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The Property Purchase Analysis: A Smart Assessment Tool for Homebuyers

Posted by Denise Lones on January 16th, 2014

Real estate agents wouldn’t list a house without doing a CMA for the seller, but many agents who work with buyers don’t provide an in-depth analysis prior to writing an offer. While some agents do take the time to run some stats, there is much more to doing the kind of analysis that helps buyers […]

Tags: Agents, Buyers, Client Communication, Customer Service, real estate advice, Real Estate Agents, The Lones Group

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Ask Denise: Where Is the Counter Offer?

Posted by Denise Lones on January 16th, 2014

Q: Denise, what can an agent do to make their buyers feel better when they have an offer that doesn’t even get countered? A: Some offers do not receive a counter offer. When this happens the buyer is left wondering what went wrong. They may be thinking, “Aren’t you supposed to make an offer and […]

Posted in Ask Denise, Buyers, Real Estate Coaching, Mentoring, and Training, Sellers

Tags: Agents, ask denise, Buyers, Client Communication, real estate advice, Real Estate Training, The Lones Group

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Ask Denise: Best Advice Starting Out

Posted by Denise Lones on May 9th, 2013

Q: Denise, can you tell me the best advice anyone ever gave you when you first started selling real estate? A: I still remember the moment when the light bulb went on for me. I was speaking with my real estate trainer, Garth, and he told me that if I wanted to be successful in […]

Posted in Ask Denise, Communication, Client Care, and Follow-up, Lead Generation for Real Estate Agents, Real Estate Coaching, Mentoring, and Training

Tags: advice, ask denise, database, Follow-up, Lead Generation, past clients, real estate advice, sphere, tips

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Ask Denise: Attracting Business

Posted by Denise Lones on February 28th, 2013

Q: Denise, why is that some agents seem to attract so much business while others have such a difficult time just making ends meet? A: That is a wonderful question and one that requires us to look at the businesses of top producers to answer. The one thing that all of our industry’s top producers have […]

Posted in Ask Denise, Communication, Client Care, and Follow-up, Lead Generation for Real Estate Agents

Tags: ask denise, attracting business, client care, Client Communication, growing business, Lead Generation, Real Estate, real estate advice, real estate tips

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Ask Denise: Luxury Car

Posted by Denise Lones on February 21st, 2013

Q: Denise, I was wondering if I should be concerned about not being able to afford to drive a luxury car when working with buyers? A: That is an excellent question and one that I have had much experience with over the years. I have had the opportunity to work with many agents who could […]

Posted in Ask Denise, Buyers

Tags: Buyers, client care, real estate advice, real estate tips, vehicle

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Ask Denise: Niche Markets

Posted by Denise Lones on January 31st, 2013

Q: Denise, I’ve been hearing that I should develop a niche market … How do I go about developing a niche market? A: There are two very important things you must do to determine your niche in the market. First, you have to find out what your niche choices are and this will depend entirely […]

Posted in Ask Denise, Lead Generation for Real Estate Agents

Tags: niche, real estat market, real estate advice, real estate tips, specialty

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Ask Denise: Find Your Fit

Posted by Denise Lones on January 24th, 2013

Q: Denise what is the one piece of advice you think all agents need to hear from you? A: FIND YOUR FIT. Yes, find your fit! Don’t sell real estate the way others tell you to. Sell real estate authentically by finding your fit and do it your way. There is no one-size, cookie-cutter magic […]

Posted in Ask Denise, Real Estate Coaching, Mentoring, and Training

Tags: ask denise, plan, real estate advice, real estate tips, success

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Ask Denise: Showings, But No Offers

Posted by Denise Lones on January 17th, 2013

Q: I have a house listed that I think is priced at the market. We are having a steady trickle of showings, but no offers. It is a nice size home, in a nice neighborhood, on a lovely corner lot. There is a train crossing down the street, but I don’t think that is the […]

Posted in Ask Denise, Sellers, Tools and Systems for Real Estate Agents

Tags: ask denise, Listing presentation, not selling, offers, price reduction, real estate advice, real estate tips, showings, tips for price reductions

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Ask Denise: Starting a Blog

Posted by Denise Lones on January 10th, 2013

Q: Denise, I want to start a blog, but I tend to start things, do them for a few weeks and stop. I don’t want to invest the money in creating a blog if I am just going to flake out! A: I don’t think you should spend the money on a blog if you […]

Posted in Ask Denise, Communication, Client Care, and Follow-up, Real Estate Blogging

Tags: blog, real estate advice, real estate blogging, real estate tips

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Ask Denise: Housing Market Inventory

Posted by Denise Lones on January 3rd, 2013

Q: Denise, I hear you talking about a reduction in inventory, yet in my area we have seen the number of homes on the market increase … Are you sure inventory numbers are going down? A: Yes, nationally these numbers are going down, but remember, real estate is local. You may be in an area […]

Posted in Ask Denise, Real Estate Industry News

Tags: ask denise, housing inventory, housing market, inventory, real estate advice, Real Estate Market, real estate tips

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Posts Tagged ‘real estate advice’

The Property Purchase Analysis: A Smart Assessment Tool for Homebuyers

Ask Denise: Where Is the Counter Offer?

Ask Denise: Best Advice Starting Out

Ask Denise: Attracting Business

Ask Denise: Luxury Car

Ask Denise: Niche Markets

Ask Denise: Find Your Fit

Ask Denise: Showings, But No Offers

Ask Denise: Starting a Blog

Ask Denise: Housing Market Inventory

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