Reginold Jones's (rjtherealtor) Blog

Hello All,   I would like to know what is the common practice from an accounting aspect when real estate brokers "rebate" back a portion on their commissions.  Do you give the buyer or seller a 1099 for the rebated amount? What type of expense do you call it?  Any help out there would be greatly ...

I am an independent broker in the Raleigh/Durham area of North Carolina.  I have been using Top Producer for a couple of years and I do so out of lack of choice.  I need to have the ability to automate some of my marketing communications and Top Producer accomplishes that task.  I just have two c...

When I get leads via the internet,  I sometimes get clients who will not respond.  They fill out the lead information so I have an email and telephone number but I when I repeatedly email or call these leads, I get no response and voicemails.  How long will you contact a lead before you consider ...

I am a independent real estate broker in Raleigh, NC and I am interested in working with other agents throughout the country who know of clients that would like to relocate to Raleigh/Durham/Cary area in North Carolina.  We are getting alot of positive national attention and are recognized as one...

I am working on breaking into the BPO industry and want to know how you go about getting solicitations from companies.  I am currently signed up with Clear Capital and have done a couple of property inspections but I have not been able to get any BPO's.  Does anyone have any suggestions?  I am in...

We have all see the national attention that the Triangle(Raleigh/Durham) area has received as being one of the best places in the country to live.  What are your thoughts regarding the future of the Triangle area as 1000's of people move in to the area on a weekly basis.  Will we see outrageous a...

I started my career with a larger company because I felt that I needed that big name to make me sucessful.  I have seen some benefit in starting with a larger firm but as I grew in my career, I saw that people that did business with me, were the results of my prospecting or personal referrals. Th...

I can't tell you how many times I get call from companies who tell me that they want me to be the "Exclusive Agent" for my area in a particular zip code.  I always dismiss them in a nice way because what they say is just too good to be true.  Is there ANYONE who has had success with any of these ...