How Realtors Can Get Started with Video On the Cheap

Integrating something new into your real estate business can sometimes be hard. It is especially challenging for some if related to technology or seeing yourself on camera. Scary, I know! With that said, the upside of using video in your real estate business is huge. First, take a look at the other agents in your office. [...]

2022-06-08T09:17:03-04:00March 24th, 2017|Comments Off on How Realtors Can Get Started with Video On the Cheap

Real Estate Transaction Issues -75 Things That Can Go Wrong

When it comes to real estate transaction issues, there is a lot that can happen. We have all been there, whether you are a Realtor, Lender, Title, Buyer/Seller. One of my lender clients sent me this amazing list and I felt that it could help my readership as well. I hope this is helpful [...]

2022-06-08T09:17:04-04:00March 9th, 2017|Comments Off on Real Estate Transaction Issues -75 Things That Can Go Wrong

Can Real Estate Agents Be Forced to Use Certain Vendors?

We have seen it many times…the managing real estate broker or office manager pushing hard for their agents to use certain vendors. Myself, have dealt with this when an agent says, “Wade, sorry…I wanted to send you the business but my office manager told me to use the Title Company where our office has [...]

2022-06-08T09:17:05-04:00March 7th, 2017|Comments Off on Can Real Estate Agents Be Forced to Use Certain Vendors?

Virginia Court Rules to Prohibit Title Company Home Warranties

On January 4th, 2017, the State of Virginia ruled that Title Company Home Warranties are no longer able to be provided to buyers at closing in return for business. If you don’t know this practice it goes like this: In many areas of the country, including the Northern Virginia, Washington DC, and Maryland areas, [...]

2022-06-08T09:17:06-04:00February 10th, 2017|Comments Off on Virginia Court Rules to Prohibit Title Company Home Warranties

5 Beginner WordPress Website Tips for Realtors

Do you have a WordPress website or thinking of getting one? In my travels in the Title Insurance industry and working directly with Realtors on their websites, I have seen the pitfalls Realtors go through learning how to use them. The $99 a month site, the real estate company websites (template), the site that [...]

2022-06-08T09:17:07-04:00January 26th, 2017|Comments Off on 5 Beginner WordPress Website Tips for Realtors

How Realtors Can Implement a Successful Video Marketing Strategy in 2017

Are you looking to implement a successful video marketing strategy in 2017? Perhaps you are just getting started using video in your real estate business? Either way, I have you covered in this blog. I’m sure by now you have (if you are a Realtor/Lender/Title) been asked to write or give your quarterly and yearly [...]

2022-06-08T09:17:08-04:00December 30th, 2016|Comments Off on How Realtors Can Implement a Successful Video Marketing Strategy in 2017

Pro’s and Con’s of Outsourcing Real Estate Content Marketing

As one of my last blog posts of 2016, I want to tackle a question that I get very often when teaching my real estate marketing classes in the Northern Virginia area. “Is it bad if I’m outsourcing real estate content marketing?” The answer to that question is YES…and NO. There are pro’s and con’s [...]

2022-06-08T09:17:09-04:00December 20th, 2016|Comments Off on Pro’s and Con’s of Outsourcing Real Estate Content Marketing

Ben Carson Selected to Run HUD-Does No Experience Matter?

I don’t usually go “political,” but this news story caught my eye today. We have heard that Ben Carson was in the mix to become our nation’s next Housing Secretary but nothing was confirmed. That confirmation occurred today. It seems that in the new Trump cabinet, having little to no experience in the field [...]

2022-06-08T09:17:10-04:00December 5th, 2016|Comments Off on Ben Carson Selected to Run HUD-Does No Experience Matter?

Do You Need to IOS Update your Real Estate Database?

If you own an iPhone or any Apple product you know that they come out with “updates” for IOS software that makes the technology possible. Each time you update the IOS software your phone gets new and cool additions that weren’t there before. Sometimes these changes are big, other times they are small. Either [...]

2022-06-08T09:17:11-04:00November 7th, 2016|Comments Off on Do You Need to IOS Update your Real Estate Database?

Title Commitment vs Title Insurance Policy-The Differences Explained

I had a client closing last month where the buyer (last-minute) needed a real estate attorney to draft up a document/agreement. The buyer went to the attorney who also said: “Do you want me to look at your Title Insurance Policy?” The buyer said sure. The attorney then started saying things like…”hmm, that isn’t good” and [...]

2022-06-08T09:17:12-04:00September 30th, 2016|Comments Off on Title Commitment vs Title Insurance Policy-The Differences Explained