Boom Town

JULY 27, 2017

In an interesting report, real estate coach Mike Ferry argues that most agents lack the complete package of skills to adequately represent both buyers and sellers. Both buyer and seller agents need basic sales skills, such as time management, consistent lead follow-up, the ability to pre-qualify and present, etc. However, Ferry states that from there, the skill set of a listing agent and a buyers agent differ greatly in terms of the ability to present in a way that causes either a buyer or selle

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Real Estate Finance HQ

JULY 18, 2017

My long-time readers know that last year I built a house and was looking for a construction management app. Overall, it was a great process but I was surprised how old school everything was with paper documentation and an endless supply of emails. About 95% of my calls were just calls to “check-in” and as when a certain sub-contractor would be there.

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Inside Real Estate

JULY 11, 2017

Real estate is hyper competitive, everyone knows that. According to the 2012 Economic Census, there are 86,004 real estate brokerage […]. The post 3 Hard Truths About Building Your Brokerage appeared first on Inside Real Estate | Lead Generation + Websites + CRM + Reporting + Powerful Performance.

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Boom Town

JULY 25, 2017

Whether you’re thinking about building a team, or researching joining a team, compensation is a major factor in the recruitment process. It’s also a major factor in keeping agents motivated and happy. It’s simple: The right compensation structure fuels the right type of performance for any team. But that’s where the simplicity ends. Compensation models and salaries are as varied as the teams they fuel.

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Boom Town

JULY 20, 2017

When it comes time to hire a real estate agent for your business, whether you are building a team or forming a brokerage, the choice is a big one. And then deciding full-time or part-time agents immediately comes into play. However, if you do the proper planning to explore what you want out of your real estate business, this decision will be a no-brainer.

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Boom Town

JULY 13, 2017

Have you been on the fence about hiring a virtual assistant? There are many benefits to delegating smaller responsibilities out. However, as with anything, there are both pros and cons to going virtual in your real estate business. It just requires doing a little digging to figure out which areas of your business needs a boost, and to research which virtual assistant companies are the best fit for your needs.

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Boom Town

JULY 9, 2017

The Harvard Business Review published an article diving into the principle of “ hire slow, fire fast. ” This onboarding model operates alongside the same principle, allowing your team to test drive a new employee so both they and you can see how well fit they are for your business, team culture, and the future goals of your company. Before you hire anyone, you need to have a firm business foundation in place, and review this article about where to spend and where to save when operating a real es

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Inside Real Estate

JULY 6, 2017

This article was originally published on inman.com Only two metrics really matter to your brokerage: recruitment and retention. It’s painful […]. The post Straight Talk: Why Agents Leave Your Brokerage appeared first on Inside Real Estate | Lead Generation + Websites + CRM + Reporting + Powerful Performance.

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Boom Town

JULY 17, 2017

The post Back to School: Be the Teacher Your Leads Need with Adelina Rotar appeared first on BoomTown!

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Boom Town

JULY 12, 2017

The post Overcoming Fear & Leveraging Technology with Tom Ferry appeared first on BoomTown!

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