Scott Wooters's (simplifylife) Blog

FYI -- I am very thankful I have just had a book published today!!  Business Lessons From Life -Translating Everyday Life Experiences to Your Business Success is now available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble's website to name a few. Over the years I have been fortune enough to have some business s...

OneCall Home Showings' new program affords your office a low investment opportunity to systemize your Real Estate office's home showing appointment process.  For a low one time investment you have complete access to OneCall's web based Appointment Desk software platform where ALL of your Agents c...

Your time is very valuable!!! Do you agree?  Then why do you continue to play phone tag with each other to coordinate home showing appointment requests?  Honestly, our system is so simple, easy to use, and inexpensive, that thinking about enrolling with OneCall Home Showings for more than 1 minut...

There is a lot changing out there.  The economy, consumer behavior, technology, politics, etc.   What are the top recommendations that you could personally share about how you evolved your real estate business practices (or your self development) over the last year to adapt? (new tools, new certi...

The following may help you have conversations with home sellers that insist on Appointments to show their home.  The information provides support for listing properties as Courtesy Call (CC) vs Appointment Required (AR) (limiting Buyers opportunity to buy). Homes statused CC receive 20% more requ...

I just read an interesting Featured Post.  It was do customers do business with the individual agent or Company.  Overwhelmingly REALTORS agreed that consumers have the relationship with the Agent not the company.  The company plays a part in helping generate unsolicited incoming calls via its Br...

I receive newsletters from a variety of different groups.  Some from Financial Advisory companies, some from REALTORS, some from Motivational Speakers/Coaches, and so on.  As a REALTOR I am sure you receive quite a few too.  Do you find them valuable?  How often should newsletters be produced (on...

Have you ever surveyed your Associates/Agents to ask them what they think your job is?  If they say to provide copiers, conduct team meetings, compile office reports, have a closet full of flyers available for us, to manage the staff, etc you could be sending the wrong message.Your Associates (ag...

How would you recommend approaching REALTORS with a new service you know could help them? Thank you in advance for your input.

There are some markets where the standard protocol is to list the home owner contact number in MLS Showing Instructions.  Agents representing buyers call the home seller directly to leave a message that they will be coming bye for a showing.  It is an Opt-Out situation where it is incumbent on th...