Afford Anything

JULY 14, 2020

Who will you become in five years? Will you be the same person you are today, living a similar lifestyle? Or will you be a radically different person, with contrasting beliefs, goals, and preferences? According to research, most of us believe that we’ll maintain the same beliefs, goals, preferences, and behavior as our past selves. We believe that we’ll continue to plod along the trajectory our past selves set, destined for the same end-goal.

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Maximum Exposure Real Estate

JULY 13, 2020

What is an FHA Mortgage? Over my thirty-three years of selling real estate, many homebuyers have asked me what an FHA mortgage is and how do they work. If you are thinking about buying a home, you are going to want to find the best mortgage you can for your purchase. For many buyers – […]. The post FHA Mortgage Loans: What You Need to Know appeared first on Massachusetts Real Estate Exposure.

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Rent, Buy & Sell

JULY 17, 2020

In almost all aspects of life, it is absolutely important to get any sort of feedback from family and friends, as well as peers and acquaintances. This valuable information allows people to react and adjust if necessary, and basically use this as a primary foundation for self-realization and self-improvement. The usefulness of receiving comments — whether constructive or otherwise — can hold especially true for sales professionals.

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Lighter Side of Real Estate

JULY 15, 2020

Finding a home with a walk-up attic can feel a little bit like discovering gold. Why? Because it’s a valuable asset that opens up a wealth of opportunities. Even if you don’t think you need the room in the near future, it’s nice to know that looming, just above your head, is an area beckoning to be transformed. Don’t be put off by the vaulted ceilings, there are plenty of clever work-arounds.

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Don’t just react to changes, plan for them, so you can approach the new year with confidence, direction, and a competitive edge for your business. Having a well-defined business plan helps you chart a clear course, navigate challenges, and set a foundation for growth. This workbook gives you the key steps to outline what matters and will ensure you’re moving ahead.

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Afford Anything

JULY 16, 2020

Welcome back to PSA Thursday, a mostly-weekly segment in which we talk about how to handle money, work, and life in the middle of a pandemic. This week, we explore a question that many landlords in our community have asked in recent months: what do we do when our tenants can’t pay the rent, and our bills are due? To answer this, we asked Alieza Durana, a journalist who works with the Eviction Lab at Princeton University, for her expertise.

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App Folio

JULY 13, 2020

In the residential leasing world, May through September are known as leasing season—with July and August typically seeing the most volume. To make the most of leasing season, property managers, leasing teams, and marketing managers need to be ready for increased demand and commit resources to encourage lease renewals. Of course, the pandemic has changed the way the 2020 leasing season is operating, but the best practices for successful leasing remain the same.

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Lighter Side of Real Estate

JULY 16, 2020

Once you’ve completed your schooling, you’d probably prefer not to set foot on a school bus ever again. After all, those yellow behemoths are hardly synonymous with luxury. Often the site of food fights and gum under the seats, it’s hard to imagine calling these stripped-down vehicles home. And yet, one couple, Robbie and Priscilla, opted to skip the RV route and instead renovate a 1998 Thomas school bus.

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Agent Drive

JULY 16, 2020

Real estate is among the largest source of wealth among the ultra-rich. Although the industry requires more than thoughtful decision making, investing in real estate offers a multitude of benefits. Real estate offers passive income This type of investment is one of the most alluring ways to earn passively. Depending on your goal as an […]. The post Your Real Estate Investment Can Take You Places appeared first on AgentDrive.

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App Folio

JULY 17, 2020

Co-authored by Tim McInerney. To maintain occupancy and preserve revenue year after year, you need to remove any friction around your renewal process for both your teams and residents. Limited technology and a lack of automation can make the renewal process frustrating and time-consuming for your team, and result in a poor customer experience. No matter what market conditions look like, it’s important to make sure you have the right strategies and tools in place to keep renewals high.

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GeekEstate

JULY 15, 2020

Photo by Avi Waxman on Unsplash. Florida resident Jaclyn Lambert (who happens to be our PR consultant) never thought she’d ever sell a home during a global pandemic. . In fact, when the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the seriousness of COVID-19, she temporarily put selling a house on hold. But after a few weeks of self-quarantine, she received a call from her trusted realtor assuring her they could handle the listing and transaction in a safe manner. .

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Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant

Join this insightful webinar with industry expert Abdi Ali, who will discuss the challenges that can arise from managing lease accounting with spreadsheets! He will share real-world examples of errors, compliance issues, and risks that may be present within your spreadsheets. Learn how these tools, while useful, can sometimes lead to inefficiencies that affect your time, resources, and peace of mind.

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Agent Fire

JULY 13, 2020

Should you use Zillow? How does Zillow get its data? How can you beat Zillow in your area of service? Find the answer to these questions in this article. 8 Frequently Asked Zillow Questions Real Estate Agents Have (Including How To Beat It) is just one of many great real estate strategies on The Spark.

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Boom Town

JULY 13, 2020

Guest Post by Keeping Current Matters. There’s no sugarcoating it. The last couple of months have been hard. What was set to be one of the busiest spring markets in your career changed in an instant when the country was forced to hit the pause button. But we’re starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Slowly but surely, life (and business) is returning to some level of normal.

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App Folio

JULY 16, 2020

From violation tracking to architectural reviews , the majority of community association operations today can be completed online with the help of technology. However, some tedious back-office tasks, like accounts payable, still tend to be completed manually. If you’re using spreadsheets and paper invoices to complete your accounts payable process, then now is a great time to consider going paperless.

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GeekEstate

JULY 14, 2020

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Garret Flower from ParkOffice. Who are you and what do you do? My name is Garret Flower, I’m the co-founder and CEO of ParkOffice – the parking software for smart offices. I’ve been an entrepreneur for almost as long as I can remember. I started my first business at 15 and have progressively been getting more and more ambitious ever since.

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As the real estate market evolves, technology has become essential for success. According to NAR, only 26% of agents feel their brokerage provides the necessary tech tools and, as a result, agents seek teams and brokerages who prioritize technology investments! Whether you manage an established team or are forming a new one, this guide outlines key considerations and necessary applications to thrive.

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Easy Agent Pro

JULY 16, 2020

Summer and books – why reading has its own season is a mystery. Perhaps it’s because we supposedly have more leisure time in the summer. You know, lounging by the pool, sunning ourselves on golden sands next to the sea or lazing away the day in a hammock at home. We know that although real estate agents love to keep up with the latest, crave ways to improve their work-life balance and lead generation, they don’t have a lot of time to devote to reading long works.

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American Lifestyle

JULY 17, 2020

The post Real Estate Cyber-Security and Fraud Prevention appeared first on American Lifestyle Magazine.

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Rent, Buy & Sell

JULY 17, 2020

Everyone wants to feel secure and relaxed in their home. When you move into a new house, it’s especially important to keep things clean right from the start. Doing so, you will have a happy and healthy life in your new residence for the long-haul. Keeping your home sanitized during today’s current time is even more important than usual. Moving into a new house during the corona virus pandemic is cause for being even more thorough in the process.

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Agent Fire

JULY 17, 2020

In this article, we answer 12 of the most asked real estate questions on Google in 2020. These questions are especially relevant to new real estate agents, as well as real estate team leaders looking to hire new agents. 2020’s Most Asked Questions By New Real Estate Agents is just one of many great real estate strategies on The Spark.

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Navigated 360° tours, like YourVRTours, advance pipelines by engaging clients further along the sales funnel. These immersive experiences provide comprehensive property insights, increasing buyer intent and readiness. By embracing navigated tours, agents can optimize property exposure, better qualify leads, and streamline the sales process. Stay ahead in the ever-evolving real estate landscape with innovative technology that elevates buyer journeys and progresses pipelines more effectively.

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I Am 1 Percent

JULY 16, 2020

You might wonder why people are so adamant to get good credit scores. If you must know though, credit scores play an important part in a person’s financial life. Many people may not think so much about their credit scores. Read more. The post 5 Apps That Can Help Boost Your Credit Score appeared first on I Am 1 Percent.

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American Lifestyle

JULY 13, 2020

The post Ask Your Agent: 10 Questions for the Home Inspection Process appeared first on American Lifestyle Magazine.

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Rent, Buy & Sell

JULY 15, 2020

When you’re considering selling your house, you don’t want to have the property on the market for months or, in some instances, years. Instead, you want to make a fast sale so you’ll be able to get on with your life. Happily, there are some simple things that you can do to make sure that you can get a quick sale. These techniques will work suitably regardless of the budget with which you are working.

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Boom Town

JULY 15, 2020

The post Convert Online Real Estate Leads Into Sales appeared first on BoomTown!

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Zolo

JULY 14, 2020

One of the most significant consumers of resources and energy is your home. Whether it’s high utility bills, bags of garbage, or even just the renovation waste from your latest kitchen update, your house makes up a considerable part of your carbon footprint. Fortunately, creating sustainable living ideas at home can be boiled down to the three basic tenets of sustainability: Reduce, reuse, recycle.

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Easy Agent Pro

JULY 14, 2020

Hey, you’re busy (at least we hope you are!) and we get that it’s challenging to keep up with the news. Take five right now and catch up on some real estate news you may not be aware of. Real estate news – No more DTI ratios for mortgages? A couple of weeks ago the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced their desire to do away with using “… DTI as a factor in mortgage underwriting” for qualified mortgages , according to HousingWire.com’s Kelsey Ramirez.

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Agent Drive

JULY 17, 2020

The biggest factor most homeowners rely on when choosing a real estate agent is trust. And today, most of that trust is being built online. According to the US National Association of Realtors, 44% of house buyers look online first instead of using traditional channels like newspapers or asking friends. Luckily, we have 9 content marketing tips […].

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Boom Town

JULY 14, 2020

Getting Time Back, with Tech. Caitlyn Mulligan, Team Leader of RE/MAX Revolution, values one thing above all else: time. She knows that all too often in real estate, agents get swept up into the chaos and end up spinning their wheels without making much progress. It’s why there’s such a high turnover rate for new agents. And after overcoming a major health event in her personal life, she gained even more clarity and determination to build a business that would allow her to live the life she want

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Speaker: Sarah Santa Ana, Real Estate Coach, Move4Free Realty

Networking is one of the crucial elements in every real estate organization's success. Both agents and real estate companies need to maintain robust networking links. This is why social media is essential for any real estate professional! Social media enables you to stay in touch with your present clients, maintain connections with your past clients, and engage potential customers and investors.

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Real Estate Investar

JULY 12, 2020

Despite the fears for 30 per cent price falls, property markets across the country are remaining resilient.

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REX Homes

JULY 17, 2020

The LA market continues to see a shortage of inventory from 1.

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Agent Drive

JULY 16, 2020

Learning the fun facts about Montana land can help you decide if moving there is an excellent decision for you and your family. You need to know what to expect and what kind of life is waiting for you there. If you know what kind of life Montana is offering you, you will never regret […]. The post Fun Facts About Montana Land for Sale appeared first on AgentDrive.

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C4D Crew

JULY 17, 2020

You’ve moved into your new home, and then you take a look around. The older furnishings aren’t suiting the new room sizes and existing décor. They either don’t fill the space well, there’s too little of them (and replacements won’t match the existing pieces), or it’s just time to be out with the old and in with the new. . To help you along, here are 5 things that you’ll want to get for your new home. .

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Speaker: Trey Willard, Realtor/Team Leader at Keller Williams Realty, Inc.

In order to create continued success in today’s real estate market, realtors need to utilize an arsenal of technology that will increase their efficiency and presence on social media. Using technology to manage your prospects and tap into their needs through websites, social media, and other channels is critical for real estate success in 2022 and beyond.

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