Agents Only Blog http://www.agentsonly.stlagent.com/ en Copyright 2006 Mon, 16 Oct 2006 11:55:23 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss How Do Agents Get Paid? Recently I had a new real estate agent ask some very simple questions about how agents are compensated. Although it may seem surprising that someone who has taken the time and expense to get licensed hadn’t done the investigation into how they would get paid once they had their license, my experience has been that it’s actually quite common. With this in mind I thought I would take the next few days to write a three part blog on how the real estate industry works, what your options are as an agent, and how agents get paid.

]]> http://www.agentsonly.stlagent.com/2006/10/how_do_agents_get_paid.html http://www.agentsonly.stlagent.com/2006/10/how_do_agents_get_paid.html Mon, 16 Oct 2006 11:55:23 -0600 Crimes Against Real Estate Agents If you’re not from St. Louis (or haven’t read the news lately) there were two real estate agents robbed at open houses in the St Louis area last week. One had their car stolen; the other was kidnapped at gun point where he was forced to take money out of an ATM. A suspect was apprehended yesterday. Now, it’s easy to shrug that off and say, “It was a one time occurrence,” or, “It was in a different town; I’m safe where I’m at.” However before you do, I would encourage you to read the rest of this article.

]]> http://www.agentsonly.stlagent.com/2006/09/crimes_against_real_estate_age.html http://www.agentsonly.stlagent.com/2006/09/crimes_against_real_estate_age.html Fri, 08 Sep 2006 11:39:26 -0600 Holding Your Own Brokers License... I moderate a local real estate investors discussion forum at the Invest in St Louis Website. Last week there was a new agent who posed the following question on the forum:

“I am brand new to this industry. I am going to be rehabbing homes and doing a little bit of property management. I am really confused about whether or not to become a licensed broker. I have passed my real estate sales person state test, but I will be owning my own property when I go to sell it. Any advice - pro-broker license or against broker license?”

Here are some excerpts from my answer in case you are pondering the same question. Please note that items relating to licensing laws are specific to Missouri and may be different in your state.

]]> http://www.agentsonly.stlagent.com/2006/07/holding_your_own_brokers_licen.html http://www.agentsonly.stlagent.com/2006/07/holding_your_own_brokers_licen.html Tue, 04 Jul 2006 00:57:12 -0600 Real Estate Blogging... WHY? Welcome to my new blog! This posting is a continuation of my last posting where I’m going to discuss the value of blogging for real estate agents.

Now I know what you’re thinking- “This is the second post on this blog; how can a guy whose written two blog posts give “expert” advice on blogging!?!” Well, for the record, this isn’t my first blog. My first blog posting came a few days after Christmas in 2004.

]]> http://www.agentsonly.stlagent.com/2006/07/real_estate_blogging_why.html http://www.agentsonly.stlagent.com/2006/07/real_estate_blogging_why.html Sun, 02 Jul 2006 00:42:52 -0600 Death of a Blog A couple of Fridays ago I caught up with a few other real estate agents at a local watering hole. After a few too many margaritas, one of those agents, a guy named Walter, pulled me aside to gush about the work I was doing. What Walter said went something like this: “You’re out there, man. You’ve by passed all of us. You know what you’re doing, and you’re doing it right… blogging and stuff. That’s just genius.”

It was at that moment that I realized several things. First and foremost, Walter spits a lot when he’s drunk. (Seriously, if you’re in my office and go drinking with Walter, watch out!) Second, there were a number of agents who had taken notice of my sales team’s rapid growth but didn’t quite comprehend just what it was we were doing to get it.

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