking about. We can talk the talk AND walk the walk.
Here For You
When we say we are full service we mean it. We take an immense amount of pride in serving our agents and customers completely. We provide a full education department, accounting department, marketing department, in-person coaching and business consultation. All of these departments, people and resources are simply to support you and your small business. In addition to that we have CORE Services to help you deliver everything your customers need under one roof.
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