Realtors: Full time transition to real estate |
- Full time transition to real estate
- Strategy for clients who want to buy a home and sell their current home simultaneously- Advice needed
- Real Estate Broker Exam Help
- Realtors not following FTC laws texting clients
- How many realtors would you say are actually good at their jobs and what would you say the stereotypes about real estate agents are?
- Is this common and is it considered ethical?
- Made a Facebook today
- Co-Listing
- I am ready to pick a broker any suggestions ? ( Miami Area)
- I’ve had two sellers just turn on me in the past two months
- Question: do you show homes to leads who are not prequalifed?
- Join the online real estate book club!
- IPad Pro or IMac?
- Don’t think this is a shock to anyone here...
- How many attempts allowed NYS exam?
- What features do you look for/want in a CRM?
| Full time transition to real estate Posted: 09 Oct 2020 05:27 AM PDT My wife is currently a full time Realtor and has been doing it for just about a year and has been steady. I recently got my license a couple months ago and work with her. I also have a full time hourly job working 4 ten hour days a week. The three days off I have from there I am 100% focused on real estate. However during the work week my ability to do anything real estate related is limited. I can still post marketing/email but that is about it, The goal is to jump in full time but I just don't know when the perfect time to do it is. Money wise we just closed a house that paid 2k over what I make at my hourly job in a month. Also, I will have about 15k (pre tax) to take with me from my hourly job 401k. It has been a great job for the last 3 1/2 years providing good benefits and health insurance. But I'm bored with it and it just doesn't fit what I want for my future any more. If I stay longer it provides more financial stability but on the other hand to be truly successful in real estate, 100% of time and energy need to be dedicated to it. Is there a moment when you just "know" its time or do you just eventually take the chance and make the full time switch? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 Oct 2020 09:01 AM PDT I'm a new agent. I have mentors but they seem to frown upon trying to get clients from their home to another home simultaneously because of course it is more difficult. My question is: How do you go about it? Do you get their home under contract with a contingency that they need to find a home when they get mutual acceptance? Do you put a time line on that? Do you let the buyers walk whenever? Or do you find a home your clients like get under contract and get the house sold quickly (priced well in a unbelievably low inventory market? Let's hear your thoughts! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 Oct 2020 12:57 PM PDT I'm taking the Real Estate Broker Exam at the end of the month in California. I've taken classes and exam prep materials from the Allied Real Estate School but would like more practice. Has anyone here who has taken the broker exam have any helpful tips or credible websites that provide practice exams that were similar to the actual exam? Thank you [link] [comments] |
| Realtors not following FTC laws texting clients Posted: 09 Oct 2020 11:41 AM PDT Hey everyone I'm new to real estate and before that I worked at a full service marketing agency. I noticed no one at my brokerage was really aware that as a business you still have to get written consent/ have your clients opt into being contacted via text and phone. You can face fines up to $1500 per text you send without this consent and I've actually seen it happen!! It could even happen to a flower shop or nail salon. I just wanted to have a discussion about following these rules and also trying to find clients because I myself got contacted by someone via text this morning and I made them aware that it is not legal for them to text me with service related things without my consent. I reported him to the FTC since they constantly spam me. Just wanted to make everyone aware since some realtors use automated mass text messages to try and get business and all it takes is one pissed off customer to get audited. [link] [comments] |
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| Is this common and is it considered ethical? Posted: 09 Oct 2020 10:09 AM PDT Trying to be brief. Put home up for sale and got 2 offers the first day. Accepted the lower offer because it was cash, waiving appraisal & inspection. $1,000 earnest money was put down. Got signed purchase & sale agreement, got title search finished. Then ... the woman backs out. She and her agent said because the square footage of the property was incorrect and because it was within 10 days, they had that right. Our agent says they are correct and it was his fault. He offered to pay us that earnest money out of his pocket. Nice guy. The footage was incorrect, it's a double lot and the paperwork only reflected one. The property is actually double the size listed. They kept the earnest money. So ... does something like this happen often? My gut feeling is the buyer got cold feet and her agent found her a way out. Is this considered ethical? Is it doing a good job for a client, or seen as something shady? Will the agent's reputation suffer, or is this a thing all agents know and accept? Anyways ... it was live and learn for our family. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 Oct 2020 10:01 AM PDT Made a Facebook account today and I need some advice on what my first post should be as well with other posts considering that I'm a new agent. Should I start paying for advertising right away or hold off? Anything other advice is welcome. Thank you [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 08 Oct 2020 08:38 PM PDT I'm a new agent , > one month since passing my exam. Tomorrow I'm meeting with a family I'm close to and listing a home with another agent in my brokerage that they told prior that they would let list it, so we're doing a co-listing and splitting commission. I'm meeting with another set of sellers in the upcoming week to do a listing presentation, but I hope odds are in my favor because I know them. BUT I'm thinking about asking my training agent to do a co-listing with me on this one also (if I get it) so I have some guidance and will feel more sound throughout the process. How do you feel about co-listings? And should I ask the other agent if they'll co-list and guide me or should I take the listing on my own? [link] [comments] |
| I am ready to pick a broker any suggestions ? ( Miami Area) Posted: 09 Oct 2020 06:09 AM PDT Test was in the low medium level as difficulty, I been doing RE investments on the side for several years, a lot of the terminology was known to me. Studying is still required. My next step in to pick a broker, any suggestions if you are in the Miami Area? My main source of income is as engineer working for a company from home (I do my own schedule). I am planning to be a realtor as a side hustle , and for my own investments too. Any experiences with eXp Realty or any other brokerage? [link] [comments] |
| I’ve had two sellers just turn on me in the past two months Posted: 08 Oct 2020 10:45 PM PDT I was called white trash by one because I didn't put a sign up. After they begged me not to list over and over again for days. This was a mobile home. The other a duplex with tons of problems. Mad because i "forced a contract" and they feel stuck. I feel I need to be very very clear from now on and assume everyone is stupid. I always put my best foot forward. I'm going to let these duplex people have the option of getting out of the contract. They have lost their trust in me. I feel awful. I have no idea what I can do better. [link] [comments] |
| Question: do you show homes to leads who are not prequalifed? Posted: 08 Oct 2020 04:41 PM PDT This is a lead gen question. When you get a lead thru one of these services, during your initial call, do you ask them if they are prequalifed or not. If they are aren't, what do you do? To put it another way, are you showing homes to leads who you aren't sure are qualified buyers? Everything I've been taught says to NOT show a home unless I know a buyer is prequalifed BUT I have a "coach" from a lead gen company saying to NEVER ask a lead if they are prequalifed, which just seems ridiculous to me, but maybe I'm wrong. Thoughts? Do you run out of the house/office and show people homes without knowing if they're qualified? [link] [comments] |
| Join the online real estate book club! Posted: 08 Oct 2020 11:42 PM PDT Books have a lot of power to positively influence our lives and careers. I think there's even more knowledge to be gleaned when you get the extra insights of other readers' perspectives. So, I thought a Real Estate Book Club was in order! It'll all be virtual so anyone, anywhere can participate and be able to drop in and out each month as their schedule permits. If this sounds like something you're interested in, click here to join the group! Thanks for reading, and see you in the group! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 08 Oct 2020 09:34 PM PDT New agent starting out. Already own a MacBook Air but have the budget for a new device to support my new career. In between an iPad Pro for the road or an iMac desktop to keep in the home office and just use my Mac air on the go. Any other realtors out there that can lend some opinions of what they use/how they use it in terms of technology/devices and how to be most efficient? Appreciate any feedback! Cheers [link] [comments] |
| Don’t think this is a shock to anyone here... Posted: 08 Oct 2020 03:55 PM PDT |
| How many attempts allowed NYS exam? Posted: 08 Oct 2020 03:48 PM PDT One site said 2, another 3, then you have to retake 75 hour course. A couple others said unlimited, just have to pay $15 per test (no immediate requirement to redo 75hrs). Thank you in advance [link] [comments] |
| What features do you look for/want in a CRM? Posted: 08 Oct 2020 03:07 PM PDT My work has offered a couple of CRMs over the years that were free. I found the implementation of both to be terrible. What do you look for in a CRM? I need automation to help me stay in touch and be front of mind with my peeps. Almost 6 years in the books but new to the CRM. [link] [comments] |
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