How to Be a More Productive Real Estate Agent: Time Management Tips for Success
Even experienced real estate professionals struggle with managing their time effectively. However, there is a resource that is often overlooked and underutilized: the weekend. Read on to uncover ways you can maximize time, and learn how to be a more productive RE agent.
While you may already be handling some real estate tasks on weekends due to the industry’s demanding nature, there are additional activities you can accomplish during downtime that require less mental effort. These tasks will ultimately enhance your productivity throughout the week.
Here are a few strategies to increase your efficiency without feeling like you’re actually working:
Organize your emails.
Chances are, you’re going through some of your personal emails on the weekend already. Why not take care of some of your work emails, as well? You don’t have to spend an hour on it; just 5-10 minutes will reduce the clutter you’ll have to face Monday morning.
Schedule out your week.
This is another task you can tackle head-on and it won’t exactly feel like working. You’re actually planning out when you’ll do your work, rather than doing the work. Again, this should take less than an hour, and it’ll only serve to ease you into your week first thing on Monday.
Some of your weekend time may be spent showing homes or holding open houses, but some of your time should also be reserved for relaxing or enjoying a little of your own time, if possible. In real estate, it’s often difficult to avoid work-related activities altogether on the weekends; however, if you’re able to wade through some emails or get a bit of planning for the week done during some downtime, you’ll be thanking yourself when the week really starts to pick up.
