Stuck
Your business gets stuck Your finances get stuck Your life gets stuck Sounds familiar, right? It happens to every single one of us. Once in a while things just go sideways. Deals fall apart at the last minute. Cash just runs out. Listings cancel. Bills pile up. And life takes a quick (and ugly) turn…
I hate buyers!
Confession time. If you’re like me, you probably hate working with finicky, picky, difficult buyers, right? Chauffeuring them around, spending half a weekend going from house to house… Just so they can change their mind at the end. No thanks! BUT… What if you could have dozens and dozens of qualified leads to chose from?…
X-Club Podcast: Q & A with Jimmy Noble
Today I’m chatting with Jimmy Noble from Baltimore, Maryland. Recently I posted a short video Jimmy had sent me. Tons of people watched it – so many in fact, it crashed the media server for a day. And then an avalanche of questions. “How does he do it? What is his day like? “Does he…
How to have more expired listings… and business in general
Sharron, a newer agent sent me this: “You have been just the encouraging kick in the a*s I have needed. Thanks! I still need to work on my daily “to do”. Help?? ~ Sharron Doing stuff matters. Doing the RIGHT STUFF is important – and we’ll get to that in a moment. But first…. There…
How to have expired listings call you – with direct mail
There is an army of salespeople standing by, ready to make your phone ring. Always available, dutifully talking to expired listings, potential sellers and buyers. Nothing can stop them: no spam filters, no Do Not-Call-Registry, not even a locked front door will prevent them from completing their mission. Take command of your Direct Mail Army!…
From an Expired Listing to Lead and Listing – Part 1
I recently wrote a post about the real estate marketing getting better in many areas. There are more buyers out there actually making offers and buying, and more sellers ready to move. This is the time to ramp up the listing inventory and go after expired listings and FSBOs. Pat Argo replied: “ Borino, my…
Good real estate news
Real estate market is coming back. That’s the conclusion of today’s AP article. The U.S. housing market has started to recover from the most far-reaching crisis since the Great Depression, data released Thursday show. Sales of previously occupied homes rose for the third month in a row in June. Summer’s here. Buyers are out. And…
Me vs. Foreclosures, Short Sales and REOs
Here is snippet from a real estate forum: “I must say Borino you made a tight webpage. In my neck of the woods taking listings isn’t converting much to sales. In a regular market I could see the numbers working like your excel video. I can see in my mls (area) however everything that is…
8 Mail Tips for Better Response from Expired Listings
Bryan asks: Hi Borino, I purchased your Expired Listings system awhile back and I have a question for you. What do you think if using window envelopes? I have a great mail merge program and it would be WAY easier for me to send the letters in this form. Have you ever tried it? Good…
re: questions about expired listings
Kathleen wrote to me: “Need your help. It’s hard for me to call expireds because i don’t have the confidence.” I also got this one from Maricela: “Do you think that expired listings are good to do right now?” The DNC Registry, no phone number, “why didn’t you show my house when it was listed?”….…
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