Essential Hacks

How to Cope with Holiday Stress

When you were a kid, winter break was the ultimate freedom: Full of unscheduled time for fun! Of course, between managing the gift-giving and family gathering and wrapping up the business year at work, the holidays now often mean the opposite. Here are three simple tips for keeping your holidays low-stress, so you can enjoy the season.

Create a Next-level Listing

You know the listing basics: great photos, highlight the strongest features, talk about amenities… this isn’t your first rodeo. Unfortunately, there are a lot of cowboys out there with a few rodeos under their belt. So how do you go beyond the basics and make sure your listing stands out? Here are a few tips to take your listing to the next level.

Helping Clients Avoid Buyer’s Remorse

The best way to get referrals and repeat business is to make sure that your clients come away happy after they work with you.

Four Steps to Writing the Perfect Email

Does every email you send get the response you want?

Free Up Your Brain’s True Power

Have you ever had one of those days where you had all the tools and time to be productive, but your brain just wouldn’t cooperate?
HOW TO SELL THAT PROBLEM PROPERTY

How to Sell That Problem Property

Some homes seem to sell themselves — but for every easy, breezy sale, there’s another home that’s a struggle to sell.
WRITING THE PERFECT THANK-YOU NOTE

Writing the Perfect Thank-You Note

The thank-you note is a staple tool for the relationship-focused real estate agent! Not only are they great for strengthening your relationship with current clients, but they can make the difference for good testimonials and even referral business.
Jim Passi - Citiwide Home Loans

Jim Passi
Regional Manager
NMLS# 158000

1121 E. Main Street, Suite 121
St. Charles, IL 60174
Mobile: 847-899-1813
Email: jim.passi@alamedamortgage.com

…Jim and his team took me by the hand…

I’m a newly divorced woman. My husband took care of all the mortgage stuff for 22 years. Jim and his team took me by the hand and easily walked me through the process. Nervous I couldn’t get approved on my own, Jim reassured me and guided me. His team extended the same service to me. Would highly recommend Jim and team at Citywide.
Katrina K.