Rory B Davis RBD Realtygroup

04/06/2014

Two Mobile Apps You (and Your Customers) Will Love

There are two great apps that I have been using for more than a year or so now that have served to be very helpful. I share these (and many more) apps with my agents during our company meetings and several of them also found these two apps in particular to be very practical and useful.

04/05/2014

Share Your Trendy Staging Photos & Tips with REALTOR® Magazine!

Calling all real estate and staging professionals: We want to see how you’ve spruced up properties for-sale! REALTOR® Magazine is working on its annual “House & Home” issue, and we’re looking for professionals to share some of their best staging photos and tips! Have you incorporated some of the lat...

04/01/2014

Check Out These 7 Trends Spicing Up Kitchen Designs

Wood flooring and glass backsplashes are expected to show up in more kitchens this year. Those were among two findings from the latest trend report from the National Kitchen & Bath Association, which surveyed 420 designers to find the top kitchen trends in 2014. (Stay tuned for next week where we’ll...

03/25/2014

2014 Cost vs. Value: 5 Mid-Range Remodeling Projects That Offer the Biggest Returns

Just replacing that front door may offer some of the biggest bang for a remodelers’ buck, according to the 2014 Cost vs. Value Report. It’s one of the least expensive remodeling jobs and offers the potential of a 96.6 percent return on investment at resale – the highest of 35 remodeling projects rec...

03/21/2014

Geo-Farming to Build Your Business

Establishing a geo-farm in a local neighborhood that you’re familiar with is a great way to gain additional listings. This is something that takes time and a commitment, but can be very rewarding.

03/19/2014

Staging to Sell: Transforming Small and Large Properties To Sell in Today’s Market

Getting clients to consider staging their home to sell is a major challenge many real estate professionals encounter. Some sellers think their home is either too small or too big to be staged or that staging is only for homes at a certain price point.

03/18/2014

New Property Just Listed

03/14/2014

Going Aerial: Using Drones in Real Estate

The use of aerial photography in real estate is becoming a hot topic. The cost of drone technology is now at a point where it is affordable for some real estate professionals to own multi-copters themselves, and many photography companies are offering this service for a fee to practitioners.

03/11/2014

Welcome Back the Front Porch

The front porch is making a comeback in home designs. Builders recently said the front porch is one of the most popular amenities in 2014, according to the National Association of Home Builders.

03/09/2014

Make Sellers’ Landscaping Stand Out

Show sellers how to make it look like they’ve just paid a hefty sum to landscape their yard—But do it on the cheap and in only a few hours by introducing them to the joys of mulch.

03/08/2014

The Case for a REALTOR® to Lead Realtor.com®

Realtor.com®’s president, Errol Samuelson, has been hired away by Zillow. I’ve met Errol and he’s a nice guy, very smart, and very successful. Business is business. But, naive as it might be, there’s plenty of disappointment from the REALTOR® community. It comes from a belief that we have a common c...

02/01/2014

When to Hire an Assistant

Your business is on the way up, and everything is perfect because you’re making more money, right? Wrong! As the Notorious B.I.G. once said, “Mo money, mo problems.” One of the biggest as a real estate professional is how to spend your money wisely to continue to grow your business.