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Do You Need a Fancy Car To Be a Luxury Agent?
Do people judge Realtors by the car they drive? Whether right or wrong, quite often they do. It's just human nature and it's never...
Tom Grisak
Jul 22, 2023


Meet With Prominent Builders and Post a Video
As a new agent trying to establish your presence in an area, there are plenty of things you can do to to promote your business without...
Tom Grisak
Dec 20, 2022


Why I Joined Keller Williams
After 10 years with Keller Williams, I'm still periodically asked why I joined them. I'll explain in this post.
Tom Grisak
Dec 3, 2022


Should You Get a Car Wrap?
Car wraps are great exposure for your real estate company branding but would I consider one? No, for several reasons. Most homeowners...
Tom Grisak
Jul 11, 2022


You'd Better Have Thick Skin If You Want To Be a Realtor
There will be times throughout your entire career when people you consider friends and/or neighbors will use another agent to buy or sell...
Tom Grisak
Jun 7, 2022


Flying Without a Signed Buyer Representation Agreement
In this blog, I'm going to talk about ... buyer representation agreements, why many agents are reluctant to ask for them, why having one...
Tom Grisak
Mar 30, 2022


Become a Student of Your Area
In another post, I talked about the most important lesson I ever learned in real estate. Although I was brand new at the time and the...
Tom Grisak
Mar 28, 2022


Why Residential Real Estate?
If you prefer, you can listen to this on YouTube or SoundCloud Name some professions you admire and respect. Almost all of those require...
Tom Grisak
Jan 20, 2022


Become Disciplined
If you prefer to listen on YouTube If you've worked a 9-5 job like most people, real estate is going to be a huge change for you. ...
Tom Grisak
Jan 19, 2022


Should You Cut Your Fees to Get a Listing?
Let me start by saying, commissions are not set by the state of Texas. Every agent has their own fee structure just as we have ours. ...
Tom Grisak
Jan 18, 2022


Start With Your Sphere of Influence
Your sphere of influence, or SOI, is comprised of your friends, clients, former clients, family, etc. Anyone you know or knows you is...
Tom Grisak
Jan 17, 2022


The Best Real Estate Advice I Was Ever Given
My first week or so as a commercial real estate agent, my broker told me to go talk to a prominent Dallas real estate investor he knew....
Tom Grisak
Jan 7, 2022


Working Hard Versus Working Smart
It's fitting to start my blog with this topic. I've known lots and lots of new agents who thought they were working hard, but they...
Tom Grisak
Jan 4, 2022
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