January | 2019 | | The Digital Realtor

30Jan 2019 by realtor8 No Comments

Time Management Strategies For Super Realtor

In reality, most new agents find that managing their time effectively in real estate is one of the most challenging aspects to master. Even I find it hard when I first pursue my career in real estate. If you are struggling on this aspect, try putting in some of these time management strategies into your practice and you can thank me later. Breaking your goals down What you need to do before everything else is to first create a goal sheet of big things you would like to accomplish, then break that down to specific activities that you need to do to make the goal a reality. A goal without execution is nothing but a hallucination. For example, if my goal is to get five motivated buyers in…

28Jan 2019 by realtor8 No Comments

Using Hashtags for Real Estate Marketing

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I think I do not need to remind you how technology has affected every industry. With only more advanced technology to come in the future, we need to keep ourselves up to date in order to survive in this business. If you’ve been marketing your real estate business on social media platforms then you should know how important hash-tags are, especially when marketing to millennials. How does hash-tags work, some of you may wonder. Here is the beauty of living in the digital era, by adding hash-tags to your post you’re automatically filing it under certain categories depending on what keywords you use and when users search for the same hash-tag your content will appear. Your post can easily reach up to millions of people at once, imagine what it…

26Jan 2019 by realtor8 No Comments

Cutting Your Losses In Real Estate

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Working in real estate or any other business can be really challenging especially if you do not have enough deals over a long period of time. It happens to most of us at some point. Part of the problem is that we can’t individually control the real estate market and other factors, even locally. Do not be discouraged by it because in this article I will provide you some tips you can use if the deal is going in the wrong direction. Find a Partner I would recommend you to consider a partner because not all the deals are profitable right on the spot. Sometimes you’ll encounter some minor loss in a relatively short period of time before it bears fruit in the long run. So it makes sense…

24Jan 2019 by realtor8 No Comments

Using the right real estate investment strategy

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Here are a few considerations to take into account when deciding on an investment strategy (or strategies) that best suit you and your real estate investing business: Your Motivation and Work Ethic. If you have been following successful real estate agents and listening to their podcast you might think that anyone can do it with little effort because they made it look easy but it’s not true. In the real estate industry, it takes time, commitment, focus, work ethic, attention to detail and time management. If you work for it and stick to your goals and dreams, eventually you’ll get what you deserve. Nothing comes easy in life, and expect the road to be tough but pursue it with a positive mindset. Your Knowledge and Experience Level. Before…

21Jan 2019 by realtor8 No Comments

Tips For Flipping house and Maximizing Profit

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If you’re one of those people that start of real estate investing from flipping than you should know that it is one of the ways to earn huge profits in the market. With that being said just like any investment journey, it involves lots of work and risks. So if you’re new and thinking about flipping property to make profit it is important to approach this carefully and with as much knowledge as possible. If you are wondering how exactly are you going to make money from buying houses, renovating them, and then selling them down the road? Don’t worry, here are some things for you to keep in mind. Research and Analyze Market Data Before you do anything, first thing to keep in mind is to assess…

18Jan 2019 by realtor8 No Comments

4 Pieces of Advice to REI Newbies

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I understand that starting out in the real estate investment can be intimidating because I’ve been there before. But one thing you need to know is that we are all living in a digital era now and it’s fair to say that there’s plenty of resources right at your fingertips. What I’ve done when I first started are, watching relevant videos, reading articles, and listening to real estate podcasts. It not only helps me to further understand more about the field and it also helps me to explore what are the opportunities that I have. So make good use of your time and you’ll save plenty of unnecessary mistakes in the future. So here are the advice I would give someone who is just starting out Learn from…

15Jan 2019 by realtor8 No Comments

Marketing Strategies That Really Work

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If you haven’t read my previous post about “4 Pieces of Advice for REI Newbies”. I highly encourage you to do so because I’ve mentioned that real estate investing is all a numbers game and the more effort you put in the better your results are. Now if you have followed my advice previously and want to take things up a notch you’re at the right place. I am sure by now we all know the sales funnel: LEADS > DEALS > PROFIT! This is true and it applies to almost every business, but let’s look at a few strategies that you can use to improve your cost per lead ratio as low as possible. The first strategy we will look at is the “Shotgun” vs. “Targeted” approach…

10Jan 2019 by realtor8 No Comments

2 Things you need, if you want to find deals online

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We all know that as a business you need these two things: for customers to know you exist to have them trust you Although there are other details of business that exist, I am not saying that the business owner shouldn’t think about it but what I am saying is that as business owners (or in your case, as investors) the tendency is to over complicate things and get upset trying to think about how to increase sales and growth. Instead of spending all your time searching for “2019 marketing hacks” or watching the latest guru show you what’s working this year, you’re focusing on the wrong things. From my experience, I think that it is really important that your customers know that you exist (meaning, know you…