Professional Development Institute

Congrats to Lisa! She passed our online Maryland real estate course and she'll be on her way to becoming an agent soon!

Please note that classes that were expected to held at our new Kensington classroom location in September is delayed for another month. As such, September classes will be held back at our current Wheaton location again. We will keep you updated of our move. Moving can be a pain!

Hey agents! Find more home buyers by learning how to sell HUD homes. In addition to learning general information about HUD, you'll also learn how to sell them and the process to get registered in this 3 hour course. Seating capacity is limited to 15 people so sign up before this sells out.
http://www.pditraining.net/courses/selling-hud-properties-non-credit1407362017-06-02-17-47-13-detail

Mandatory DC CE courses are added to our schedule for the Fall/Winter schedule

Building the best team for your business...
https://www.inman.com/2015/08/07/how-to-build-a-profitable-real-estate-team/

How to build a profitable real estate team | Inman Bigger team, more transactions, more profits -- right? Maybe not. Your broker, your franchise and the real estate industry itself are probably pushing you to build a team as fast as you can, but they've got their own motives which may not include growing your bottom line revenue.

Simple ways you can get your business noticed.
http://www.inman.com/2015/07/21/5-marketing-tips-for-mortgage-brokers/

5 marketing tips for mortgage brokers | Inman Never fear, there are some simple ways you can get your business noticed. And they won't force you to give up control, break the bank or monopolize your time. Below we'll cover how to get your mortgage bond, leverage customer reviews and other great ideas to get your business on the map.

Business is slow? Real estate postcards is still a reliable albeit old fashioned method. What sort of success have you had with this?
http://www.trulia.com/pro/grow-business/real-estate-postcard-lead-generation/

Real Estate Postcards Still Work - Here's How to Use Them Tweet In the Dianna Estates subdivision of Franklin, Mass., homeowners know the name Barbara To...

Love what you do!

http://www.inman.com/2015/07/14/top-10-reasons-why-i-love-being-a-realtor/

Top 10 reasons why I love being a Realtor | Inman With the spring market past, my days have been long … working from sunup to past sundown, each morning passing a quickly accumulating pile of laundry as I walk out the door, and coming home at the end of long days with my personal to-do’s left undone.

Very true. But I wonder if you can't have the best of both worlds; the techno real estate grunt?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-yancey/do-you-want-the-techno-ag_b_7745380.html

Do You Want the Techno-Agent or a Real Estate Grunt? As the Internet and technology have been reforming so many businesses and industries, we as consumers and even investors are presented with decisions about how we will use what's available to us. S

It's with sadness that we inform everyone that one of our instructors and chairperson of the DC Real Estate Commission, Tony Duncanson, passed away last week. He received high marks as an instructor and made a positive impact in the local real estate community. He will be missed. Please leave any comments or thoughts you had of Tony below. We would love to read them. RIP Tony.
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"Let technology be your virtual assistant."

http://www.inman.com/2015/06/29/4-simple-tools-for-real-estate-professionals/

4 simple tools for real estate professionals | Inman For the rest of the professionals, and sometimes the new-generation agents as well, adopting technology and automating their work process can be challenging. Here's a guide to technology that will help your business.

"Let go of the negative and embrace the positive in yourself."

http://www.inman.com/2015/06/24/11-tips-to-focus-on-making-money-not-excuses/

11 tips to focus on making money, not excuses | Inman More sales, more listings, more money -- your real estate career is taking off. You should feel on top of the world, but instead, you find yourself feeling overworked and worried about all the little responsibilities that go along with higher production.