A listing presentation is an interview to represent a home seller in a real estate transaction. While a listing presentation can simply be a conversation with a homeowner, the best prepared and most successful agents include slide decks, visuals, and documents to demonstrate their expertise, build trust and win the listing. Download Your Free Template…
18 Outrageous Real Estate Marketing Ideas That Actually Worked
Outrageous real estate marketing ideas are calculated risks that have paid off, garnering interest, sales and word-of-mouth without spending a fortune. While many agents struggle to differentiate themselves in fiercely competitive market spaces, some real estate agents dabble in the absurd and found that it actually worked to bolster their business. While you might not…
Top 25 Expert Tips on How to Get Clients in Real Estate
Clients are the lifeblood of a real estate business. It’s important to generate enough leads and build your sphere of influence to ensure success. We spoke with experts who shared their best tips on how to get clients in real estate that involve everything from making better uses of open houses to finding new clients…
Closing Costs: Definition, Types & Average Amounts
Closing costs are the extra expenses that buyers and sellers pay on top of the purchase price at settlement of a real estate transaction. Closing costs include mortgage origination fees, discount points, appraisal fees, and more. Average closing costs on the median home sales price of $230,000 are 2 percent to 5 percent, or $4,600…
Top 25 Real Estate Mailer Tips & Examples from the Pros
Real estate mailers include any of the variety of direct mail pieces you can send to prospects in your farm area to solicit leads, but are most often comprised of real estate postcards. Real estate mailers are an inexpensive and effective method of gaining leads and building name recognition. Here are the top 25 real…
Top 25 Real Estate Farming Postcard Examples & Templates
Real estate farming postcards create name recognition for you in your farm area, which helps return new client leads. While there are many different types of real estate farming postcards, this article will show the best ideas and offer designs and templates you can follow to maximize your results in your neighborhood. Here are the…
Top 25 Real Estate Video Marketing Examples from the Pros
Real estate marketing videos help sell your home, attract new clients, showcase your farm area, and market your services. With the internet as a primary search tool, real estate video marketing is an essential component of being a successful real estate agent. We’ll show you 25 real estate videos that showcase the best the pros…
Top 25 Just Sold Postcard Examples & Templates from the Pros
Just sold postcards are sent out by real estate agents after they make a sale of a home in the hopes of getting others in the area interested in becoming clients. The messages you select can help drive your leads, and combined with fantastic images, color, and style can make your postcards something people keep…
How to List a House on Zillow in 5 Steps
With more than 160 million visitors each month, Zillow is the largest real estate website and source to reach potential leads. Zillow helps you list your home for sale by owner, giving you unparalleled exposure and helping you save on agent commission fees. While listing your house for sale by owner has its perks, it…
Top 25 Real Estate Postcard Templates & Examples from the Pros
Real estate postcards are small, single-page mailers that real estate agents send to their farm area to help get leads and build name recognition. Like regular postcards, most real estate agent postcards are typically 5.8 inches by 4.1 inches, glossy and printed on both sides with information about the agent, specific listing and/or the neighborhood….
29 Curb Appeal Ideas That Have a Great ROI
Just like in social situations, first impressions of your real estate listing count. A lot. Barbara Corcoran famously said that home buyers decide if they want to purchase a home in the first eight seconds on the property. To help your future clients fall in love faster, we put together this list of 29 curb…
Real Estate Team Names: How to Build a Brand That Lasts
The most effective real estate team names can bolster your position in the marketplace. Incorporating such strategies as alliteration, slant rhymes, and creating positive emotions creates a memorable brand that resonates with potential clients. When it comes time to select an agency, we’ll show you how to be the one they remember. Why Some Real…