The Real Estate Book Blog

Chances are, you’ve heard that the best time to list your home for sale is the spring. And while there is a lot to be said about selling your home in the spring (or even summer or fall), there are many benefits to selling your home right now – in the winter! Believe...

Whether you’re ready to move into a larger house to fit your growing family, downsize to a smaller place, or simply need to relocate, the process of selling a house is one that requires work. The more work you do to prepare, the higher the chances will be of...

Can’t wait until spring to sell your home? Winter can be a tough time to attract buyers, particularly if you live in a region where there’s going to be ice and snow all around. Your home may not show as well in bad weather; however, it is possible. Here are some...

The holiday season is all about spending time with loved ones, and for many, this means traveling. There are certain precautions you should take whenever you leave your home for more than a few days, but the holidays specifically tend to lead to an increase in home...

It’s the holiday season and you may be traveling out of town. So, you might be thinking, “Why don’t I list my home as a short-term rental? Someone can stay it in, while I stay somewhere else.” Kill two birds with one stone, right? Someone “watches over your house”...

By Rebecca Bradshaw From kitchen appliances that can cook a gourmet meal with the click of a button, to computers that control everything from recording your favorite TV show to automatically adjusting the thermostat, our homes are more tech savvy than ever before....

When you’re stuck inside the house this winter with not much to do, you might be wishing that there was a home improvement project that you could complete – but what? Work on the exterior is probably not going to happen, and tasks like painting might require some...

By Hollie Borland, Originally Posted on The Sun From improving your credit score to getting a mortgage in principle, here are some of the ways you can boost your chances of getting the loan for your first home. Getting the funds together for a deposit is one thing,...

Recent headlines pointing to the detriments of reverse mortgages aren't getting the story straight. One of the nation's leading reverse mortgage lenders, Generation Mortgage Company, wants to separate fact from fiction. "Because so many Americans over the age of 62...

By Barbara Pronin Helping a veteran realize the American dream of homeownership is gratifying for a Realtor – and as most agents are aware, getting a VA loan to finance a home is a tremendous benefit for eligible veterans. The program offers: No down payment and low...

How did you feel when you realized that the time had come to sell your first home? Were you intimidated? Overwhelmed? Confused? All of the above? You probably had some nostalgia and even regret mixed in there as well. After all, you'll never have another first home!...

Originally posted on New Homes & Ideas  The story of the 20th and 21st centuries is one of rapid technological advances. In the last 30 years especially, progress in personal computers and microchips has progressed at an exponential rate, and things aren’t...

When you’re sourcing clients for your real estate business, it can be hard to convert prospects into customers. That’s nothing new. The Online Marketing Institute reports that on average, marketers make seven to 13 marketing touches to get a single lead to pass...

For the real estate industry, 2018 was quite the ride. The year began with record low mortgage rates and high home prices. It was fully a seller's market. Then at the end of the year, the real estate market started to shift. Rates rose to higher than they'd been in...

In your real estate training, you're always encouraged to ask clients lots of questions – and rightly so. Questions tell people that you're focused on their needs and interested in what they have to say. What educators often fail to mention is that not all questions...

  Building your own real estate business can feel a lot like driving across the country with a dead GPS. You knew basically where you were going when you set out, but now you're in totally new territory and no one's around to point the way. New entrepreneurs in...