Parks and Recreation in most cities offer classes in just about everything you can possibly imagine, from photography to quilting, Kung Fu to cooking. Publicity for classes is taken care of by city and costs instructor nothing. The instructor charges a fee for class usually around $30 per student for anywhere from 4-10 hours of instruction. And can usually receive $2,000 - $3,000 a year for holding classes just once a week.

What better way to market your business? The city pays for marketing and you get paid to teach people about buying a house. Hold classes on how to buy a house, what to do to improve value of their house, how to shop for a mortgage, home improvements etc.

You become an expert in eyes of your students, trust is built and everyone coming to your class is interested in real estate, they are thinking of buying or selling their home.

The trick is think of helping others not selling something. If you make blatant efforts to sell real estate you students will pick up on that immediately! Don't do it! It does more harm than good. But if your class actually helps first time home buyers understand their options, and choices they need to make, you will find that they will come to you when they are ready to buy. You have become an expert in their eyes and they trust you to help them through process of selling or buying their home.

Auction Seller Guide To Success

-by Leroy Chan

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When its time to clean-up around house, some people have a hard time deciding what to keep and what to throw out. What they need is an incentive.

How about collecting cash from stuff that was collecting dust?

You can do this by auctioning-off your unwanted or no longer needed items on eBay. eBay is largest online market place of its kind. If you are considering this, then you need to gain some basic knowledge of listing process.

Here is a 10-item checklist to go over before you begin selling:

1. Look at Other Seller Listings

Do a search for your item. See how other sellers list same or similar item. Take mental note of category, title, description, photo and pricing.

2. Choose Most Appropriate Category

Make sure your item is in most appropriate category. Avoid placing it in a category where it doesn't belong. List your item in wrong category, and people looking for your item will not find it. Let eBay suggest category for you, if you are unsure which category your item belongs.

3. Write an Accurate Title for Your Listing

Make it easy for buyers to find your item in a search by writing a precise title of it. Be as exact and detailed as possible so your item can show up in broad keyword searches too. Avoid using hype words like "Best," "Great," or "Fantastic." Putting these words in title will not help buyers find your item because they don't type in these types of words in their searches.

4. Set Your Price Low