FRANKLIN, Tenn.---(November 24, 2014) The Williamson County Association of Realtors has presented their most prestigious award, Realtor Of The Year, to Benchmark Managing Broker John Giffen at their annual installation and awards reception held at Lillie Belles in downtown [...]

As a Realtor, its your job to market your personal brand as much as possible after all, how can anyone do business with you if they dont know who you are? We mail out flyers, send emails and pass out business cards, but we could always do more we could always use that extra little [...]

Facebook. Its everywhere. But does that mean you need to have a public, business-related Facebook page if you want to succeed in your real estate career?

Maybe.

You have to weigh the pros and the cons, and if youre not sure whether its going to benefit your business, it might not be a good time to start a business-related Facebook page. Weve [...]

While every situation is different, most Realtors are letting good leads slip right through their fingers. Are you one of them?

The Ideal Real Estate Leads: Qualified, Interested and Engaged

It would be amazing if every lead we got as Realtors was qualified, interested and engaged but thats just not the case. However, its our job to read the [...]

As Realtors, we all know that we have to do things that set us apart from every other agent in Tennessee and thats especially important if were trying to be the go-to agent for listings in a particular neighborhood. Word-of-mouth goes a long way, and one satisfied past client could lead to many more in the [...]

Is your real estate business going to grow next year? If youre working with Benchmark Realty, well give you all of the tools (and the time) you need to succeed including a little help with organizing your 2015 business goals.

Are You Ready for 2015 planning?

If you havent gotten started on next years business plan because, well, its not next year [...]

When we accept a listing, one of the first things we think of is staging. Are they hiring a professional? How will they do it?

While many sellers do hire a staging pro, there are many who dont and its our job to at least point them in the right direction. That said, there are four huge home staging mistakes your sellers can make that can [...]

If you need a recommendation for a heating and air company, a plumber or a pest control service who do you call? Chances are your Benchmark Realty agent might be one of the best-connected people you know. Our agents participate in a proprietary Brain Trust community forum where we share these types of referrals on a daily basis. So how do [...]

As Realtors, were in a high-risk profession, and its not getting any safer so what can we, at Benchmark Realty, do to help you stay safe? We really want to set the benchmark for Realtor safety, not because we are trying to sell something, but because we truly care about each and every member of our real estate family.

September was National Realtor Safety [...]

Weve all seen it before: a client whos so excited about buying his or her first home that theyre making classic mistakes.

As a Realtor, its your job to help them do the right thing. The good news? You can do that while building their loyalty and earning their respect and its probably easier than you [...]

With all the buzz in the media about the Millennial generation, it is pretty easy to forget that people who were born between 1946 and 1954 make up 15 percent of the countrys total homebuyers and 22 percent of all sellers across the [...]

As a Realtor, youre probably a people-person. Youre probably friendly, positive and pleasant to be around (at least after a cup or two of coffee, that is), so it might not cross your mind to take safety precautions when youre out and about but security experts say that real estate is a high-risk [...]