Leading Chicago area and Illinois Real Estate Sales

Webinar Invite: Why are ZipRealty agents closing deals every month & our w-2 employee hiring needs

2010-06-27T09:32:00.000-07:00

Our agents are W-2 employees!

Webinar: Compensation, Benefits, Office structure & Lead system Presentation-

Tuesday, July 13th, 11:00am-12:00pm CST

The only scheduled webinar this quarter.

Webinar: Learn the facts about the ZipRealty Model about the specific needs in your area of Chicagoland, and we will answer the specific question,

"Why are ZipRealty agents closing more than one deal every month, on average?"

When: Tuesday, July 13th, 11:00am-12:00pm CST

Where: From the comfort of your computer or hand-held.

No obligation of any kind
Maintain your anonymity

Step-by-step instructions below

This presentation will detail our compensation, benefits, and lead system- everything that we have to offer at ZipRealty! We will also cover our growth plans in each area of Chicagoland and our current organizational model.

Even if you have spoken with us before, or in the past, we would be delighted to educate you on our current offerings. New information is being presented in this webinar!

Please note the following step-by-step instructions:

Step #1:

Log into: http://ziprealty.interwise.com/ziprealty/meet/?ExEventID=83126855673

Step #2:

At the log-in screen, type your name (you may also type something other than your name, to remain anonymous) and e-mail, then select "log-in."

Step #3:

When prompted to choose the software type, please select "participant application." Answer YES to any security downloads and you MUST allow pop-ups for the presentation software to work.

Step #4

When promoted to select audio, choose Use a telephone. Then, you will be given the following information:

Dial-in: 1-866-306-6605

Enter Meeting ID: 831 268 556 73

Note: If you are asked for a password, please enter 1234

This invitation may be sent to other interested parties. Feel free to forward it.

Thanks,

Brian Mayhall

District Staffing Manager- Chicago area

1300 Higgins Rd, Suite 214

Park Ridge, IL 60068

Phone (847) 993-0019

Fax (866) 565-5190

E-mail: bmayhall@ziprealty.com

Learn about us here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-92uDnZt7I

http://www.zipagent.com/recruit/careers/index.jsp

Connect to me on LinkedIn at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brianmayhall

10 areas of our real estate model that differentiate us in the marketplace

2010-05-19T17:33:00.000-07:00

View and print the attached document to review 10 areas of our business model that differentiate us in the marketplace.

Check it out:

Brian Mayhall

District Staffing Manager

Northern IL & Greater Chicago Metropolitan Area

Phone (800) 225-5947, x6352

E-mail: bmayhall@ziprealty.com

Learn about us here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-92uDnZt7I

ZipRealty Blog site: http://blog.ziprealty.com/

http://www.zipagent.com/recruit/careers/index.jsp

Connect to me on LinkedIn at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brianmayhall

Considering a Career in Real Estate Sales? Join us at the 2010 Real Estate Sales Career Symposium

2010-04-11T19:23:00.000-07:00

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SHARE THIS EVENT INFORMATION WITH ANYONE YOU KNOW WHO MAY BE INTERESTED IN EXPLORING A REAL ESTATE SALES CAREER

PLEASE RSVP TO bmayhall@ziprealty.com TO

RESERVE YOUR SPACE FOR THIS EVENT

Regards,

Brian Mayhall
District Staffing Manager
Northern IL & Greater Chicago Metropolitan Area

Phone (800) 225-5947, x6352
Fax (866) 565-5190
E-mail: bmayhall@ziprealty.com

Learn about us here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-92uDnZt7I
ZipRealty Blog site: http://blog.ziprealty.com/
http://www.zipagent.com/recruit/careers/index.jsp

Connect to me on LinkedIn at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brianmayhall

Local Event Invitation: Real Estate Luncheon- Brokerage Review at B of A in Elgin

2010-03-01T09:16:00.000-08:00

Visit our careers sections by clicking below:

Tune in to our ZipTV videocasts- click below:

Located

at

Bank of America in Elgin:

2000 Big Timber Road, Elgin

Thursday,

April 8th

from 11am-1pm

Presentation: 11:30am-12:30pm

(don't forget to RSVP)

We will direct you to our conference and lunch area, upon entering the banking center.

We have specific hiring needs in your area!

Please join us for lunch and an afternoon of fun and facts.

Are you thinking of making changes regarding your career?

Even if you are not, please feel free and rsvp to learn about our w-2 employee model and join us for lunch.

Our w-2 employee agents enjoy:

Numerous buyer/seller leads
Marketing/Advertising
Personalized web page
Business cards
Expense reimbursement
Incentive money
Referral bonuses
Benefits and 401K

All paid for by ZipRealty, Inc.

Thursday,

April 8th

from 11am-1pm

Presentation: 11:30am-12:30pm

Bank of America: 2000 Big Timber Road, Elgin

rsvp Brian Mayhall 847-993-0019 or e-mail reply

Are you being lied to?

2010-02-24T07:32:00.000-08:00

“Don’t lie to me,” she said. Did I hear begging in her voice?

For one too many times, this is what I hear from agents I speak with. I can hear and feel the skepticism in her voice and this time I was not going to overlook what I heard.

Her name is not important, although she is currently a practicing real estate sales professional with a brand-name firm. Let’s just call her Anna. And yes, she was begging.

I replied, “Why do I hear skepticism in your voice? I have heard this tone so very often when I speak with folks in the field and, honestly, I feel sorry for you. Have brokerages really treated you this badly that you feel you are constantly being lied to?”

That question seemed to free Anna from her invisible chains. She confided in me, “You have no idea the corruption in this industry. I am tired of being lied to and I hate being sold to.”

At this point, I made sure Anna understood who I was as a person. I too, had been lied to in the real estate industry. When this occurred, I swiftly severed my ties with the broker I was dealing with. I told Anna, “No one, and I mean no one, should be lied to in a workplace setting. The fact that you are structured as a 1099 independent contractor and then expected to perform tasks for your brokerage, to me, is ludicrous. I mean, all of our agents are w-2 employees and we take care of them like employees.”

I could feel that Anna wanted to believe me but she had been beaten down after so many years of the rainmakers above her constantly changing the rules to keep her confused- feeding her this magical Kool-Aid of hope and promise never to come.

Anna, like so many experienced agents I have spoken with, just could not imagine that there was anything truly different out there. That there is a real estate model that really does invest into the growth and development of their agents AND that doesn’t require their agents to pay them.

Real Estate Sales Professionals, please listen to me: STOP letting brokers tell you that you MUST pay them for anything. They should be paying you. Period and end of story.

I pride myself in doing the right thing every day. I cannot and would not sacrifice my own ethical standards for any income and for any employer. ZipRealty, as a publicly traded company, is regulated to operate in the same manner, and I believe they do or I would not be working here.

Thousands of you, in the Chicago metropolitan area, have been reading my publications for years. If you are anything like Anna, please take a moment and talk to me. And, please take a moment to trust me. There is something better in real estate and there is something more.

Thank you for reading my story. And thank you, “Anna,” for inspiring me to write it.

Brian Mayhall

District Staffing Manager

Northern IL & Greater Chicago Metropolitan Area

Phone (800) 225-5947, x6352

Fax (866) 565-5190

E-mail: bmayhall@ziprealty.com

Learn about us here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-92uDnZt7I

ZipRealty Blog site: http://blog.ziprealty.com/

http://www.zipagent.com/recruit/careers/index.jsp

Connect to me on LinkedIn at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brianmayhall

ZipRealty’s NEW Real Estate iPhone app is here- nothing else like it

2010-02-20T10:33:00.000-08:00

iPhone App with HomeScan™

(click above for more information)

It’s like having a home flyer of every home you and your clients may want to go to right in your pocket…and direction on how to get to those homes!

ZipRealty’s Real Estate iPhone app allows you to:

Search MLS “For Sale” homes in 4,897 cities, complete with photos, maps and home details.
Find homes for sale in the neighborhood you’re in right now – using location-based GPS technology.
View price estimates for homes from Zillow, Cyberhomes, and eppraisal
See what homes have recently sold in your neighborhood or across the country.

Our iPhone app is just one of ZipRealty’s great mobile tools that we offer agents and clients. Let us help you take your business where your clients are – on the go.

Call or email me today!

Brian Mayhall

District Staffing Manager

Northern IL & Greater Chicago Metropolitan Area

Phone (800) 225-5947, x6352

E-mail: bmayhall@ziprealty.com