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Does JamberProperties give leads: Yes. Leads are generated from telemarketing and requests from our website. Sales down about 40% from April 2007? Does it make sense to get back into the market again? You Choose: Answer #1: No sense at all. Everyone is waiting for the market to settle down, the bottom and the credit markets to loosen up a little. Values are dropping, foreclosures are up like never before and about 8,000 agents are looking for other employment. It may be 2010 when this mess is straightened out. Answer #2: The experts are saying that a bad seller’s market is a great buyer’s market. Sure it requires more verification and bigger down payments than before but the upside is that home prices have dropped by 40-60%. It’s definitely a market correction and the floor is there or close to it. The opportunities are limitless; you can search for ideal homes for your group of previous clients. Purchases are up from March 2008 but down from April of 2007. It is during these challenging, tough economic times that it is vital to make life-long connections with sellers, homebuyers and investors. Differentiate yourself from all the fair-weather realtors once and for all! How does Jamber Properties compare to the mega-shops I never worked at one but people tell me there are great aspects to being associated with a large company, their advertising budget, their branding, training, etc. That can make a big difference with realtors just getting started in the business. The thought of being associated with something bigger than you can serve as a tremendous confidence booster. Also, mid-level producing realtors find that working near a mix of top producers can be inspirational and boost their own level of play. That being said, Jamber has some advantages too: Very little office overhead makes it possible to work in an office and made to feel like you are on the meter. Your own level of compensation is open to negotiation. This is another advantage of a low-overhead office. The listing contract commission structure is not set in stone. The ability to work within a client’s budget is a huge advantage of working for an independent brokerage. It is vital that our clients feel the value of working with a JamberProperties Realtor who places the client’s interests first above his or her own. Mega-shop franchises must protect their fee structure to cover overhead. Does everyone pay for a cubicle and office equipment, cards, etc. There are no office rents/fees. It is first come, first serve.
Copier courtesy use free (not for mass production use) Color copies courtesy use free (very limited use) Cards ($70.00 for 1,000) Company email (minimal set-up fee) Office phone number (minimal set-up fee) e-Fax (minimum set-up fee) Website usage of Internal Site (free) allows you to work outside the office Transaction Management System ($250 per transaction) and coordinator Laptop Google Dashboard with Calendar and email, navigation system, IM, Talk free Delusional Deals: Files that makes us appear delusional Have you noticed the longer a deal or transaction stays in your pipeline, the harder it is to close. Excessive delays take their toll on clients, agents, rates and contracts. When a promising transaction begins to self-destruct, it is a matter of time before there is a total diffusion of individual responsibility. But perhaps the transaction really never met all specs or certain items were overlooked. Days, weeks and perhaps months passed without detection. Assuredly, once blame is established, we can all move on to the next fire and the next questionable file. Delusion files, traditionally, go into a routine process that can screen out enough problems to lure everyone into a false sense of security. But in order to guard against the continuous “chasing of mirages” you have to decide to align yourself with the right company that requires the completion of all the upfront work. Thoroughly reviewing a file takes a lot of time to highlight questions and spot potential weaknesses. But the cost in days and weeks of being under the illusion of working a close-able file is devastating. Digging into potential problems is time well spent. TRAINING? Yes, we have training on: Residential RE Training: Capturing Clients and Referrals Residential Mortgage Training: Capturing Clients and Referrals Commercial RE Training: Capturing Clients and Referrals Commercial Lending: Capturing Clients and Referrals Commercial Leasing: Capturing Clients and Referrals
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