Lisanne Dickenson's (lisanne) Blog

Well, today I made a really big move. I transferred real estate companies. I have been thinking about it for a while, but I just wasn't sure where I needed to be. I loved many things about Keller Williams and I knew that leaving wouldn't be a decision that I could make easily. I just felt that it...

Ahhhhhhh , We just returned from 10 wonderful days in Puerto Vallarta. I turned my business over to my highly able partner...and (Gasp!) SHUT OFF MY CELL PHONE!!! (Okay, I DID check in via e-mail just once every evening, but that was IT!) I highly recommend that every real estate agent do t...

Ahhhh...Real Estate!I...LOVE....IT!!!!I just have to say that I love my job. I have only been an agent for just over a year, but it has been the most fun that I have ever had in a job! I am constantly challenged, consistantly busy...and I wake up every single day looking forward to working! I go ...

Ahem...Dear Fellow Agents,PLEASE stop short-changing me. I don't know about you, but I bust my buns for every client that I take on. I spend my time, my money and my sanity on every single deal. I am WORTH a full commission! We need to, as a collective group, put a stop to the lowered commission ...

If business is slow, kick the propecting into high gear! It will help you IMMEDIATELY in so many ways!1,You will feel productive.2. You will find immediate clients.3. You will be feeding your pipeline and later, it will pop up when you need it.Go to Starbucks. Write numbers 1-10 on 10 business ca...

I think that over the Winter, I got a little complacent. Business was somewhat scarce and I stayed home way too much. Last week, a switch in my head clicked and I turned the volume back up on my real esate mind!I'm prospecting like a mad-woman, finding business and getting excited about the year....

On occasion, I find myself working with a cooperating broker who is less than competent throughout our entire transaction. This makes things SO painful and tedious. I'm often torn between taking over and treating the other agent like a student who must be educated...and becoming that nagging, ann...

Well, I knew that I sold quite a bit of real estate in my first year, but I didn't know just HOW much! Last night at the awards banquet, my name was called to come up..and I was awarded with the "2 Million Dollar Club" award! That's over 2 mil in just 8 months of being a Broker! How COOL is that?...

We all had a wonderful Christmas. Hubby's parents were here and we all managed to get along and have a lot of fun doing it! We even put our heads together and did an excruciating 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle. It was nice having everyone together. This was particularly important to me this year, as a ...

Being "Armed" means a multitude of things for Agents. It means being aware. Aware of your surroundings, aware of the body language of others, aware of suspicious activity, aware of neighborhood issues, etc... It also means being armed with knowledge. Knowledge of self-defense, knowledge of interp...