Entries from September 2007

Could a Real Estate Assistant Create Podcasts for You?

Date September 30, 2007

The more that you look into online marketing techniques for your real estate business, the more that you see other people doing. Far more than just websites and blogging, these days agents are going out of their way to include all of the properties they’re working with on their websites, and they’re including virtual tours [...]

Your Real Estate Assistant Can Keep Your Website Working for You

Date September 29, 2007

Real estate is mostly about face to face connections – getting into a home and helping a seller to sell or talking with buyers and helping them to find the home where they can feel secure and raise a family. Still, you’ll need to keep bringing in new clients. Newspaper advertisements serve a purpose, so [...]

Are There Advantages to a Real Estate Assistant Who Works Virtually?

Date September 28, 2007

Technology changes the way that everyone does business – even real estate agents and real estate assistants. Online marketing, email, VoIP phone services: we’re all more connected than we’ve ever been before. For the most part, this is a good thing – though some people may argue that it takes away from more traditional communication.
For [...]

Why Work with a Real Estate Assistant?

Date September 27, 2007

Have you ever gone home at the end of the day only to remember that there was an important call that you didn’t return? Have you ever been talking with a buyer only to realize, while they were asking a question, that you didn’t post a seller’s open house in the MLS or on your [...]

A Real Estate Assistant Can Help You Connect

Date September 26, 2007

When you are just getting started in real estate and you talk with other agents about what’s made them successful, chances are good that you’ll hear some common answers:

I wasn’t afraid to make cold calls
I made it a point to learn as much as I could about property taxes and other things that could affect [...]

Can A Real Estate Assistant Help You With the Closing?

Date September 25, 2007

You’ve been working with a seller to get their home just right and all of that hard work paid off: an offer has been made and accepted. Question: do you put all of your time into following up with everyone else involved, or do you start putting in more effort with some of your other [...]

A Real Estate Assistant Can Help You Create a Closing Action Plan

Date September 24, 2007

For real estate agents, the closing is one of the most exciting parts of the process. For buyers and sellers, on the other hand, closing on a real estate sale can be intimidating, daunting and flat out nerve wrecking.
But it doesn’t have to be. As a real estate agent and with the help of a [...]

A Real Estate Assistant Can Use Technology to Boost Your Business

Date September 23, 2007

Working in real estate means being good with people. In your real estate business, you’ll find yourself working with sellers who are leaving a home filled with memories and your job isn’t only to help them sell, it also involves providing comfort and assurances to help them get through the process. You’ll also find yourself [...]

Your Real Estate Assistant Can Help Buyers Find a New Home

Date September 22, 2007

When you’re working with buyers, helping them to find the right home is key. Part of that is sitting down with them, talking to them about the kind of neighborhood they want to live in, what their needs for schools are, how many bedrooms they’ll need, what they want their kitchen to look like. Part [...]

Choose a Real Estate Assistant Who Can Design Listing Brochures

Date September 21, 2007

There are three types of real estate agents. The first group loves designing their own listing brochures and couldn’t dream of letting anyone else come near the project. The second group are perfectionists – they like designing their own listing brochures, but they can spend an hour or more nudging a single photo to the [...]