Opportunities for Collecting Noncontingent Fees
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TAPE SIDE Page
Introduction .............................1
1 A Seminar Objectives .......................1
1 B Property Owners Face These Problems ......2
Exhibit: A Wide Variety of Client
Circumstances ............................3
2 A Why is The Public Entitled To Pick
Your Brain For Free? .....................5
2 A Realization of Personal Worth ............6
2 B Background Necessary For This Type
of Endeavor...............................7
Exhibit: The Professionalization Of The
Investment/Exchange Counselor ............8
Exhibit: Best Books I've Read ............9
Exhibit: Nail Thy Tongue To Thy Desk ....10
3 A Broadbent's Law .........................12
3 A Sources Of Consulting Clients ...........12
3 B Appropriate Office Policies For
Consulting Work .........................12
3 B Effective Use Of Printed Materials ......13
Exhibit: Personal Resumes ...............14
Exhibit: Arnett & Broadbent Inc.
Brochures................................16
Exhibit: Why Clients Benefit From
Counseling...............................18
Exhibit: Client Perspective .............20
Exhibit: Newspaper Column And Other
Advertising .............................22
4 A Should You Promote Yourself As A
Counselor Or Consultant? ................25
4 A Initial Interview (Face To
Face): Fee Or Free...................... 26
4 A How To Present The Fact That You
Charge For Consulting ...................27
Exhibit: The Paradoxes Of Consulting ....28
4 B How Should You Establish Your
Fee Schedule?............................31
5 A Under What Circumstances Should A
Consulting Contract Be Used? ............32
Exhibit: Consulting Contract (Arnett &
Broadbent Inc.) .........................33
5 A When Do They Pay For Services? ..........35
5 B Use Of A Fee Slip .......................35
Exhibit: Benefits Of Using A Fee Slip....36
5 B Noncontingent Compensation: A Possible
Alternative To The Usual Flat Fee Or
Commission...............................39
5 B Another Possibility To Provide
Valuable Service At Low Cost To The
Public...................................40
5 B Are Contingent Brokerage And Consulting
Compatible ..............................41
6 A If Brokerage Fee Is On The Future
Horizon, Should Noncontingent Fees
Be Credited Against Them? ...............42
6 A Noncontingent Compensation Above &
Beyond A Contingent Brokerage Fee .......43
6 B Is Noncontingent Compensation A
Viable Concept For The Single Family
Residential Broker?......................44
Exhibit: Where Can You Get Some
Objective Answers To These Questions? ...45
6 B Should You Charge, And Will The
Public Pay For Basic R. E. Investment
Education & Orientation................. 46
Exhibit: PROFILE -- Investment Concept...47
Exhibit: All In The Family ..............50
Exhibit: Mass Production Or
Professionalism..........................55
Exhibit: Which Seminar To Take? .........56
Exhibit: The Counselist Newsletter ......59
Exhibit: Single Agency And
Professional Real Estate Practice
Defined .................................60
Exhibit: Representation Alternatives,
Customer or Client ......................62
Exhibit: The Agency Advocate ............64
Exhibit: Ten Commandments Of The
Professional.............................65
Exhibit: Role Of Real Estate Consultant..66
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