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One thing I learned a long time ago is the best advertising is from a happy client. Why blow your brains out on advertising when you can channel the power of your past and current clients to generate more leads? One of the most powerful types of marketing is referrals!

Most loan officers and mortgage brokers primarily focus on one component when they receive a property appraisal report – the appraised value. While important, there are other crucial components to consider.

Here's two:

There are other things to review in the report besides the appraised value. Most loan officers and mortgage brokers start out looking at one thing when they receive a property appraisal report – the appraised value. While important, there are other important things to look for when reviewing the report too. Here's two:

While the definition of rural and remote varies from lender to lender, generally speaking, any property with a postal code that has a “0” as the second digit is considered rural or remote. What differentiates the two is their distance from an urban centre. Most will agree that "remote" properties are more than 50km away from an urban centre, and...

We recently wrote about Engagement being a secret ingredient to the sales process. Most sales people are pretty good at generating leads or a prospecting list, and fail at engaging with those prospects. There are several ways to engage with prospects - today we'll discuss some tips and strategies for LinkedIn that I picked up from Jake Dunlap.

How many times do you meet a potential customer, or get a qualified lead referred to you, only to have the opportunity languish on the sidelines while you continue to prospect for new business and service the business already coming in the door?

We sometimes get asked how long it takes to get registered to become a Value Connect User. It literally takes less than a couple of minutes!

Today’s buyers typically start their search online. The average consumer digests more than 4 pieces of content about a company before making the decision to use them.