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Real Estate Broker License

Are you a real estate professional ready to become your own boss?  Maybe it's time to pursue your broker's license!  Agent Rising offers an online broker course to help you pass your test and get your broker's license.

Take the course from the privacy of your home and we supply all the tools you need to get your hours and be prepared to take the broker's test.  We supply the books, webinars and slides along with support to  guide you through your journey.

Now is a great time to up your professiona…

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Keeping Busy and Productive

The corona virus has everyone concerned.  It's a whole new lifestyle for the next three weeks at least.  While we cannot control what is going on in the world, we can at least make our own world as comfortable as possible and keep busy and productive.

With all the kids home from pre-school to college, it's a challenge to keep everyone busy, especially the younger kids.

What can we do to keep them busy and productive?

Keep to a schedule.  A general wake up time, and bedtime, time for chores, time fo…

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Online Courses at Agent Rising

With all the talk of the corona virus and social distancing, now might be a great time to start your online real estate course on the path to your real estate career.

With all the cancellations in Massachusetts and people encouraged to stay home, now is a great time to visit our website and start enrolling in your online real estate course.  You can finish with your LIVE hours at the RISE Welcome center in Mattapoisett when the crisis starts to ease and a more normal work schedule is established.…

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Great Two-Day Boot Camp at Agent Rising

Agent Rising Real Estate School just completed their two-day Boot Camp on Friday and Saturday! It was a great two-day class at the Rise Welcome Center at 145 Fairhaven Road in Mattapoisett.

The Rise Welcome Center has undergone a renovation complete with standing tables, poufs on the floor with low tables, and conventional round table set up.

The energy  in the room was great.  People could rotate around the room and this helped with the 10 and a half hour days.  Instructor Kate Lanagan MacGregor …

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Real Estate Tool Box

What's in your real estate tool box literally?  We have all kinds of real estate tools to help us in business, such as ipads and websites and apps for our phones we can use, but what about the actual day to day duties of being a real estate agent?

A reliable car is always a must and the more economical the better.  Realtors can rack up lots of miles in their day to day travels and keeping track of mileage at tax time is important.  You can keep  a log on your iphone or ipad and the Maps App will…

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Spring Real Estate Market is Already Here

The spring real estate market may seem like a month away but is actually already here!  Buyers have been out looking steadily since the beginning of the year and inventory is low!

Now is a great time to put your home on the market before we get into the busy summer months.  With less inventory available, there is more competition for your home. This can translate into a shorter time on market and a better price.

Don't hesitate. Buyers are out looking right now.  Start preparing your home for showi…

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Realtor Safety Issues

Realtor safety is always an important issue. It's always a good time to revisit steps to prevent tragedy. Realtors can be put in dangerous situations during Open Houses and showings and need to be aware of steps to take to keep themselves safe.   Here are some tips for common realtor situations.

Make sure at least one personal contact and your office knows where you are at all times.  You should let them know where you will be and when you feel you will be done.  Check in when you move on.

Meet ne…

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Winter Storm Tips

Even though it may seem like we've had a pretty easy winter so far, yesterday's wind storm reminded us that we still have a lot of winter left whatever the Groundhog says.

The high winds and rain left many roads impassable with downed trees resulting in many power outages throughout the Southcoast.

While we can't change the weather, here are some tips to be prepared for the next winter storm.

Keep an eye on the weather and weather alerts so you are not caught off guard when the next storm hits.

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Agent Rising Classes

Agent Rising is offering a full schedule of classes for the month of February.  It's not too late to sign up for the Live Hours for the Instructor course.  The Bootcamp begins tomorrow, Friday, and continues Saturday.  This is the Live Hours to accompany the online course.  You can still sign up today and start tomorrow! Have you considered becoming a real estate instructor? Now is a great time.

We have our online calendar available on the website and a video by Kate Lanagan MacGregor telling you…

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