This post is the first in a series of our three free marketing letter templates for Realtors.

Its not always easy to reach out to a referral, follow up after an open house, or make sure that your current clients feel like theyre still connected to you while their home is on the [...]

Benchmark is pleased to announce a new feature called Front Door Friday. Each Friday, we will feature one of our agents along with one of their current listings. This week, we interviewed agent Julia Wood and previewed one of her listings, located in Brentwood. Get to know our team and check out some of the beautiful homes they have listed [...]

At Benchmark Realty, we always have mixed feelings when a friend or colleague with another company says, Im so excited! I capped, and its only July!

Naturally, were happy for them. That means he or she isnt going to have to dish out such a huge portion of their hard-earned commission.

Were also a little bummed, though, because we dont like that business model. In fact, that business model makes us cringe a little bit. [...]

Have you ever heard the phrase, A few bad apples can spoil the whole bunch?

If youve ever had interactions with another agent who didnt follow the Code of Ethics, violated TREC rules, or just didnt keep up their end of a transaction, than you know exactly what we [...]

At this months Mastermind Meeting, we caught up with a few agents and asked what they enjoyed most about working at Benchmark Realty.

Reggie Polk, an agent who has been with Benchmark for over a year spoke highly about the agency.

I really love the flexibility of managing my own businessI feel like at Benchmark Realty, I have the most

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Lighting a citrus candle and setting up your open house signs is only half the battle when you want to bring in qualified leads. So whats the other half?

Really, there are three big things to keep in mind when youre holding an open house.

 

 

1. Invite the Neighbors.

Nosy neighbors are the perfect unpaid advertisers. Sure, theyre not going to [...]