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Cost-effective Curb Appeal Ideas (& How To Bring Them Up in Conversation)
Believe it or not, helping your clients come up with curb appeal ideas is actually a very important part of your role. The size of your commission income could be at stake. What Is Curb Appeal in Real Estate? "Curb appeal" refers to the aesthetic attractiveness of a...

How To Generate Leads With Real Estate Mailers
If sending real estate mailers is part of your marketing strategy, you’ve got the right idea. It’s definitely an effective way to generate buyer and seller leads. According to a recent report from the Association of National Advertisers, direct mail offered marketers...

The Ultimate List of Open House Ideas for 2023
To host an effective open house, stay focused on the three main functions it serves: 1. Generate leads 2. Promote your brand 3. Sell the listing Everything you do before, during, and after should revolve around those primary purposes. When you’ve seen positive results...

7 Best Real Estate Prospecting Letters for 2023
Snail-mailing real estate prospecting letters is still an effective lead generation strategy. Why? Because it leverages the power of person-to-person communication. And with that comes trust, which is the key ingredient you need to turn leads into clients. Now that...

Real Estate Tax Deductions Checklist for Agents
When it comes to real estate tax deductions, ignorance is not bliss. It can be costly. The little bit of work that’s required to look up the deductions you qualify for is almost nothing compared to the significant payoff it can yield. The cost-benefit analysis here is...

How To Create Effective Real Estate Business Cards
Aren’t business cards just small pieces of paper that share contact information from one person to another? They certainly can be (and often are) just that. No problem there. Except that you can do the same thing much quicker using your phone. So for today’s agents,...

Real Estate Email Templates for Lead Follow-Up
Want to close more deals this year? Improve your lead follow-up skills. Learning how to write effective real estate email templates is the best place to start, since that tends to be the contact preference of many buyers and sellers nowadays. So here are 14 lead...

How To Get Great (vs Good) Listing Photos
The quality of smartphone cameras continues to improve year after year. And virtually every agent carries one around in their back pocket. So the question of whether you can take “good” listing photos is no longer relevant. Of course you can. And you can do it on your...

Best Real Estate Farming Tips for 2023
What Is Real Estate Farming? It’s a metaphor. You are the “farmer.” The action of “farming” refers to generating leads (“planting seeds”), building relationships (“cultivating”), and turning leads into clients (“growing”). The area where you choose to do your...

37 Ideas for Real Estate Social Media Posts
Leveraging the power of social media marketing can be an effective way to generate leads. But surprisingly, a recent NAR study revealed that 29 percent of REALTORS® don’t use social media for their business at all. One reason could be that coming up with ideas for...