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Small Yard? Big Statement: How to Make the Most Out of Micro Outdoor Spaces

When house hunters compile their lists of must have home items, a dreamy backyard space is often near the top.

Tips on Being a Good Team Leader

Your business is booming, so much in fact, that you've finally made the decision to start a team.

4 Ways to Win the Battle Against Procrastination

One of the most common professional afflictions is procrastination

DANIELLE GIANNOTTI

Top Agent Danielle Giannotti is one of five team members on the TRU Real Estate Group with RE/MAX Preferred Realty Ltd., servicing clients in Windsor-Essex County

Beyond Cleaning and Decluttering: What Improvement Expenses Make the Most Sense?

Decluttering open spaces, emptying cabinets and drawers and removing knick-knacks might seem like obvious – and free – ways to improve a home’s presentability.

Untangling the Bidding War: A Buyer's & Seller's Perspectives

In a competitive marketplace, bidding wars become the norm. While this may put sellers in an excellent position to recoup on their investment, it can push buyers beyond their budgets and test their temperaments in the process. As an agent, how do you navigate both sides of the coin? After all, you want to net the best results for your client—regardless of which side of the closing table they’re on.

Top Agent Tips and Questions for Choosing Your Listing Agent

Now that you've decided to sell, it's time to select the professional to help you market your property.

Are You Doing Business As YOU On Facebook?

Are you ‘Doing Business As YOU’ on your personal Facebook page? In other words, are you posting your business content from your personal page?

OWEN BERKOWITZ

\"I like to tell people I went from selling gingerbread houses to selling gingerbread houses,\" says Owen Berkowitz.

JULES FERNANDEZ

Of all the life changes that can inspire someone to launch a new career— becoming a mother is usually not at the top of the list.

5 Fresh New Approaches to Content Marketing

A couple of weeks ago we were conducting a workshop when we were asked two excellent questions about content marketing:

Daily Habits That Will Increase Your Mental Strength

When it comes to building physical strength, the solutions are obvious, but keeping up your mental strength isn't as easy as going to the gym.

Welcome Home: Working with Relocators in Transition

People stage moves for all sorts of reasons.

CHRISTOPHER BROWN

Christopher Brown is one of those dynamic overachievers who somehow manages to squeeze 100x more out of life than other people.

Google AdWords: How To Make Google Do the Work for You

There is no denying that the internet is the first place a buyer begins looking for a new home in this digital age.

ED GARDNER

As Broker/Owner of Gardner Real Estate Group in greater Portland, Maine, Top Agent Ed Gardner has helped shape the vision of the city and made major contributions to its vitality, economy, and character.

Creative Ways to Say Thank You

Most top real estate agents find ways to welcome their clients to their new home. A common theme is a bottle of wine and some wine glasses for that first post-threshold toast, or a bouquet of flowers to brighten up that empty living space until the furniture arrives.

A Step-by-Step Guide to Converting Internet Leads to Real Life Sales

In the era of apps, instantaneous social platforms, and text messaging, it's little surprise that the modern homebuyer begins his or her search for real estate representation online.

ZACK JANIS

Zack Janis saves lives and helps make dreams come true. While he serves the city of Paris, Illinois, as a full-time Fire Captain, Zack got his start in real estate in 2015 working with rental properties.

There Goes the Neighborhood: How to List High When Neighbors are a Nuisance

Troublesome neighbors are a relatively common issue that agents come across.

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

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

7 Reasons Why Your Prospects Aren't Turning Into Clients

Real estate experts suggest prospecting daily so that your sales pipeline never runs dry.

3 Ways to Make Your Workspace Work for You

Productivity experts agree that a curated workspace positively impacts productivity and mood, but oftentimes we settle for bland desks and cubicles that lack personalized details or considerations for workflow.

6 Things All Successful Negotiators Do

If you think about it, you've been negotiating your whole life. As a kid you negotiated constantly with your family, your teachers, and your classmates. If you're a parent, you're negotiating probably more than you ever have in your life. But it's one thing to negotiate staying up late on a school night, people oftentimes have trouble translating those real world negotiation skills into the business world. But the truth is there are a lot similarities.

Reconsider Referral-Only When Planning for the Future

Many agents plan for the idea that working only on referral may not be sufficient during slower times of the year, in a down market, or when an agent needs to expanding into a new sector.

MUHTASIN SADMAN

Muhtasin Sadman of Warren, Michigan, has launched a meteoric real estate career by building his business on a bedrock of statistical acumen, family values, and tireless dedication.

7 Reasons Why Your Prospects Aren't Turning Into Clients

Real estate experts suggest prospecting daily so that your sales pipeline never runs dry. But sometimes all that effort doesn't translate into results. If your prospects aren't becoming clients, there's a reason, which is better than it sounds because that means you can fix the problem.

SHERRY LOONEY

Boasting an impressive 65 to 70% in repeat and referral business, Top Agent Sherry Looney has nurtured a family-centric powerhouse team-Sherry Looney & The Loon Crew-serving central and southeastern Ohio.

Keeping in Touch-HOW TO STAY IN YOUR CLIENTS LIVES FOR THE LONG HAUL

One sign of a great real estate agent is there long list of loyal client following. Part of achieving a great referral base is being a great realtor during the transaction.

Untangling the Bidding War: A Buyer's & Seller's Perspectives

In a competitive marketplace, bidding wars become the norm. While this may put sellers in an excellent position to recoup on their investment, it can push buyers beyond their budgets and test their temperaments in the process.