What if we said you could spend less time tapping away on your phone and get more done? Well, it’s true. And we didn’t say it, the New York Times did. Covering tips for both Android and Apple devices, this piece will teach you a handful of surprisingly effective methods for leveraging your time through automation [...]
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Other Recent Articles from Previous Issues
The Closing Word: Wayfarer
This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it. This week’s closing word: wayfarer Pronounced: (WAY-fair-urr) Noun: utter shrieks, as of cats Noun: 1. a pedestrian who walks from place to place 2. [...]
Scott’s Thoughts: Mind Your Words
“The relations between rhetoric and ethics are disturbing: the ease with which language can be twisted is worrisome, and the fact that our minds accept these perverse games so docilely is no less cause for concern.” -Octavio Paz, Mexican poet and diplomat. Words are not, as so many politicians would have you believe, empty containers [...]
Help Your Clients Protect Their Move
While many of your clients may consider buying or selling the most stressful part of a relocation, the big move itself should be a cause for concern. When all of your worldly possessions get loaded into a truck and entrusted to complete strangers, you probably should be concerned! Luckily, there are some excellent resources out [...]
Expired Scripts, Pricing Psychology, & Communication Plans
An ongoing feature in Tuesday Tactics is our “Great Read Roundup” in which we highlight some of the best pieces we’ve read recently and why they might expand your mind or help with your real estate career. Best Expired Listing Scripts & Objection Handlers 2019 (12 minute read) Why it matters: Study this master’s class in [...]
The Closing Word: Caterwaul
This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it. This week’s closing word: caterwaul Pronounced: (CAT-ur-wall) Verb: utter shrieks, as of cats Noun: the yowling sound made by a cat From Vocabulary.com: “While a [...]
Experience Authentic Travel with ToursByLocals
Planning your next vacation? Here’s a resource you (and your clients!) can use to improve the quality of your trip. It’s called ToursByLocals, and it connects travelers with local guides worldwide. Don’t go in for one of those corporate cattle car tours. Connect with individuals who are deeply informed about their city. The ToursByLocals network “has [...]
The Real Argument for Staging
The National Association of Realtors has just released their research report on home staging, and you’ll want to keep this 33-page page document handy the next time you have clients who balk at the idea of staging their home. Some top-level findings from the report: Forty percent of buyers’ agents cited that home staging had an effect [...]
Weekend Warrior Curb Appeal
For home sellers the discussion of increasing “curb appeal” can induce renovation-level nightmares, when in fact there are much smaller projects which can have a huge impact on a home’s first impression. One weekend of simple projects can make a home pop compared to comparable listings. Zillow has put together a short curb appeal guide to encourage [...]
