If you want there to be a change in your life, you must make some changes.Peter Drucker Another Druckerism – In this type of market, you should not spend excessive time making extensive long-term business plans. You should analyze the chaos around you and react quickly. How About Equity Sharing, Seller Carrybacks, Syndication? 1. Equity […]
As a real estate professional there are two items that will, in my opinion, determine your success. First, you must have a firm knowledge of regulations, disclosures, forms, marketing, values, etc. Second, you must develop a database of clients past, present and future. I Would Like To Address The Knowledge Factor You should never […]
It has been a sincere pleasure and especially gratifying when students from the past, past, past have come up and told me that they had used some of my advice over the years. A couple of quotes from them: To be successful in a small business, keep your overhead low and your ego low. Being […]
In My Different Classes, There Are Many Questions That A Majority Of The Students Fail To Answer Correctly I would like to present a few of them here for your enjoyment. The answers follow the questions. Which is worse in a trust fund, commingling or conversion?An IRS lien would be a junior or a senior […]
That Old Myth Of More Liability For Broker Associates Is Just That, An Old Myth E & O insurance companies don’t increase fees for Broker Associates. E & O knows liability better than brokers. Might Brokers who have a license be using that myth to keep salespersons from becoming brokers? Might a salesperson use that […]
There is so much confusion about getting a Real Estate Broker or Salesperson license. Hopefully, this will answer any questions you may have now or later. Salesperson License To qualify to sit for the DRE Salesperson exam you must: Complete college-level statutory courses in Real Estate Principles, Real Estate Practice and another elective Real Estate […]
I have listed some unsolicited comments that we received about my last emails: This is by far the best and informative real estate newsletter I have ever seen. I am so glad I didn’t delete it. Great work and thank you for sending it. J.D., Los Angeles I just wanted to say that this was […]
We Are Approved To Give Presentations By: California Bureau of Real Estate: Real Estate License Renewals, Real Estate Courses to qualify for the Salespersons and Broker State Exams.Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System: 8 Hour Safe Act Continuing Education, 20 Hour Pre-Licensing Course.California Secretary of State: California 6 Hour and 3 Hour Notary Courses. We Present Our […]
The Big Question, “How Did You Do? The year is over; all the brackets are done. In a contest of 68 people I finished 58th. Last year I picked Virginia, one year too early. This year I picked Gonzaga. I thought that I was going to do well, but I lost to people who pick […]
Many People In Real Estate And Banking Have Extremely Poor Views Of The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Too expensive, too regulatory, waste of taxpayer money. As most of you know, it was a product of the Dodd Frank Act. However, they have recently produced some great source materials for everyone, especially for young people starting […]
