Most brokers and team leaders go looking for talent. They should be building it. Four of the top five producing agents in my market are on my team, and not one of them was licensed before they met me. That’s not a recruiting story. That’s a development story, and it repeats every time because the… Read more »
How Do You Get Past Call Reluctance and Actually Pick Up the Phone?
That pause before you pick up the phone? Every agent knows it. Top producers included. Call reluctance is one of the most expensive things in this business, and almost nobody talks about it honestly. Here’s what nobody tells you: getting past it has nothing to do with becoming fearless. You build comfort through reps, the… Read more »
How Does One Agent Close 300 Listings a Year? Five Habits Behind It
Kevin Mills, one of Century 21’s top agents worldwide, closed more than 300 listings last year. No new lead source. No magic script. If you were hoping the answer was something clever, it isn’t. We had Kevin on an Agent Success Academy call, and what struck me is how boring the blueprint is. Structure, accountability,… Read more »
Is Your Real Estate Technology Helping You, or Helping You Avoid the Phone?
Real estate technology is great. It’s also the most comfortable way in this business to look busy while avoiding the one activity that pays you. Here’s the rule that keeps it straight: tech should enhance your prospecting, not replace it. Get that right and your production climbs. Get it backwards and you’ll stay busy, organized,… Read more »
What Do Top Producing Agents Actually Do Differently? Five Ordinary Habits
We celebrate the results — 100 deals a year, the plaque at the awards banquet, the income — like they came from something rare. They didn’t. Every top producer I’ve coached in 30 years runs the same handful of ordinary habits, done consistently, for a long time. That’s the uncomfortable part and the encouraging part… Read more »
The 15th Protocol: How to Review Your Business Mid-Month and Finish Strong
It’s the middle of the month. Are you where you wanted to be, or are you quietly hoping the last two weeks bail you out? Most agents aren’t stuck because they don’t know what to do. You’ve sat through the coaching calls. You’ve got the scripts. The gap is between knowing and doing, and it… Read more »
Why Do Most Agents Skip Expired Listing Calls? And What It’s Costing Them
Ask a room of agents who called expireds this week and watch how few hands go up. The excuses are always the same. There aren’t enough of them. They’re all overpriced. They’ve been called a hundred times already. Those aren’t facts. They’re beliefs, and they’re expensive ones. Expired listing calls are still one of the… Read more »
The FSBO Commission Objection Isn’t About Commission. It’s About Net.
Most agents believe a FSBO is trying to dodge paying a commission. That’s wrong, and believing it is exactly why you lose those listings. For sale by owner sellers aren’t anti-agent. They’re trying to protect their net. Nobody wakes up thinking “I don’t want to pay a Realtor.” They wake up thinking “I want to… Read more »
Real Estate Time Blocking: How to Work With Intention Instead of Emotion
The next twelve months don’t care how motivated you feel. They’ll pay you for what you do on the days you don’t feel like doing it. That’s the whole game. Most agents let their emotions and their inbox run the day, then wonder why their income swings from great month to dead month. Real estate… Read more »
How Do You Win the Listing Before You Walk In? The Pre-Listing Presentation
Most agents spend all their prep time on what they’ll say in the living room. That’s the wrong room. You win or lose the listing on the phone call before the appointment, and by the time you’re sitting at the kitchen table the decision is mostly made. The listing presentation has three parts: the pre-presentation,… Read more »
