Contents

Editor’s Note

• No Deal is Impossible

Improving Your Business

• Getting the Most From your Prospecting

The Scene

• Chicago Agent’s Top Producers Event
• Weichert, REALTORS^® Spring Banquet

Agent Snapshot

• Michael Opyd, Agent, Keller Williams, Lincoln Park

Agent About Town (by Agent X)

• KnittingGate

By The Numbers

• Long Delays From Contracts To Closings Increase 50 Percent

My Style

• Rebecca Thomson, Broker Associate, Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty, Old Town

Real estate transactions can hit a snag at any time, but even the trickiest deals can be managed. Want to know how to manage the toughest deals out there that might ever seem impossible to close (obtaining financing with a low credit score, for example)? Read how!