I was watching the local news on television this morning. There was a video clip of a purse snatching at a convenience store. The perpetrator was pumping gas. The victim pulled up on the opposite side of the pump. The victim left her purse on the front seat and the keys in the ignition and her eight year old son in the back seat. She went inside the store.
The perpetrator finished pumping his gas and reached in the victim's car and grabbed her purse and keys. This made the news because her eight year old son got out of the car and confronted the robber. The robber got away with the purse and keys. The eight year old boy could have been hurt. He wasn't. He was in a very dangerous situation.
Why do people expose themselves and their loved ones to such danger? It takes very little effort to remove your keys and lock your car doors. If you make it a habit, you don't even have to think about it. Safety needs to be a habit.
It takes very little effort to wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle. It takes very little effort to wear a life preserver when fishing or riding in a boat. It takes very little effort to be safe. Why do people expose themselves to danger?
How much effort does it take to spend ten bucks and put a canister of pepper spray in the glove box of the car? If you saw the Range Rover versus motorcycle gang video on the news lately, wouldn't a pepper spray have helped that guy? Yes it would.
Yet, most people don't spend any time or thought preparing for unexpected danger. When I see people walking through a Wal Mart parking lot chit chatting on the phone with no awareness of their surroundings, I wonder if they watch the news.
Please prepare for danger. Be aware of danger. At least half the crimes are crimes of opportunity. Don't be a victim. www.climerrealestateschool.com
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Florida Real Estate Exam, Do Not Underestimate This Test
If you have read any of my previous articles about the pass fail ratio for the Florida real estate exam, you know the Florida real estate exam is not easy. http://www.floridarealestateexam.net/about.html If you have not read any of my previous articles , here is one . Read this.
I think the sixty per cent of first time test takers that did not pass the first time and the seventy per cent of repeat test takers that did not pass on a repeat attempt underestimated this very difficult test. Don't you underestimate it.
Why do people underestimate the Florida real estate exam? If half the people that are attempting it are failing and half are passing, I would presume it is a tough test. I think most real estate students don't realize that when they first select a real estate school and start their quest to get a Florida real estate license. Many people choose their real estate school based on the school's proximity to their home. Some people choose their real estate school based on price.
The best way to select a real estate school is to ask around. Ask several Realtors where the best school is. Look on the internet for Google reviews and Yahoo.reviews. https://plus.google.com/104178637087080911816/about?gl=US&hl=en-US Check on You Tube. See if the real estate school has the instructor teaching something like all the math that is on the Florida real estate exam. Don't be so concerned with the school. Be concerned with the instructor. This is important. I know most people don't check out the school because they don't know how tough the Florida real estate exam is.
Once people figure out that the Florida real estate exam is not easy, they start looking for help. For many people that is after they failed the exam one time. Climer School of Real Estate has twelve free real estate math videos on You Tube to help you pass the Florida real estate exam. Watch these videos. Climer School of Real Estate also has a free practice test on our website at www.climerrealestateschool.com . Take this practice test. It is free. If you pass this, you are ready. If you don't, keep studying. It costs $31.50 to fail the Florida real estate exam every time you take it.
Do not underestimate the Florida real estate exam.
I think the sixty per cent of first time test takers that did not pass the first time and the seventy per cent of repeat test takers that did not pass on a repeat attempt underestimated this very difficult test. Don't you underestimate it.Why do people underestimate the Florida real estate exam? If half the people that are attempting it are failing and half are passing, I would presume it is a tough test. I think most real estate students don't realize that when they first select a real estate school and start their quest to get a Florida real estate license. Many people choose their real estate school based on the school's proximity to their home. Some people choose their real estate school based on price.
The best way to select a real estate school is to ask around. Ask several Realtors where the best school is. Look on the internet for Google reviews and Yahoo.reviews. https://plus.google.com/104178637087080911816/about?gl=US&hl=en-US Check on You Tube. See if the real estate school has the instructor teaching something like all the math that is on the Florida real estate exam. Don't be so concerned with the school. Be concerned with the instructor. This is important. I know most people don't check out the school because they don't know how tough the Florida real estate exam is.
Once people figure out that the Florida real estate exam is not easy, they start looking for help. For many people that is after they failed the exam one time. Climer School of Real Estate has twelve free real estate math videos on You Tube to help you pass the Florida real estate exam. Watch these videos. Climer School of Real Estate also has a free practice test on our website at www.climerrealestateschool.com . Take this practice test. It is free. If you pass this, you are ready. If you don't, keep studying. It costs $31.50 to fail the Florida real estate exam every time you take it.
Do not underestimate the Florida real estate exam.
Monday, October 7, 2013
See More Prospects. Sell More Real Estate.
It is a simple rule. The more people you see, the more people you will sell. How can we make that more simple? We can't.
If a mediocre salesman sees five prospects per week and sells one unit per week, what would likely happen if that mediocre salesman saw ten prospects in a week? I think that mediocre salesman would sell two units per week. What if that same mediocre salesman saw fifteen prospects in a week? Would they sell three units. I reckon so. This is with mediocre sales skills. What if that mediocre saw twenty prospects per week? I suppose they would sell four units per week.
Any salesman that is selling four units per week would not be called mediocre. Four units per week is an extraordinary job.
In salesmanship, most people don't pay much attention to how many prospects you see. Everyone seems to pay the most attention to how many prospects you sell. Even if a salesman is a poor closer, if they see enough prospects, they can look like a hero.
What a great business selling real estate is. If you want to make more money, you don't have to ask anyone. Just start seeing more prospects.
You can call forsalebyowners. You can call today's expired listings. They are going to list with someone. They are probably going to list today. You can call foreclosure victims. They are certainly going to be moving soon. You can call heirs. They don't need an empty house in Orlando. You don't need anyone's permission to call. Just start dialing.
You can have an "OpenHouse" every Saturday and Sunday afternoon. Prospects do walk into open houses. How many prospects would you need to talk to in a week to talk to twice as many prospects as the top producer in the office? How many prospects would you have to talk to to talk to twice as many as you talked to last week? Could you double that number next week if you tried? Would your results double? I suppose so.
You have the power to control how many prospects you see every day. Therefore you have the power to determine how much money you make. What a great business. Call a prospect.
If a mediocre salesman sees five prospects per week and sells one unit per week, what would likely happen if that mediocre salesman saw ten prospects in a week? I think that mediocre salesman would sell two units per week. What if that same mediocre salesman saw fifteen prospects in a week? Would they sell three units. I reckon so. This is with mediocre sales skills. What if that mediocre saw twenty prospects per week? I suppose they would sell four units per week.
Any salesman that is selling four units per week would not be called mediocre. Four units per week is an extraordinary job.
In salesmanship, most people don't pay much attention to how many prospects you see. Everyone seems to pay the most attention to how many prospects you sell. Even if a salesman is a poor closer, if they see enough prospects, they can look like a hero.
What a great business selling real estate is. If you want to make more money, you don't have to ask anyone. Just start seeing more prospects.
You can call forsalebyowners. You can call today's expired listings. They are going to list with someone. They are probably going to list today. You can call foreclosure victims. They are certainly going to be moving soon. You can call heirs. They don't need an empty house in Orlando. You don't need anyone's permission to call. Just start dialing.
You can have an "OpenHouse" every Saturday and Sunday afternoon. Prospects do walk into open houses. How many prospects would you need to talk to in a week to talk to twice as many prospects as the top producer in the office? How many prospects would you have to talk to to talk to twice as many as you talked to last week? Could you double that number next week if you tried? Would your results double? I suppose so.
You have the power to control how many prospects you see every day. Therefore you have the power to determine how much money you make. What a great business. Call a prospect.
It Matters What You Do
If you only know one business principle, let it be this one. It does not matter what you know. It matters what you do. There are lots of people that know a lot of stuff. They don't do a lot of stuff.
It is what you do that turns into money. I write these blogposts. It creates business for Climer School of Real Estate. I am not always sure how much business it creates. I am sure it creates some. There are lots of people that can write better than I can. They are not doing it. It is what you do that turns into business. It is what you do that turns into money.
In real estate, making a listing presentation to a motivated seller is the start down the road to money. Many people know how to make an excellent listing presentation. They only make one presentation a month. Here is someone else that isn't quite a smooth, that doesn't have all the verbal skills but they muddle through a listing presentation every day. The sales associate that is doing twenty presentations per month is going to do more business than the one that only does one presentation a month. I don't make the rules but that is what they are. It is what you DO that that matters.
Your intentions don't matter. Your actions do. If the good Samaritan had good intentions but did not take action, Jesus would not have told us his story. Action is what we need. Action is what we respect. It is what you do that matters.
If you intend to be on time but you show up late, you are late. If you intend to prospect but you get busy with other things, you don't have any appointments. If you intend to start that project but something more urgent always seems to come up, your project does not get started.
It only matters what you do. www.climerrealestateschool.com
It is what you do that turns into money. I write these blogposts. It creates business for Climer School of Real Estate. I am not always sure how much business it creates. I am sure it creates some. There are lots of people that can write better than I can. They are not doing it. It is what you do that turns into business. It is what you do that turns into money.
In real estate, making a listing presentation to a motivated seller is the start down the road to money. Many people know how to make an excellent listing presentation. They only make one presentation a month. Here is someone else that isn't quite a smooth, that doesn't have all the verbal skills but they muddle through a listing presentation every day. The sales associate that is doing twenty presentations per month is going to do more business than the one that only does one presentation a month. I don't make the rules but that is what they are. It is what you DO that that matters.
Your intentions don't matter. Your actions do. If the good Samaritan had good intentions but did not take action, Jesus would not have told us his story. Action is what we need. Action is what we respect. It is what you do that matters.
If you intend to be on time but you show up late, you are late. If you intend to prospect but you get busy with other things, you don't have any appointments. If you intend to start that project but something more urgent always seems to come up, your project does not get started.
It only matters what you do. www.climerrealestateschool.com
Florida Real Estate Exam's Pass Fail Results For September 2013
The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation has just released the September 2013 results for the Florida real estate exam.
One thousand nine hundred and ninety one real estate sales associate candidates paid $31.50 to take the Florida real estate exam from Pearson Vue in September. Nine hundred and fifty eight passed. One thousand and thirty three will be back paying $31.50 to take the test again. That is a 48% pass rate.
In September, two thousand four hundred and thirty two took the Florida real estate test for the second or third or fourth or fifth time. Seven hundred sixty seven passed. That is a 32% pass rate. This Florida real estate exam is not easy.
If you took your basic Florida real estate course online, you probably used your notes and books when you took your school exam. You can't use books and notes on the Florida real estate exam that Pearson Vue gives. You can use a translation dictionary if you speak a foreign language. Take one with you.
If you are going to take the Florida real estate exam soon, here is a few suggestions.
Read the "Candidate's Handbook". This book tells you what is on the Florida real estate test. Kathy at Climer School of Real Estate in Orlando gets calls from people all over the state of Florida that have taken the test and NOT read this little book. This book tells you what is on the Florida real estate exam. If you have not read this book, call Kathy at 407 822 3926. She will send you a free copy.
Speaking of free help, why would anyone go spend $31.50 to take the test without watching Climer School's free real estate math videos on You Tube? Our user name on You Tube is "Climer School". There are twelve math videos posted on You Tube to help you pass the math portion of the Florida real estate exam. The math is ten per cent of the test. It is very difficult to pass the Florida real estate exam without getting ten out of ten on the math. If you are struggling with the math, maybe your real estate instructor did a poor job of explaining it. Watch Ron Climer's free math videos. It will help you pass. These videos are also on our website at www.climerrealestateschool.com .
At Climer School of Real Estate in Orlando, we teach a two day Florida real estate review. Attend this if you are near Orlando. It is me telling you exactly what is on the FLORIDA real estate exam.
We understand that many people can not attend this live seminar. We put it on audio CD. Call Kathy at 407 822 3826 for the details on this. After we started selling the audio CDs, people started to ask for the cram course on video. Now we have it on video DVD. Then people started to ask for access online so they could get it faster. Now we have it on line. Check our website if you need help passing the Florida real estate exam.
When we teach our live two day "Pass the Florida Real Estate Exam The Next Time" seminar, we use Linda Crawford's "Exam Manual For Florida Sales Associates and Brokers". This book is the very best study aid available if you want to pass the FLORIDA real estate exam. Call Kathy if you don't have it.
Most of the students that attend my two day Florida real estate exam cram course did not take their basic real estate course at Climer School of Real Estate. Many of them took their basic course from a online real estate school from another state. Much of the information they have learned is useless for the Florida real estate exam. Call Kathy and buy the "Exam Manual" of you are soon taking the Florida real estate exam.
Many people go take the exam for the second time without reading the material that Pearson Vue gives you when you fail. When you fail the test, Pearson Vue gives you a sheet from the DBPR with "study suggestions" for the next time. Many people don't even look at this sheet. This stuff is on the test. Study it. All of this stuff will be on your next exam. If you want a free copy of this sheet, call Kathy she will send you one.
If we can help you pass the Florida real estate exam, contact us at 407 822 3926 or www.climerrealestateschool.com .
One thousand nine hundred and ninety one real estate sales associate candidates paid $31.50 to take the Florida real estate exam from Pearson Vue in September. Nine hundred and fifty eight passed. One thousand and thirty three will be back paying $31.50 to take the test again. That is a 48% pass rate.In September, two thousand four hundred and thirty two took the Florida real estate test for the second or third or fourth or fifth time. Seven hundred sixty seven passed. That is a 32% pass rate. This Florida real estate exam is not easy.
If you took your basic Florida real estate course online, you probably used your notes and books when you took your school exam. You can't use books and notes on the Florida real estate exam that Pearson Vue gives. You can use a translation dictionary if you speak a foreign language. Take one with you.
If you are going to take the Florida real estate exam soon, here is a few suggestions.
Read the "Candidate's Handbook". This book tells you what is on the Florida real estate test. Kathy at Climer School of Real Estate in Orlando gets calls from people all over the state of Florida that have taken the test and NOT read this little book. This book tells you what is on the Florida real estate exam. If you have not read this book, call Kathy at 407 822 3926. She will send you a free copy.
Speaking of free help, why would anyone go spend $31.50 to take the test without watching Climer School's free real estate math videos on You Tube? Our user name on You Tube is "Climer School". There are twelve math videos posted on You Tube to help you pass the math portion of the Florida real estate exam. The math is ten per cent of the test. It is very difficult to pass the Florida real estate exam without getting ten out of ten on the math. If you are struggling with the math, maybe your real estate instructor did a poor job of explaining it. Watch Ron Climer's free math videos. It will help you pass. These videos are also on our website at www.climerrealestateschool.com .
At Climer School of Real Estate in Orlando, we teach a two day Florida real estate review. Attend this if you are near Orlando. It is me telling you exactly what is on the FLORIDA real estate exam.
We understand that many people can not attend this live seminar. We put it on audio CD. Call Kathy at 407 822 3826 for the details on this. After we started selling the audio CDs, people started to ask for the cram course on video. Now we have it on video DVD. Then people started to ask for access online so they could get it faster. Now we have it on line. Check our website if you need help passing the Florida real estate exam.
When we teach our live two day "Pass the Florida Real Estate Exam The Next Time" seminar, we use Linda Crawford's "Exam Manual For Florida Sales Associates and Brokers". This book is the very best study aid available if you want to pass the FLORIDA real estate exam. Call Kathy if you don't have it.
Most of the students that attend my two day Florida real estate exam cram course did not take their basic real estate course at Climer School of Real Estate. Many of them took their basic course from a online real estate school from another state. Much of the information they have learned is useless for the Florida real estate exam. Call Kathy and buy the "Exam Manual" of you are soon taking the Florida real estate exam.
Many people go take the exam for the second time without reading the material that Pearson Vue gives you when you fail. When you fail the test, Pearson Vue gives you a sheet from the DBPR with "study suggestions" for the next time. Many people don't even look at this sheet. This stuff is on the test. Study it. All of this stuff will be on your next exam. If you want a free copy of this sheet, call Kathy she will send you one.
If we can help you pass the Florida real estate exam, contact us at 407 822 3926 or www.climerrealestateschool.com .