Orlando, FL Real Estate Video Blog with John Huebner

Wonderful Opportunities Available at Premium Properties

Looking to improve your real estate career? I'm here to help you make a smart decision when it comes to growing your business, improving your bottom line, and choosing a place to work in real estate sales. If you'd like to learn more about working with Premium Properties, contact me at (407) 770-6840 or John.Huebner@PremiumAgents.net.

Rental properties are a fantastic way to generate extra revenue. We actually manage nearly 750 rental properties, but there's always about 30 or 40 available for you to lease to generate some fast cash.

We're currently looking to hire three leasing agents to assist us with renting out these vacant properties.

You can go out and show a property, have people move in within a few weeks, and then get a paycheck in one to two weeks. It's very simple. You could do this while you're gaining skills and prospects in our sales business.

Also, these renters are often great candidates for buying a home, so it's a win-win situation if you can stay in touch with them in the long-term.

If you're interested, please don't hesitate to contact me. It's a wonderful opportunity if you're willing to work hard!

I look forward to speaking with you soon!

Is Earning 100% Commission Really the Best Option for You?

I know many of you agents are probably overwhelmed by emails from different companies bragging about the 100% commission concept and why it's so much better than a regular commission split. I just wanted to mention a few disadvantages about going the 100% commission route.

First of all, newer people in the business, or people without a consistent stream of business, won't earn as much with the 100% commission model. As a newer agent in the business, you definitely need the training, help, and resources that a company like Premium Properties can provide.

Second, with 100% commission, the broker doesn't get any part of the agent's commission. Therefore, the broker has no real motivation to help you close the deal. Will your broker respond to the call of duty and help you navigate any problems if nothing is in it for them? Typically, a broker like myself gets part of the commission from the agents on the team. I'm invested in every transaction here, unlike brokers whose teams run on 100% commission.

Finally, since the broker doesn't get any part of your commission under the 100% commission concept, the broker is selling and working himself. You would rarely see your broker or manager. At our company, we are here to help you. We are available by phone or email because I'm not competing with our agents to earn my own commission.

As you can see, there are significant disadvantages to working for 100% commission. Our brokerage has the resources to take you to the next level. If you have any questions, give me a call or send me an email. I would be happy to help you!

We Are Looking for Some Leasing Specialists

Today we are excited to talk to you about some exciting opportunities here at Premium Properties. We have lots of ways that we can help you and open up a new revenue stream in your business, but the one we are going to focus on today is rental properties.

At Premium Properties, you have the ability to lease our rental properties. We have about 750 or so properties that we manage for owners who live out-of-state and out of those, there are always at least 50 or so units available for rent. The opportunity for you here is to lease our leftover inventory of empty units that are available for rent.

It’s quicker money than a typical real estate sale. Whereas a home purchase could take months, most prospective leasees will want to move soon, so you can get paid on your commission in a matter of a few weeks.

The other thing that’s going to happen when you are showing these types of properties is you are going to inevitably run into some great buying candidates. Maybe these people are thinking about buying in a year or two, or maybe they are just looking for a temporary space while they save up for a down payment. Whatever the case, staying in touch with them is important, because you are going to be the agent they remember when it comes time to buy.

Those are just some thoughts on how to make some money here at Premium Properties. We are currently looking for three leasing agents, so if you or somebody you know is interested in talking about the position, please give us a call or send us an email. We would love to talk!

The Key to Closing on a Listing Appointment

Today's topic is closing on a listing appointment. I'm sure most of you have been on listing appointments in the past, and I just wanted to talk about a couple important things going into that listing appointment.

The key to the whole thing is people want to do business with people they like and people they trust. When you go into that listing appointment, you want them to like you and feel good about you. You need to build rapport with the seller. As you walk through the house, talk about the home. Be sincerely interested. Make notes about the home, and really listen to what the owner's needs are.

Knowing the owner's goals is another key point. You also need to be able to speak to them clearly about helping them reach their goals.

Another piece of advice is don't walk out until you have asked for that listing about three times. One of the biggest mistakes that a lot of agents make is at the end of the appointment, they stand up, hand the sellers their business card, and say, "Let me know, thanks!" and leave without the listing. I would say that's absolutely the wrong way to go about the listing appointment. At some point in that presentation, you need to ask about the listing before you leave the house. If they say no the first time, start in on another topic that they are interested in, and build some rapport before asking again.

As you can see, building rapport with the seller is extremely important during the listing appointment. If you have any questions about today's video, please give me a call. I'd love to hear from you!

Your One-Stop Real Estate Shop

Today our topic is being a full-service company and a full-service agent for your customer. That is really what customers are looking for today. They want a Realtor and a company that is knowledgeable about all different areas of real estate.

We have a property management department with over 750 rental properties. We're very in tune with rentals, investments, and investors. We help solve investor problems by leasing those properties and managing units for them.

We also do commercial real estate. We are involved with a business brokerage, so we can help someone find a space for their business.

We also have many partnerships with landscaping companies, electricians, and more. We have checked each of them out, so that our customers have access to credible businesses.

Being a full-service company is important. I think it's important to know all the different aspects of the business so that you can service your clients.

Studies show time and time again that the consumer is looking for a one-stop shop kind of company, and that's what we can do here at Premium Properties. Please call us with any questions! We'd love to help you.

Is Now the Time to Commit to a Full-Time Career in Real Estate?

Today's topic is the current state of our market and how you can take advantage of it to further your career in real estate.

Right now, we have a very hot market here in Orlando. We're seeing an incredible amount of homes being sold, prices are up, and interest rates are still very low. In other words, it's a great time to be in the business!

If you have considered a career in real estate, or if you've just been doing it part time, now is the time to jump in with both feet! Leave your other job that's holding you behind and join a team that can give you leads right off the bat. If you're working part-time in real estate, what are you doing right now to increase your business? What are you doing to take it to the next level?

Here at Premium Properties, I am very interested in getting all of my agents at the top of their game. My door is always open and I'm always available to coach you on how to grow your business and become a better agent. Everybody needs a coach - it's just a matter of sucking up your pride and getting the help you need!

If you're interested in joining a winning team with fantastic support systems, give me a call or shoot me an email. I would love to hear from you!

How Can Listing Agents Deal with Multiple Offers?

Hey everyone, we are back with part 2 of our series on handling multiple offers here in Orlando. Today we are going to focus on handling offers from a listing agent's perspective. We want to make you aware of a few things to keep in mind when you inevitably get put in this situation.

One thing you need to know right off the bat is that the best offer is not always the one with the best price. Yes, the highest priced offer is of course something to consider, but you also want to consider whether the deal actually closes.

Take a close look at the terms, the contingencies, and don't just sign the contract because of the high price. You want to get top dollar, but you also want to close the deal in a reasonable amount of time. The longer a home is under contract, the more likely it is to not close.

If you have any questions for us about this topic or anything else real estate related, let us know. Give us a call or send us an email, and we may answer your question in our next video!

What's the Key to Submitting a Winning Offer in Orlando?

Today, we discuss something we've seen a lot lately here in Orlando: multiple offers.

Properties listed at $160K and under are often receiving multiple offers. When representing a buyer, we suggest writing a clean, concise contract if you are looking for homes in that value range. You want your offer to be to the point, typewritten so people can read it, and with as few, if any, contingencies as possible. Finally, you also need to offer the right price as well.

If the home is priced right and is in a hot market, you need to be competitive by submitting a competitive offer. How do you know how much to offer in these situations, you ask? Well, it really depends on how much the buyer wants the property. You at least need to come in at full price and above if you want to get your offer accepted.

To learn more about how you can win out in a multiple offer situation, or if you have any interest in joining Premium Properties, give us a call or shoot us an email. We would love to chat.

How Do We Take the Load Off Our Agents?

Today, Jennifer Martinez, our transaction coordinator, is here to explain what it is she does here at Premium Properties!

Jennifer has been with us since 1999, and has been a transaction coordinator for a little over 10 years now. The role of a transaction coordinator is to eliminate work for the agents. The agent will give a file of a contract to Jennifer, who will then handle some of the details of making sure the contract goes to closing. This frees up time for the agent to get more deals going.

Jennifer is responsible for scheduling inspections, following up with escrow, keeping deadlines on track, and continuing communication between both parties in a transaction in order to ensure the deal goes through. We started having a full-time transaction coordinator since 2005, when the market was incredibly busy, and we've had one ever since!

We found that many of our agents were in need of an assistant because they had so much work to do. Instead of bringing on numerous assistants, Jennifer stepped up and took the load off our agents by helping them with some of the details of the transaction process. There are so many components to a real estate transaction that learning how to take a file from contract to closing is a difficult thing to do. Jennifer simply makes the process easier for our clients and our agents alike!

If you have any questions about how Premium Properties works to make the real estate process as simple as possible, or if you need real estate assistance of any kind, don't hesitate to reach out to us. We always love to hear from you!

How Can Our Marketing Team Take Some of the Pressure Off of You?

Today, John Nelson, the Director of Marketing here at Premium Properties, joins us to discuss what he does to help make our agents' lives a whole lot easier.

Our marketing team essentially acts as an assistant to the agents. We relieve the agent of doing all the duties a typical agent would have to do, which include developing a website, postcards, flyers, business cards, and other forms of marketing. We have a studio where we take professional photos of our agents as well.

Everything an agent needs to get up and running in the real estate industry is provided by our marketing team. John teaches a variety of social media classes here Premium Properties, which cover things like Google+, Facebook, and Blogger, among others. He also teaches agents how to generate their own leads and drive them to their agent website, which they get for free!

If you would like to know more about how we help our agents here at Premium Properties, give us a call or shoot us a quick email! We would love to show you how we do business!

Have You Heard about Our New Cocoa Beach Location?

Today, we're coming to you from Cocoa Beach. Our sales manager, Amber Smith, is joining us today to talk about how things are going so far.

We're very happy our new location in Cocoa Beach is finally open. We're currently recruiting agents and things are going very well. We're already getting walk-in traffic, which we're very excited about!

Amber was formerly working out of our main office in Orlando and was doing a great job selling properties. After doing some research on the Cocoa Beach area, we decided it was a great market that would open us up to all different types of opportunities. Amber has worked hard to get the office ready and open, so we're excited to finally have it opened and have Amber at the helm.

If you're an Orlando agent, by working with us you could work with Cocoa Beach clients, be able to use the MLS system over here, and bring customers to our new office.

If you're interested in joining Premium Properties and being apart of a very special team, give us a call at (407) 770-6840. To get a hold of Amber at our Cocoa Beach office, you can reach her at (407) 448-4485. We would love to hear from you!

Check out our new office!

How Our Relationships in the Orlando Community Benefit You

Building relationships is important in business, and so today I wanted to talk about how Premium Properties is building relationships throughout the community here in Orlando.

One major relationship we've formed is with the Florida Hospital, a major employer in the Orlando area, and we've promised to give rebates back to their employees when they close a deal with us. As a result of this relationship, we've been able to close dozens and dozens of transactions.

Another special relationship that we've begun to form is with active duty military members and veterans. We offer them a 15% rebate, and we feel as if this is the least we can do for the brave men and women that serve our country. This is just one way that we've found to serve them back.

We also have strong ties with the lenders at Wells Fargo. They actually come in and do training with our agents, so this helps our agents, which in turn helps you when you decide to buy a home. Barry Miller Law is another partner of our business, and they come in and assist our agents as well.

Building relationships is crucial in this business, but it doesn't just help us succeed. When you work with us, we have a plethora of resources for you to exploit in the form of our trusted lenders and lawyers, as well as other great contractors that we can recommend to you. We have all the tools you need to go through with a profitable transaction!

John Huebner Real Estate Listing Presentations

Now that we've made it past the holidays and are into January, we've found that there are many homeowners who are looking to list their homes. This listing season will last through the summer, so there is no better time to start working on your listing presentation. Today, we want to share some tips to help make your listing presentation go as smoothly as possible!

One of the most important things for you to do is come in prepared! You need to research the neighborhood, the property, the dollar amount it sold for previously, where school zones are, and the history of the neighborhood, among other things. You need to collect all the information you can that will help you walk into that presentation with full-knowledge of the property.

When you come to a listing presentation, you need to be sincere, honest, and likable. People want
to do business with people they know and trust - if you come off as being phony, pushy, or overly aggressive, you're probably not going to get the listing. Maintaining eye contact and smiling are simple, but can make all the difference when giving a listing presentation.

Something that's going to be a huge part of any listing presentation is knowing the comparable properties in the neighborhood. You need to be able to price a property according to the relevant data. Here at Premium Properties, we help you do just that. We offer an assessment called Toolkit CMA. Our marketing department uses Toolkit CMA to crunch the data of comparable properties and put together a professional-looking presentation that has all the MLS data, photos of the comparable properties, and charts and graphs. This is no extra cost to you, and is a great tool to have when you walk into a listing presentation. It will give you confidence, which is another vitally important aspect of a listing presentation.

If you're interested in the many tools and systems we use to help our agents achieve their goals, give us a call at (407) 770-6840 or shoot us an email atJohn.Huebner@PremiumAgents.net. We would love to hear from you!

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Premium Properties is a large, independently owned and operated real estate firm that has been changing people's lives since 1999. We do everything from residential to commercial real estate and also have a large property management department. We strongly believe in partnerships; we partner with Wells Fargo for lending and a trusted title company for closings, so we always know what to expect during the buying and selling processes. Our team is huge - we have 135 sales agents and 18 property management/rental agents - and we are hoping to expand to 250 by the end of 2015!

We at Premium Properties care about your success as an agent. The owner will be here working by your side every day. You will benefit from the independence we have as a firm because we don't have to deal with the restrictions that franchised companies do. We have a fantastic marketing department that will make selling your listings easy. We have a department to aid you in marketing your homes and will help get your listings on the many real estate website so your listings get maximum exposure. We also work to help our agents grow - for new agents, we offer a mentoring and training program, while for more experienced agents we offer coaching and help to help them advance their careers. If you want to work for a rapidly expanding, independent, and success-oriented real estate company, join Premium Properties today!

John Huebner
Premium Properties
564 N. Semoran Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32807
Office: (407) 770-6840
John.Huebner@PremiumAgents.net
http://1storlandorealestate.com