Just Tell It Like It Is

The most important fact an Alabama real estate agent can share with prospective buyers and sellers of real property in Alabama is that Alabama laws are different than most other states. Especially those states adjacent to Alabama because industry standards tend to spread across state lines. Alabama is a “Caveat Emptor” state. This simply means “buyer beware!”  To be more …

Convert Leads to Clients

There are an unlimited number of ways to generate new leads for people wanting to buy or sell real estate. The most popular way in today’s market is internet generated leads. This is largely due to the number of people searching the internet to better educate themselves on real estate values. Through their searches, their contact information is captured creating …

Four Divisions of A Successful Career

A few days ago I was watching a training film by a prominent coach in the PGA circuit. He began breaking down the golf game into four major areas that good golfers need to focus on. As I listened to him strategically break down each area, I began to notice the same characteristics for a professional sales career. As a …

The Mindset of a Successful Salesperson

Mindset is probably the most important trait that leads to success in sales, yet it is the least thought of in regards to importance. The mindset of a professional salesperson is similarly just as important as an engine to an automobile. A car may be beautiful and loaded with amenities. It may have all the bells and whistles but without …

Steps between Survival and Success

During my 42 year career in real estate I have seen and attended numerous seminars, online classes, read many  books, taken  correspondence courses, listened to  tapes, CD’s, watched  video’s and every other delivery method of a guaranteed programs that will help an agent become successful. Most of these programs have certain techniques that are productive and easily adaptable. However, courses …

How Much Earnest Money Is Acceptable?

When it comes to selling real estate there is no standard, acceptable amount of earnest money to accompany an offer. First let’s examine what earnest money is. Earnest money is also referred to as “good faith” money. In other words, it is a payment made by the buyer at the time an offer to purchase is written that demonstrates to …

“Caveat Emptor” Buyer Beware

If you understand the title of this blog, chances are you are in a real estate related business. When buying real estate in Alabama the words “Caveat Emptor” is of utmost importance.  Let’s take a look at the meaning of the term and how it affects Alabama real estate buyers. Caveat emptor (ˌkæviːɑːt ˈɛmptɔr) is Latin for “Let the buyer …

Creating A Business Plan (Part Six) Time Management

I hope creating a business plan has been a pleasant experience for you. I can guarantee if you carefully create a business plan and then really commit to following that plan, it will be the best financial decision you have made in your entire life. I’m sure some of the large dollar volumes you need to produce in income from …

Creating A Business Plan (Part Five)

If you have read the last four blogs on this topic, you are getting tired of digging for information so you could follow the instructions. I know it can be difficult but if we truly manage our business the way we should, we track all this information on a weekly basis. If we don’t keep track of all our expenses …

Creating A Business Plan (Part Three)

Today we will continue building our business plan by honestly evaluating our past work habits, personalities, and job performance during the last year so we can realize the things we need to improve upon in the coming year. For those reading this article that reside outside Alabama, please keep in mind that Alabama law differs from surrounding states because Alabama …