The benefits of having a strong personal brand are pretty obvious… People trust you from the start. They actually CALL you. There’s less friction during the process. And the list goes on and on. Basically, a well-established brand makes everything easier. So… how do you get there? To me, there are seven crucial questions you […]

You might want to bookmark this one. Because at one point or another, we all get in a funk and don’t feel like picking up the phone and making our calls. We make excuses. We procrastinate. We find something else that’s supposedly “urgent.” That was the case for one of our coaching members recently. He […]

“Boy, that escalated quickly.” –Ron Burgundy The Broke Agent recently compared the current landscape for buyers to the giant fight scene in Anchorman – and he’s not exaggerating much. Listings today seem to generate tons of offers, leaving one party victorious and countless other potential buyers defeated, disappointed and licking their wounds. Your job as […]

I’d like you to read this list: Radiation treatments Divorce and sole-support single parenthood A tragic death in the family Cardiac arrest Liver transplant An emergency premature birth Business setbacks I’m not trying to bring you down. I promise. All of these unfortunate happenings were mentioned in viewer comments in the span of about 10 […]

Welcome to Q2. Three months of the new year have already flown by… …And the next nine aren’t likely to slow down. So my question for you is… How are you doing? Have you achieved 25 percent of your 2021 goals yet? Are you on track? Or do you need to reevaluate your behaviors to […]

It’s safe to say many homeowners today are operating by the expression, “A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush.” In other words, they’re content having a place to call “home” during these crazy times even if they’d prefer to move somewhere else. With so much being made of the low-inventory […]

Every speaking engagement… Every “Ask Me Anything”… Every coaching session I conduct… Every article, every discussion… …I’m hearing the same thing: “How and where can I get listings today?” It’s a real dilemma. U.S. inventory is down 42% since this time one year ago. If you’re wondering how to get more listings, you’re in the […]

Let’s break down some numbers really quick… There are somewhere around 1.5 million licensed agents in the U.S. But of those, only 57% have actually transacted a deal this year. So there’s approximately 850,000 agents handling this crazy market we’re in right now. And as I look out on everything going on, I can’t help […]