As we have mentioned in other articles, developing a Real Estate Niche is important.  Most real estate professoinals will focus on a certain area, a specific type of home, or a certain service that relates to a process in real estate.   What about international real estate markets??   Who does a resident in Los Angeles California, looking for a vacation chalet in Switzerland turn to?  

Chances are there aren’t any agents in California that specialize in vacation homes in Switzerland.   The idea of trying to find someone qualified in Switzerland is probably not to appealing to the prospective buyer.   

This is why having a working knowledge of international property is important.   There is an excellent site for researching real estate in international markets.   PropertyMagnate.com is a very useful site that has a plethora of information on this subject.   If you have a client that asks if you can help them finding a property abroad, you can now confidently answer “Yes!” with the help of Property Magnate!

I believe that the best attitude for a small business to fail is trying to all things for all people. As a independent small business man that has been struggling with success and failures I believe that I have learned a great lesson. That is “If your try to serve all people all of the time you will fail most everyone most of the time”.If there is one lesson or one phrase that my 35 years of being “in business” has taught me is that a good businessman must “not go to every battle that you are invited to”. I believe that every businessman has a niche somewhere and that a person will only be relatively successful until they find that niche.

We are happy to introduce our newest Real Estate educator, Tim Leadbetter.   Tim hails from the Southeastern United States, and has quite an impressive resume.  Tim was a principal of Tega Cay Partners, the development company that built Tega Cay, SC back in the late 1970’s.   In 1990, Tim was recognized by Jack Kemp who at the time was the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, for implementing an ingenius solution to the affordable housing problem that plagues this country.   In 1991, Tim was named Professional Builder for the Year by the Giant 400.   Tim currently owns a boutique realty firm that specializes in the Charlotte Real Estate market.   This company has received local recognition for helping people become homeowners.

We are excited to have Tim on board with us!  He has a wealth of knowledge to contribute.  You can learn more about Tim and his myriad of awards and accomplishents at the official Tim Leadbetter website.

He will be contributing here on a regular basis, so you should consider subscribing to this blog through your favorite rss feed reader.  We will be announcing more writers like Tim in the near future.  Stay tuned to Adison, as we are your source for great real estate education!