Keep Your Technology Out of Your Bedroom
Keeping your technology out of your bedroom may sound like crazy advice. The question is, does your bedroom feel calm and relaxing? If you have an office, is it easy for you to work or is it filled with
distractions?
To sleep better while also being more productive when you’re working, the secret is to match the room you’re in with the type of energy best suited to the room. For example, your bedroom should be a place to feel happy, calm, and relaxed. If you work on your mobile device, computer, pay bills, or do other types of work in this area, you’re now bringing in a work energy into an area that is meant for rest and relaxation.
By the same token, if your work area is cluttered with family pictures and items that distract you from working, put them elsewhere. The bottom line is to keep your relaxation and your work areas separate. If you haven’t done this already, try it for two weeks. The results will surprise you!
How Dependable Are You?
Dependability is one of the most critical factors needed for real estate success. When an agent is dependable, you can count on them to do what they say they will do, show up on time for appointments, and to
follow-up on what they promise. They utilize their time wisely and keep focused on the job at hand.
When agents lack dependability, they lack effective time management skills, allow interruptions to disrupt important activities, and often fail to make good on what they promise. If you want more clients for your business, dependability is a must.
If you need to upgrade how dependable you are, a great place to start is by always leaving at least ten minutes early for every appointment. If you’re waiting for your clients, use that time to listen to informative podcasts, create a quick video to send to your clients about a timely topic, or send a short Facebook or Instagram post to one of your clients.
Who Is Closest to the Money?
Most agents respond to their clients on a “first-come, first-serve” basis.” A better approach is to focus your efforts on those clients who are closest to writing an offer or listing their property. Each week as part of your business evaluation, determine which clients are closest to either signing a purchase agreement or listing agreement.
Another way of putting this is to ask each day, “Who’s closest to the money?” Make these clients your highest priority.
By the way, if you have unrealistic sellers or buyers who are wasting your time, decide whether continuing to allocate time to them or referring them to someone else is the best strategy.
Rid Yourself of Stress-Generating Time Management Issues
Let’s face it, no one seems to have enough time. When we feel time pressure, we experience increased stress. Increased stress leads to illness. If you want to get rid of the stress associated with feeling like you don’t have enough time, here’s how to do it.
Each time you catch yourself saying, “I don’t have enough time to,” say this instead: “I have enough time to accomplish all that I want to do.”
When you say this, close your eyes and see yourself falling asleep at the end of the day having accomplished everything you needed to do that day. Try this for the next week—you will be amazed at the results.
Three Real Estate Takeaways from Trump’s First Week in Office
There has never been a week in the history of the United States like the one we have just experienced under the new Trump administration. Amidst the 200 Executive Orders, all the cabinet confirmation hearings, plus the continuing onslaught of Trump breaking news, there are four big items that can impact the real estate industry
- Trump wants to lower mortgage interest rates
The president doesn’t have direct control of mortgage rates, but Trump is already leaning on the Fed to lower rates. For people who have lost their homes in the two hurricanes and the wildfires, this will be critical for helping them to shave building costs. It can also help to improve affordability across the board.
- Fanny and Freddie will not be privatized, at least for now
Trump doesn’t want to disrupt the mortgage market, and privatizing Fanny and Freddie would be a tremendous disruptor. Even though there have been articles about this, it hasn’t been mentioned anywhere as a priority in the Trump agenda.
- Will tariffs replace the U.S. income tax?
If this happens, it may be the most important achievement of the Trump administration. According to Google,“The federal tax code is incredibly complex—so complex that it covers 6,871 pages. If you add in the U.S. tax regulations, which are the U.S. Treasury’s official interpretation of the tax code, to that, you’d be up to 75,000 pages.”
Not having to pay income tax sounds like a pipedream but would certainly be a major change a lot of people would embrace.
Who knows what will happen in week 2, but it’s guaranteed to be fast and furious.