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Agent Resources Get More from Your Money: CPA Tax Tips for Real Estate Agents
This week on The Walkthrough™, a CPA specializing in real estate shares the keys to maximizing your real estate income using expert tax strategies.
Agent Resources The Pros, Cons & Pitfalls to Avoid to Build a Top-Producing Boutique Agency
This week on The Walkthrough™, learn the pros, cons, and pitfalls to avoid in order to build a successful boutique brokerage.
Agent Resources Become a Client Magnet Using Social Media
This week on The Walkthrough™, we'll explore proven techniques that can make you a client magnet using social media, whether you're just getting started or looking to take your existing strategy to the next level.
Agent Resources How to Turn Any Client into 5 Deals
This week on The Walkthrough™, top agent Lauren Rosin shares the strategy that can help you turn every client into five deals.
Agent Resources Your Plan of Execution is Your Superpower
This week on The Walkthrough™, Zandra Ulloa shares the plan of execution that earned her the title of #1 Mega team in CA by selling two billion dollars in real estate.
Homeownership What’s Happening to Your Home Equity in a Cooling Housing Market?
The housing market is cooling off quickly. This article lays out what it could mean for your home equity levels, and what you can do about it.
Agent Resources Interview with an Appraiser: The Subjective Side of Determining a Home’s Value (Part 2)
This week on The Walkthrough™, veteran appraiser Jamie Owen is back to talk about what he looks for when he visits and appraises a home. Does a pool always increase a home's value? (No.) Are cracks in the driveway a problem? (Not always.) What are the more subjective aspects of appraising a home's value, and how should you approach challenging an appraisal? This is part two of a two-part series.
Agent Resources Interview with an Appraiser: Market Value Isn’t Just What a Buyer Is Willing to Pay (Part 1)
This week on The Walkthrough™, Jamie Owen, a veteran appraiser in Cleveland, helps us take the mystery out of appraisals. He'll walk us step-by-step through the appraisal process, talk about how appraisers make price adjustments, and much more. This is part one of a two-part series.
Agent Resources 4 Steps to Buy or Sell a Retiring Agent’s Real Estate Business
Portland real estate agent Nick Krautter helped his business take off when he started buying other agent’s businesses. It also helps the retiring agent continue to earn money after their career ends. In this article, Krautter explains how to take over another agent’s business so that it’s a win-win for everyone.
Agent Resources Exit Strategies: How to Buy or Sell a Retiring Agent’s Business (Part 2)
This week on The Walkthrough™, Nick Krautter returns to explain what should go into the contract between the two agents, and how the financial agreement works. This is part two of a two-part series.