Real Estate | Real Life with Spring Bengtzen

Chris Watters is the author of Million Dollar Real Estate Team. He is also the #1 agent in Austin, Texas. In todays episode, he talks about the path of becoming a CEO, How to hire the right people for your team, lead generation, and building a brand ambassador program. If you are building a team, this episode is a MUST.  

In this episode, power couple Julie Youngblood and Eric Heinen discuss how they are creating a big business and a big life in the real estate industry. They do this by knowing each others strengths and defining roles within their team. Being raised as a child of a real estate agent, Julie talks about her journey of creating her business and the skills she developed over the years focussing on delivering level 10 service. Julie was also named one of Inman's Top 25 Coaches in the Country. She drops several knowledge bombs on us. Enjoy this one, it's brilliant!

How an Advertising Executive Broke His Smartphone Addiction Frank Klesitz CEO of Vyral Marketing discusses how his addiction to his smart phone was effecting his life. The steps that he took to eliminate the need for a smartphone. Frank is a long-time friend of mine and an incredible mentor. This is one of the most unique and interesting stories I've heard from him, and wanted to share with all of you. Come check out how he eliminated the daily distraction of constant communication within his team, how he functions in 2019 without a smartphone and how this has all benefitted his life

Heads up! Colton is one of the most authentic people I've ever met. He holds back for no one. If you are offended by explicit language, you may want to skip this episode. Colton Lindsay- THE WGR! Hear Colton's real, raw, and unapologetic journey of how went from being a young, punk kid realtor to owning a real estate brokerage, a team, and being one of the top online coaching businesses in the real estate space. He discusses his journey of drug abuse and the work he has done to create self worth & being EMOTIONALLY attractive.

Jeff Cohn is the #1 agent with Berkshire Hathaway. He is also a dear friend of mine and has been an invaluable coach, mentor, and friend as I've built my own real estate business. One thing that's always stood out to me about Jeff is his entrepreneurial mindset. As realtors, we create opportunities for wealth for everyone in our sphere of influence. Sometimes, we don't think enough about doing the same for ourselves by capitalizing on those same opportunities. In this episode, Jeff discusses his journey to the #1 spot, what he is doing to combat the ibuyers coming into the space, and how he is creating massive wealth by investing in real estate.

It's a story that a lot of listeners might relate to. Going from welfare to wealth is not the most valuable thing that my good friend Louie Hamner gained from this industry—and this is a common theme that I've picked up when talking with the incredible people in this industry. The income doesn't compare in value to the lessons, relationships, influence and personal growth of building a business around real estate. At the core of it all? Mindset and heart. After working with hundreds of agents, Louie shares the steps and processes he's seen top agents take to grow as a person first, and consequently as a business.

In 2007, there were less online leads than homes sold (2.7mm).   Fast forward 2011, I remember being one of the first teams with a Boomtown account and online lead gen, which was proprietary and innovative.   Now there are hundreds of millions of subscriptions (or registrations) that are being sold to realtors, but might be sold to dozens of different real estate agents. That's why many realtors are hesitant about online leads.   The difference between success and all that wasted capital? Follow up. The number of leads you bring in is irrelevant if you don't have the follow up systems to back it up. I remember 6 years ago when Josh and I started to realize this problem. He told me he was going to solve it for me, and he did—along with solving it for hundreds of other realtors.   Here's the story of how Josh and I became such good friends and how he grew his business one call at a time.