Through the past few weeks, our firm has been gearing up for the new NAR laws taking effect August 17, but August 15 for our MLS. This settlement was an antitrust lawsuit that is meant to combat price fixing and inter-brokerage agreements. Overall, this effects pretty much everyone because the […]

Throughout the summer, I was encouraged by some of the agents at my firm and my employers to get my license before the summer was over so that I could practice real estate, and so that I would have a foot in the door when I graduate from school. Over […]

During this week, I spent a lot of time cold calling for which ever agent had floor time at that given moment. My boss had me go through our lead system which is called Lofty, and look through any cold leads or anyone who may have just been window shopping […]

https://www.wpr.org/news/lac-du-flambeau-band-lake-superior-chippewa-town-easements-no-resolution Since about a year ago, the town of Lac Du Flambeau has been dealing with easement issues with the tribe of Lac Du Flambeau for many reasons. When these “easements” were built around fifty years ago, they had expiration dates which were never recorded by the town, as these […]

When we list a new property in our MLS, one of the first things that needs to happen is obtaining pictures and measurements of the interior and exterior partitions of the property. Pictured is an ultrasonic measuring device that allows me to measure interior square footage, and the other picture […]

Above is an example image of an MLS quick sheet I have made, which details just about all the information a prospective homebuyer would need. It includes some of the primary images, location, square footage, any covenants or restrictions, included items, and remarks with directions. These sheets are crucial to […]

During this week, I spent a lot of time working in programs such as Craigslist, TourFactory, Vistaprint, and Lofty to advertise our properties. TourFactory allows us to make virtual tours and tie that link to our MLS for easy access. Living up in the north woods with limited access to […]

Living in a desolate area, advertising properties with signage is absolutely necessary. At our Land O Lakes office, we display a large marquis sign with each side featuring a different property that highlight some of our more eye-catching listings. Living remotely poses additional challenges with notifying the public about new […]