Real Estate Systems Blog

2009 has just started and you are either well on pace to have an awesome 2009 or you are doing the same old song and dance.  Have you made any changes yet in 2009?  This was a great quote I heard from some where but cannot remember who it was from (any help?). "The only difference between now and...

Video is now become a huge part of Internet.  With the ease of accessibility it seems that everyone is putting video on myspace, facebook, youtube and many others.  So how do you do it?  Here is a quick pictorial on how to imbed a youtube.com video on ActiveRain. From the youtube.com screen selec...

This is one of my favorite, FREE tools I use!  The software is called Screen Grab and Go.  Once the software is downloaded and installed all you have to do is open up the program, hit "F9" and wham-o - you know have a jpeg of what was on your screen.  Here is a link to where you can download your...

Learn to use it to your advantage.  Having a Contact Management System (CMS) is essential if you plan on doing any type of large volume business.  I have been using Top Producer for about 3 years and have become very familiar with the inner workings of how the system works.  In doing so I have be...

How many listings can you manage without having a mental breakdown?  How many before your service starts to slip and get sloppy?  How many before lead generation starts to take a nose dive? Systems can solve everything!  The upfront time it takes to create a system, build it and figure out how to...

Listing a home is an acquired skill based on both experience and confidence.  But what about selling a listing?  That can be down right tough...The biggest challenge with working with sellers is being consistent week in and week out.  If you say you are going to do something-do it.  This post is ...

Are you constantly reinventing the wheel with each transaction? Do you fly by the seat of your pants with every deal? There is good news and there is bad news. The bad news is if you keep going at this pace, you will never achieve a high level of success without having huge trade offs (time, stre...