Current Articles - Page 51 of 57 - Agent Inner Circle

Current Articles - Page 51 of 57 - Agent Inner Circle

Turn Your Car Into An Internet Marketing Tool

By Craig Forte, Founder - June 5, 2007April 7, 2017

Submitted by Virginia Laffey, REALTOR® (Thanks Virginia!) “My daughter came up with this idea and I stole it from her! “My Website is WWW.BUYNLST.COM. My California license plate is BUYNLST and I have WWW on my bumper to the left, and .COM on the right of it. Anyone sitting behind me at a red light, or driving behind me has access to me. “Since I …

Horror Story: Mistaken Identity

By Craig Forte, Founder - June 5, 2007April 7, 2017

Submitted by Joanne Murray, REALTOR® (Thanks Joanne!) “When I was ‘new’ realtor years ago, I was doing an Open House. An older man with white hair and a young woman with blonde hair stopped by and I went outside to greet them. “I said, ‘Would you and your daughter like to see the home?’ He said, ‘This is my wife, not my daughter!’ “I turned …

A Grand-Slam Buyer Prospecting System

By Craig Forte, Founder - May 21, 2007April 7, 2017

If you’re looking to generate a consistent daily flow of targeted, red-hot buyers calling you, this quick and easy strategy will have your phone ringing off the hook almost overnight. You don’t need to make a single outbound call or prospect in any way. It will take you just minutes to set up. And (best of all) you can do it all on a “poor-boy” …

A Listing Presentation That Keeps You One Step Ahead

By Craig Forte, Founder - May 21, 2007April 7, 2017

Submitted by Karen Daniel, REALTOR® (Thanks Karen!) “When I get a listing appointment, I drive back by the house to snap a few digital pictures of the house (my digital camera stays in the car with me all the time). I pop the picture into my flyer, fill in as much info as possible about the house and print a nice color copy. “The first …

How To Connect With Your Clients

By Craig Forte, Founder - May 21, 2007April 7, 2017

Submitted by Joy Costello, REALTOR® (Thanks Joy!) “I recently learned some excellent ideas on communication that I can beneficially apply to my interactions with my clients. “There are 3 different ways people view communication. The first is the 1-way interaction. The speaker speaks and the audience listens. The second is the 2-way interaction. The speaker gives information, the listener responds to the information (questions, etc.), …

Horror Story: How “Knott” To Find The Right Penthouse

By Craig Forte, Founder - May 21, 2007April 7, 2017

Submitted by Denny Lyons, REALTOR® (Thanks Denny!) “A few years ago I was showing condos on Beverly Glen. The penthouse I was to show was vacant, so I got the key from the key box and took my clients up to the top floor. “When we arrived, I forgot which condo was for sale (there were two on the floor). So I had a brilliant …

A Million Dollar Lead Generation System

By Craig Forte, Founder - May 10, 2007April 7, 2017

Submitted by TroyEllen, RELATOR® (Thanks Troy!) “This Lead Generation idea that has brought me millions in gross commissions. When I represent a buyer, once we go into escrow, I begin to get them excited about my ‘After Sales Program’ and tell about things like: How I will keep in touch with them, send them referrals of trade people they might need, monthly newsletters with valuable …

An Open House Strategy That Multiplies Your Listings

By Craig Forte, Founder - May 10, 2007April 7, 2017

Submitted by David and Karen Bell, REALTORS® (Thanks David and Karen!) “Have you ever noticed that when one house comes on the market that another house in the same block comes on a few weeks later? When we list a home we usually put it in the computer on a Friday or Saturday with agent remarks saying no show or preview until Sunday Open House …

Horror Story: How To Tell You Have A Sure Sale

By Craig Forte, Founder - May 10, 2007April 7, 2017

Submitted by Christina M. Harper, REALTOR® (Thanks Christina!) “I had a showing recently and had my hubby drive me there due to mechanic problems with my vehicle. When I returned to the car, he said he knew for sure that my clients were going to purchase the house. “Puzzled, I asked how he could possibly know that. The husband/client had told his wife & I …

Realtors Call For Consumer Protection

By Michael Krisa, Executive Editor - April 25, 2007April 25, 2017

In a series of articles released over the last two weeks, the National Association of Realtors® underscored an ongoing problem: abusive lending practices and the harmful effects they have on consumers and the economies of which they are a part. For years, real estate professionals have called for fair lending practices and strong underwriting guidelines to govern all home loans and loan marketing practices. However, …