By exitrealty / July 15, 2020
by Maegan Carrasquillo, Staff Writer
You’ve finally completed the required hours of education, you’ve studied and passed your salesperson exam. Now you’re sitting there thinking, “I know all about escrow but have no clue how to get to that part of the process.“ Awesome.
Unfortunately, somewhere in between all the terminology and rules they forgot to explain exactly how this works. That wasn’t a mistake. As with many careers, you will learn m...
By exitrealty / July 8, 2020
By Melanie Robitaille, Sr. Staff Writer and Graphic Designer
Professionalism, knowledge and leadership are the guiding principles that EXIT Realty Laredo Franchisees, Kelly and Flor Gonzalez, have used to run their successful Texas real estate brokerage for just over 20 years.
This husband and wife team bring a balanced approach to running what Kelly describes as a tight ship. He uses his extensive franchising and financial background to promot...
By exitrealty / July 6, 2020
By Maegan Carrasquillo, Staff Writer
When you’re starting a new career, whether it’s something completely different or just a change in location, there tends to be a period of uncertainty. You might not know the best way to begin or you’re just learning the ropes at a new office. For many, this can be overwhelming because it feels like another hurdle. Don’t get discouraged; at EXIT we’re here to work with you so let’s get s...
By exitrealty / June 30, 2020
Nicole Smith had just become licensed to sell real estate in 2014 when she joined EXIT Realty Twin Bridges, Brokerage, in Ontario as a sales representative. She was a new mom with a newer career, but despite her inexperience in the industry, Nicole was able to gain a tremendous amount of traction in a very short time. Within her first calendar year, she closed 55 ends and was named Canadian Rookie of t...
By exitrealty / June 18, 2020
by Tami Bonnell, CEO, EXIT Realty Corp. International
In real estate, rarely are rankings of people or companies uniform across the board. What algorithms are used? How much do advertising dollars influence the findings? Instead of looking to external sources for validation, how about instead we measure ourselves and determine our own success based on our track record of doing what we said we were going to do? The measure of a pers...
By exitrealty / June 17, 2020
You know, for real estate agents there’s not much financial security. When the only income streams are taking listing and making sales, agents tend to live pay check-to-pay check, spending their commission in advance and rarely saving for the future.
You’re only as good as your last transaction and when you stop selling your income stops flowing. But all over the USA and Canada, real estate professionals have discovered an additional reve...
By exitrealty / May 27, 2020
One of the biggest challenges facing those bitten by the entrepreneurial bug is starting from scratch with a dream and then building an infrastructure for it to thrive as a viable business. Many successful entrepreneurs become part of a franchise organization to benefit from an established business model, brand recognition and systems which provide a proven track to run on, so they can blast off the blocks with a solid h...
