http://www.gorea.com/Blog_RealEstateAssistant Advice for Commercial Real Estate Agents Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:43:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   As a result of the economic crisis, many people are finding themselves in a credit crunch: credit card interest rates have increased, spending limits have decreased and some accounts have been closed altogether. Here are a few principals of “Credit Card Management 101” to keep in mind when reviewing new cards. Tip No. ... http://www.gorea.com/Blog_RealEstateAssistant/2008/rea/tips-for-coping-with-a-personal-credit-crunch Infusion Software is a company on the cutting edge of e-marketing. Their business is to provide a web based platform for companies that have thousands of prospects and customers who need to be touched by marketing campaigns. Their product is not a good fit for most commercial brokerages, but the principle marketing ideas they ... http://www.gorea.com/Blog_RealEstateAssistant/2008/business-tips/7-magnetic-marketing-secrets REA synchronizes with Outlook 2003 or 2007. From there, you have to synchronize to your smart phone, be it Treo, BlackBerry or whatever. Exchange server has tools that your IT department can activate-if you have an IT department. If you do not have an IT department, you can use install ... http://www.gorea.com/Blog_RealEstateAssistant/2008/rea/get-the-best-software-for-sending-data-to-your-phone - When to use email and when not? - Should emotions be expressed in an email? - How to write effective emails that will be read.Please click the link below to view the 4 minute news segment about email etiquette:   http://stevengaffney.com/media/NBCClip09 2106_01.wmv To get a complimentary copy of "Stop Email Abuse" a chapter out ... http://www.gorea.com/Blog_RealEstateAssistant/2008/business-tips/what-are-the-4-main-purposes-of-email Financing your deals is never easy. We have a lender to which we can refer you and he can give you a quick answer on whether or not he can make it happen. Email me at sales@gorea.com for the referral.ShareThis http://www.gorea.com/Blog_RealEstateAssistant/2008/sales-tips/deal-going-sideways-due-to-financing        "The financial world is a mess, both in the US and abroad.  Its problems, moreover, have been leaking into the         general economy, and the leaks are now turning into a gusher.  In the near term, unemployment will rise, business         activity will falter and headlines will continue to ... http://www.gorea.com/Blog_RealEstateAssistant/2008/rea/warren-buffet-speaks While your company has a website for itself, and you appear as an agent or associate, it is not sufficient exposure for an agent. You must have your own web site to generate business. Period. The next question is how to do it. You can go cheap with the high ... http://www.gorea.com/Blog_RealEstateAssistant/2008/rea/personal-websites-for-agents We at REA are aware of the challenges brokers are facing regarding the commercial finance market. How we got here and and the likely way out are well explained in the article linked here. These are the times when you can upgrade your skill set with REA and we provide daily ... http://www.gorea.com/Blog_RealEstateAssistant/2008/uncategorized/commercial-financing-returns-to-basics Speed up Outlook 2007 If you are experiencing slow email on Outlook 2007, try this. It made an enormous difference for two of our computers. STEP 1: Turn off Outlook 2007 and locate each of these files in turn and rename as indicated. For some reason, during the upgrade these four files ... http://www.gorea.com/Blog_RealEstateAssistant/2008/computer-tips/cure-outlook-2007-sluggisness Tim Creagh spoke at a conference for commercial real estate brokers and the topic was Organizing Your Database.  Many of the ideas for his talk came from his training sessions with the office and teams he had trained to use REA over the years. These tips were meant for anyone regardless of what database they were ... http://www.gorea.com/Blog_RealEstateAssistant/2008/rea/organizing-your-database