This is another Ask the Broker question best thrown out to everyone:<\/p>\n
It looks like I did Project Blogger one better. I actually hired on a new agent yesterday. As in brand<\/i> new. The guy is an attorney, formerly in-house counsel for a non-profit, he just got his real estate license and wanted to hang it with us.<\/p>\n
So what things would you say to a brand new agent in this market? What are the “New Basics”? I plan to tell him BloodhoundBlog is must reading. But whither from there?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I’ll lob a softball to get things started: I don’t want to seem to endorse Tom Hopkins, because too much of his real estate sales advice turns on what I consider to be deceptive tricks. But something he said has stuck with me forever:<\/p>\n
Am I making the most productive possible use of my time right now?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
That may not be an exact quote. The point is to make sure that, when you’re working, you’re working on things that will improve your present or future income potential, not spinning your wheels<\/a>. The other end of the argument is, when you’re not<\/i> working, make the most productive possible use of that<\/i> time, giving your spouse, family and friends your undivided attention.<\/p>\n
There’s much more than this, of course. What say you? Should a new agent go hi-tech — or go door-to-door. Farm and pray for rain or pay for leads? Go it alone or fill a hole on somebody’s team?
\n<\/p>\nTechnorati Tags: real estate<\/a>, real estate marketing<\/a><\/p>\n
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