Real Estate Agents And The A B CsWritten by Mark Walters
Alphabet Letters after a person's name seem to bestow some kind of special prestige. PHD, MD, ESQ are common... but just look at what is available to real estate sales people...ABR, ABRM, ALC, CCIM, CIPS, CPM, ARM, AMO, CRB, CRS, CRE, GAA, GRI, RCE, RAA, SIOR, AHWD ePRO, CAM, CBR, C-CREC, CLHMS, CREA, CRIA, QSC and SRES designations. Can anyone, anywhere explain just exactly what those 26 acronyms mean and what qualifications are to earn use each of them? And if you can ... WHY? Some of those designations have extensive requirements, including several days or even a full week in a classroom setting, a written examination, a certain number of years in business and evidence of having closed a required number of transactions in specialty. And then there's real estate equivalent of The Skull & Bones... CRE designation. Only 1,000 people hold it, qualifications are secret, and membership is by invitation only. Yipes... are they licensed to kill? Oh yes, let's not forget QSC designation. That one requires a live or online course, a 40-question multiple choice quiz, a signed commitment to quality statement and participation in a perpetual customer survey program that costs $50 for every 20 surveys.
| | 10 Characteristics of A Home Business ProfessionalWritten by Kelly Lowe
Home Business Professionals are unique people. We are all very different people, with very different personalities and thinking processess. However, all successful home business professionals have following characteristics in common. 1. Home business professionals are usually leaders, not followers. We like to set standards, not adhere to them. 2. Home business professionals are always looking for new and better ways to do things. We believe that there is always a better, more effective way to get things done, and we seek to find it. 3. Home business professionals are very open-minded. We never say that an idea won't work without looking at all facts, and if possible, testing theory in question. 4. Home business professionals are generally very organized. We are our own bosses. There is nobody to tell us when, or how, to get things done. It is something we must do for ourselves, and being organized is usually first step in getting things done effectively. 5. Home business professionals are hard workers. We know that starting a business is hard work, with long hours. However, we know that eventually, we will be able to work fewer hours and enjoy same success. However, we do understand that work will always be involved, even if hours are shorter.
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