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14 December 2015 | 3 replies
The best advice I would tell your wife when just starting out is to also look for a brokerage with a TOP NOTCH training program.
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13 December 2015 | 4 replies
If on site they tend to be quieter and sometimes you can fix on the spot.
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14 December 2015 | 12 replies
The train is finally leaving the station; I have joined BiggerPockets!!
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17 December 2015 | 2 replies
Their training for the 200-hour North Carolina class was around $3000 in spring 2014, much better than what you have listed (though it is hard to read).
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14 December 2015 | 14 replies
Seems everyone and their dog is on the wholesale train, after you learn real estate, you'll probably get off that train at the first stop.
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18 December 2015 | 6 replies
The alternative is to obtain a good education from conventional sources, like a $350 course at a real estate school, or buying a $35 real estate book that agents learn from or reading on sites that teach real estate before how to use techniques that are all based on basic functions.
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25 December 2015 | 26 replies
But in our new agent training we were told to know our worth and also be able to demonstrate our value and why we are worth 6%.
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24 December 2015 | 12 replies
Here's a guideline I use with these on site estimates.
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19 December 2015 | 8 replies
It doesn't have to be thorough, I just want to know what red flags and opportunities a trained eye can see when looking at this for just a couple minutes.http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2858-Boulevard-P...http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/5928-Devington-R...Thanks for any assistance, wisdom, advice, and feedback!
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27 December 2015 | 31 replies
I won't comment on what training the OP did or didn't receive.