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Managing Risk Saves Realtors

February 20, 2012 Alabama Real Estate CE

The practice of real estate is a very legalistic business and we take our jobs far too lightly. I think one of the reasons is because we haven’t had a transaction that ended up in litigation. In all my Risk Management CE classes, I use this illustration; “When you driving down the road and you’re [...]

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Creating A Business Plan (Part Six) Time Management

February 11, 2012 Alabama Real Estate School

I hope creating a business plan has been a pleasant experience for you. I can guarantee if you carefully create a business plan and then really commit to following that plan, it will be the best financial decision you have made in your entire life. I’m sure some of the large dollar volumes you need [...]

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Creating A Business Plan (Part Five)

February 6, 2012 Alabama Real Estate School

If you have read the last four blogs on this topic, you are getting tired of digging for information so you could follow the instructions. I know it can be difficult but if we truly manage our business the way we should, we track all this information on a weekly basis. If we don’t keep [...]

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Creating A Business Plan (Part Three)

January 18, 2012 Alabama Real Estate School

Today we will continue building our business plan by honestly evaluating our past work habits, personalities, and job performance during the last year so we can realize the things we need to improve upon in the coming year. For those reading this article that reside outside Alabama, please keep in mind that Alabama law differs [...]

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Online Real Estate Courses by Alabama Real Estate Institute

January 13, 2012 Alabama Real Estate CE

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Creating A Business Plan (Part Two)

January 12, 2012 Alabama Real Estate School

If you didn’t read Creating A Business Plan (Part One), please do so before reading this blog so you’ll better understand how to build your business plan. As I told you last week, if you follow these instructions, you will be able to complete your own personal business plan. Since you must know where you [...]

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Creating A Business Plan (Part One)

January 2, 2012 Alabama Real Estate School

Success is all about realistic expectations, regardless of the industry in which you work. For some reason people enter real estate sales without giving careful thought to their income expectations. I think it is because they see real estate as being a lucrative profession. They see names on “For Sale” signs all over town and [...]

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Why List During Holiday Season

December 26, 2011 Alabama Real Estate School

Some owners discount the importance of having their property listed during the Holiday Season, especially from Thanksgiving through New Years. For the most part, they are convinced that people don’t buy property during this time because their minds are directed to more important things. Even if people are out looking at property, many owners don’t [...]

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Year Ending Sales Opportunities

December 22, 2011 Alabama Real Estate School

Tis the Season to be Jolly; Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas everybody and May you have a happy, safe, and most prosperous New Year. This is old Santa bringing you an early gift. For many real estate agents, December is the slowest month of the year. The reason is due to mental inabilities to process [...]

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Communication—A Major Tool For Success

December 7, 2011 Alabama Real Estate School

The most powerful asset we have as sales people is the ability to communicate. This is also an asset that most sales people have never developed. Sales people need to have the ability to communicate with people they have never spoken with before if they wish to become successful. Proper communication requires much practice before [...]

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