by Dustan Woodhouse | Nov 14, 2020 | Be The Better Broker, Volume 1
Be Literate The written word is a Brokers primary form of communication. It’s excusable not to know how to use a semi-colon (I still don’t), but misspelling words chips away at your credibility. Although it doesn’t catch all errors, spell-checking your emails and...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Nov 7, 2020 | Be The Better Broker, Uncategorized, Volume 1
Much of this blog series will focus on the ultimate productivity tool: the telephone. Few devices allow one to efficiently build a relationship. For those who are skeptical of this method and demand that it is “all about the face-to-face meetings,” I say, “Give me a...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Oct 31, 2020 | Be The Better Broker, Volume 1
Document Your Plan I had specific goals in 2008; I officially began Brokering in June of that year, leaving me seven months with which to work. And work I did. My goal at that point was to average one completed file every second week and to intake at least one new...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Oct 25, 2020 | Be The Better Broker, Uncategorized, Volume 1
Pen & Paper “Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another.” A goal without a deadline is just a dream. Simply saying that you ‘want to be a Broker’ isn’t enough. It’s a dream, it’s vague, with little hope for success. Stating ‘I will be a licensed Broker...
by Dustan Woodhouse | Oct 17, 2020 | Be The Better Broker, Uncategorized, Volume 1
This just in: mainstream media is heavily focused on the negative. This is what we humans crave, a constant stream of warnings of impending doom. Financial doom, real estate doom, celebrity doom, personal doom, etc. Your brain will be better for ignoring it. All of...