Points To Ponder

If you're wondering why Homesale Realty is so successful in the digital age, here's one big reason: Our real estate agents use social media to make our clients' listings more visible online.

Most people looking to buy a home go online first, so it makes sense to have a digital marketing strategy in place right away. Over the last few years, social media has emerged as a terrific tool to get listings to the right audience.

With social media, it becomes possible for you to respond to queries about a listing right away. Instant feedback means you can set up tours of a home faster. More interested buyers are attracted and take the next steps. Ultimately, that accelerates time-to-closing.

Of course, not all real estate agents come to the industry with social media savvy. When you are on the outside looking in, it can seem more complicated than it is. The learning curve isn't so fearsome, and the results are definitely worth it.

To get current with social media, there's one place to begin: The small, yet mighty hashtag.

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Building a great real estate team can render exceptional benefits for your business, especially in the starting stages. But building a team from the ground up is no easy task, and can either be a smart idea or a money pit. It takes time and due diligence to build a team that will help expand your networking and investment opportunities. We bring you 5 simple tips that will help you build a successful real estate team.

1. Evaluate Your Needs
   To get started on building a successful real estate team, you have to first identify the driving need or goal. Whether you're trying to increase your revenue, ensure you consistently have access to opportunities, allocate more time for yourself, or you need someone to handle your general tasks, you need to understand why you're setting up a team so you can align that with your hiring decisions. It's also important to pinpoint skills and characteristics that you excel at, as well as your weaknesses or areas of improvement.

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Starting a new career in real estate can seem daunting at first glance, especially to a new agent. But what makes great agents truly awesome at their trade starts with a great mentor to help them through the early career bumps along the way. 

This is why Homesale Realty puts such a premium on helping new agents get acclimated to their new lifestyle through solid mentorship. Learn more about the importance of teamwork and how to be an effective mentor.

• Listen to Your New Colleagues
  Sometimes when we're starting out in any new endeavor, we simply need to talk out our frustrations, fears, and expectations, which is why it's so important to have someone who is a good listener.  Good listeners also can process information for the speaker and help them come to a logical conclusion of their thoughts.
  
  More often than not, if we are allowed to "talk it out" to someone willing to take the time and listen, we can learn and draw our own conclusions about whatever is going on around us. A great mentor is always a good listener and is available to help their mentee vocalize the things that they are thinking about.

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Buying a home isn't one big decision. Rather, it's a series of little decisions that add up to a big purchase. As you move into the closing stage, your clients are moving into the home stretch, and it's vital that you have the skills and experience to get them through those final few decisions. When it comes to home closings, our real estate agents are experts at guiding our clients through the closing process as quickly, efficiently, and smoothly as possible.

• Establishing Expectations
  Our reputation as real estate agents is built upon our ability to make our clients desires and dreams a reality. Even with decades of experience under your belt, you can't always deliver on every desire, and it's rare that you can deliver champagne dreams on a beer budget. With every relationship you build, it's vital to start by getting a clear picture of your client's expectations and letting them know what you will be able to do based on market conditions, available properties, budget, etc.

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When it comes to why BHHS Homesale Realty is the best in the business, one thing we pride ourselves on is providing creative solutions to the challenges our clients can have. Although the basics of real estate are simple, the details can be surprisingly complex. Only the most knowledgeable real estate agents have all the tools to handle the unexpected.

One thing many new real estate agents overlook is contingencies.

Contingencies are conditions that must occur for the home sale to keep moving forward. Any number of contingencies can be represented as clauses in your home sale agreement. Contingencies benefit buyers by giving them an "out" in the event something unforeseen happens. There is no equivalent for sellers: The closest thing is declaring a home will be sold "as-is," a sign that no contingencies will be accepted.

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