Can you recommend a good book that boosted your Real Estate career?

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Jane Kalinowsky, 3rd Generation REALTOR® SRES®, CCS® (Luxury) (Pantanella & Partners)

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Ajay Pandya

e-Merge Real Estate Unlimited - Columbus, OH

Realtor Ajay Pandya

One is not enough - however, the best, How To Win Friends....

Apr 02, 2018 08:22 PM

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Praful Thakkar

Burlington, MA

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Dipti Thakkar

LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA

On a team with Praful Thakkar

Not a book reader.

Aug 01, 2018 09:52 PM

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Praful Thakkar

Burlington, MA

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Brenda J. Andrew

ULTIMA REAL ESTATE - Willis, TX

Professional Realtor in Conroe/Willis, TX

This one is going to sound odd but Reduce Me to Love by Joyce Meyer. One of my first transactions I got so upset with a buyer because they decided against a property after saying they "loved it!!" Reading this book while helping them helped me to turn the focus off of myself and realize, why would I want them to purchase a home they didn't like? I don't think they would have remembered me in a positive way.

Mar 20, 2015 12:36 AM

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Jane Kalinowsky

Redondo Beach, CA

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Bill Saunders, Realtor®

Meyers Realty - Hot Springs, AR

www.BillSellsHotSprings.com

Sell with Soul by Jennifer Allan. It isn't a millionaire agent type book, but it resonated with my thoughts. I think she has a new and updated edition that just came out.

Mar 19, 2015 11:53 PM

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KAREN SANCHEZ

Apple Valley, CA

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Emily Medvec

eXp Realty LLC - Santa Fe, NM

Broker | Realtor | Serving Santa Fe & Northern NM

The Millionaire Real Estate Agent by Gary Keller. I still have my first worn copy (now on my 3rd) purchased at a book store (remember those). It is powerful, clear and more than a book. I highly recommend it for everyone in real estate today.

Mar 19, 2015 09:13 PM

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Deana Bencomo

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Praful Thakkar

LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA

Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Jane Kalinowsky - the best book for all real estate agents - also known as RED BOOK - by Gary Keller: The Millionaire Real Estate Agent (MREA).

Mar 19, 2015 03:19 PM

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Deana Bencomo

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Robert Kennedy

Chase International - Zephyr Cove, NV

I sure can - Selling Luxury Homes by Jack Cotton. Read it once, read it twice, then sign up for his webinars. This book is a game changer.

Mar 19, 2015 12:53 PM

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Robert Kennedy

Zephyr Cove, NV

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Bob Crane

Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI

Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Many of them, I am currently reading Listing Boss by Hoss Pratt.

Dec 28, 2019 09:26 PM

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Gabe Sanders

Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL

Stuart Florida Real Estate

No book, just my passion.

Jun 24, 2018 05:54 AM

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Jane Kalinowsky

Pantanella & Partners - Redondo Beach, CA

3rd Generation REALTOR® SRES®, CCS® (Luxury)

Thank you all for your recommendations. I just ordered five of the books on Amazon.

Brenda: There is a newer version- Reduce me to Love: Unlocking the secret to lasting joy. (did you read this one?)

As for the Keller books: Read them all!

Karen Sanchez, I agree with all the titles of Larry W. He wrote them all for me :) I've grown a pair but can you really cross those lines in real estate?

I am currently reading Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business (Gino Wickman)

Bored with it, but my Broker is making me accountable for reading it. We meet up once a week to discuss my business.....

One of my all time favorites is Failing Forward: Turning mistakes into stepping stones for success (John Maxwell)

Mar 24, 2015 06:01 PM

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Deana Bencomo

When I was a KW real estate agent, I read, studied, and followed The Millionaire Real Estate Agent by Gary Keller which helped me have a very lucrative real estate business.

With my business marketing to real estate agents, I created my services and processes based on Gary Keller's "Red Book".

Mar 20, 2015 08:30 AM

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KAREN SANCHEZ

Reputable Realty - Apple Valley, CA

...Marketing your home like no one else will.

The greatest salesman in the world by Og Mandino

I also recommend Selling with Soul....Jennifer Allen

Anything by Larry Winget, if you are a fat head like me and need to hear it straight,

The 4 hour work week. Tim Ferris

Mar 20, 2015 02:10 AM

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Lanre-"THE REAL ESTATE FARMER" Folayan

Samson Properties - Bowie, MD

I don't make promises.I deliver results.SOLD HOMES

I'm currently reading Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. This book I think not only change your career but will have a profound impact on your life decisions.

Mar 20, 2015 02:07 AM

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Damon Redmond

Option 1 Realty Group - Newark, NJ

Investment Property Specialist

Dave Ramsey's book EntreLeader is a very powerful book!

Mar 20, 2015 02:03 AM

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Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker

Elizabeth Anne Weintraub, Broker - Sacramento, CA

Put 40 years of experience to work for you

I cannot recall the name of the book, something like the Miracle of Goal Setting or the Magic of Goal Setting by Jim Rohn, published sometime in the 1970s or perhaps I'm mixing up Jim with another motivational speaker. Another great influence was Charles Chatham, since deceased, with his Art of Real Estate of Counseling, also from the 1970s.

Mar 20, 2015 12:48 AM

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Jeanne Gregory

RE/MAX Southwest - Sugar Land, TX

The most important home I sell is YOURS!

Think and grow rich.

Mar 19, 2015 11:27 PM

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Jessica Crumbaugh

Allison James Estates & Homes - Punta Gorda, FL

Think and grow rich by Napoleon Hill

Mar 19, 2015 11:14 PM

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Nina Hollander, Broker

Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC

Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Endless Referrals is one of my top books. A number of use posted on this subject not too long ago. Probably if you search through AR posts under the subject, you'll find the recommendations.

Mar 19, 2015 09:51 PM

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Noah Seidenberg

Coldwell Banker - Evanston, IL

Chicagoland and Suburbs (800) 858-7917

Talk to Margaret Rome, Baltimore Maryland an Active rain member and writer. She is a fine woman always willing to help out and has written a few books

Mar 19, 2015 02:36 PM

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Larry Johnston

Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN

Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

7L by Michael Maher

Mar 19, 2015 02:10 PM

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Evelyn Johnston

Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN

The People You Know, Like and Trust!

7L The Seven Levels of Communication-Go from Relationships to Referrals by Michael J Maher.

Mar 19, 2015 12:52 PM

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One is not enough - however, the best, How To Win Friends....
This one is going to sound odd but Reduce Me to Love by Joyce Meyer. One of my first transactions I got so upset with a buyer because they decided against a property after saying they "loved it!!" Reading this book while helping them helped me to turn the focus off of myself and realize, why would I want them to purchase a home they didn't like? I don't think they would have remembered me in a positive way.
Sell with Soul by Jennifer Allan. It isn't a millionaire agent type book, but it resonated with my thoughts. I think she has a new and updated edition that just came out.
The Millionaire Real Estate Agent by Gary Keller. I still have my first worn copy (now on my 3rd) purchased at a book store (remember those). It is powerful, clear and more than a book. I highly recommend it for everyone in real estate today.
Jane Kalinowsky - the best book for all real estate agents - also known as RED BOOK - by Gary Keller: The Millionaire Real Estate Agent (MREA).
I sure can - Selling Luxury Homes by Jack Cotton. Read it once, read it twice, then sign up for his webinars. This book is a game changer.
Many of them, I am currently reading Listing Boss by Hoss Pratt.
Thank you all for your recommendations. I just ordered five of the books on Amazon.

Brenda: There is a newer version- Reduce me to Love: Unlocking the secret to lasting joy. (did you read this one?)

As for the Keller books: Read them all!

Karen Sanchez, I agree with all the titles of Larry W. He wrote them all for me :) I've grown a pair but can you really cross those lines in real estate?

I am currently reading Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business (Gino Wickman)

Bored with it, but my Broker is making me accountable for reading it. We meet up once a week to discuss my business.....

One of my all time favorites is Failing Forward: Turning mistakes into stepping stones for success (John Maxwell)
When I was a KW real estate agent, I read, studied, and followed The Millionaire Real Estate Agent by Gary Keller which helped me have a very lucrative real estate business.

With my business marketing to real estate agents, I created my services and processes based on Gary Keller's "Red Book".
The greatest salesman in the world by Og Mandino

I also recommend Selling with Soul....Jennifer Allen

Anything by Larry Winget, if you are a fat head like me and need to hear it straight,

The 4 hour work week. Tim Ferris
I'm currently reading Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. This book I think not only change your career but will have a profound impact on your life decisions.
I cannot recall the name of the book, something like the Miracle of Goal Setting or the Magic of Goal Setting by Jim Rohn, published sometime in the 1970s or perhaps I'm mixing up Jim with another motivational speaker. Another great influence was Charles Chatham, since deceased, with his Art of Real Estate of Counseling, also from the 1970s.
Endless Referrals is one of my top books. A number of use posted on this subject not too long ago. Probably if you search through AR posts under the subject, you'll find the recommendations.
Talk to Margaret Rome, Baltimore Maryland an Active rain member and writer. She is a fine woman always willing to help out and has written a few books
7L The Seven Levels of Communication-Go from Relationships to Referrals by Michael J Maher.