Juggling Your Real Estate Career and Family Life

Agent Rising BlogJuggling your real estate career and your family time can be tricky but definitely worth it.  There are many ways to accomplish this.

Make family time an appointment.  When you have an important family event simply treat it as an appointment and tell clients you are booked at that time.  Give them another time to meet.  Most will understand.

At the beginning of  the year, plan your vacation  and pre- book family time and stay committed to it.

Have a friend in the office that can help you out when y…

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Senate Passes Bill to Delay Flood Insurance Hikes!

ipadThe Senate passed a bill to delay flood insurance hikes.   This is a huge relief to hundreds of thousands of homeowners in coastal andflood-zone areas who were looking at drastically higher flood insurance premiums.  Angry constituents inundated Capital Hill with complaints.

The vote was 67-32 which shows that Capital Hill is listening to the widespread alarm which occurred when changes were made to shore up the program's finances resulting in astronomically high, unaffordable insurance rates for…

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Relationships Matter!

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Relationships are important in most sales professions,
 but even more so in real estate. 
 This is definitely a contact sport!
Never pass up an opportunity to network and get to know the other agents who work in your geographical area.
Whether this is through your local Realtor association activities, office events, or individual one-on-one contact that you initiate, it is essential.  Attend the social events your local realtor association sponsors.  You will meet your other fellow realtors a…

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Body Language and Communication

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BODY LANGUAGE

WHAT IS YOUR BODY  SAYING?

 What signals are you sending to others about yourself, and what emotional feedback are you giving others in response to the signals they are sending you.

More than Half!

Body language accounts for more than half of what other people respond to and make assumptions about when connecting with you.

OPEN OR CLOSED?

Body language can be loosely broken into 2 kinds of signals: open and closed.

 Open exposes the heart and is welcoming.

Closed defends the heart…

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The Art of Listening!

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LISTEN UP!

HOW TO LISTEN EFFECTIVELY

The amount of trust that is built up in a relationship has a lot to do with your listening skills. As realtors, we want our clients to feel we are truly listening and taking account of what they need help with.  We need to listen to what they are saying to accomplish this.

DEPOSITS: courtesy, kindness, honesty, keeping commitments, LISTENING

WITHDRAWALS: disrespect, bossiness, threatening,sarcasm,"just joking"

HOW TO LISTEN WELL:

Be quiet

Use your body language to l…

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Service Counts!

Agent RisingWhat do I mean by service counts. It all comes back to The Shine Vision. Living by vision is to be motivated by what could be, rather than held back by what is.

Rise Above Survival

Soar Past Success

Shine Beyond Significance

S- Serve Others

H- Honor Higher Purpose

I- Improve continually

N- Navigate by values

E- Excel in relationships (exceed expectations)

Align your thinking to "how I can help" rather than "what's in it for me" Practicing real estate takes a lot of work and patience before w…

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Get Your Business Back on Track in 2014!

Agent RisingHow do you get your real estate business back on track for 2014?

In the real estate business, it is easy to keep certain parts moving along that scream for your attention, but just maintain the rest that doesn't need so much of your time right now. This tends to support the feast or famine cycle and larger fluctuations in your business. When you take advantage of the tools available to you to keep everything moving alone when things get busy, you' ll see less fluctuations in your business.

Take ad…

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Agent Rising Goes to Real Estate Connect in NYC!

real estate connect nyc agent risingGreat information picked up at the 2014 Inman News Real Estate Connect in NYC!

It's been a great couple of days, and we have learned a ton! These conferences are full of information that we are able to bring back to help make you the best Real Estate Agent you can be!  One of our major takeaways from this trip was the need to utilize video for your listings. There are some great programs out there right now, one that stood out in particular was TreehouseTreehouse creates a virtual tour of the…

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First Impressions are Important!

futurecreateThe Seven First Impressions You Make

1. Your bio/intro/ application/resume.  Have a professional picture taken and have someone proof it.  This letter should be in your CMA

2. Your Social Self: Your emails should have a clean signature that is on all of them.  GMail can come from business email address.  Spell check.  Complete sentences. Always a thank you.  Is Your Facebook a good impression?  People check this and references always.  Google Yourself.  Do you like what you find?

3. Your Vehicle:  …

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5 Tips To Launch Your Real Estate Career!

Agent Rising 1. Treat it like a Job. Go to work at 9 am (or whatever your designated "working hours" are) and start your day. Offer to help with what is needed. Dress and act professionally. Act "AS IF".

 

2. Follow a training Plan. Whatever your sales training is, do it the way it is laid out for you. Don't get creative or skip corners. If your company does not provide a training program, use other resources to follow one. Make your car a traveling classroom.

 

3. Join a Committee at the Board o…

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