The BusyAgentPro.com Blog with Brian Rodgers

This is so critical that it’s important you master this. The marginal net worth and consequent lifetime value of a customer is the total combined profit you make, over the life of an average customer — including all repeat sales and referrals — less all advertising, marketing, and product or ser...

Ok,  I will admit right off the bat that there really aren't many secrets left that haven't been tried in this business and the following list really aren't "secrets" per se as the title suggested. But, if I would have entitled this post "5 Things You Already Know", you wouldn't have taken the t...

Here is a good example based on the scenario of an average family. If you are an average family of four making $50,000 a year, let us assume that you are saving annually at the same rate as most Americans. This rate of savings as reported by our government is about 4% of your income every year. ...

I get asked the question all the time, "How did you decide what lender to use and recommend most often in your business"?Now, before answering that question, it is important to understand that I firmly believe that the Realtor/Lender relationship is one of the most important relationships you can...

How to Convert Your Prospects into Customers or... How to Catch a Wild Animal! Every one wants more prospects for their real estate business. There are all kinds of marketing tools for capturing prospects, but how do you really convert them into clients or customers? In the past 14 years I have ...

Let's Get Together Soon Buying your first home can be one of the most exciting times of your life or it can be a nightmare.  I hope that I have demonstrated throughout this series of messages that I understand what it takes to make the process simple and hassle free.  I stand ready to help make ...

Closing The Deal   It is important to make sure the closing goes smoothly.  There are a lot of people that will be involved in the transaction of buying your house. Any one of these people could possibly make the difference between closing on time or even cosing at all.   Here is a list of who t...

 It’s very easy to keep track of all your marketing and its progress if you just spend a few minutes each week taking a look at things. Sunday night or Monday morning works well for me. Put this meeting time down in ink...carve it in stone. Always keep this meeting. Treat it like it’s with someo...

Most of us have succeeded at many things in our lifetime at some point or another. If you look at the timeline of life, these types of things happened along in our journey: Born ... Learned to walk ... Learned to communicate with others ... Learned to read ... Did a cartwheel or some other type o...

  Looking at New Construction   If you are thinking about new construction, it pays to have me along as your real estate professional. Most reputable builders are happy to work with agents, and when it comes time to looking at a builder contract, you'll be glad you have representation. If you're...