About Eric Toms
Eric was born a native of Washington, D.C. who now resides in Prince George's County, MD. Eric began his real estate career in 2001, while being mentored by a Top Real Estate Sales Producer within the Maryland region. Eric has always become fascinated with the historic architecture and building designs around the Washington Metropolitan area (MD, DC and VA), which inspired his real estate ambitions Eric epitomizes hard work, energy, integrity and creative service in every aspect of your real estate transaction. Eric specializes in applying his experience in residential property sales, rental assistance and is very passionate about customer satisfaction, while assisting clients to obtain their dream home.
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Word Of Mouth: The Best Advertising Tool A Realtor Can Use
As a real estate agent, there are a lot of ways to get your name out there. From business cards to billboards and advertisements on search engines, there’s no shortage of marketing tools that you can and should use to your advantage as a real estate professional. Each of these tools can be useful in its own rite, but there’s one tool that you’re ...
Agent Advice
How Much Do Real Estate Agents Spend On Marketing?
If you’re just starting out in the real estate business, you might currently be a bit overwhelmed by everything at your disposal in your new role. There’s so much you need to learn, so many new techniques you can use, and so many new people to meet. The world of real estate is more akin to an ocean than anything else, with all the depth and variety ...
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How To Retain Your Real Estate Clients Effectively?
The professional practice of the real estate business as a genuine magician is like being in a relationship. In the beginning, you may be lucky and dazzle your soulmate with your looks and expertise. As a result, you get to close the deal. Then, it’s official: you’re together. But for how long? An excellent suitor and skilled ‘hunter’ can conquer ...
Home Seller Tips
Risks And Rewards Of Selling Your Home Without A Realtor
From the perspective of a home buyer, the position of a real estate agent can seem unjustified in its existence. Why in the world would you pay someone 6% commission on the total sale price of your home, just so that they can set up a couple signs in the yard and do some paperwork? On the face of it, it seems utterly preposterous; why not just sell your home without a ...
Agent Advice
The Do’s And Don’ts Of The Real Estate Code Of Ethics
In the real estate business, it’s no secret that flexible morals have had a presence in the field since the very beginning. Whether it’s real estate agents that conceal vital information to make the deal go through or real estate developers cutting corners on multi-million dollar housing projects, this business has a reputation for being less-than-reputable. ...
Real Estate Glossary Terms
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Budgeting
(1) Estimating all income and expenses for an accounting period. (2) Financial forecasting, planning, and controlling. It involves using a budget to set and accomplish short-term objectives ensuring that actual goals are consistent with budgeted goals. ...
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Certiorari
Writ issued by a superior court to a lower court requiring the latter to produce a record of the proceedings of a particular case. The purpose of a writ of certiorari is to review the proceedings of the lower court actions to determine if there is a legal basis for an appeal hearing at the higher co ...
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Interest Rate Change Risk
One of four types of risks used by the society of actuaries (SA) to determine a life insurance company's overall risk profile when fluctuations in interest rates result in abnormal cash inflows or outflows causing positive or negative investment implications. ...
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Liquidation Period
Time frame during which an annuitant receives income payments from the insurance company, usually on a monthly basis. The obligations of the company to the annuitant during the liquidation period depend on whether it is a pure or refund annuity. For the pure annuity, all payments cease upon the deat ...
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Paid Business
Life and health insurance business for which the prospective insured or insureds have signed the application, completed the medical examination, and paid the required premium. ...