Posts from November 2018

Burgan Auctions, owned by the Mahoning Valley's laregest independently owned real estate company, Burgan Real Estate, will officially launch their first online auction on December 1^st.  The property, Youngstown's historic Uptown Theatre, will be available for bidding to interested parties at BurganAuctions.com at 9:00am.  The auction will close on December 12^that 6:00pm.  The opening bid is set at $20,000 and will increase in $500 increments.

"Burgan Real Estate has a long standing history of being the oldest and largest independently owned real estate company in the Mahoning Valley.  It is only fitting that our first property to be auctioned off online through Burgan Auctions is one that is iconic and historical in its own right: the Upto...

With every mistake we make, there is a way to discover how we can be better.  We encourage our agents to make mistakes because by doing that, they will learn by doing not by telling.  But it can be scary.  In our lives, we are so concerned about being right or doing things the right way, that we forget the mistakes we make are the best ways to become the best version of ourselves.  We discover more about ourselves, who we are, our limitations, the possibilities of what we can become and what we can or cannot do.  It is life's best teacher and, on this week's motivational blog, we want to share 4 reasons why not making mistakes is the worst mistake you can make.

Mistakes Encourages Lifelong Learning

By knowing that we don't know every...

You've probably heard the saying, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks."  Well, at Burgan Real Estate, we think you can teach anyone anything if they open their mind to a new way of thinking.  This is one of the reasons we spent last week in Boston at the National REALTORS Conference and Expo.  It was an amazing experience!  We had know idea that being the fastest growing real estate brand in the Mahoning Valley this year warranted them throwing a parade for us, having these athletes on hand with a big trophy and everyone wearing a hat with the letter, "B" on it.  It was pretty great.

But more than that, we had 3 days of sharing, exploring and discovering new ways to be better.  And at the top of the list of what we enjoyed the most was hearing author, Me...

No matter who you are in business, you want to be better.  Whether it is being a better team member, owner, manager or better sales person.  Specifically in sales, one comment you hate to hear from someone is, "Let me think it over."  While real estate is a highly involved decision making process, today's buyers are more educated and aware of what they want, what's available and what they can afford than ever.  This means that we coach our team to be more prepared than ever to close more deals.  But saying is easier than doing sometimes.  

This week, we are headed to the national REALTOR convention in Boston to find out how we can improve our business with some tricks from companies like ours from around they country.  So, in the spirit of Halloween, we wa...