Recent Additions to Club Zebra
Mar 17, 2023
Although it means more IRS paperwork, being able to itemize your taxes and potentially reduce your tax burden is a homeownership benefit worth exploring! If you would like to provide additional information to people who reach out, check out the two articles referenced below. Tax Benefits of Owning Your Home includes details on each of the seven deductions outlined here and Tax Benefits - By The Numbers provides a mathematical example of the deductions in action.
Mar 16, 2023
Kaaleen's beautiful new website showcases her unique branding and embodies her "Mountains to the Sea" real estate business perfectly, all while saving time, keeping visitors engaged, and growing her audience.
Mar 15, 2023
Agents, if you use this article, customize with the services and benefits of working with you. Consider including your expertise, experience, certifications, designations, listing services, buyer services, and whether you are comfortable bringing up the topic of fees in an article format. Want to take it up a notch? Include an outline of your community service and your personal track record in terms of stats - total transactions, buyers helped, sellers helped, etc. Customize this article to make you shine!
Mar 14, 2023
Meet Dan Dunne, Executive Committee President of Builder Industry Association, Whatcom County. Join us as Dan and Denise discuss housing trends, challenges, advocacy, and the industry response to the needs of the market.
Mar 9, 2023
With over a decades of experience as a real estate agent, Jessica wanted a unified look to take her business to the next level and stand out from the crowd.
Mar 7, 2023
This episode, Denise is discussing opportunities for easy backyard makeovers that do wonders for building listing value, covering layout, easy landscaping, highlights, and other elements for an quick backyard makeover!
Mar 2, 2023
Real estate coach Denise Lones shares 5 actions you can take today to create strong business activity and results in the coming months.
Feb 28, 2023
"Do I really need to fix up my home before putting it on the market?" Technically, sellers don't have to do much to put their home on the market. It all depends on their strategy!
Feb 28, 2023
Setting expectations for a successful transaction can be a challenge. There is a tendency among both buyers and sellers to fixate on the market that was yesterday. Denise shares strategies for helping your clients let go of the past and to accept the needs of today’s market without regret, clearing the way for a better business relationship.
Feb 23, 2023
Real estate coach Denise Lones reveals one of the most influential sources of cash buyers and why we are at a 30+ year peak in all-cash home sales.
Feb 22, 2023
Many agents are currently operating in a faux market. Curious what that means? Learn how to recognize a faux market, how to both confidently price and protect your clients from bad pricing, and how to communicate pricing strategies when the market isn’t what it seems to be.
Feb 22, 2023
Learn how to prevent email from disappearing into your spam folder when it comes from people and business that are important to you. In this guide we cover how to whitelist email contacts for Gmail, Outlook 365, Outlook Web, Outlook 2019, AOL and Yahoo Mail.
Feb 21, 2023
This week in Market Survival Guide: single home buyers and female home buyers set a record, the national discussion on compensation and commission, the iBuyer advertising boom, cash offers, the downstream economic impact of inventory shortages on other industries, regional housing market update report, spring housing market expectations, building materials, the national economic outlook, and answers to your questions.
Feb 16, 2023
Over the past two-decades-plus we've seen all manner of social media mistakes and a common theme runs through all of them - many agents aren't taking the time to think about how their profiles look to potential clients.
Feb 15, 2023
This article explains the months of inventory statistic and also includes a spot to include last month's month of inventory, this same month in the previous year, the 10-year high, and the 10-year low. You can include these if you would like to add these stats, or delete if you do not.
Feb 15, 2023
Some home sellers are reticent to do any home prep. Do they have to? Not necessarily. This article addresses different general options for preparing to list along with the top five areas to address if the sellers want to do something but not much.
Feb 15, 2023
This article provides structure for addressing the property tax exemptions that are available. Agents, please customize this content with information on property tax exemptions in your area. Each county and area have different rules, thresholds, and programs regarding who can receive a property tax exemption and how these work. Some counties and states have many more programs than we have listed here while others only have one or two. If you work in two different counties or areas that have different rules, you may want to either split up your list to make sure the correct information goes to the right people or include information on both areas.
Feb 14, 2023
There are so many ways to get involved: educating the public on the issues that matter, attending city council meetings, participating in your local NAR chapter, and more! Learn why you should get involved, how it helps your business, and how it gives you an edge over the competition.