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Realtor Safety Tips!

officeReal Estate is a great career, but there are some sticky situations you might want to avoid to stay safe. Being aware of some safety tips will help you be a better realtor and keep you safe at all times.

Always meet a new client at the office rather than at the property. You will have a disclosure form for them to sign and you will want to get their personal information. This is more professional than signing papers outside on the hood of the car. Then you can make an appointment to see the p…

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Closing Gifts!

DSC_0448_cleanWhat to give for a closing gift for your home buyers?  It's always a challenge.  You'd like to give something thoughtful, but also useful for your clients.  Also, something to help them remember you for future referrals is always nice.

Gift cards are always a good idea for your buyers as well as your sellers.  People are exhausted after moving in, and a gift card to a local restaurant would be a nice gift.  There is also the gift card to a local store to help furnish or update their new home.

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Making Clients Feel Important!

agent rising blogYour clients are the mainstay of your business.  Developing lasting relationships and satisfactory transactions are where your referrals come from.  Technology is an important and necessary part of your real estate tools.  You are able to get your job done faster and more efficiently when you have the technology you need to make it happen, such as your i-pad, i-phone and apps to do paperless transactions and get you noticed on the web.

The important piece of your business is to use your people sk…

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Bold Moves Do Gooder!

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Caught in the act of service. Eli MacGregor was seen doing some serious shoveling in his Bold Moves Sweatshirt. Eli loves to shovel and shoveled the steps and deck of his home and then went to his grandparents house to shovel their path and driveway. The snow was heavy and wet but Eli wasted no time shoveling out his Chickadee and Grampie's house so they wouldn't have to shovel the wet and heavy snow themselves.

It's never too early to start doing good f…

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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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Why should you encourage your sellers to list their house during the holidays?

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The holidays are stressful enough without adding selling a house to the mix, but there are some valid reasons why you should consider encouraging your sellers to put their house on the market during the holidays rather than after. Holiday shoppers are serious buyers or they wouldn't be taking the time to look over the holidays. Also,there are less houses on the market in December. Some people take their houses off the market and others are waiting until January to put theirs on. This m…

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Bold Moves Real Estate and the importance of Elevation Certificates!

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What is an Elevation Certificate and what does that have to do with flood insurance? An Elevation Certificate is an important tool that documents a building's elevation. Any property bought after July 6, 2012, will need an Elevation Certificate, or if your client is planning on selling their home and it is in a high risk flood zone, they will also need an Elevation Certificate. The insurance company will use the Elevation Certificate to make sure their premium accurately reflects th…

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What is Going on with Flood Insurance?

What is going on with flood insurance?

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It is definitely a hot topic today ever since the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Act was passed in July of 2012. It’s purpose was to put the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIS), which was hit hard by Hurricane Katrina, on stable ground.. It passed just months before Superstorm Sandy hit,putting

the program deep in debt.

The act reauthorized NFIS for five years. It also instructed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to begin phasing ou…

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Agent Rising Salesperson Class!

bold moves real estate buildingAgent Rising is excited to announce that the results are in and we have a 100% pass rate for our Salesperson Pre-licensing Class!

We offer a unique approach to the class, and it seems to be paying off! Students are required to complete 40 hours of classroom time, at Agent Rising we try to condense the 40 hours and get students through the material as quickly as they can. Along with the book that is used in class we utilize online resources, quizzes, videos, audios and additional study material.…

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Marketing With Videos!

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Videos are a powerful way to market to your audience, and the possibilities are endless! You can create a video to market a specific property, highlight a happy customer or share information. But it seems that most people shy away from videos, whether it be fear of the unknown or it's possible they're camera shy. So we did some research and came up with great tips on how to start creating videos.
1. Define your audience- before you even pick up the camera and begin filming you need to decid…

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