Fundamentals in Real Estate Series Part 7 Sales Associate Personal Finances

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Mishandling of personal finances is a common cause of Sales Associate failure. These are people that were good at listing, selling, marketing, and technology, but were horrible at handling their personal finances. Oftentimes we hear Sales Associates say that they cannot budget their income and expenses because their income is variable. Actually it is the other way around – it is because their income is variable that they have an absolute need to budget their income and expenses. So the first thing to do when it comes to personal finances is to develop a budget. The only people that can afford not to have a budget are the few people that are so strict with their own personal finances that they always come up spending less than they budgeted for. As mentioned, there are very few people that fall into this category. For the rest of us, budgeting is a mandatory activity.

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FUNDAMENTALS IN REAL ESTATE SERIES PART 7SALES ASSOCIATE PERSONAL FINANCES

Pranav PandyaFranchise Development ManagerRE/MAX Mumbai Gujarat Maharashtra

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Recap

Part 1 - Getting StartedPart 2 - MarketingPart 3 - ProspectingPart 4 - Working with SellersPart 5 - Working with BuyersPart 6 – Generating Referrals

Today’s Agenda

• Have a budget• Keep your business and personal finances separate• Manage your cash flow• Five finance secrets of successful RE/MAX

agents• 7 Secrets to Winning Over More Buyers• 6 Best Practices for Online Leads

Have a Budget

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Categories •Giving back to the community

•Saving and investing

•The RE/MAX fees

•Business expenses

•Personal expenses

•Fun and luxury

Keep your business and personal finances separate

Manage your cash flow

5 Finance Secrets of Successful RE/MAX Sales Associates

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1. Take charge of your finances. The easiest way to lose control of your business is to lose control of your money.

2. Don’t buy consumer items (cars, clothing, vacations, etc.) on credit.

3. Use credit cards only for convenience,not for carrying debt.

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4. Live within your means and don’t try to keep up with your co-workers, neighbors, and family members.

5. Invest in real estate. You can make money selling real estate, but you can get rich by buying real estate. Make the specialized knowledge that you have work for you hard

7 SECRETS TO WINNING OVER MORE BUYERS

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Don’t Be Slow to Respond

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Be a Savvy Negotiator

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Don’t Come Across as an Amateur

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Have a Web Presence

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Don’t Dodge a Question

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Follow the 3 E’s

•Educate

•Empathize

•Encourage

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Don’t Pull a Houdini

6 BEST PRACTICES FOR ONLINE LEADS

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Respond in Kind

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Don’t Call Them

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Always Include Your E-mail Signature

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There’s No Such Thing as Too Fast

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Keep in Touch, Or Else

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Treat Online Leads Like Human Beings

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Thank You