Low Housing Inventory Strategies agents can use to find opportunities During his interview, Kevin Scanlan makes clear that unless agents adapt to becoming a listing-centric agent during this period of low housing inventory, they will go “extinct.” Simply put, you won’t make money unless you do. But it’s a bit of a chicken and… Read more »
Ep. 229: How to Thrive in a Low-Inventory Market with Kevin Scanlan
A 3-Part Marketing Strategy for Agents to Keep in Touch with Clients
Staying top-of-mind is essential to an agent’s success, but it doesn’t have to be complicated, time-consuming, or expensive. Real estate professionals who take their careers seriously know that they need to keep in touch with their past clients. Actually, I’m going to drop the past from this blog. Serious agents know that once a client,… Read more »
5 Simple Time-Management Strategies for Real Estate Agents
Time Management That Will Create Order for You and Value for Your Clients I don’t have to tell you that time management for real estate agents can be a challenge. I’ve never met a career agent who didn’t wish they had more time in their day to do the things they need or want to… Read more »
Ep. 251: How to Generate More Leads Using Educational Workshops (with Faina Shapiro)
Lead-Generation Strategies Real estate agents should be offering more free educational workshops Who should listen: Anyone who has knowledge to share and is looking for opportunities to generate more leads for their business. Key idea: Offer an educational workshop and prospective clients will come to know, like, and trust you relatively quickly. The exposure… Read more »
Ep. 168: How to Use the Predictive Index to Build a Team
The Predictive Index Test Also known as the PI index or PI behavioral assessment, the Predictive Index test can help you select employees who will give you the range of behaviors at work that will create strong relationships, teams, and businesses. In the movie, The Princess Bride, there is a scene in which… Read more »
Ep. 172: How to Overcome Any Objection
How to Overcome Common Sales Objections Trainers of sales professionals know that new salespeople have the most difficulty mastering two skills: overcoming objections and asking for the sale. What’s interesting is the strategies in both cases are grounded in expectations: Expect your prospect to have objections. Expect the sale. In this episode of Stay… Read more »
Ep 105: Build Stronger Relationships with These CRM Best Practices (with Rick Williamson)
Rick Williamson is the Managing Training Team Lead with Redtail Technology, the creators of the most popular CRM among financial professionals. Today on Stay Paid, Rick explains why all businesses need to have a CRM—and offers tips for using one to its fullest potential. Key Points A CRM should be as simple or as… Read more »
Ep. 164: 7 Tips for Managing Virtual Teams
Managing Virtual Teams Ideas for managing remote employees and tips for remote workers Practically overnight, managers and their people had to scramble to find ways to help business go on as usual under very unusual circumstances. Since the pandemic grasped the country by the neck last March, business managers have had to pivot and… Read more »
How to Kick-Start Your Mornings
If you’re serious about crushing your goals this year, then you’re probably looking for ways to increase your productivity. Step 1: make sure you’re starting your day off right. When you have a great morning, you’re better prepared to face the rest of your day. Keep reading for four ideas that will help you shake… Read more »
How Dunbar’s Number Relates to Financial Advisors
How many meaningful relationships do you have? And how many are with your clients? The Dunbar number refers to a study conducted by Robin Dunbar in the 1990s, which states that humans of average sociability are capable of maintaining about 150 stable relationships. Dunbar defined these relationships as “the number of people you would not… Read more »
Ep 102: How to Close 78 Deals by Focusing on Your Sphere (with Stephen Acree)
The last time Stay Paid listeners heard from Stephen Acree, he was coming off an incredible rookie year as a real estate agent. Since then, his business has skyrocketed. After completing 35 transactions in his first year, he closed 78 deals in his second. This year, he’s on track to close 120 sales…. Read more »
Ep 103: Know Your Numbers and Sell 500 Homes (with Rhyan Finch)
Rhyan Finch is the CEO and principle broker of 1st Class Real Estate, a top-ranked agency (and now franchise) in Virginia’s Hampton Roads region. He’s also the author of Explode: The Proven System to Sell 500 Homes a Year While Keeping a Balanced Life. Today on Stay Paid, Rhyan discusses his path to the… Read more »
