Commercial

Apprentice Questions: Celebrating a Close

Today's Question is for Alex Ruch, Senior Associate in Industrial Sales & Leasing in Baton Rouge, LA. [embed]https://youtube.com/shorts/htO1zcVanVo[/embed] Kat: What is your favorite way to celebrate after closing a deal? Alex Ruch: I always get a coffee. I've been doing it from the get-go. It's just a simple way to acknowledge the work that was put into the deal. Often, in this industry,...

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Apprentice Questions: Never Stop Learning

Today's Question is for Peter Laville, Land Specialist in Baton Rouge, LA. [embed]https://youtube.com/shorts/k3J6PhJkv-w?si=DMg4fYmnVIw5vm2v[/embed] Lukas: What advice would you give to your 21-year-old self after everything you've learned to this point? Peter Laville: Never stop learning. When I was 21 and just getting started in this business, I definitely thought I knew everything. You need to remain humble and ask questions, especially of clients....

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Why join CCIM?

Keagan Finley, Senior VP of Multifamily Sales in Columbus, OH explains the benefits of joining CCIM. [embed]https://youtube.com/shorts/sxVpluY6ru8[/embed] Keagan Finley: I’m a believer that any commercial real estate deal is trying to help out the community by making it better. By putting money and time into the properties that we use and that the public uses. CCIM connects brokerages. When [an opportunity] is...

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Apprentice Questions: Habits for Success

Today's Question is for Cade McNabb, Industrial Sales & Leasing Specialist in Baton Rouge, LA. [embed]https://youtube.com/shorts/EK8j1mAKrJY?si=tbebTgZoeurCQnVx[/embed] Cole: Since becoming an agent, what are the most important habits you have formed that contribute to your success every day? Cade McNabb: I schedule out time in the morning, usually 2 to 3 hours, for a call block. I'll make calls every single day and never...

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Apprentice Questions: Protecting Your Time

Today's Question is for Jacob Loveland, Office Sales & Leasing Specialist in Baton Rouge, LA. [embed]https://youtube.com/shorts/iOBR8isJD_w?si=Db6pjpZ6fftMGihb[/embed] Josh: What is the biggest mistake that you made starting out in commercial real estate? Jacob Loveland: Not protecting my time properly. You see this a lot with newer agents. It's super common. When you're starting out, you don't have a book of business, you don't have...

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Apprentice Questions: Staying Disciplined

Today's Question is for Adrien Foley, Associate of Industrial Sales & Leasing in New Orleans, LA. [embed]https://youtube.com/shorts/aGu7JHqNGaM?si=kO_49AylibA3eHRk[/embed] John: What do you do each and every day to remain disciplined, even on days where things come up and it's not necessarily easy to do that? Adrien Foley: Staying disciplined has to do with a couple of things. One of those would be time management....

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Apprentice Questions: Preparing for a Prospect Meeting

Today's Question is for Alex Ruch, Senior Associate of Industrial Sales & Leasing in Baton Rouge, LA. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EXthVlQ9Sq0[/embed] Laurie: My question is, how do you best prepare for a meeting? Alex Ruch: First, I make sure my hair is well-parted. Second, I make sure I have no food in my teeth. Third, I just wing it—just kidding! When meeting with a seller, I like...

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Apprentice Questions: Success is Simple, Not Easy

Today's Question is for Peter Laville, Land Specialist in Baton Rouge, LA. [embed]https://youtube.com/shorts/9VVdQd1JWlc?si=_ReIh84KowGV2yX8[/embed] Katrina: If you could go back and give yourself one piece of advice when you were first starting out as an agent, what would it be? Peter Laville: Success is simple, not easy. This is a quote from Gary Keller that I repeat to myself often. Doing the simple things,...

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Apprentice Questions: Why Did You Choose Your Specialty? Pt 5

Today's Question is for Keagan Finley, Senior Vice President of Multifamily Sales in Columbus, OH. [embed]https://youtube.com/shorts/IC2jHWQ0fVo?si=Nc3uZRCYACHs2BKm[/embed] Josh: Why did you choose your specialty? Keagan Finley: I chose multifamily because I like numbers and making phone calls. It's a specialty you can do from anywhere. Initially, I thought I wanted to do industrial sales and leasing, but I realized I wanted to focus on...

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Apprentice Questions: Why Did You Choose Your Specialty? Pt 4

Today's Question is for Lindsay Redhead, Office Specialist in Baton Rouge, LA. [embed]https://youtube.com/shorts/dP4c_YjROhI?si=RR6tvE0D9omk64TX[/embed] Alex: Why did you choose your specialty? Lindsay Redhead: I chose office as my specialty because of my educational background in business and economics. I've always had an interest in that field and love looking at the world through that lens. What I really enjoy is seeing all the different...

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