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March 4, 2015

How I’m landing real estate sales with Instagram

This is a story about my personal quest into the world of Instagram. The push to grow my business via Instagram started one year ago — and, I’ll be honest, it was out of pure, competitive jealousy. I was hanging out at a friend’s house when I found out that his…
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WFG News
March 4, 2015

3 ‘Ms’ of building an indie real estate brokerage

My husband and I founded Lanier Property Group three years ago with the (admittedly audacious) vision of changing the real estate industry for both our agents and our clients. We wanted to build a place to work that was so awesome that it would make Mondays our favorite day of…
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WFG News
March 2, 2015

How I landed 54 new prospects in 4 days

I have had three articles published on Inman in the last two months. For a blogger, guest-posting is an excellent way to gain exposure in your industry. There is also an opportunity to add email subscribers to your list, which is something I have focused on during the last two months.…
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WFG News
February 26, 2015

3 major business changes I made after Real Estate Connect NYC

The big question on my mind as I arrived at Real Estate Connect New York in January this year was, “What can I learn to make the big leap this time?” I’ve been asking myself that same question for the past two years. I felt that my business was stagnating. I was…
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WFG News
February 24, 2015

Why the best advice on how to choose a real estate agent is all wrong

As an industry, most of the advice we give consumers about how to choose a real estate agent doesn’t make sense. No wonder some clients are unhappy with our services. For example, I recently read that home sellers should choose an agent who has an assistant or maybe several of…
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WFG News
February 20, 2015

9 vital home repairs to complete before negotiating a sale

There’s something that I see generated in almost every transaction — a list of repair items found during due diligence inspections that buyers would like completed before closing. This can cause heartaches for sellers, who have negotiated their best deal and then feel “put upon” because they’re being asked to make repairs…
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WFG News
February 17, 2015

How agents can survive the transition from ‘rainmaker’ brokerage to independence

I hate the term “rainmaker,” though technically I fit the description as it’s used within the real estate industry. Contrary to what is typically associated with a rainmaker, I don’t make dollar bills (or leads, for that matter) fall from the sky onto my team members as if it is…
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WFG News
February 16, 2015

5 crucial considerations for agents selling ‘connected homes’

At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) last month, some of the most popular gadgets seemed unusually mundane: refrigerators, thermostats and air conditioners all received a remarkable amount of attention. That’s because technology companies are outfitting familiar appliances with Internet-enabled dashboards and mechanical systems. The larger trend is toward a “connected…
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