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How to Prepare an Unbiased Real Estate Report

2024-02-08T16:56:35-05:00January 15th, 2023|Categories: Appraisal, Continuing Education, Home Inspection, Real Estate|Tags: , , , , |

Preparing a real estate report can be daunting. It is important to make sure that the report you compose is accurate and unbiased. As a real estate professional, it is your responsibility to ensure that all information provided in the report is factually correct and not influenced by any personal biases or opinions. In this blog post, we will discuss some of the best practices for how to prepare an unbiased real estate report. Gather Information from Multiple Sources When composing a real estate report, it is essential to do your research and gather information from multiple sources. This helps [...]

How to Build Customer Loyalty

2024-02-08T16:53:24-05:00December 30th, 2022|Categories: Advance Your Career, Home Inspection, Real Estate, Real Estate Broker, Real Estate Business Tools, Real Estate Salesperson|Tags: , , , , , |

A real estate agent, salesperson's job is complicated, especially if you want to do it well while leaving a good impression. To help you do that, here’s a guide on building customer loyalty in real estate. Work on your communication skills The first way to build customer loyalty in real estate is by working on your communication skills. There are two aspects to this. First, you must work on interacting with customers naturally and flexibly. That will help you build rapport and even help with your job, such as hosting an open house. Second is keeping in touch with your [...]

How to Thrive During the Holidays

2022-11-28T16:39:50-05:00December 1st, 2022|Categories: Advance Your Career, Real Estate Business Tools|

The holiday season represents one of the biggest challenges for real estate agents. Most sellers and buyers want to focus on shopping for presents and planning family meals during this time. Nobody is in the mood to pack up and move. That’s why this is a slow period for the real estate business. As a result, many realtors choose to close up shop and take a holiday themselves. Of course, this is not a bad idea. After all, you deserve a break every once in a while. But you can also learn how to thrive during the holidays as a real [...]

Essential Tax Tips for Real Estate Agents

2024-02-08T16:49:59-05:00November 15th, 2022|Categories: Appraisal, Home Inspection, Real Estate Business Tools|

Taxes are never easy to slog through, especially if you decide to work as your boss and even grow your business! So, we would like to help you with our essential tax tips for real estate agents. Necessary extensions Let us preface the more detailed essential tax tips for real estate agents to first tackle an important topic: tax filing deadlines. Now, your first year of doing business will likely be very hectic and challenging. You might find yourself in a position where you won’t make it in time to file all your taxes. So, what exactly should you do [...]

How to Host Your First Open House

2024-02-08T16:46:25-05:00October 15th, 2022|Categories: Advance Your Career, Florida Real Estate, Home Staging, Membership, Real Estate Broker, Real Estate Business Tools, Real Estate Salesperson|Tags: , , , , |

Your first job is always stressful, especially if you are working in sales. Additionally complicating things is just how much more complex working as a real estate agent is! So, to help here’s how to host your first open house as a real estate agent! Do your due research The first step you need to overcome to host your first open house as a real estate agent successfully is… research! You need to know absolutely everything about the property you’re in charge of. The benefits and drawbacks of its location. The state of the yard, interior, and exterior. Even the [...]

Credit Monitoring: What is it & Should I Get It?

2024-02-08T16:45:10-05:00October 1st, 2022|Categories: Membership, Nmls, Real Estate Business Tools, Real Estate Scams|

Credit has a huge impact on your financial health, just like your income. That explains why it is important to keep a close eye on your credit reports from the major credit bureaus. Although having valid credit information is crucial – credit card fraud and credit reporting inaccuracies can still impact your credit. That’s why credit report monitoring is so important. A quality credit score is one of the most valuable assets a real estate investor or client can have. This resource has the authority to not only retain attractive mortgage and refinancing rates but amplify an investor's negotiating power when [...]

Selling Real Estate is a Flexible and Lucrative Side Hustle

2024-02-08T16:42:01-05:00September 14th, 2022|Categories: Florida Real Estate, Real Estate|

Are you looking for a side job or a new career to be passionate about? There aren't many lucrative, flexible, and low-commitment side hustles, but selling real estate in NYC is one of them and thus definitely worth a deeper look. In fact, eighty-five percent of agents who were polled said they were very content with their career choices. But what makes selling real estate flexible and lucrative and side hustle? We've consulted pros from a real estate learning center to answer your question. We'll even let you know how to get in on it. Now let's get to work!  Looking for [...]

5 Reasons Why You Should Become a Member

2024-02-08T16:39:17-05:00September 1st, 2022|Categories: Advance Your Career, Appraisal, Continuing Education, Home Inspection, Membership, Real Estate Broker, Real Estate Business Tools|Tags: , , , , |

Here at Manfred Real Estate Learning Center we learn success from success. Above all, our courses, classrooms, webinars and online courses are specifically designed by real estate professionals. Who are considered experts in the topics they teach and are activity listing and selling in today’s market. In addition, our instructors recognize the balance of technical skills along with compassion, critical thinking and effective communication skills. 5 reasons why you should become a Member. How do you know what you know? What is the litmus test? It’s the ability to take what you learn and teach it to someone else. Who [...]

7 Ways to Stand Out as a Real Estate Agent

2024-02-08T16:33:09-05:00August 15th, 2022|Categories: Real Estate, Real Estate Salesperson|Tags: , , , , |

If you are new to the real estate business, it is only natural to consider how to stand out. There are many reputable real estate agencies out there, and if you are working alone, it can be difficult to find your footing at first. That being said, it's not impossible. You can do many things to promote and develop your business. That is why we are here. We are going to talk about the 7 ways to stand out as a real estate agent that will help you on your way to success. 1. Develop a Strong Online Presence Many elements [...]

Finding The Right Broker

2024-01-01T18:23:04-05:00August 11th, 2022|Categories: Choosing a Sponsoring Broker, Real Estate, Real Estate Business Tools|Tags: , , , , , |

Every real estate agent must work under a sponsoring broker to maintain a Real Estate Salesperson License in NY. Finding the right broker for you is very important. You want to choose a broker that you are comfortable with and can mentor you. Commission splits should be considered, but 100% of nothing sold is still $0.00.  As a new agent, you are going to need training, mentoring, support, therefore, a sponsoring broker that is willing to stand beside you and your goals. You have a lot of choices. Do your homework. Interview with brokers. Different real estate agents have different [...]

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