{"id":824,"date":"2025-10-25T05:12:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T05:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patrickcloete.com\/realtor\/?page_id=824"},"modified":"2025-10-26T08:18:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T08:18:07","slug":"assessments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patrickcloete.com\/realtor\/assessments\/","title":{"rendered":"Questionnaire 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"824\" class=\"elementor elementor-824\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eea3c9d e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eea3c9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"sales-process-reality-check\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab52a57 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"ab52a57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- SALES PROCESS REALITY CHECK \u2013 ASSESSMENT FORM (emails to Patrick@patrickcloete.com) -->\n<section class=\"pc-qs sp-form\" aria-labelledby=\"sp-form-heading\">\n  <style>\n    \/* Inherit your site tokens; 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