"Frank Cook shows new agents, those who might want to be agents, and those who want to be better agents, the road to success."--Jacket.

More stories and lessons providing insight into the real estate business from a long-time broker who has seen it all.

The Real Estate Technology Guide is a handbook for putting technology to work in your real estate practice. The book demonstrates how to get more from the technology you already use, and helps you plan the next step in making your office a leader. Besides showing you "how to" in simple, step-by-step demonstrations, you'll learn Web marketing ......

Donald Trump has gathered in one book the best advice on real estate from the brightest and most experienced people… “Don’t try to take the last penny off the table; make sure that the people who buy from you also make money. If not, they won’t buy from you again.” –Michael Shvo, Founder of the Shvo Group and “the most successful young real estate broker in New York” “Mom said, ‘If you don’t have big breasts, put ribbons in your pigtails.’ Good salesmanship is nothing more than maximizing the positive and minimizing the negative. Although your competition might offer something you can’t match, that doesn’t matter. What matters is that you identify and play up what you’ve got.” –Barbara Corcoran, Founder of the Corcoran Group, New York City’s leading real estate company “Real estate can be so much fun you almost feel guilty earning money at it!” –Monda Bassil, President of Prestigious Properties of New York “When you sell real estate, pay tax only if you want, when you want, and in the amount you decide.” –Gary Gorman, Founder of 1031 Exchange Experts, LLC, and author of Exchanging UP! “Whether it is a real estate deal or any other venture, the key is to find something you enjoy doing, and then do it better than anyone else—because success comes easier to people who follow their passion.” –Donald Trump, J r., Executive Vice President of Development and Acquisitions for The Trump Organization

Ideal for high school and college students studying history through the everyday lives of men and women, this book offers intriguing information about the jobs that people have held, from ancient times to the 21st century. This unique book provides detailed studies of more than 300 occupations as they were practiced in 21 historical time periods, ranging from prehistory to the present day. Each profession is examined in a compelling essay that is specifically written to inform readers about career choices in different times and cultures, and is accompanied by a bibliography of additional sources of information, sidebars that relate historical issues to present-day concerns, as well as related historical documents. Readers of this work will learn what each profession entailed or entails on a daily basis, how one gained entry to the vocation, training methods, and typical compensation levels for the job. The book provides sufficient specific detail to convey a comprehensive understanding of the experiences, benefits, and downsides of a given profession. Selected accompanying documents further bring history to life by offering honest testimonies from people who actually worked in these occupations or interacted with those in that field.

Perfect for brokers, agents, and other real estate professionals, this handy guide brings together the best ideas from years of incredibly practical lists and checklists published in REALTOR Magazine. This practical, one-of-a-kind guide is perfect for learning the business of real estate and perfecting the best and most effective tactics and techniques for helping your real estate career and business grow.

Written with humor and insight, "21 Things I Wish My Broker Had Told Me" provides hands on advice that will help agents start, or maintain, a sucessful career in real estate. This has real life stories from dozens of sucessful, top producing, real estate professionals will help new agents know what to expect and how to succeed.

Provide your students with the tools they need to establish and manage a successful real estate brokerage with this practical business guide. Real Estate Brokerage: A Management Guide will help your students become more effective managers, leaders and communicators in today's constantly changing business climate. Highlights include: * New Web Links Appendix encourages students to further explore key topics. * Text based on the established POSDC ("Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Directing, and Controlling") Management Model. * How to approach gives students practice with policy manuals, marketing materials, forms, and loan proposals. * Free Instructor Resource Guide includes lecture outlines, classroom resources, chapter quizzes, and final exams. Real Estate Brokerage: A Management Guide Workbook, 6th Ed. Textbook with workbook edition

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