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Real Estate Continuing Education MA: Best Schools

By Kaylee Strozyk on July 1, 2020 | Buyer's Guide, Real Estate, Real Estate Careers | Comments (0)

To renew your real estate agent or broker license in Massachusetts (MA), you need to complete 12 hours of continuing education courses every two years. Each real estate school offers a different method of learning, so we chose the best Massachusetts real estate continuing education courses based on price, reviews, course format, and course variety….

6 Best Real Estate Broker Course Providers 2020

By Kaylee Strozyk on June 30, 2020 | Brokerages, Buyer's Guide, Real Estate | Comments (0)

A real estate broker’s license lets the holder establish a real estate firm or manage a team of agents. However, professionals must first complete real estate broker courses to qualify for the exam and attend more to maintain their broker’s license. We evaluated a dozen real estate broker course providers to determine the top six…

6 Best Real Estate CRMs for 2020

By Kaylee Strozyk on June 17, 2020 | Buyer's Guide, Real Estate, Real Estate Sales | Comments (87)

A real estate customer relationship management (CRM) tool is one that tracks buyer and seller leads throughout sales processes. We compared 19 platforms and chose the six best—including the best real estate CRM overall—based on price, tracking features, ease of use, customer service, and reporting options. Top 6 Real Estate CRMs for 2020 How We…

6 Best Free Real Estate CRMs for 2020

By Kaylee Strozyk on June 15, 2020 | Buyer's Guide, Real Estate, Real Estate Sales | Comments (3)

Tracking leads manually is time-consuming and takes away from time you could be selling. A reliable, free CRM, however, gives agents the tools they need to streamline lead management without paying an upfront cost. We reviewed 10 free CRMs and chose the six best—including the best overall—based on the number of contacts allowed, lead capture…

6 Best Online Real Estate Courses for Texas 2020

By Kaylee Strozyk on June 12, 2020 | Buyer's Guide, Real Estate, Real Estate Careers | Comments (2)

Online real estate courses can provide aspiring Texas agents with necessary prelicensing and continuing education (CE) credits via the web or mobile app. We reviewed 10 schools that offer these courses in Texas and chose the top six, including the best overall, based on price, curriculum, money-back guarantees, and ease of use. Top 6 Online…

A Beginners Guide to Real Estate Farming 2020

By Susan Isaak on June 11, 2020 | Real Estate, Real Estate Sales, Ultimate Guide |

Real estate farming is the process of selecting and marketing within a specific geographic area. When agents “farm” an area, they focus their lead generation efforts, advertising, and marketing in one place. The term may seem old-fashioned, but farming helps agents grow and nurture future business much like planting seeds on a farm. How Real…

Top 19 Tips for Real Estate Prospecting

By Susan Isaak on June 11, 2020 | Real Estate, Real Estate Sales, Tip List | Comments (1)

Real estate prospecting is the process of cultivating leads to generate new business. Prospecting is a mix of sourcing new leads, leveraging social networks to discover new opportunities, and engaging in community events to boost brand visibility. Successful agents commit a consistent amount of their time to prospecting; we recommend you spend at least one…

6 Best Real Estate Lead Generation Companies 2020

By Susan Isaak on June 4, 2020 | Buyer's Guide, Real Estate, Real Estate Sales | Comments (10)

Real estate lead generation software enables agents to capture, organize, and nurture leads from a variety of sources. We looked at many lead generation platforms to determine the top six, including the best overall. We evaluated each software based on price, ease of use, customer support, and features like IDX integration, blogging, and email marketing…

Top 6 Online Real Estate Schools 2020

By Kaylee Strozyk on June 2, 2020 | Buyer's Guide, Real Estate, Real Estate Careers | Comments (18)

The best online real estate schools offer web-based classes to help aspiring real estate agents and brokers pass their real estate licensing exam and gain continuing education credits. We reviewed many schools and landed on the six best—including the best real estate school overall—based on price, availability, coursework, study aids, and success rates. Best Online…

6 Best Online Real Estate Schools for Florida 2020

By Kaylee Strozyk on June 1, 2020 | Buyer's Guide, Real Estate, Real Estate Careers | Comments (4)

The best online real estate schools in Florida help aspiring and licensed professionals meet prelicensing, exam, and continuing education requirements. We considered dozens of online schools to identify the six best options in Florida, including the best overall. As part of our analysis, we considered factors like price, course format and materials, and customer support….

6 Best Virtual Staging Services 2020

By Susan Isaak on May 29, 2020 | Buyer's Guide, Real Estate, Real Estate Marketing | Comments (14)

Virtual staging is the process of adding digital furnishing to a picture of an empty room to make it more appealing to potential buyers. Services that offer the software and expertise to create images of staged spaces help potential buyers visualize what’s possible with any given room in a house. We looked at many virtual…

How to Create a Virtual Tour in 8 Steps

By Susan Isaak on May 29, 2020 | How To, Real Estate, Real Estate Marketing | Comments (1)

A virtual tour is a visual tool that replicates the experience of visiting and walking through a property. Virtual tours, like video walk-throughs, 3D virtual tours, and interactive 360-degree virtual tours, allow prospective buyers to interact with the home and look at features in detail without having to be on-site, and have become the norm…