Through Instagram, real estate agents not only have the ability to showcase the features of their listings that can attract prospective buyers, but it also allows agents to connect with their audience and build brand awareness to generate a following and pull in more leads. With that said, I pulled my top 10 ways […]

Being a new real estate agent can be scary. You’re in a new world. You’re not receiving a salary. Real estate school barely taught you anything relevant to actually achieving success in this industry. There are plenty of resources out there that can help you break into the real estate world. In this post, we’ll […]

The curse of knowledge is a hindsight bias, likened to an intellectual form of monolingualism. By using insider colloquialism, an orator is perceived as insensitively obtuse and alienating towards their audience. Well, that’s that! Good job, me! Hope you learned a lot and have a great day! Oh, was I not making sense? Sorry… Sometimes […]

In this guide, we’ll go over how to ask for real estate referrals, so you can gain more leads and close more deals. You’ll also find a selection of referral scripts for real estate, so you can grow your network and expand your business. Use these five tried-and-true real estate scripts to ask for referrals […]

If you’ve been keeping up with This Week in Marketing (which you should be!), you’ll remember that a few weeks ago, Jason Pantana talked about Pinterest as one of the best underutilized marketing channels for real estate agents. As Jason said, it’s not exactly social media or a search engine – Pinterest is a discovery […]

Here we are again! 25% through 2022… Remember those goals you set a few months ago? How are they looking? Regardless of how you’ve been doing so far, the fact that you’re even reading these words means that you’re on a better course than most. Because this isn’t the fun article. You’re here because you’re […]

Everyone knows that good branding will make people take you more seriously. But truly powerful branding can alter your own psychology, making you more confident and motivated. The most important aspect of branding is consistency, and this can be daunting to have to constantly keep up with, especially once you begin expanding your business and […]

You may have noticed I’m talking a lot about teams lately. And for good reason… I strongly believe that’s the best path forward for today’s truly committed real estate professionals. As I’ve said before, it doesn’t mean you have to build a giant – what we call “mega” – team to succeed. Teams come in […]

Picture this… Let’s say I dropped in unannounced at your office to “shadow” you for a day. As you go about your tasks, I ask you to explain to me what you’re doing, why you do it, and the exact, step-by-step process you use to complete it. Could you do it? Or would you be […]

Constructing a team has a huge upside. It’s also not without some challenges. There’s a whole slate of potential pitfalls when you’re no longer operating as a solo agent and suddenly find yourself having to manage others. It’s something I talked about earlier this week when I had the pleasure of meeting with hundreds of […]

So you want to get into luxury real estate, huh? Bigger rewards come with bigger pressures… higher standards, less margin for error, and an even greater commitment to yourself and your clients. And if you want to succeed in luxury, you’re going to need to bring some new or enhanced skills to the table. So […]

Unless this blog is your first exposure to me, I’m pretty sure you know my feelings about video. We’re living in a video-first marketing environment… …yet many agents are still afraid to step in front of the camera. Those who have adopted video are building rapport with their audiences and naturally attracting new business. Meanwhile, […]