The ATL Blog

Law is one of the most complex fields of study there are. For this reason most people find legal processes to be daunting. And when it comes to the probate process even the most organized and reliable among us can be overwhelmed with the sudden responsibilities of the probate process and the complexities of the court system. Thus, many of your clients will be prone to making mistakes that could cost them. Therefore, it may help you to know some of the most common mistakes executors and administrators make when facing the probate process.

Let’s face it – very few real estate professionals enjoy cold-calling. The trick to being a successful agent is to create so much interest in your services that leads are practically jumping at you. How do you do that? You do so by creating unique value in your services. You can do this expanding your skill-set. This in turn will increase the amount of leads and thus positively impact your community. Here are the building blocks for developing these advanced skills.

According to a 2015 Nielson survey, 83% of people rely on the opinions of family and friends to make their purchasing decisions. Thus, word-of-mouth is just as important in your marketing efforts as SEO, social media marketing and email. How does one learn how to get more referral business? Lucky for you, we’ve got a guide right here.

As we have said many times before on this blog, wise real estate professionals interact with a wide variety of people in order to aid them in their job and grow their sales. Included among these professionals are appraisers, home inspectors, property managers, contractors, bankers, mortgage loan officers and attorneys. Moreover, each of these professionals brings his/her unique set of skills to the table. As a real-estate agent you too must be able to leverage certain skills and traits to the benefit of your client. In our experience these are the qualities and traits that successful real estate professionals share.