A highly-overlooked referral opportunity in an agent’s business is the “pending to closing” process. And the more you can tune into a client’s personality during this time, the more effective you can be with that client. In fact, when done correctly this process can yield an incredible referral business. When a buyer or seller is […]
Q: “Denise, I am trying to determine my word or go-to theme for 2018. I am thinking of “Transactions”. What do you think?” A: If your goal is to get more transactions done in 2018, while I think that is great, your goal or theme should be based on action that you need to take. […]
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No Comments » Q: “Denise, I have a delicate problem I need your help with. My brokerage has an office that is attached to mortgage lender’s office. Unfortunately, that lender and their company are getting a bad reputation for not getting transactions closed. What is worse is the communication between the lender and bank and then with the […]
There isn’t a week that goes by lately that I don’t hear a nightmare appraisal story from one of my clients. There has been a huge surge in appraisal challenges in the last 90 days and it makes me wonder what is going on! Many transactions today are being delayed because appraisers seem to be […]
Posted in Communication, Client Care, and Follow-up, Motivation & Planning, Real Estate Coaching, Mentoring, and Training, Zebra Reports Tags: appraisal, closing, comparable prices, comparables, Denise Lones, fast market, fast paced market, hot market, Real Estate, real estate transactions, The Lones Group, transactions, working with buyers, working with sellers, zebra report No Comments »
Q: Denise, I am juggling eight transactions right now and have been barely keeping my head above water since spring. I don’t see a break any time in the foreseeable future. My house is a disaster. My kids can’t live off pizza forever. I know it is time to hire an assistant, but I am […]
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Recently, we got a call from a client who had gone from being on top of the world to having a disaster on her hands in a matter of a morning. She had a number of deals that she was handling and they were all imploding for different reasons. Not only was she feeling awful […]
Posted in Lead Generation for Real Estate Agents, Motivation & Planning, Real Estate Coaching, Mentoring, and Training, Tools and Systems for Real Estate Agents, Zebra Reports Tags: action, Business, Denise Lones, empty pipeline syndrome, new clients, potential clients, Real Estate, transactions, zebra report No Comments »
Recently I had a discussion with Heather, our project coordinator, regarding the importance of agents keeping things organized in their business. Whether that is organizing your files, systems, or even your time, each is critical to an agent’s success. As Heather puts it “good organization is key to a successful transaction and being organized saves […]
Posted in Business & Finance, Motivation & Planning, Real Estate Coaching, Mentoring, and Training, Tools and Systems for Real Estate Agents, Zebra Reports Tags: Denise Lones, files, filing systems, organization system, paperwork, task management, The Lones Group, transactions, zebra report No Comments »
At the end of the year most agents look at the business and how they did throughout the year to learn from their successes and failures and make their adjustments for the year to come. When doing this, agents tend to focus on their total production, income generated, time worked, and overall pace of their […]
Posted in Communication, Client Care, and Follow-up, Lead Generation for Real Estate Agents, Motivation & Planning, Real Estate Coaching, Mentoring, and Training, Zebra Reports Tags: business planning, client care, client database, past clients, recommendations, Referral, referrals, relationships, transactions, zebra report 3 Comments »
Every year in mid-November I hear the same comment from agents: “Denise, the market is slowing down. I think I’ll just wind things down, assume nothing else is going to happen, and then wind up next year.” Think again! If you aren’t ready to close your books on your business for the year, it is […]
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