Real Estate Salesperson Archives

Challenges Real Estate Agents Face Today

John Manfred2022-08-16T13:52:53-04:00March 15th, 2022|Categories: Real Estate, Real Estate Business Tools, Real Estate Salesperson|

Aside from the costs of starting a career in real estate, prospective agents benefit from facing up to the biggest challenges real estate agents face today. Next to technological advances and online trends, even climate change is exerting some influence on the industry. Some of these problems typically affect real estate agents and brokerages equally. Some are unique to the solo work you will have to do. So, let’s take a closer look at the challenges and possible solutions. Low inventory The equation is straightforward: Without the goods, you don’t have income. And the real estate market today suffers from a pronounced [...]

Common Mistakes Real Estate Agents Make

John Manfred2024-01-16T17:11:03-05:00January 17th, 2022|Categories: Real Estate, Real Estate Business Tools, Real Estate Salesperson|

Being a real estate agent can be a rewarding job. It isn’t easy to start, and it certainly isn’t easy to become the best. However, knowing the most common mistakes real estate agents make might help you get off to a solid start in your real estate career. Knowing these mistakes from the beginning and learning how to avoid them will take you higher in your career and much faster. So keep reading to find out how you can start on the right foot. Expecting immediate success Success doesn’t come that fast and that easily. Real estate is a growing [...]

Agent’s Guide to Surviving the Winter

John Manfred2024-01-16T17:06:55-05:00December 15th, 2021|Categories: Broker, Continuing Education, Real Estate, Real Estate Broker, Real Estate Business Tools, Real Estate Salesperson|Tags: Real Estate Business Tools|

Winter is considered a slow season for many businesses. The real estate world is no different, as there seems to be significantly less work during the cold months. With holidays just around the corner, the clients' focus seems to shift from buying and selling to spending more time with their loved ones. While that kind of mindset isn't particularly working out in your favor as a real estate agent - at least not in a financial sense - you too could benefit from the decreased workload. To learn how, continue reading this real estate agent's guide to surviving the winter. [...]

Agent’s Guide to Making a Great First Impression

John Manfred2024-01-14T15:00:58-05:00December 6th, 2021|Categories: Advance Your Career, Florida Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate, Real Estate, Real Estate Salesperson|Tags: New Real Estate Agent, New York Real Estate|

First impressions are not just fleeting glances; they're transformative, often indelible imprints that can shape the trajectory of relationships. An Agent's guide to making a great first impression. As a seasoned agent or a newcomer to this bustling marketplace, you comprehend the criticality of forging solid rapport with prospective clients; how their perception of you holds the potential to reciprocate into lucrative deals. The uniqueness of the real estate business lies in the characteristic renewal encountered with every client. Each new face translates into an opportunity for a fresh start, a clean slate, a promising venture into familiar yet uncharted [...]

The Ethical Agent Always Wins

John Manfred2024-01-14T09:35:05-05:00November 12th, 2021|Categories: Appraisal, Appraiser Assistant, Approved Continuing Education, Broker, Commercial Real Estate, Continuing Education, Florida Real Estate, Mlo, New Jersey Real Estate, Real Estate, Real Estate Broker, Real Estate Business Tools, Real Estate Salesperson, Real Estate Scams|Tags: New Real Estate Agent, New York Appraiser|

In the dynamic drama of the real estate realm, the character of an Ethical Agent often shines the brightest, outperforming others with their torch of integrity and resilience. Two perennial themes that color this character's journey - ethics and fair housing - often steer the course of the Agent's professional saga. Yet the Ethical Agent stands undeterred, honoring the mantra: The Ethical Agent Always Wins! Unraveling the essence of ethical behavior, we unearth a simple conjecture. Connected as closely to the philosophical arena as to commonplace conduct, ethics essentially means doing the right thing, however challenging that may be. It's [...]

Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

John Manfred2024-01-13T10:45:26-05:00October 4th, 2021|Categories: Mlo, Real Estate Salesperson|Tags: New Real Estate Agent|

Acquiring a new home could potentially escalate into a complex and cumbersome process for prospective homeowners. Buyers anticipate this pivotal life event with feelings of excitement tinged with apprehension. This is where the power of collaboration comes into play to make the dream a reality. A dependable team, consisting of top-notch mortgage loan originators (MLO) and real estate agents, can smooth out the entire process for their clients. The facilitation of the home buying process for your clients reverberates positively in your business when you collaborate with a licensed real estate professional or an MLO. Here are five compelling arguments [...]

Costs to Consider When Starting a Career in Real Estate

John Manfred2024-01-12T20:51:45-05:00September 16th, 2021|Categories: Real Estate, Real Estate Salesperson|Tags: New Real Estate Agent|

Big payouts, flexible hours, the chance to work with anyone and every - it’s not hard to imagine why there are so many people leaping into a career in real estate. And given all the buzz around housing right now – properties are selling in a heartbeat. Home buyers are enjoying mortgage rates that hover near their all-time low, and estate professionals are soaking up a groundswell of opportunities they may have missed from the previous year’s springtime home-selling season. Why not make hay while the sun shines, right? Still, although real estate is rewarding work, there’s a lot to [...]

5 Tips for Building Your Real Estate Career After Moving

John Manfred2024-01-12T07:58:58-05:00July 30th, 2021|Categories: Real Estate Business Tools, Real Estate Salesperson|

Building your real estate career after moving may be intimidating, but it's far from impossible. Unless somebody moves for better career prospects, building a career from scratch again is not the simplest thing. But before you start worrying about finding the right office location, new clients, etc., remember that there are a few things you will always have: your knowledge, skills, professionalism, and charming character. These are the qualities that made you name the first time around and will undoubtedly shine in a new location. Thus, armed with such fantastic characteristics, you can move proverbial mountains in the real estate [...]

5 Challenges to a Career in Real Estate

John Manfred2022-06-10T14:08:04-04:00March 27th, 2021|Categories: Real Estate, Real Estate Salesperson|

Although negotiations, social interactions and appearances are in fact part of the job, real estate is much more than this. Here are 5 challenges to a career in real estate. If your idea of the this industry comes from watching shows on HGTV than you must know these 5 challenges in starting a new career in real estate. Challenges 85% of agents run out of money their first year. This is because they did not do a thorough evaluation of their finances prior to starting their new business. They did not create a sufficient “nest egg” or savings to cover life [...]

Successful Traits of a Real Estate Agent

John Manfred2022-06-10T12:56:28-04:00March 13th, 2021|Categories: Real Estate Salesperson|

“Do I have what it takes to become a successful real estate agent?” That is an excellent question to explore before you invest time and money into your new career. Most importantly, here are successful traits of a real estate agent, do you have what it takes? You Need to be a People-Person For instance, real estate is not about selling or buying houses, it’s all about building relationships. People do business with people they know, like and trust. Above all, nobody cares what you know until they know that you care. This is the first successful trait of an agent [...]