ALL BLOG POSTS

Sep 272 min read

Can RE Brokers Earn Comm from their Own Properties?

Can RE brokers earn a commission from selling their own properties?

Sep 21 min read

How to Plot a Title

Here's a guide on how to plot a lot using its technical description.

Aug 91 min read

List or Enlist?

When getting a property listing, should brokers say: "List with me"? Or "Enlist with me?"

Jun 51 min read

RE BROKER = REALTOR?

Did you know that not all real estate brokers can call themselves "Realtors"?

May 241 min read

COMPUTATION SHEET

Whenever brokers submit an offer letter for a property to sellers that are below their asking price 99.9% of the time, their next question i

Mar 42 min read

Contact Identifier

When organizing your phonebook, it's best to put an identifier before the name to identify contacts as to whether they're clients or brokers

Feb 262 min read

Digital File Organization

Here are some best practices for File Organization.

Feb 211 min read

Unwritten Rule #10

Unwritten Rule 10: Acknowledgment receipts (AR) for full payment have to be notarized.

Feb 161 min read

Scheduling

One of the tasks brokers do on a daily basis is scheduling meetings with counterparties.

Feb 51 min read

Best Practice #1

Here's a new series of posts about best practices done in various industries that we can all apply and look more professional.

Feb 22 min read

How many copies of the DOAS?

How many copies of the Deed of Absolute Sale (DOAS) should you print?

Dec 18, 20231 min read

Title Issuance Delay

It seems the Registry of Deeds is facing a similar predicament as the LTO.

Oct 11, 20232 min read

VAT registered?

Usually, in determining whether a sale would be subjected to VAT, brokers ask sellers whether they're "VAT registered." Is this correct?

Oct 6, 20231 min read

Padding

"Padding" is the act of adding an arbitrary commission to the seller's target net proceeds for a sale of a RE property.

May 3, 20231 min read

Google Ads

I tried advertising through Google Ads. Here are my findings/comments.

Mar 31, 20231 min read

Offer Letter

Most brokers have a one-pager offer letter. If you've seen ours, it consists of four pages. Here's why.

Mar 24, 20231 min read

Battle of the Platforms

On January 17, 2023, a rental unit in Makati was listed with me. Here are my observations.

Mar 17, 20232 min read

CMA Problems

Here are three typical problems brokers encounter when preparing a CMA.

Feb 28, 20231 min read

Criminal Tenant

Once upon a time, a broker leased a condo unit. Everything moved smoothly until the broker got a call from the building admin.

Feb 9, 20231 min read

Good Practices

Here are five practices all brokers should do.