Nicole Solari
Inman News
Napa, CA, United States
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A superior virtual tour will answer these 10 questions
If you focus on replicating the IRL experience in your live virtual showings, your clients will have the answers to the 10 most-asked questions. → Read More
Stop already! 12 things agents shouldn’t be doing right now
This unique moment is a time to rise up and be better. So, if you're doing these not so professional things, can you please cut it out? → Read More
Start Back to Basics Month by getting comfortable on camera
Real estate agents are leaning on virtual tours and video conferencing in the age of coronavirus. Here’s how to get comfortable in front of the camera. → Read More
Dollars and Sense: What costs should new real estate agents expect?
Too often new agents come away from the onboarding process excited about all the potential money they could make in their new careers, but they are unprepared for the investments they'll have to make to function as a plugged-in businessperson. → Read More
10 New Year's resolutions for homeowners
From making homes more energy efficient to keeping up with repairs, here are 10 New Year's resolutions for homeowners that agents can share with clients. → Read More
How To Upgrade Your Listing’s Curb Appeal During Wintertime
Winter might be the slowest selling season nationwide, but homes still sell. To ensure that your listings are making buyers' short lists, pump up the curb appeal using these tips. → Read More
10 things agents can be grateful for in 2019
It's been a long, strange year, but that doesn't mean we don’t have ample reasons to give thanks. Here are a few thing all agents can be thankful for. → Read More
Timing is everything! How to persuade sellers to make repairs before it's too late
It’s often an uphill battle to convince sellers to make repairs, especially if they don’t see any issues with their home as is. But there are three moments in a transaction where your chances of success soar. Here’s how to take advantage of those opportunities. → Read More
What new agents should do as the selling season slows
The selling year has its own ebb and flow, and when it slows, new agents should take time for themselves. Here's what they need to hear. → Read More
Clients planning a fall sale? 4 moves they should make now
Homesellers need to be prepare both logistically and psychologically before they put their homes on the market. Here's where to start. → Read More
Facing a buyer’s market? 5 pivots listing agents must make
Based on the numbers and our personal experience of a larger number of prospects shopping but not buying, we suspect the seller’s market is about over. Here are five areas listing agents need to rethink and focus on when buyers are calling the shots. → Read More
Sellers: Don't even think about listing till you answer these 10 questions
There are a ton of issues sellers need to consider before sticking that for-sale sign in the yard. As agents, if you get a lot of calls from wannabe sellers looking to simply plop their house on the market, here are 10 questions (with answers) that you can share with them for a dose of truth about selling. → Read More
10 ways to show your clients a fun time (and stay top-of-mind)
Staying in touch with clients in ways that don't feel like sales calls to them is a challenge every good agent faces. Here are a few client appreciation ideas to get you through the year. → Read More
Inman Connect Las Vegas: 10 tips for first-time attendees
Networking with top producers, learning new skills, getting industry updates (and squeezing in a little fun) — Inman Connect Las Vegas has a lot to offer. To ensure you don’t miss the must-see panels, conferencegoers and vendors at ICLV, here are 10 tips for first-timers. → Read More
A survival guide for sellers living in a fully staged home
Living in a fully staged house that must be ready on command for a showing is perhaps the least attractive part of the selling process. If you find your sellers are struggling to cope with living in a home that’s staged and actively being shown, heed these survival tips. → Read More
How to talk to sellers about pre-listing inspections
Putting sellers back in control of any part of the process is the No. 1 way to relieve their stress, which should motivate you to go all out to sell sellers on the other major benefits of getting inspections done in advance. Here are three major advantages. → Read More
21 Contract Terms Every Agent Should Be Able To Explain With Ease
As we go about our business, we sometimes forget that clients might not be familiar with common terms agents throw around without thinking (aka Realtor speak). Here are the 21 terms we consider most crucial for agents to explain to buyers and sellers without benefit of crib notes. → Read More
10 tips for snagging a buyer (and tons of leads) at your next open house
Open houses have long been seen by sellers as an activity crucial to selling their homes, and agents believe just as fervently that open houses are tools for developing buyer leads. Here’s how to host these events the right way so that they serve both functions equally well. → Read More
Where should agents draw the authenticity line?
How much of your authentic self do you show? To clients? Colleagues? On social media? Regular Inman contributor and top-producing broker Nicole Solari talks through authenticity in real estate. → Read More
9 ways to revive a stale listing without another price reduction
As a listing agent, you’ve probably had that listing that seemed great but then just wouldn’t sell. Here are nine things you can do in that situation — other than lower the price — to bring that listing back to life. → Read More