I was talking to my mom yesterday about my real estate business and how I could make a splash in my new farm area. And we came up with a great idea. As a new commercial agent with Marcus and Millichap, my goal is to find a farm area and MASTER IT - going out taking pictures, getting comps, talkin
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08/31/2008
So next week (Thursday) I begin my first day in the office of Marcus and Millichap as a commercial real estate agent. As I understand it, one of my first tasks will be building up my database of clients. I'm supposed to create a database of about 1500 buildings and get the contact information o
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08/30/2008
You Earned It, Don't Give It Away To Uncle Sam if You Don't Have To! As Independent Contractors, real estate agents earn money differently than people with W-2 income. If you used to have a job and haven't run your own business before, you might not be planning your tax strategy effectively to
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08/29/2008
Hello Fellow Business Owners, I follow accountant Diane Kennedy (Rich Dad Advisor) and noticed that she was recently promoting Send Out Cards. As I understand it this is an MLM business that charges a monthly fee to allow you to send out a certain number of cards to stay in touch with contacts o
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08/24/2008
A few years ago, I was at a T. Harv Ecker "Millionaire Mind Event" and first heard Harv's advice about being bigger than your problems. It didn't really sink in, though, until I read the same idea in his book earlier this year. Apparently I learn much better by reading than experientially, beca
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08/24/2008
Apartment buildings can be a great investment. Sometimes we buy them thinking we'll hold on forever so the property will support us in our retirement years. Sometimes we view our properties as just a stepping stone on our way to buying bigger properties down the road. Sometimes the property is a
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08/15/2008
Hi there, I'm a potential new licensee about to take the test for the first time. I am about to finish up taking my 60-hours of online training for the Washington State Real Estate Licensing Exam. I am doing the training at RealEstateExpress.com. Does anyone have any tips or useful advice regard
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08/12/2008
Hello World, This is my first Active Rain post, so I hope to introduce myself and make a good first impression. I am new to the field of commercial real estate brokerage, but not new to commercial real estate or investing. You see, for the past six years I've been working my way up the investmen
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08/11/2008
