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. 251: How to Generate More Leads Using Educational Workshops (with Faina Shapiro)
Ep. 254: 7 Tips to Find Listings in a Low-Inventory Market
How to Get Listings in the Current Housing Market Who should listen: Real estate agents who aren’t afraid to think outside the box and explore atypical places to find listings during this period of low inventory. Key idea: Agents are going to have to make calls and talk to people to tap into these… Read more »
Practical Self-Care Tips for Agents
Over the past few months, real estate professionals all over the country have been experiencing a market that only comes along once or twice in a career. For many, multiple offers, frustrated homebuyers, and tough negotiations have become a fact of each and every transaction. That means frayed nerves, stressful days, and sleepless nights for… 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. 171: Tamara Johnson: Dream big. Fail hard. Get back up.
This is Not a Failure to Success Story. Nor is it a story about succeeding and then failing. It’s not even a story illustrating the quaint but annoying panacea: Success is not final; failure is not fatal. It is, however, a story to which every entrepreneur can relate. It’s a story for anyone who… Read more »
Ep 109: Beth Traverso – How to Win More Clients with Concierge-Level Service
Beth Traverso is a top agent and broker in Washington state. She started out in real estate more than 20 years ago by restoring and flipping properties. This year, her team is on track to generate $67 million in sales. Today on Stay Paid, Beth discusses how regular communication and an amazing attention to… 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 »
How to Become the Local Expert Your Clients Want
Whether you’re a real estate agent, financial advisor, or any other service-based sales professional, your business will grow based on the strength of your relationships. Yes, you will need to be able to provide great service and great results—that’s a given. However, if you really want to see your business thrive, you need to establish… 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 »
How to Use Storytelling to Be a Better Agent
From the silver screen to our social media timelines, stories are everywhere. They help us connect, empathize, and even make decisions. Whether you realize it or not, storytelling is a vital skill for real estate agents. By telling stories properly, you can turn first-time clients into lifelong advocates for your business. To learn more about… Read more »
