Rick Rickert's (americanacademyofrealestate) Blog

There are so many stories in the media depicting banks and other lenders as predatory monsters for trying to foreclose on people who haven’t paid their loan as promised. It’s easy to see them as villains, forcing a family out of their home. I know there is real pain out there. People who have bee...

I was told this years ago by a very successful real estate agent that there are three types of agent: Agents who think of real estate sales as a job Agents who think of real estate sales as a career Agents who think of real estate sales as a lifestyle Can you guess which agents are the most succe...

It’s the time of the year for reflecting on the progress….or lack of progress that we are making towards our goals. We can be brutally honest, as this is a self-assessment. As a real estate professional, it all comes down to two things: 1.   Did I make more sales and money than I did last year? ...

If you ask most agents if they are prepared to work with investors, you will probably get a ‘yes’, but that’s probably not very accurate. To be able to work with investors, you have to know what investors want, how to source inventory that is NOT in MLS, and how to source and use hard money.   I...