companies suggest that more than half of real estate deals in 2017 will be completely digital, according to

Dotloop
Dotloop, an online collaboration platform, is leading the way by simplifying  the real estate transaction process by bringing everyone involved in the real estate deal together to share, edit, and sign documents.  

Real estate agents and their clients do $30 billion of transactions on Dotloop every month. Dotloop is easy to use and it can save you valuable time and money in your real estate business.

1. There is less time spent going back and forth signing documents.  Those documents can be easily reviewed, adjusted, and signed online by all parties involved in the deal.

2. No more copies, faxes, or hand-delivering documents! All documents are uploaded to a cloud-based platform that are accessed by everyone involved in the transaction.

3. Dotloop speeds up the negotiation process. Everyone in the deal can login and sign documents at any time.

4. Communication is clear and efficient.  All collaboration and communication is in a centralized online hub.

5. Transactions are mobile! Use your phone to scan in documents with a Dotloop app. You can even track your transactions and your team’s transactions on the go!

Need help with Dotloop?  Give us a call at REVS (Real Estate Virtual Serivce) today at 855-738-7821, or visit our website at www.realestatevirtualservice.com.

If you want to find out how REVStaffing can help you with your real estate business, click here to schedule an appointment.

Want to save time and money on real estate transactions? Real estate agents can spend less time managing paperwork and transaction coordination is a breeze thanks to zipForm®,  zipLogix’s real estate forms software.  It’s a pioneer in real estate technology, and has become the exclusive and official forms software for NAR.
zipForm® is basically a home for your transactions.  The software offers a suite of online tools to streamline filling out forms and bring clients and agents together to complete transactions.

There are two popular products with zipForm®.  zipForm® Plus is the premier online form software solution for real estate forms, and it’s easy to use!  zipForm® Standard is the desktop solution that has all the transaction creation features without using the internet.

Here are some ways the zipForm® can help your real estate transactions become more efficient without the risk.

• Easy to use and navigate. (zipForm® Plus and zipForm® Standard)
• Runs on a PC or MAC. (zipForm® Standard)
• Access available from any computer with an internet connection. (zipForm® Plus)
• Email or print forms without creating a transaction file. (zipForm® Plus and zipForm® Standard)
• Fullscreen form filling capability. (zipForm® Plus and zipForm® Standard)
• Apply templates at any time during the transaction. (zipForm® Plus and zipForm® Standard)
• Mobile transaction access available. (zipForm® Plus)
• E-signature integration. (zipForm® Plus and zipForm® Standard)
• Email selected pages or an entire transaction. (zipForm® Plus and zipForm® Standard)
• English and Spanish available. (zipForm® Plus and zipForm® Standard)
• Built in address book for fast communication. (zipForm® Plus and zipForm® Standard)
• Assign photos to transactions or contacts. (zipForm® Plus)
• Document storage available. (zipForm® Plus)
• Broker management tools to manage agent and transactions with productivity reports. (zipForm® Plus)

Need help with zipForm®?  Give us a call at REVStaffing today at 855-738-7821, or visit our website at www.revstaffing.com.

If you want to find out how REVStaffing can help you with your real estate business, click here to schedule an appointment.

Back on July 4, 1776, thirteen colonies separated from England and became an independent nation, which eventually led to the formation of the United States of America.

Did you know that July 4, 1776 wasn’t the day our forefathers decided to declare independence?  The Continental Congress voted for independence on July 2, 1776, and the Declaration of Independence was first published two days later on July 4, 1776.  

On behalf of everyone at REVStaffing, have a happy and safe July 4^th holiday!

What Is Your Public Profile?
Your LinkedIn profile has two components: the profile that LinkedIn users can see, and the public profile anyone can see with a simple Internet search for your area of expertise, even if they’re not a LinkedIn user.  

Here are some ways you can improve the visibility of your LinkedIn public profile.  

#1: Edit Your Public Profile Settings
First, you want to ensure that people can find your profile when they do a public search.
Locate the Privacy & Settings option on your LinkedIn homepage and click Manage.  

You can choose to share only a few sections of your profile with public viewers, or be fully transparent and show all sections. Make sure that you enable the setting that allows anyone to see your public profile.

If key information isn’t showing up on your public profile, such as your publications or awards, go ahead and check those boxes. You want to show public viewers as much as possible to convince them to view your full profile and make a connection.  

Your public profile will never display rich-text media like videos or full-text recommendations. Therefore, your description of your job experience is the most important part of your profile. Make sure that this information is in top-notch shape by using the tips discussed next.  

#2: Update Your Profile with Relevant Information
Now, you want to take a look at your public profile, so sign out from LinkedIn. Otherwise, you’ll see your full LinkedIn profile and not the public version of it.

Next, type your name into the Google search box. One of the first search results that appears is your LinkedIn profile. Click your profile.

When you’re viewing this profile, ask yourself these questions:
1. What critical information is missing?
2. What important messages am I not communicating about my work and experience?
3. What do I want people to view on my public profile that isn’t there right now?
4. What is shown on my private profile that would be beneficial to show on my public profile?   Write down the answers to these questions so you can make changes when you log into the full profile. By answering these questions, you’ll have a small database of words and phrases you can use to improve your profile.   Visit your LinkedIn account and update the content. Make sure that all of your skills are listed, your job descriptions reflect what you’re doing and everything is up to date. Spend some time updating all of the content based on your answers to the four questions above.

#3: Add Keywords
It’s important to optimize your profile for keyword searches so more people can find you. Search for your keywords with LinkedIn’s search feature to create a list of keywords that are relevant to you and your business. For example, you may list the word “sales” as one of your keywords because it’s one of your areas of expertise.

Look at the results to see where you show up and which users are ahead of you. View their profiles and take note of how often they use the keyword and how they’ve strengthened their profile around that term.

If you visit a user’s profile, the keyword you searched is highlighted in yellow throughout his or her page.

Then go into your own profile and add the keywords strategically. You can include keywords in your summary, job descriptions or headings. Keywords help people see your expertise and find you more easily. They also increase your exposure on the platform.

#4: Customize Your Public Profile URL
Now that the content of your public profile represents you accurately, it’s time to update your URL.

With a custom URL, your profile will rank higher in Google so more people can find it. It’s also easy to remember a custom URL so you can hand it out to people.

#5: Capitalize on Traffic from Your Public Profile
By taking the steps above, you have a greater chance of people visiting your profile who are looking for your expertise. Your ultimate goal is to make a connection with them on LinkedIn. Make sure that when people click View Full Profile on your public page, they’ll be able to see even more high-quality information about you.

What can private viewers see that public viewers can’t? This is a chance to differentiate your profile and optimize features that can’t be shown in the public profile, like recommendations and rich-text media.

For example, if you regularly post videos on YouTube, share that content with your LinkedIn connections in the Experience section of your profile.

Public viewers can see the number of recommendations you have, but they can’t see what’s written or who made the recommendations. Ask others to write recommendations for you, and reciprocate by giving recommendations to others.

Recommendations are your social proof for people who have already seen your public profile and are looking for more information about you. It’s akin to the testimonial page on your website.     By following the tips in this article, your LinkedIn public profile will accurately reflect the best of who you are and what you do, improving your chance that the right connections will come your way.

It’s a competitive market out there so let REVStaffing get you ahead of the game. Start preparing now.

Call REVStaffing today at 855-738-7821 or visit our website at www.revstaffing.com.

If you would like to discuss any possibly need you may have and would like REVStaffing’s assistance, click here to schedule an appointment.

Everyone agrees that increasing consumer protection is a desirable goal. Nevertheless, the unforeseen ripple effects from these changes could seriously disrupt how the closing process is conducted.

The most serious issues that will result from the new changes handed down by the CFPB: The new rules will require a new three-day waiting period when there are any changes in the TRID forms. The recommendation is to allow an extra 15 days to close your transactions. In other words, 30-day contracts will now require 45 days, and 60-day contracts will require 75 days.

A change of this magnitude is going to create unexpected ripple effects across the industry, not only for agents and clients, but for mortgage and title professionals, too. What can you do to be prepared?

First, make sure you attend a TRID training as soon as possible.

Second, if you’re a broker-owner, own a Mortgage Company, or Title Company, take steps to change your documentation to the new system as soon as it becomes available.

Third, associations and other companies that provide contracts to the industry must have the new forms ready to go well before Aug. 1, 2015. This also means that agents and brokers will have to be trained on these new forms, over and above what is required by TRID.

It could be a tough transition at first. What will be particularly thorny are transactions closing in late July. If they fail to close by Aug. 1, 2015, how will they be handled? Does entirely new documentation have to be drawn? How long will the delays be?

As we move closer to the August 1st date change, advise your clients that there will be unexpected delays in obtaining loan approval, potential changes in the documentation during the transaction, and a host of problems we probably can’t even begin to imagine. Start preparing now.

Call REVStaffing today at 855-738-7821 or visit our website at www.revstaffing.com.

If you would like to discuss any possibly need you may have and would like REVStaffing’s assistance, click here to schedule an appointment.

**Courtesy of inman.com and Bernice Ross

You will likely spend several hours together reviewing the background information for each client, where you are in the process, and what the next steps are. You will need to communicate directly with each client and answer his or her questions and concerns. You will have to write notes and add them to the files in case questions arise while you are away.

Wow, this seems like a bit of a headache…. Right?

Or, you could call REVStaffing. While you are resting and relaxing, we will be busy working behind the scenes on your behalf. Tending to the details of your business while you are worry free. Our team will burst into action, providing you with immediate support giving you peace of mind assistance for every project.  
 
Our REVStaffing Professional Real Estate Virtual Assistants (PREVAs) are highly skilled in transaction coordination, blogging and advanced social media.  We utilize all of the top tools to process your required tasks, efficiently and effectively.  We are a Top Producer 8i certified company and in addition, we work with the tools our clients subscribe to including e-Edge, Max Avenue, Point2 Agent, Active Rain, MyRedTools, Leadstreet, LinkedIn, LoopNet, Postlets, PowerSites, RainMaker, Real Estate Tomato, WiseAgent, Basecamp, Highrise, Ixact Contact, and many others.
 

For more detailed information, click on the link “How Virtual Can Be Vital To My Business” which explains virtual assistance; the advantages and disadvantages of both Virtual Assistants and in office assistants. So you can take that much needed break, and leave the worrying to REVStaffing. We are even available at a moments notice if there is a one time or multiple tasks.

Real estate agents use to have a sign-up pad and paper for visitors and then the agent would have to transfer the information for follow up. Now by using your tablet to sign in visitors, Open room Pro offers you a great way to collect information from potential clients who visit your open houses. In a matter of seconds you can input a potential client’s name, email address, number of bedrooms they are seeking, and more. Open Room Pro will save all of the data in its address book (this can be exported into a .cvs file), you can also personally email every client that has been put in the system thanking them for visiting. If they have any questions with a response from the email it will come directly to you.

Here are some Features of Open Home Pro:

• Auto email all clients thanking them for stopping by
• OHP will store all data collected and can be easily exported into .cvs for importing into your CRM
• It’s simple, OHP is designed to be easy to use
• Ability to publish real estate listings to OpenHomePro.com, this will drive additional leads to you
• If there is a reduction in the price on a listing in the app all clients who have seen it will get emailed with the new price.
• It gives you a full screen photo slideshow to show clients
• No Wi-Fi needed to collect leads at you open house

There are many more features that Open Home Pro has, if you are not currently using this app you may want to check it out and see if it works for you.

Need help staying in contact with all the leads that will soon be coming your way? REVStaffing can gladly assist you with those tasks! Let REVStaffing help you to achieve your goals and increase your potential! Complete a complimentary needs analysis survey, send us an email, or call 855.REVS.VA1 today!

We look forward to great discussions and sharing information with you.  You can find us at http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=7419180&trk=my_groups-b-grp-v.   Please make a request to join our group and we will accept your invitation. 

The REVStaffing team has experience creating and maintaining successful Linkedin pages for our clients.  Please call (855) 738-7821 or email us at info@revstaffing.com.

 REVStaffing clients receive an invitation email that allows you to log-in and have access to all project details, emails and files.  It is very important that the client accepts the invitation as soon as possible so communication can work seamlessly.  In some cases, spam blockers need to be checked as well in order to receive the Basecamp messages. 

The ability to communicate effectively is absolutely essential to help grow our client’s real estate business.  Without proper communication, problems can arise and then countless hours of trying to back track to correct an error can be costly and frustrating. 

The REVStaffing team prides ourselves in delivering the best client services in the business and we look forward to assisting you in a professional and timely manner.  Please call (855) 738-7821 or email us at info@revstaffing.com for more information.