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6 Steps to a winning Real Estate 2010 Business Plan

Profitability | December 24, 2009 | Danaé Hordyk, Community Manager | Comments

A business needs a focus—and that’s especially true in today’s highly competitive real estate market.  This Business Plan provides you with information and worksheets that make it easy for you to create an overarching strategy for your success this year. In this way you can ensure that you have the focus you need to achieve…
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Quiz: 7 Characteristics of Top-Producing Real Estate Agents

Profitability | December 22, 2009 | Danaé Hordyk, Community Manager | Comments

Quiz: 7 Characteristics of Top-Producing Real Estate Agents

Successful real estate agents share some common characteristics that drive them to consistently achieve and surpass their goals. Do you have what it takes to be a top-producing real estate agent? Take this quiz to find out. When you’re answering these questions, be honest— it’s for your…
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Do It Now, Profit in January

Marketing Tips | December 21, 2009 | Danaé Hordyk, Community Manager | Comments

Sure, business might start slowing down for the next couple weeks.  But on January 2nd, you’d better be prepared to start the year strong.  Here are several things you can do over the next 10 days to start the New Year strong.

1.      Build a Plan: What’s your income goal for 2010?  How…
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Out of Office messages that delight your clients

Marketing Tips, Professionalism | December 17, 2009 | Danaé Hordyk, Community Manager | Comments

You have 20 things to do at once. Customers are calling. They have questions about your new listing. They want to go visit 10 houses they found on the Internet last night.

You’re rarely in your office, and infrequently checking your email. That doesn’t mean response time with customers isn’t exceedingly important. Responding to your…
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Tactics for taking advantage of new tax credit program

Legislation & Regulation, Marketing Tips | December 16, 2009 | Danaé Hordyk, Community Manager | Comments

The new tax credit program extension (and expansion) represents a significant opportunity for real estate professionals, especially at this time of year. When buying and selling activity traditionally slows during the holiday months, this year you can keep activity high, close more business, and set up a HUGE start to 2010 – if you use…
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