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The Notorious BIC
Stephen Long helps North Carolina brokers, teams, and firms sharpen their skills and stay compliant through practical coaching, training, continuing education, and brokerage consultations.
How Stephen Can Help
Coaching, Training, and Compliance Education for NC Brokers
Coaching
One-on-one and small-group coaching for new and experienced brokers: business planning, accountability, systems, and the daily habits that keep a real estate business growing.
Teaching & Training
Practical sessions for offices, teams, and associations on North Carolina standard forms, agency, disclosure, advertising, and transaction management.
Education
Real estate courses, continuing education, and speaking engagements, plus a free library of more than 1,300 daily BIC Tips for North Carolina brokers.
Consultations
Operational consultations for brokers-in-charge, firm owners, and team leaders on office policies, supervision, onboarding, and compliance processes.
Meet the BIC
Stephen Long
Stephen Long began his real estate career with Keller Williams in 2005 and today serves as broker-in-charge at Keller Williams Realty Elite in Winston-Salem. He is a past President of the Winston-Salem Regional Association of REALTORS® and co-founder of Crew Academy of Real Estate (C.A.R.E.), where he teaches pre-licensing, post-licensing, and continuing education courses.
The Notorious BIC grew out of that same teaching mission: daily, practical tips that make North Carolina real estate rules easier to understand and apply.
NC Real Estate Broker #246097 · VA Real Estate Broker #0225262924 · Mortgage Loan Originator NMLS #2795861, Keller Home Loans, a division of Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc., NMLS ID 1025894
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Daily BIC Tips
Short, practical tips on North Carolina real estate practice, posted every weekday on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Latest BIC Tips
- BIC TIP #1324: A Listing Is Not Your Personal SpaceFresh from a real estate conference, Stephen Long, your Notorious BIC, is passing along a reminder that came straight from the North Carolina Real Estate Commission: a listing is not your personal space.
- BIC TIP #1323: Settlement Is Not ClosingEveryone gathers at the table, the paperwork gets signed, and the buyers are ready for their keys. Stephen Long, your Notorious BIC, reminds agents that signing day and closing day are not the same thing.
- BIC TIP #1322: Safeguard the LockboxWhen someone gives you the keys to their property, whether in residential sales, commercial, or property management, that is a very high level of trust….
- BIC TIP #1321: Treat Vacant Land Sales as a Scam“Treat all vacant land sales as a scam until they are not.” Stephen Long, your Notorious BIC, says most of the real estate scams going…
- BIC TIP #1320: Stop Sending Demand Letters“If you do not give us our due diligence back, then we are going to report you to the Real Estate Commission.” As a broker-in-charge,…
- BIC TIP #1319: November 2 Appraisal Changes“November second is coming like a freight train.” That is how Stephen Long, your Notorious BIC, describes the appraisal changes landing on November 2, 2026,…
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