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How to become a part-time real estate agent & get clients — fast

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Watch any of the glamorous pseudo-reality real estate shows on TV, and you might be tempted to become a part-time real estate agent. Most of the agents you see on TV wearing $1500 outfits work 80+ hours per week. As a real estate coach, I hear this question all the time.

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Home inspection startup PunchListUSA raises $39 million in Series A

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Charleston, South Carolina-based real estate tech firm PunchListUSA , which calls itself the first platform digitizing national home inspection data , closed on a $39 million Series A funding round this week. . PunchListUSA has now raised more than $49 million in equity capital since its inception in 2018. .

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PunchList USA names chief product and data officer 

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PunchListUSA , a real estate technology platform digitizing home inspection data, has named Stefan Pampulov as its chief product and data officer. The firm is growing rapidly to offer instant repair estimates and scale through process automation.

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Opinion: Investors play key role in providing affordable housing options

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Selling a home typically involves nearly 10% in transaction fees between real estate agents , title companies, inspections, and other expenses. RentCafe reported the average size of an apartment in the United States in 2018 to be 941 square feet. Flexibility or mobility is another consideration for renting.

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Nearly 40 housing tech firms make the 2023 Inc. 5000 list

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Year Founded Description 98 OptiFunder 4,767% 2018 Finance company helping independent mortgage lenders choose among funding options and streamline the process. 126 Transactly 3,852% 2017 Real estate transaction platform providing automation, integrations and tech-enabled services that significantly reduce process time.

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Download these 9 real estate prospecting letter templates that actually work

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Sincerely, (your name) (your brokerage) (your phone number) (your email) Click to copy to clipboard The ‘for sale by owner’ or FSBO letter Audience: For sale by owners Format: Typed letter in an envelope, handwritten address For sale by owner sellers are typically very cautious around real estate agents.

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FHFA’s RFI on appraisals is a critical inflection point

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For example, appraisal turn time has swelled 65% from 2018, according to recent data published by Freddie Mac. In these scenarios, no inspection or appraisal of any kind is performed on the property. Real estate agents in particular understand local properties extremely well. Appraiser shortage.

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