The Safety Series: Protecting Smart Homes from Cyber Threats

Watch or listen to real estate technology experts discuss the potential security pitfalls of smart home devices and how to protect clients.

Smart homes can offer a wealth of conveniences and customized experiences for your clients. However, smart home devices also can serve as an entry point for cyber criminals to access your clients’ sensitive data. Host Tracey Hawkins discusses with two real estate pros in the smart home market how to highlight the conveniences while mitigating the potential risks.

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5 Financial Metrics All Real Estate Pros Should Track

Lead generation might be the lifeblood of your business, but money is the oxygen. Without it—and a keen understanding of how your money is working—your business can’t breathe. Cash flow allows us to pay off debt, earn a living and build a scalable real estate business. When managed properly, that same cash makes vacations a reality, gives us the flexibility to choose when and how we work and so much more.

Therefore, it’s imperative to know precisely what your money is doing and where it’s always going. It’s easy to talk about gross commission income and production volume, but we need to go further than that if we want to survive in this industry.

Too many real estate agents fear money numbers because of the technical details. The reality, however, is that you have to know your numbers to create a roadmap for your business. My goal is to help you simplify these numbers.We’ll take a look at finances, accounting and taxes, though we won’t get into the weeds. This overview will get you started and show you where you need to focus.

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