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Former Student Troy Durr Shines Light on Lobsters!



Troy Durr, a BOLD Realtor®, Agent Rising Alum shares an encouraging business success story that came out of the pandemic!

My takeaways: 1-serve your community and the rest will follow.

2- be nimble when faced with opposition

3- never can have too many 'best friends'!

His business model is on their way to South Shore (@southshorerealtors) and is down Cape Cod (@capeandislandassociationofrealtors).

Are you watching weekly show ReaLAWstate with Patti and Kate on BOLD Real Estate facebook page Sundays at…

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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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Home Safety

Our homes are a huge part of our lives.  Whether we have lived in many homes or still in our first house we ever bought, our home is where our heart lies.  How can we keep the home we love safe and accessible as we age or for our senior family members?

There are many easy and cost-effective steps we can take to keep our homes safe.

Be sure all stairs have handrails whether inside or outside.  Make sure your landing is wide outside and consider getting rid of stairs outside altogether and landscape…

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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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Become a Real Estate Agent This Year

2020 is here and with it comes a new set of New Year's Resolutions!  Everyone resolves to eat better and work out more but have you always thought about a career in real estate?  Now is a great time to start!

Projections show real estate careers will rise this year. As the housing market stays strong and interest rates stay steady,  there will be a need for real estate agents.

You can set your own destiny.  The harder you work and market yourself, the more it will pay off in clients and closings. …

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Sign up for Live BootCamp

There's still time to sign up for our two-day Live BootCamp! Now is a great time to make your dreams a reality and start your real estate career! Attend our two-day Live class at the Agent Rising at 145 Fairhaven Road in Mattapoisett, and finish up with our online classes.  You'll have all the tools you need to pass your real estate exam.

You could be a practicing real estate agent by springtime! Join instructor Kate Lanagan MacGregor as she leads you through all the information and real life sit…

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January Boot Camp

Sign up today for our 2-day January Bootcamp!  Friday, January 10th and Saturday, January 11th!Have you always dreamed of starting a real estate career?  Now is the time to take advantage of our two-day Live BootCamp at 145 Fairhaven Rd. Mattapoisett. Join us both days from 8:00am to 6:30pm.

This is a great way to get in your Live Hours and finish up with our online hours.  You can be a real estate agent by springtime.  We have all the tools you need to pass your real estate exam. This also makes…

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What Are Buyers Looking For?

What are buyers really looking for in a house?  Of course, there are the staples we all think of, first and foremost being location, location, location.

There are also a certain number of bedrooms and bathrooms, maybe an open floor plan or granite countertops,  and the price is always a deciding factor, but there are other factors that clients may not even be aware of.

Is the house a true fit?  Many buyers subconsciously either love a  house, hate it, or are indifferent.  It could be associated wi…

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Tips for Managing Your Time in Real Estate

Real Estate can be a time consuming career, but there are many tips for managing your time and making time for personal and family life. 

Real estate agents spend a lot of time on support activities which include: prospecting, lead follow-up, taking listings and making sales. You can't avoid these activities which support your career, but you can try to handle them more efficiently and with less time.

One helpful tip is to make chunks of time.  MLS searches, filing, faxing, copying and clouding a…

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