My Crystal Ball: You CAN Predict You'll Be Successful Selling Real Estate
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My Crystal Ball: You CAN Predict You'll Be Successful Selling Real Estate

►Carla Cross, CRB, MA You can predict if you'll be successful in real estate. It's not what you think, either.

What New Agents Expect

From my survey of hundreds of agents under three months in the business, I found that more than 1/2 of them expected a sale the first month of the business.

What does that mean? When do they have to start looking for leads? That first week in the business! Yet, how many new agents start lead generating even in the first month? How long have you been in the business? When did you start lead generating on purpose? Or, have you started? That's why my book, Up and Running in 30 Days, now in its 6th edition, has you lead generating in week one. It's your assurance plan you will get a sale fast and will stay in the business.

Expecting 'Dumb Luck' to Carry You to Success

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