The Perks and Pitfalls of Selling Vacation Properties
If paradise calls, should you answer? Vacation homes carry an undeniable allure for clients, but there are plenty of reasons for real estate agents to get in on the action,…
Protect your friendships from legal bias. Between succulent bites of ham and sips of eggnog, the holidays are typically spent catching up with old friends and extended relatives. Though this…
Don't let the season dampen your resolve. Winter is a dreary time for home sales, but the added challenge doesn't mean you should abandon hope. If you take these guidelines…
Big data and the future of business intelligence tools. Like most professions, accounting has been fundamentally altered by modern computer technology. As an accountant, you keep your work organized, productive,…
Prepare for a successful 2017. On top of holiday shopping and preparing your home for family get-togethers, your firm’s to-do list is probably a mile long. This time of year…
Know what your customers are thinking. Have you ever experienced a job interview where the questioning was more like an interrogation than a conversation? As an accountant, you've probably sat…
It's that time of year again. Holiday music is filling the airwaves, and twinkling lights are making every street shimmer. But amidst the holiday cheer, realtors are faced with a…
Take a look at the dollars and cents that fuel elections. Donald Trump versus Hillary Clinton seems to be playing out like a boxing match instead of a presidential race.…
How to Avoid the Legal Terror of a Liability Claim
Clients can avoid liability claims by putting safety first. From screams of terror to ghastly ghouls and monsters, haunted houses and hayrack rides are among the most popular Halloween pastimes.…
Enter if you dare. Have you ever conducted a transaction so difficult it made you want to scream? Real estate horror stories happen to the best of us, but imagine…
A look inside the minds of a growing customer base. Millennials represent the largest living generation in the United States, but they contribute to an unfavorable number: $1 trillion in…
5 Essential Steps for Effective Succession Planning
Plan today, retire comfortably tomorrow. You can’t pass the torch when no one’s waiting for it. Though you may not want to step away from practicing law, you’ll need to…
Crime has transformed. Theft that once required face-to-face deception can now be executed from a glowing screen halfway around the globe. Unfortunately, there are many ways for a real estate…
You don’t have to accept every customer. You exhaust the possibilities to expand your client base, face new career challenges, and get a leg up on your competition. But you…
5 Steps to Take When a Claim Threatens Your Career
Call, write, and stay proactive. Your client taps her nails on the chair as she sits in the customer lounge. She’s been waiting there for half an hour, because your…
When you cook the books, you pay the price. The word disaster often brings forces of nature to mind: hurricanes assaulting coastal cities, tornadoes wreaking havoc across the Midwest, and…
Research is a major building block of any law career. Attorneys spend their early years in the profession learning how to conduct precise, accurate research that wins cases and positions…
With great profits come great risks. Few industries know this better than the real estate industry. If you take the proper steps to prevent errors, satisfy your clients, and implement…
Cybercriminals are always hunting for identity theft victims. It is becoming increasingly important for you to take proactive measures to protect your clients' personal and financial information. It doesn't matter…
Our final day at R4 proved to be a little quiet, but it gave some wannabe blackjack players an opportunity to play at our table. This card shark (I mean…
Playing blackjack never gets old—especially with a business card buy-in! We even had a celebrity dealer from the Australian RE/MAX contingent on Wednesday.
What New Attorneys Need to Know About Professional Liability
If you want a long and successful legal career, professional liability insurance is just as important as landing new clients and winning cases. Before you begin to practice law, you…
The last thing you want to worry about is heading to court. While many Realtors share the nagging fear of this happening, there are ways to be proactive and avoid…
What New CPAs Need to Understand About Professional Liability Insurance
As a CPA, your career will revolve around your clients' financial losses and gains. If you make any mistakes that cost your clients money, their response may cost you, too.…
The Pearl Insurance folks had a very busy day meeting with attendees in the Re/Max R4 Marketplace in Las Vegas. True to the setting, we played blackjack with attendees (no dollars…
Re/Max couldn’t have chosen a better week to be holding their R4 conference at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. There’s so much to offer at this event! Of course,…
LeadingRE has done it once again! What happens when you combine an elite group of independent real estate professionals, topical and entertaining breakout sessions, and a very engaged group of…
Takeaways on Branding, Economics, and Organization
Wow! I knew LeadingRE was an elite group of real estate professionals but I, like many around me at Thursday’s LeadingRE Talks, were surprised to hear that only 20% of applicants…
Hello from sunny Miami at the beautiful Fontainebleau Hotel! According to my Fitbit, this place is massive. We've all been getting our exercise just by going from session to session!…
Every single year in the United States, law firms close up shop and send lawyers scrambling in search of new jobs. As you navigates the trials and tribulations of the…
