Real Estate Systems Blog

I am CRAZY busy, and from reading active rain posts and comments (or lack thereof), it sounds like I am not alone. I got caught up in a daydream and pictured myself walking into a Workaholics Anonymous meeting and greeting my comrades, "Hi, I'm Travis and I'm a workaholic" and hearing the refrain...

To be successful in Real Estate you need to know what you have to do, and what can be delegated.  Trying to be the master of all often leads to disappointment and failure.  If you have a team/assistant or thinking about growing a team or hiring an assistant at some point this will be a great vide...

The team I currently work with (The Hartmann Korby Team of MN) takes a great deal of pride in holding properties open.  In fact, a requirement to be on the team is to host at least 50 open houses a year.  Why?  Last weekend one of the lead agents on our team sold our 3rd listing from an open hous...

There are many valid concerns that are raised when I teach classes on The Automated Agent when it comes to automatically sending template emails. Here are a few that concerns that frequently come up: Automatic emails are just Spam: It obviously depends on how you write them. We often send similar...

Last week I was able to attend Dave Ramsey's Town Hall for Hope and loved the information that he shared about the economy and that there are many in America that are not participating in the recession. A quote Dave shared from Rabbi Daniel Lappin has been running through my head and I wanted to ...

The busy season is upon us and Real Estate is booming.  I am currently managing 21 closings - by far the most I have handled.  The wheels of the system we use in conjunction with Top Producer has not broke yet but has defiantly been moving through some mud... This is the most our team has ever ha...

I LOVED Karate Kid when I was growing up. The fight scenes were tame enough that my Mom let me watch, but cool enough to keep me interested. Mr. Miagi taught wimpy Daniel to take on a gang of jerks and in the end good triumphs over evil in the final showdown between Daniel and the guy who was wil...

I was talking with my nephew the other day about school, or rather pre-school. In between listening to him imitate Darth Vader and tell me about his fish, I was struck by how many lessons he really had to offer. I got to thinking about all I learned as a four year old, and how if I lived out thos...

The answer is YES and somehow you MUST! Typically when agents get busy, keeping tabs on long term prospects is one of the first things that is put on the shelf until "I have more time" (which really means the lead is probably lost). A system to keep in front of prospects and generate more busines...

Once upon a time there were three little agents. The time came for them to leave their comfort zone and seek their fortunes. Before they started their new adventure, their mentors told them, “Whatever you do, do it the best that you can because that’s the way to get along in the world.” The first...