Joshua Smith, voted the 30th top real estate agent in the country by the Wall Street Journal in 2013, started out listing 7-15 homes a month from placing 10,000 door hangers in his farm area. The technique was so successful for him that he ended up closing 463 listings worth $49 million in one year….
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As a Real Estate Sales and Marketing Analyst at Fit Small Business, Emile is responsible for the editorial direction of the site’s real estate content as well as curating actionable insights from top producing agents and brokerages from across the country. A licensed New York City Real Estate Agent and veteran of the marketing department at Tishman Speyer, Emile has been involved in every aspect of residential real estate from brand new developments to pre-war rentals and resales. Emile also regularly provides market insights and commentary for publications like Realtor.com, Fox News, Yahoo, and US News & World Report. When he’s not writing or editing, Emile enjoys collecting vintage furniture and playing his guitar.
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Real Estate Resume: Templates, Samples & How to Write
In this guide, I’ll explain the best practices for writing a real estate resume both for new agents and experienced agents, and provide you with a free downloadable real estate resume templates and samples you can copy and edit for your resume. To get started, here are two resume templates, one for new real estate…
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Best WordPress IDX Providers: IDX Broker vs dsIDXpress vs Ihomefinder
In this buyer’s guide we’ll help demystify the convoluted WordPress IDX market in order to help you choose a solution that works for you. To get you started, we ranked the top four IDX providers on the market today; IDX Broker, dsIDXpress, Ihomefinder, and Showcase IDX. Before we dive into the weeds for each IDX…
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Top 33 Inspiring Real Estate Logos + How to Create Your Own
How’s that new real estate logo coming along? Whether you’re creating a new logo from scratch or trying to figure out how to design a team logo that works well with your brokerage, you’re going to need some inspiration to get it right. After all, the quality of your logo says a lot about you…
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Best Real Estate Transaction Management Software: Reviews & Recommendations
Every year, the real estate industry gets closer and closer to a truly paperless office. After reviewing DocuSign, Dotloop, and SkySlope, which are the leading providers of real estate transaction management software, we feel that day has finally arrived. These paperless office platforms combine E-signature functionality, custom document creation, compliance review, and secure document storage into…
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How to Hire and Use a Real Estate Virtual Assistant
In what industry besides real estate do you have to be a CEO, Marketing Director, Salesperson, and Administrative Assistant to succeed on the job? What if, like the top producer in your office with the team of admins, you just had to be the CEO and Salesperson? Using a real estate virtual assistant for the…
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Final Walk Through Checklist: Free Template + What You Need to Know
For everyone involved in the sale of a home the final walk through can be a nerve wracking experience. Fresh damages or faulty repairs discovered at the walk through can undo months of hard work This is why a good final walk through checklist is so crucial. We put together this comprehensive final walk through…
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Free Mike Ferry Scripts: Door Knocking, FSBO & More
With a real estate training career spanning almost 40 years, Mike Ferry is one of the most well respected coaches in the industry today. Mike Ferry scripts, his most widely used and widely imitated training tools are the best in the business. But in order to make them work, you need to watch a skilled…
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Our 36 Favorite Real Estate Yard Signs & Tips for New Agents
Even with all the amazing tools available online, great real estate yard signs are still one of the best ways to build your sphere of influence and get more leads. They may never see your listings on Zillow or follow you on Twitter, but they HAVE TO drive by your real estate yard sign every…
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Pop By Ideas – 31 Examples from the Pros
Staying top of mind with former clients is never easy. At a minimum, you will probably need 5 or more touches over the year in order for them to think of you as “their” real estate agent. Luckily there’s a better way. Pop By Gifts, small inexpensive gifts (often with a clever note) that you…
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Diverse Solutions IDX Demo
Getting leads onto your website to look at listings is one thing, but if you want to actually keep them there long enough to get them to contact you, then you’re going to need a fully featured IDX provider like Mapping IDX by Diverse Solutions. Mapping IDX shows your local MLS listings on a Google…
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How to Choose a Real Estate Company to Work For
After surviving my first year as a real estate agent in Manhattan, I noticed something very strange. Almost a quarter of the agents that worked there when I started had left the company. Why did so many people leave? Part of the reason people don’t stay with their first brokerage very long is that they…
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