I’ve always been a perfectionist. Ever since I can remember, I’ve wanted to be the best of the best in everything I try. Even though my sweet mother never told me that if I ever scored a “B” on a test that she’d disown me, I assumed that was an appropriate action.

If you’re anything like me, then we’ve got the perfect webinar for you coming up in just a couple weeks!

Last month, we hosted a webinar with real estate agent and NUMBER1EXPERT Denny Grimes (a man who is, undoubtedly, no stranger to perfectionism.) In this webinar, Denny enlightened all of us on how to develop the mindset of an expert listing agent by starting to list property owners instead of property. (Did you miss the webinar? Don’t worry! You can view a recording of it anytime you wish.) When the webinar was said and done, our question box was filled to the brim with your burning inquires and enthusiastic praises for Denny! So, we’ve decided to ask Denny to come back and share more of his insight on this incredible topic.

Join us on Wednesday, November 2, at 1PM ET for the next free webinar from Secrets of Top Selling Agents: Develop the Mindset of an Expert Listing Agent Part 2: The “PERFECT” Listing Presentation for Any Market or Price Range.

In this webinar, Denny Grimes will teach you how to:

• Create Raving Sellers by using a PERFECT in-office listing presentation
• Learn the importance of the PERFECT up-front meeting with the seller
• Have a PERFECT marketing plan that won’t break the bank
• Have a PERFECT pricing strategy that sellers will understand
• Create the PERFECT showing feedback system
• Learn PERFECT scripts for the top seller “trap questions”
• Have in your presentation library PERFECT slides that will have sellers begging for you to work with them (well, almost)

If you’re ready to go from being “good” to being “perfect,” you do not want to miss this webinar. Space is very limited, so make sure to register as soon as possible!

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by Lindsay Durrenberger

Like most little girls, I grew up taking dance classes. I started out just taking ballet for a few years, then gradually added tap, jazz, modern, lyrical, and hip hop to my class schedule. Over the several years I took dance classes, I eventually got quite good — I was good enough to finally be involved in my studio’s competition company, which meant I got to travel all around competing for medals and trophies. I loved it all! Well, almost all of it.

Truth be told? I hated ballet.

Oh, how I hated ballet with a fiery passion. If it were up to me, I would have just packed my schedule full of lyrical, jazz, and tap classes forever. I couldn’t be happier than I would be in those circumstances, dancing for hours on end every week. But it wasn’t up to me. Because I was in the company, I was required to take ballet. And not just one class, mind you. Three to four a week, each one offering up its own unique bit of dread. Each year as I went to sign up for classes, I would beg and plead with my dance teacher: “Please don’t make me take ballet this year!”

“You have to,” she’d say sternly. “Ballet is the basic foundation for all other types of dance. If you don’t take ballet, your technique will suffer.”

As much as I hated to admit it, she was right. If I missed a ballet class for whatever reason, my legs wouldn’t lift as high as they should. My center of balance would be off. My arms would have a harder time finding their positions. Ballet kept me in tip top dancer shape.

No matter what your passion or vocation is, it never hurts to go back and refresh your memory on the basics. That’s what our next webinar is all about. On Wednesday, August 31st, Linda McKissack will join us to talk about the 10 fatal mistakes real estate agents make that sabotage their success. Linda is a top agent in her franchise nationally, so she definitely knows what real estate agents should know and do in order to succeed. Even after doing real estate for so long, agents could possibly forget the fundamentals about the business and need a little help getting back on track. Linda will go over business essentials (such as lead generation and getting rid of all the barriers in your way) to help any business become more natural and fulfilling. This free webinar is a must for anyone who wants their business to be as big as it can be, no matter what the market looks like at any given time.

Join us Wednesday, August 31, at 1PM ET! Registration is free, as always! Click to sign up today!

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This week, we were honored to have Jim Simcoe join us to tell us how going green in real estate isn’t just a way to love the environment — going green saves you money and earns you more money when you are selling a house.

By making the homes you sell more energy efficient, you increase the chance that you will sell them at a quicker rate.

Here are some easy ways you can tell homeowners to green up their homes to make them more profitable in your local real estate market:

ENERGY TIPS

• Make sure homes are adequately insulated and sealed off from the outside.
• In the summer, set your thermostat as high as you can stand it. In the winter, set it as low as you can stand it.
• Use compact fluorescent light bulbs.
• Unplug appliances when not in use. Even if you turn them off and leave them plugged in, energy is still being used.
• Open windows to light rooms naturally. Try to put off turning on electric lights as long as possible.
• Replace old appliances with new energy efficient ones. (These usually come with rebates from the government!)

WATER TIPS

• Install a low-flow shower head.
• Lower the temperature on your hot water heater.
• Make sure you have a faucet aerator on each faucet.
• Fix leaky faucets.
• Collect rainwater to hydrate your houseplants.

Bottom line: the greener you can make your home, the more likely it is to sell on the market. Every little upgrade helps. Happy greening!

A recent survey given by Homes.com offered up some interesting findings concerning home buyers and going green.

• 63% of those polled said that they’d sacrifice a larger living space if it meant they could use less energy.
• 80% say they’re worried about their potential home’s energy performance.
• 79% are willing to make green renovations to their home for a higher resale value.

What does that mean for you? Bottom line: going green can get you more green. By making choices that benefit the environment, you become more valuable to prospects. It’s plain and simple. If you’re ready for a new and exciting way to turn a profit that you may not have thought of before, our next webinar is for you.

Register for our FREE webinar with self-proclaimed “Tree-Hugging Capitalist” Jim Simcoe tomorrow at 1pm ET to find out how you can sell homes faster, save more money, and earn more money by going green!