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How to Develop a Rock Star Team

Blog Contributor Establishing Your Business, Leadership, Managing Your Agents 1 Comment

By Tim and Julie Harris 3 Takeways: Make sure starting a team is a necessary business move. Your first hire should be an administrative assistant to help ensure your real estate systems are functioning smoothly. This is the first post in a series on best practices for developing rock star teams. Many brokers and agents fall in love with the …

Real Estate Virtual Assistants

8 Reasons to Hire a Virtual Assistant for Real Estate Tasks

Blog Contributor Business Challenges, Establishing Your Business, Work/Life Balance 42 Comments

By Antia Clark Save your time and get a life! Stop wasting your time on tasks that can be taken care of by a virtual assistant. When you spend your time doing $20 per hour tasks, it limits your ability to increase your sales volume and annual income. Learn how to delegate certain tasks so you can focus on the …

6 Outsourcing Tips For Effective Hiring

Blog Contributor Business Challenges, REALTOR® Finances 1 Comment

By Anita Clark Outsourcing in business is one of the most creative means of achieving your aims at a lower expense. In business or in any venture, great outsourcing tips helps in saving money and lessening the frustration of not having the necessary infrastructure to meet your needs. That is certainly true for professionals in all aspects of the real …

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When to Hire an Assistant

Blog Contributor Business Challenges, Customer Service, Helpful Tools, Managing Your Office, Professional Development 8 Comments

By Scott Newman Your business is on the way up, and everything is perfect because you’re making more money, right? Wrong! As the Notorious B.I.G. once said, “Mo money, mo problems.” One of the biggest as a real estate professional is how to spend your money wisely to continue to grow your business. Today’s blog will focus on when it’s …

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What Do Top Producers Have in Common? It’s Something 87% of Agents Don’t Have!

Blog Contributor Business Challenges, Helpful Tools, Managing Your Office, Professional Development, Sales & Marketing 3 Comments

By Dave Robison All the top producers have  something in common. Yes, they all have something other agents want, such as higher sales, more disposable income, and more free time. But how do they achieve this? It’s not by buying an iPad or iPhone. Can you guess what it is they have in common? Assistants. NAR reports 87 percent of …

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Scrutinize Your Vendors

Blog Contributor Business Challenges, Code of Ethics, Commitment to Excellence, ethics 1 Comment

By Cory Brewer Having a buddy who is a handyman, or a friend of a friend who paints in their spare time, is great…but trying to save a quick buck or two now could cost you, your brokerage, and your client a lot more down the road. When prepping a home for the market or making inspection repairs, thoughtful consideration …