Best Listing Presentation Guaranteed to Impress Your Seller and Win the Business
A few times a year a broker will message me (D.J.) with a question like: “I have a listing presentation coming up and the seller is interviewing multiple brokers. What can I do to win the business?” My first suggestion is this – Don’t simply have a powerpoint presentation that you flip through on your tablet while sitting at their …
How to Figure Out Illinois Real Estate Broker License Issue Date for Continuing Education Credits
Many Illinois real estate brokers are currently wondering, “How many CE credits do I have to complete to keep my broker license active?” A great question! Also, way more complicated than it should be. Here’s one piece of advice 99% of the brokers I meet don’t know. Your broker license CE credits due are not based on when you passed …
Word of Mouth Referrals Still a Big Source of Realtor Income
With so much attention and resources focusing on social media and other marketing channels to find buyer and sellers, it’s easy to lose sight on the value of word of mouth referrals. But word of mouth referrals are still a big source of an agent’s income. Word of mouth marketing is essentially free. It’s a reward for the hard work …
4 Rules for Working with Luxury Home Buyers and Sellers
We often associate luxury home buyers with top real estate markets like New York City, Chicago, Miami and L.A., but the new generation of luxury buyers are not known for following the footsteps of their parents. These educated buyers grew up in the digital world and are accumulating more wealth at a younger age. Luxury buyers and sellers can be …