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➡️ Want To Learn More About Partnering With Me at eXp (Get all my Training & Coaching For Free) Schedule a Zero Pressure, Fully Confidential Zoom Call with me: https://go.oncehub.com/PartnerwithJoshuaSmithGSD ➡️ Connect With Me On Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoshuaSmithGSD Instagram: https://instagram.com/joshuasmithgsd/ About Joshua Smith: -Licensed Realtor/Team Leader Since 2005 -Voted 30th Top Realtor in America by The Wall Street Journal -NAR "30 Under 30" Finalist -Named Top 100 Most Influential People In Real Estate -Top 1% of Realtors/Team Leaders Worldwide -6000+ Homes Sold & Currently Selling 1+ Homes Daily -Featured In: Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Inman & Realtor Magazine -Realtor, Team Leader, Coach, Mentor
Want to work directly with me to close more deals? Go Here: https://www.titaniumu.comWant the Closer's Formula sales process I've used to close 2,000+ deals (FREE) Go Here: https://www.kingclosersformula.com/closeIf you're new to my channel my name is RJ Bates III. Myself and my partner Cassi DeHaas are the founders of Titanium Investments.We are nationwide virtual wholesalers and on this channel we share EVERYTHING that we do inside our business. So if you're looking to close more deals - at higher assignments - anywhere in the country… You're in the right place.Who is Titanium Investments and What Have We Accomplished?Over 10 years in the real estate investing businessClosed deals in all 50 statesOwned rentals in 12 statesFlipped houses in 11 statesClosed on over 2,000 properties125 contracts in 50 days (all live on YouTube)Back to back Closers Olympics ChampionTrained thousands of wholesalers to close more deals_________________________________With over 2,000 Videos, this is the #1 channel on YouTube for all things Virtual Wholesaling. SUBSCRIBE NOW! https://www.youtube.com/@RJBatesIII_________________________________RESOURCES FOR YOU:If you want my team and I to walk you through how to build or scale your virtual wholesaling business from A to Z, click here to learn more about Titanium University: https://www.titaniumu.com(FREE) If you want to learn how to close deals just like me, The King Closer, then download the free King Closer Formula PDF: https://www.kingclosersformula.com/close(FREE) Join our exclusive FB group community for real estate investors and wholesalers: https://www.facebook.com/groups/titaniumvault/(FREE) Click here to grab our Titanium fleet free PDF & training: Our battle tested strategies and tools that we actually use… and are proven to work: https://www.kingclosersformula.com/fleetGrab the King Closer Blueprint: My Step by Step Sales Process for closing over 2,000 deals (Only $37): https://www.kingclosersformula.com/kcblueprintGrab Titanium Profits: Our exact system we use to comp and underwrite deals in only 4 minutes. (Only $99) https://www.kingclosersformula.com/titaniumprofitsWant to know what the best markets to wholesale in are? Grab my breakdown of all 50 states here: https://www.titaniumu.com/marketsSupport the show
Want to double your Realtor referrals without chasing, cold-calling, or paying for leads?See how Travis Newton grew his production by $40 million!Check Out myAgent Classes HereEpisode Summary:Most mortgage professionals think their biggest challenge is inventory or affordability, but the real problem might be hiding in plain sight: your sales process. In this episode, I sit down with Jake Vermillion, CMO of Mortgage Champions, to unpack why most loan officers are still selling like it's 2021… and how that's quietly destroying trust, pull-through, and long-term loyalty.Jake reveals how misalignment between marketing and sales is creating a broken borrower experience—and what to do instead. From replacing “Apply Now” with value-first engagement, to knowing where AI belongs (and doesn't), this episode is a must-listen for any LO or leader who wants to stay relevant and competitive in 2025 and beyond.Connect WIth Jake on LinkedInLearn More About Mortgage ChampionsDouble Your Agent ReferralsCheck out myAgent Classes HereConnect With GeoffA Connect on InstagramS Connect on LinkedInK Subscribe on YouTubeSAY THANKS Leave a review on Apple PodcastsG Leave a rating on Spotify
Kamille Rose Taylor has been Joshua Smith's personal Mindset/Peak Performance Coach for 9 years and in this GSD Mode Podcast Interview, Kamille breaks down how Realtors can stay extremely focused, overcome fear of failure, become and stay mentally strong & more... ➡️Connect with Kamille Rose: -https://www.youtube.com/@KamilleRoseTaylor -https://www.instagram.com/imkamillerose/ -https://www.facebook.com/kamillerose -https://www.peakmindschool.com/ ➡️ Want To Learn More About Partnering With Me at eXp (Get all my Training & Coaching For Free) Schedule a Zero Pressure, Fully Confidential Zoom Call with me: https://go.oncehub.com/PartnerwithJoshuaSmithGSD ➡️ Connect With Me On Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoshuaSmithGSD Instagram: https://instagram.com/joshuasmithgsd/ About Joshua Smith: -Licensed Realtor/Team Leader Since 2005 -Voted 30th Top Realtor in America by The Wall Street Journal -NAR "30 Under 30" Finalist -Named Top 100 Most Influential People In Real Estate -Top 1% of Realtors/Team Leaders Worldwide -6000+ Homes Sold & Currently Selling 1+ Homes Daily -Featured In: Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Inman & Realtor Magazine -Realtor, Team Leader, Coach, Mentor
Some agents think market data is just a bunch of MLS stats to throw into a listing presentation. Just absorption rates, days on market, and sales ratios that you check off like a box. But it's actually one of the most powerful persuasion tools you have. Market data shifts the conversation from opinion to fact, from convincing to guiding. It builds your confidence, gives clients a clear picture they can't argue with, and it helps you close more deals. The truth s, too many agents hide behind generic terms like “the market is slow” or “inventory is high.” Those phrases don't move clients; they confuse them. Without specifics, your advice sounds like just another opinion. And in a market where clients are bombarded with opinions from social media, friends, and Zillow alerts, opinions don't close deals. Facts do. How do we turn raw numbers into stories that help clients? How does that lead to more closings? In this episode of Level Up, we show you how to use numbers to set expectations, have better conversations, overcome objections, and close more deals. Things You'll Learn In This Episode Facts beat opinions every time When you let the market data speak instead of your own opinion, clients stop arguing and start listening. What happens when you shift from convincing to simply presenting the facts? The one number that tells the whole story Absorption rate reveals both demand and supply in a single snapshot. How does knowing this metric instantly change the way you talk about the market? Painting a clearer picture with specifics Telling a seller “the market is slow” falls flat, but showing them that 90% of listings are sitting unsold hits home. What does that do to their pricing mindset? The three-price strategy Presenting sellers with three time-based pricing options sets expectations before the listing ever hits the market. How does this keep you from endless price-reduction battles later? About Your Host Greg Harrelson is a real estate agent, coach, trainer, and owner of Century 21 The Harrelson Group. He has been in the real estate business for over 30 years and has been professionally trained by coaches like Mike, Matthew, Tom Ferry, Chet Holme,s and Tony Robbins. He is in the top 1% of all Realtors nationwide. His goal is to empower his clients with the information necessary to make sound financial decisions while being sensitive to the experience one is looking for in real estate ownership. The Harrelson Group has been the leading office in the Myrtle Beach real estate market for years, and they have recently added a new office in Charleston, SC. Guest Host Abe Safa is a highly experienced real estate expert with over two decades in the industry. He is a key leader at Century 21 The Harrelson Group, where he specializes in helping clients navigate complex real estate transactions with ease. In addition to his role at Century 21, Abe is a sought-after mentor and speaker, sharing his expertise through seminars and coaching programs to help other agents succeed in the competitive real estate market. Check out this episode on Apple Podcasts, or Spotify, and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so our show reaches more people. Thank you!
Join Jeff Glover live from the 2025 Live Unreal Retreat in Traverse City, Michigan, for an inspiring interview with Detroit real estate agent Davonte Moore. With 11 years in the business, Davonte has proven his consistency and drive—selling 57 units for $9.6 million in 2024 and already hitting 29 units for $4.7 million halfway through 2025, with a goal of 75 units and $13.5 million in volume this year. In this episode, Davonte reveals why 2025 is shaping up to be his best year yet—not just in production, but in life and business balance. He dives into: How health and fitness have boosted his real estate performance His accountability systems, morning routine, and daily contact goals A step-by-step breakdown of his lead follow-up plan How to succeed with expired listings—from securing the appointment to winning at the table The key differences between expired appointments vs. database appointments His proven social media strategy for winning new clients What keeps him motivated and why he chooses to stay on a real estate team If you're a realtor looking to sharpen your skills, level up your daily habits, and gain actionable strategies to win in today's market, this episode is packed with insight from one of Detroit's most consistent producers.
How do you build a real estate business that lasts? Spoiler alert: it's not with fancy tech or paid leads. In this bonus episode, we're sharing Alissa's recent guest appearance on The Real South Agents Podcast with Jamie Knight. You'll hear a fresh side of Alissa as she flips the mic and opens up about her earliest days in real estate — from waiting tables to handwriting 250 letters just to build a database. Jamie does a great job pulling out valuable takeaways for both new and struggling Realtors, and you'll leave this conversation with a renewed sense of purpose and plenty of real-life strategies that actually work. You'll hear the exact process Alissa followed to build her repeat and referral-based business, why she almost became a real estate appraiser, and the advice she'd give an agent who's one bad month away from quitting. If you've ever felt like giving up, or you're stuck in the weeds of “what CRM should I use,” this is your pep talk. Here's what you'll learn in this bonus chat: How Alissa went from Cane's lemonade maker to top-producing Realtor Why your business “clock” might not have started yet The low-cost move that helped Alissa build her database How to consistently stay in touch without being pushy or salesy Why writing 250 handwritten notes changed everything What to do when you're struggling and have no leads Simple follow-up strategies that still work in 2025 The email tip that keeps you top of mind (and feels human) Why loving on your people always beats paid leads Products, People & Previous Episodes Mentioned: Jamie Knight, The Real South Agents Podcast Mailchimp (for email list building) Alissa's spreadsheet-style CRM LSU Football Schedule Mailouts Hustle Humbly Community: hustlehumblypodcast.com/membership Freebies for Realtors: hustlehumblypodcast.com/freebies
U.S. birth rates have fallen to a record low, and soaring housing costs are a major factor. In this episode, Kathy Fettke explores new data from the CDC and Realtor.com showing how rising home prices have reshaped family planning, from delayed homeownership to smaller household sizes. We also discuss research from the National Bureau of Economic Research that links housing costs directly to fertility decisions. For investors, these trends highlight how affordability challenges are influencing both demographics and the future of the housing market. JOIN RealWealth® FOR FREE https://realwealth.com/join-step-1 FOLLOW OUR PODCASTS Real Wealth Show: Real Estate Investing Podcast https://link.chtbl.com/RWS SOURCE: https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/birth-rates-plummet-home-prices-surge-housing-market-family-planning/
Justin Udy is a full-time, professional real estate agent and investor based in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he leads Justin Udy & Team, a high-performing group specializing in residential, luxury, commercial, and investment properties. With a track record of industry recognition, Justin has consistently ranked among the top real estate professionals worldwide. In 2021, his team was named the #6 Top Producing Small Team Globally for Century 21 International, and in 2017, he was recognized in the Top 250 Realtors in the Nation by the Wall Street Journal. Over the years, Justin has earned titles such as #1 Producer in Utah, #6 Producer in the Nation, and #8 Producer Globally by Century 21, distinguishing himself among over 100,000+ agents. He has also been recognized on the REAL Trends List of America's Best Real Estate Agents, placing him in the top 0.1% nationwide. In this episode of the Massive Passive Cashflow Podcast, Justin shares his journey from getting started in loans during the early 2000s to scaling a business that closed hundreds of transactions annually while simultaneously building wealth through real estate investments. Beyond the deals, Justin opens up about the daily disciplines, mindset shifts, and personal energy management strategies that fuel both his professional success and personal fulfillment. Together, Gary and Justin discuss the importance of investing early, creating a business with no ceiling, and the critical role of spiritual energy in staying aligned with a higher purpose. They also dive into the Salt Lake City real estate market, exploring why it's becoming a magnet for investors, how to properly evaluate deals, and the three mistakes most investors make when pursuing opportunities. What You Will Learn: Who is Justin Udy, and how did he build one of Century 21's top-producing teams in the world? The daily routines and success habits that keep Justin operating at peak performance. Why building cash flow through real estate beats chasing “doodads” or flashy purchases How spiritual energy and discipline amplify business success and personal fulfillment? Key insights into the Salt Lake City real estate market—and where opportunities lie The three biggest mistakes investors make when evaluating properties Why serving others and operating from contribution creates long-term wealth and impact Justin's story proves that success in real estate isn't just about transactions—it's about discipline, contribution, and thinking bigger every day. Whether you're a new agent, seasoned investor, or entrepreneur looking for inspiration, this episode delivers both practical strategies and motivational fuel to level up your life and business. Connect with Justin! Website:https://www.justinudy.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/justinudyandteam/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justinudy/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTTvq11VJt1IX0NIfqyY1xA Attention Investors and Agents Are you looking to grow your business? Need to connect with aggressive like-minded people like yourself? We have all the right tools, knowledge, and coaching to positively effect your bottom line. Visit: Join GIA Team | The Global Investor Agent Team to see what we can offer and to schedule your FREE consultation! Our NEW book is out…order yours NOW! Global Investor Agent: How Do You Thrive Not Just Survive in a Market Shift? Get your copy here: https://amzn.to/3SV0khX HEY! You should be in class this coming Monday (MNL). It's Free and packed with actions you should take now! Here's the link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sNMjT-5DTIakCFO2ronDCg
In this episode of the Road to Growth podcast, we are pleased to introduce you to Robert Feldman. Robert is an insurance professional with nearly 25 years of experience. Robert's specialty is insurance in fire zones and hard to place risks. As an industry professional, Robert has served as a speaker at the California Association of Realtors. Robert travels the state educating realtors about how to secure insurance for homes that are deemed uninsurable. Robert serves on many task forces and insurance panels, working directly with senior leadership of many insurance carriers to solve the state's current insurance crisis. To that end, Robert is the founder of WOWS Insurance Services, designed to deliver insurance solutions for large homes that struggle to secure insurance in California. Learn more and connect with Robert Feldman by visiting him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bob.b.que/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertfeldman1/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bobby.feldman.7 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WOWSInsuranceServices Company Website: www.wowsinsurance.com Be sure to follow us on Twitter: Twitter.com/to_growth on Facebook: facebook.com/Road2Growth Subscribe to our podcast across the web: https://www.theenriquezgroup.com/blog Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Cdmacc iTunes: https://apple.co/2F4zAcn Castbox: http://bit.ly/2F4NfQq Google Play: http://bit.ly/2TxUYQ2 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKnzMRkl-PurAb32mCLCMeA?view_as=subscriber If you are looking to be a Guest on Podcasts please click below https://kitcaster.com/rtg/ For any San Diego Real Estate Questions Please Follow Us at web: www.TheEnriquezGroup.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKnzMRkl-PurAb32mCLCMeA or Call : 858 -345 - 7829 Recently reduced properties in San Diego County * Click **** bit.ly/3cbT65C **** Here* ************************************************************ Sponsor = www.MelodyClouds.com
Join Oliver Graf and his business partner Sam Khorramian as they answer questions and discuss "3 Ways To Get A Listing By The End Of The Week" Connect with Founders Club Host Oliver Graf on Instagram: @OliverGraf360 To submit a question, shoot us a DM. Do me a solid and… Leave a 5 star review! Founders Club TikTok: @FoundersClubPodcast Subscribe to my YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/OliverGrafTV Get on my VIP email list and get new episodes of Founders Club straight to you inbox: http://eepurl.com/g_L2Ev Book me to speak: https://olivergraf.tv/speaking Book a 1-on1 coaching session: https://calendly.com/olivergraf360/vip ► JOIN OUR NATIONWIDE REAL ESTATE TEAM: https://www.100commissionrealestate.com
Neel Dhingra shares how he leveraged social media to connect with industry leaders like Gary Vee—and the game-changing advice that helped him build his brand. He breaks down the key to creating engaging financial content, proving competence, and attracting the right audience while repelling the wrong one. ✖️ ✖️ ✖️ ✖️
Struggling to close land deals after getting leads? In this episode, Daniel Apke and land investing coach Darrick Bourgeois share proven strategies to turn seller leads into signed contracts. From texting and phone calls to negotiation tactics and handling tough conversations, you'll learn exactly how to close more deals and maximize your ROI.What You'll Learn In This Episode:* How to handle seller calls & texts with confidence* Building trust fast to get below-market deals* Negotiation tips for tough pricing conversations* Making every lead count with ROI strategies* Using Land Portal to talk pricing like a pro================================
For a long time, buyer representation was an afterthought. Agents leaned on MLS commission notes, dodged tough conversations about compensation, and hoped clients would just go along. But after the NAR settlement, that safety net vanished. Now, if we can't clearly show our value and lock in a signed buyer rep agreement, we're at risk of losing clients, income, and even putting ourselves in a legal bind. Here's the twist: AI isn't just a cool extra. When we use it right, it can be our sharpest edge in this new reality. With ChatGPT, predictive analytics, and the right prompts, we can turn overwhelming data on housing, lending, and demographics into clear strategies that win agreements, build loyalty, and boost productivity. The good news? We can make sure buyers sign those agreements, and more often than not, clients will be happy to compensate us when they see the value we bring. So how do we get buyers to say yes without hesitation? What's the secret to making compensation a non-issue? How can AI help us deliver so much value that signing an agreement feels like the obvious choice? I sat down with the team at Showami to dig into how to start using AI-powered research, prompts, and predictive marketing to build a buyer assistant that works harder than any assistant you could hire. When I schedule the buyer consultation, I want to overwhelm them with data and tell them things no other agent has. I want them to see me as the value-add. That will make them sign the buyer representation agreement. -Marki Lemons Ryhal Things You'll Learn In This Episode The true value of buyer representationAgents who secure signed agreements with offers of compensation often walk away earning more than the listing side. What's the mindset shift that makes buyers eager to sign and pay? AI as your buyer's assistantChatGPT and predictive tools can turn raw housing data into clear, client-ready strategies. How can you use this to prove your value and speed up the agreement process? Niche strategies that actually workThe riches are in the niches, whether it's single men with pets or buyers leveraging down payment grants. Which overlooked markets can you tap into that others are ignoring? Choose the right market, avoid the wrong battlesMany agents chase saturated neighborhoods or get stuck in areas with slow sales and tough barriers to entry. How do you identify the markets where you can actually dominate instead of struggle? About Your Host Marki Lemons Ryhal is a Licensed Managing Broker, REALTOR® and avid volunteer. She is a dynamic keynote speaker and workshop facilitator, both on-site and virtual; she's the go-to expert for artificial Intelligence, entrepreneurship, and social media in real estate. Marki Lemons Ryhal is dedicated to all things real estate, and with 25+ years of marketing experience, Marki has taught over 250,000 REALTORS® how to earn up to a 2682% return on their marketing dollars. Marki's expertise has been featured in Forbes, Washington Post, http://Homes.com , and REALTOR® Magazine. Check out this episode on our website, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify, and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so our show reaches more people. Thank you!
Fearless Agent Coach & Founder Bob Loeffler shares his insights on How to Handle "I Want to Think About it" as an objection and how it's making his Fearless Agent Coaching Students rich! Fearless Agent Coaching is the Highest Results Producing Real Estate Sales Training and Coaching Program in the Industry and we can prove it will work for you if it's a good fit! Call us today at 480-385-8810 to see if it may be  good fit for you! Telephone Prospecting for Realtors means Cold Calling, Door knocking, Calling for Sale By Owners, Calling Expired Listings, Calling your Sphere of Influence, Farming, Holding Open Houses, but Fearless Agent Coaching Students di all of these completely differently and get massively better results! Find out how! Listen in each week as Bob gives an overview and explains the big ideas behind making big money as a Fearless Agent! If you are earning less selling real estate than you wish you were, and you're open to the idea of having some help, We are here for you! You will never again be in a money making situation with a Buyer, Seller or Investor and not have the right words! You will be very confident! You will be a Fearless Agent! Call Bob anytime for more information about Fearless Agent Coaching for Agents, Fearless Agent Recruiting Training for Broker/Owners, or hiring Bob as a Speaker for your next Event! Call today 480-385-8810 - or go to https://fearlessagent.com Telephone Prospecting for Realtors means Cold Calling, Door knocking, Calling for Sale By Owners, Calling Expired Listings, Calling your Sphere of Influence, Farming, Holding Open Houses, Spin Selling, but Fearless Agent Coaching Students do all of these completely differently and get massively better results! Find out how! Are You an Owner of a Real Estate Company - need help Recruiting Producing Agents - Call today! 480-385-8810 and go to FearlessAgentRecruiting.com and watch our Recruiting Video Real Estate Coaching training Real estate training real estate coaching real estate speaker real estate coach real estate sales sales training realtor realtor training realtor coach realtor coaching realtor sales coaching realtor recruiting real estate agent real estate broker realtor prospecting real estate prospecting prospecting for listings calling expired listings calling for sale by owners realtor success Best Realtor Coach Best Real Estate Coach Spin SellingSupport the show: https://fearlessagent.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode of Do The Work | Mindset Mastery I connect three threads that shaped my week leadership work ethic and faith. I walk through a real conversation with my leaders a hard look at my own past and a shocking video that forced me to lead my family with clarity instead of emotion. The lesson is simple. When I keep my work ethic and my faith in place the results I call favor follow. When I chase favor without doing the work or I let distractions run me I lose my edge and I lose my peace. What Happened We met with a small group of team leaders at the office. I reminded them and myself that leadership is stewardship. It starts with how I lead me. It extends to how I lead my family and then my team. I shared my own story from 2018 when the business felt like it broke me. The economy shifted deals fell through agents left and I kept asking when things would turn. The answer was not out there. It was in my daily work and my faith in a bigger purpose than my next commission check. I also revisited an older wound. Years ago I opened my playbook to someone I brought in. He used that access to compete with me. I blamed him. The truth was I took my eyes off my path. I stopped studying. I stopped answering calls. I got complacent. Competition was a gift. It pushed me to evolve rather than gatekeep and stall. After the meeting I saw a graphic video of the killing of Charlie Kirk. It shook me. It brought back the day I was shot and almost bled out. That memory used to carry anger at a friend who froze instead of helping. Today I see his fear for what it was. I chose to lead my daughters through what they saw. I asked them how it made them feel. We talked about fear anger empathy and being human. The point was not to feed rage. The point was to feel the pain and still choose to do good and be good. The Lesson Results are not random. Favor is the byproduct of two things I control every day. Relentless work ethic and real faith. Work ethic means I show up with intention focus and persistence whether it is my health my marriage my clients or my team. Faith means I trust a bigger purpose while I do the work. If I chase favor without those two I become entitled and easily distracted. If I keep those two in place I can face setbacks and even public chaos without losing who I am. How I Apply It I audit my effort before I complain about results. If I am tired have I stopped doing the work to take care of me. If my marriage feels off what actions and attention did I drop. If business is slow where did I cut corners on calls study and skill. I choose conversations that build agency in my home and in my team. I lead through questions and action not through outrage. I keep moving with gratitude and conviction. That is how favor shows up. Conclusion The world will hand you distractions and hard moments. Your response will either drain you or grow you. Keep the standard. Do the work. Hold the faith. Favor follows. Lead yourself first. Lead your home. Then lead your business. That is how you live this message not just hear it. Reader Questions Where have you taken your eyes off your own path and started watching someone else What specific action today would prove your standard in your health marriage or business What conversation do you need to start with your family or team to turn emotion into leadership Notable Quotes “Leadership is a stewardship.” “Work ethic plus strong faith will create the favor.” “Something greater than your next commission check.” Follow A.Z. Araujo on Social Media: Instagram: @azaraujo Facebook: A.Z. Araujo TikTok: A.Z. Araujo YouTube: Do The Work Podcast For Real Estate Agents in AZ: Learn more about Do The Work Coaching and A.Z. & Associates: dothework.com/azaa Upcoming Events: If you're a real estate brokerage owner, sign up for one of our upcoming events. Visit: dothework.com bigmoneybrokerage.com Join my mailing list for updates! New Do The Work Gear: Check out the latest DTW and Do The Work Gear! Hats, shirts, journals, and more: shop.dothework.com
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In this conversation, Dylan Silver interviews Anthony Thomas, a Michigan-based realtor, who shares his journey into real estate, starting as an investor and transitioning into a realtor. They discuss the importance of education for first-time homebuyers, the unique opportunities in the Detroit real estate market, and strategies for new investors. Anthony emphasizes the significance of understanding the buying process and the potential for high returns in Detroit's affordable market. Professional Real Estate Investors - How we can help you: Investor Fuel Mastermind: Learn more about the Investor Fuel Mastermind, including 100% deal financing, massive discounts from vendors and sponsors you're already using, our world class community of over 150 members, and SO much more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/apply Investor Machine Marketing Partnership: Are you looking for consistent, high quality lead generation? Investor Machine is America's #1 lead generation service professional investors. Investor Machine provides true ‘white glove' support to help you build the perfect marketing plan, then we'll execute it for you…talking and working together on an ongoing basis to help you hit YOUR goals! Learn more here: http://www.investormachine.com Coaching with Mike Hambright: Interested in 1 on 1 coaching with Mike Hambright? Mike coaches entrepreneurs looking to level up, build coaching or service based businesses (Mike runs multiple 7 and 8 figure a year businesses), building a coaching program and more. Learn more here: https://investorfuel.com/coachingwithmike Attend a Vacation/Mastermind Retreat with Mike Hambright: Interested in joining a “mini-mastermind” with Mike and his private clients on an upcoming “Retreat”, either at locations like Cabo San Lucas, Napa, Park City ski trip, Yellowstone, or even at Mike's East Texas “Big H Ranch”? Learn more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/retreat Property Insurance: Join the largest and most investor friendly property insurance provider in 2 minutes. Free to join, and insure all your flips and rentals within minutes! There is NO easier insurance provider on the planet (turn insurance on or off in 1 minute without talking to anyone!), and there's no 15-30% agent mark up through this platform! Register here: https://myinvestorinsurance.com/ New Real Estate Investors - How we can work together: Investor Fuel Club (Coaching and Deal Partner Community): Looking to kickstart your real estate investing career? Join our one of a kind Coaching Community, Investor Fuel Club, where you'll get trained by some of the best real estate investors in America, and partner with them on deals! You don't need $ for deals…we'll partner with you and hold your hand along the way! Learn More here: http://www.investorfuel.com/club —--------------------
For landlords, school districts can make or break an investment. Families will pay a premium to rent in top-ranked districts, but today's high prices and interest rates make cash flow nearly impossible in these areas. In this episode, we dive into the latest Realtor.com data showing million-dollar-plus price tags in elite districts like Carroll ISD in Texas and Laguna Beach in California, where even $9,500 rents don't cover costs. We'll also explore why mid-tier schools—rated 6 or 7—often represent the real sweet spot, balancing affordability, cash flow, and tenant stability, and how revitalization, zoning, and tech-driven growth are reshaping the equation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Have you ever heard a seller say, “Staging sounds great, but we just can't afford it right now”? I have! Maybe you have too! But what if there were a way for your clients to stage their home today and not pay a single dollar until closing? That's exactly what Nick Narodny set out to solve with his company, Titus. Nick grew up surrounded by real estate—his parents and even his little brother are Realtors and he was building websites for agents back in eighth grade. Fast forward to now, he has created a platform that tackles one of the biggest challenges we face as stagers: getting clients to say yes. According to stats, only about 20% of homes are staged right now. That means there's an enormous untapped opportunity waiting for us. In this conversation, Nick dives into why sellers and agents hold back on staging, how agents are leveraging staging to win more listings, and some surprisingly creative ways people are using Titus; from sellers buying furniture for buyers to agents boosting their commissions by offering pay-at-close staging. By the end of this episode, you'll walk away with fresh ideas, new talking points, and a clearer strategy for pitching staging to both clients and agents. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE: The current state of staging and why there's room to triple (or even quadruple) the number of staged homes. The top reasons sellers and agents skip staging and how to shift the conversation to get more “yes”. Tools and resources Titus provides to help home stagers scale their businesses. The broader vision for payment innovation in real estate and what it could mean for the future of staging. RESOURCES: Apply for Private Coaching: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/privatecoachingapp Enroll in Staging Business School Accelerate Track: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/accelerate Join the Staging Business School Growth Track Waitlist: www.rethinkhomeinteriors.com/growth Follow the Staging Business School on Instagram: www.instagram.com/stagingbusinessschool Follow Lori on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rethinkhome Titus Website: gotitus.com If you want to learn how to streamline your operations so you can grow with less stress and burnout in your staging business, enrollment is open for Staging Business School Accelerate Track. I'd love to see you in the classroom! ENJOY THE SHOW? Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts so that more Staging CEOs find it. Also, include links to your socials so that more Staging CEOs can find you. Follow over on Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music, or Audible
In this episode of Real Estate Success: The Whissel Way, Kyle Whissel and Bryan Koci dive into the cutting-edge AI tools transforming how real estate agents operate and scale their business. From organizing complex financial data with NotebookLM, to creating polished presentations with Gamma, to coaching calls with Shiloh, they reveal practical applications that save time, improve client interactions, and help agents look more professional. They also cover how they personally use ChatGPT for transcripts, content creation, and email variations, plus creative photo editing with Envato. This isn't just theory—these are the exact tools they're using to generate efficiency and revenue today. Chapters 00:00 – The Evolution of Real Estate & AI 01:30 – Why Tools Matter for Realtors 03:45 – Kyle's Favorite Tool: NotebookLM 05:45 – How to Use AI for Meetings & Content 07:45 – Privacy Concerns Around AI 09:00 – ChatGPT 5.0 & How Bryan Uses It 11:20 – Generating Images & Content Variations 12:30 – Gamma: Next-Level Presentations & Graphics 16:00 – Envato: Easy Photo Editing for Agents 18:10 – Shiloh: AI Coaching for Agent Calls 21:30 – Final Thoughts & Agent Takeaways
Most Realtors don't fail because of the market. They fail because they never set — and stick to — a personal standard. In this episode, I break down the real reason most agents never succeed. Spoiler: it's not leads, it's not marketing, and it's not interest rates — it's discipline and consistency.
In business and in sales, the future is changing faster than most can keep up. AI isn't just a buzzword anymore. It's transforming how deals are made and how teams operate. In this episode of the #DoorGrowShow, property management growth expert Jason Hull sits down with Steve Trang of ObjectionProof.ai to explore how AI sales reps can book appointments, review calls, and follow up with leads instantly, what this means for property management entrepreneurs, and why learning to leverage AI now is critical to staying competitive. You'll Learn [01:24] The AI Revolution [11:11] AI Sales Reps [17:39] The Future of AI in Sales [27:31] The Importance of Asking Good Questions [34:49] Setting Impossible Goals to Grow Faster Quotables “I'm not here to say your job is at stake, but you should operate as if it is—because if you're not, you're going to get replaced.” “The version of AI today is the worst version you'll ever deal with—because it's only getting better.” “AI can instantly—99.9% uptime—call the prospect, ask questions, and book an appointment for you or your salesperson to actually run the sales process.” Resources DoorGrow and Scale Mastermind DoorGrow Academy DoorGrow on YouTube DoorGrowClub DoorGrowLive Transcript Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (00:00) We are building out an AI agent that can actually run sales. call the prospect, ask questions, book an appointment. for you, so it actually sounds like you're having a conversation with another human being. Jason Hull (00:14) All right, I am Jason Hull, the founder and CEO of DoorGrow, the world's leading and most comprehensive coaching and consulting firm for long-term residential property management entrepreneurs. For over a decade and a half, we have brought innovative strategies and optimization to the property management industry. At DoorGrow, we have spoken to thousands of property management business owners, coached, consulted, and cleaned up hundreds of businesses, helping them add doors, improve pricing. increase profit and simplify operations and build and replace teams. We are like bar rescue for property managers. In fact, we have cleaned up and rebranded over 300 businesses and we run the leading property management mastermind with more video testimonials and reviews than any other coach or consultant in the industry. At DoorGrow, we believe that good property managers can change the world and that property management is the ultimate high trust gateway. to real estate deals, relationships, and residual income. At DoorGrow, we are on a mission to transform property management business owners and their businesses. We want to transform the industry, eliminate the BS, build awareness, change perception, expand the market, and help the best property management entrepreneurs win. Now, let's get into the show. All right, my guest today is Steve Trang of objectionproof.ai, and we're gonna be talking about, I guess, the future. Does that sound about right? Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (01:36) Yeah, I would say that's very, very relevant, even more acutely today than normal. Yes. Jason Hull (01:42) So we are in the middle of this insane AI revolution. know, AI is taking over quickly. Everybody's talking about all the jobs that are going to go away. Everybody's playing with chat GPT. It's becoming like their second brain. We're all maybe getting a little dumber because of it. Who knows? But we're also getting more more capabilities. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (01:59) Yeah. Jason Hull (02:03) It's all speeding up so quickly even before we started. I'm like, I just tried this tool and you're like, have you heard of this tool? And like, there's just so many tools out there. before we get into all that, Steve, tell us a little bit, give us a little background on you as an entrepreneur and how you kind of got into entrepreneurism and what led to objection proof. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (02:26) Yeah, so it's going to be a long, secretive road because I got into real estate in 2005. So, you know, I did the good, you know, the, the get good grades so can get a good job deal. Right. I all that. was an engineer. I worked at Intel. and I realized fairly quickly, I wasn't manageable. And so, I had to, I had to find something else where I could work for myself. I read rich dad, poor dad from that. It's like, I got to do real estate, but. I didn't take the advice quite right because I became a realtor in 07, not a good time. So that was a major, major humbling experience. I did some short sales, which are relevant again today. I a list of properties for banks, eventually started my own brokerage. You know, when the bank, when the foreclosure started dying down, became, my own brokerage. Did pretty well. had almost 1 % or we had 1 % market share for a very, short period of time. In the Phoenix market, one of every 100 transactions went through our brokerage. then, I started buying houses, cash started wholesaling, did some flipping, started a podcast disruptors, which is where most people know me from. And then along the way I started a sales training program, started a title company, did some mortgage joint ventures. and then where we are today is AI. I probably sound very ADHD. I promise you, I don't have it. I'm just always chasing the next object, which is very much a symptom of ADHD. But I can sit down and focus for long periods of time. It's just that I'm an entrepreneur, I started out as entrepreneur, and it wasn't until the last two, three years that I've actually learned how to actually sit down and focus. So that's how we got here. Jason Hull (03:58) Okay, yeah. All right, cool. So now that you know how to focus, what are you focused on? Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (04:05) Our focus is at this point more than half of my work schedule, which is more than 50 hours a week, right? It's probably like 60 or 70, is on AI. And the reason why is because things are changing so fast and the things we're trying to do are so innovative. And everyone says that, right? But like We are building out an AI agent that can actually run sales. And so that is something that a lot of people have promised is something we're actually doing. Now, it's not going to buy a house. Is that going to convince a landlord to allow you to do property management? You're still going to have to do the heavy lifting. But what it can do is initiate the conversation, right? So if someone fills out a form, AI can instantly, 99.9 % uptime, right, because it's all technology now, call the prospect, ask questions, book an appointment. for you, the business owner or salesperson, to actually run your sales process. So we can actually book appointments. It sounds real. You can't tell it's AI. Well, if you're really, really deep in the AI world, you could probably tell it's AI. But most people can't tell it's AI. And so it actually sounds like you're having a conversation with another human being. And it took a lot of effort to make that happen. Jason Hull (05:22) Yeah. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (05:23) So that's where a core, a very, very heavy percentage of our detention is today. Jason Hull (05:28) Got it. Yeah. I've started playing around with it. I haven't pulled the trigger to actually have AI agents calling or cold calling my prospects. I'm a little nervous about doing that. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (05:36) Mm-hmm. It's a there's there's elements of leap of faith, right? But you can also test it. You know, we have a if you want to, you know, give it out, we have like a way to opt in for AI to call you so you can hear for yourself what it sounds like. It's not perfect, right? Like the we launched it on August 1st to all our existing clients. So, you know, not that long ago. ⁓ And we're learning about bugs that we weren't aware existed as we're testing it. Jason Hull (05:59) Yeah. Yeah. Right. Yeah. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (06:06) because that's how new this is, right? So we're still iterating and getting better all the time. Jason Hull (06:10) Yeah, got it. OK, cool. Well, that's that's the future. I mean, the amazing thing is. I just signed up for an AI tool like this last weekend and they had this chat bot on the home page that you click talk and it's like a voice, it talks to you and it can hear you talk and it was in the voice of one of the principals of the company. And it was like really good. I don't know if they use 11 labs to do the voice or whatever. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (06:29) Yeah. Right. Mm-hmm. It's probably 11 labs, so that would be my guess. Jason Hull (06:40) But yeah, it was like his voice and I could ask it anything. I was asking like, it do AI, like can it do API integrations with HubSpot and how would it connect to this? And it was like giving me, yeah, you could do this and this is how it would work and this way. And I was like, there was no question I could ask it, it didn't know. And it knew everything about the tool. I could ask all sorts of questions about its capabilities and it's like, nope, we don't have that functionality but you could do it this way. And I was like, I was like. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (06:53) All right. Jason Hull (07:07) I felt like it knew more than any salesperson at their company I could have talked to. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (07:12) Oh, 100%. Yeah. Jason Hull (07:14) And so I was really blown away. was like, I I spend hours asking questions because they had, it was like, you have to pay for the year for this tool, right? So I was like, I'm not going to pay for the year for a tool. If I don't know, like I can't trial it or anything. So I was like, I'm asking every question and because it could answer every question I could throw at it with ease. I got all my answers asked and nobody there had to spend any human labor time to talk to me. And I signed up. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (07:22) Yeah. ⁓ Jason Hull (07:42) It was pretty wild. And I'm like, wait a second, could I do this? Can my clients do this? Yeah. But yeah. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (07:48) ⁓ You can answer all the questions. That's not a sales thing, right? Because we have a philosophy that sales is an emotional process, not logical process. So it can answer all the questions. It can remove a lot of the obstacles. But someone still needs to either sell a story or a dream. Or our philosophy is can we ask Jason enough questions. Jason Hull (07:55) Yes. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (08:09) where Jason can formulate his own dream and decide to purchase himself. Because the thing we talk about is we don't sell. We get prospects to sell themselves. And so the one thing that AI cannot do just yet is to get you to sell yourself so that you're willing to sign a contract or pull out a credit card. The thing about entrepreneurs, business owners, and salespeople, the reason why we're such great buyers is because we tell ourselves great stories. Jason Hull (08:18) Yes, totally true. Yeah. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (08:34) The general public is not as good at telling ourselves as great as stories. And so they don't need someone to facilitate that conversation to get them to pull the trigger. Jason Hull (08:42) you Yeah, I've really followed Jeremy Miner's kind of new model of selling sort of formula is NEPQ stuff. And because I noticed sales was getting harder and harder, like people didn't trust. And we're like in this post trust era, nobody trusts anything anymore. so, you know, everything's fake. Like is everybody's perception, especially since the pandemic, everybody got a little bit burned, you know, in the last several years. We're like, everybody's trying to trick us like Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (08:48) Mm-hmm. Yeah. Yes. Exactly. Mm-hmm. Everyone has an agenda. Yeah. Jason Hull (09:10) And nobody has our best interests at heart. Everybody has an agenda. And I'm actually working on a book right now called the Golden Bridge Formula, which is my philosophy in selling, which is basically if you can showcase how, if I am purely selfish and I'm achieving what I want out of life, I can show how it benefits you, my prospect. And so everybody can trust our motives. If the default assumption in sales is that your motive is to get their money. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (09:19) All right. are mutually aligned. Jason Hull (09:34) which is a really crappy sort of motive, right? But I have something I want more than money, right? Which relates to my purpose in life. And so we teach our clients how to build that golden bridge and how to do that. So I think it'll be really interesting to see when people start to build. I think that's the thing is it would take some real intelligence from, you know, a human that understands empathy and understands this. question-based selling in order to build out AI bots that can do it. Well, I don't know, but we'll see. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (10:04) I would estimate we're probably about 12 months out because we can do it pretty well right now, but we can't do it well with latency and enough information. So like when we're scheduling appointments, like the reason is not to schedule an appointment. There's only a handful of objections, right? But when we're doing real estate, Jason Hull (10:14) Yeah. Mm-hmm. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (10:24) there's a lot more questions that need to be answered. And also there's all sorts of different creative ways we can solve the problem, right? Like, you know, the traditional buying land creatively is like, all right, Jason, look, you can pick price, you can pick timeframe, you can pick payments, but you can't pick all three, right? We're not quite there yet, because the dimensions of how you can negotiate a real estate transaction. Jason Hull (10:40) Yeah. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (10:47) It's substantial, right? It could be like, what's most important to them? Is it the depreciation? Is it the tax consequences? Is it the appreciation? Is it the cashflow? Is it I need to hide my taxes, right? Like what is your agenda? And so like AI doesn't have all the information today. Jason Hull (11:02) Hmm. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (11:04) But I imagine 12 months from now, we can have enough data, can have AI figure all that out. Jason Hull (11:10) Yeah, I would think so. okay. Well, tell us about objection proof. Like what is it? Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (11:17) Okay. So, before we get into that, I've been a sales trainer for more than six years now. So we've been coaching the top, house buyers across the country. You know, I'm in Collector Genius, I'm in boardroom and family mastermind. And so like, I work with the biggest and best operators across the country. And as I was looking at it, we've trained hundreds of sales teams and we've trained thousands of salespeople. And so when we talk about our AI tool, it's really just leveling up what already existed. Jason Hull (11:29) Mm-hmm. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (11:45) And so earlier this year, we had three different individuals. We Stephanie Biders, the left main, Brad Chandler with Express Home Buyers, and then Casey Ryan, another really successful wholesaler in Vegas. All three of them, in a course of days, pulled me aside and said, hey, Steve, can you create an AI tool that does this? Hey, Steve, can you create an AI tool that does that? And the things they were asking for was an AI tool that can do automatic call reviews. Right, because there's nothing more frustrating as a business owner than to sit down and listen to call reviews, right? I'd rather cold call than listen to a call review. And so, ⁓ so can you automate the call reviews? Especially if it's bad calls, yes. Right, and so can we automate call reviews? all right, so I set out to figure out how to do that. The other problem was like, how do I know my new salesperson is now ready to take leads I'm paying for? Jason Hull (12:20) Right. Right, especially if it's mad calls. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (12:43) You hire a salesperson, you onboard and you train them. When are they actually ready for leads that you're spending three, $400 for? Okay, so let's create a roleplay bot that can measure the quality. And then the last thing is how can we have our salespeople train every day on your ideal sales process? So again, the same idea with a roleplay bot is that you can call it every single day and train on it. So we created that. Jason Hull (12:44) Right. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (13:12) earlier this year and that's been growing like gangbusters. Right. And then the thing again, we just launched this past week or week and a half now is an AI lead manager, which takes it from like someone that fills out an inquiry on the web form to calling them within seconds, right? To talk to them, to schedule an appointment. And the great thing about AI is that it has zero call reluctance. And I can tell you in my own personal experience as the one that created this tool. Jason Hull (13:30) Yeah. Yes. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (13:40) When I built it out, I forgot to iterate, like this is super nerdy stuff, right? But like, hey, call three times and stop, right? But I didn't get the counter right, so it always started zero every time I went through the loop. It called me 15 times in a row before I figured out how to shut it off, right? So it's got zero call reluctance. Oh yeah, if you said it, it'll call you 100 times a row, 1,000 times a row, no fear. Jason Hull (14:01) It's very persistent, yeah. Well, you know, that's super interesting because I saw a video recently from Alex Hermosy and I've worked with him. I've been in masterminds with him and he said that he, one of his partner companies that he invests in, they had a 400 % increase in their close rate just by hiring one person to call every new lead within 60 seconds of the lead coming in. 400 % increase in deals close. And I'm like, Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (14:26) Mm-hm. Yeah. Right. Jason Hull (14:31) That speed to lead is a significant thing. So I've been thinking about the same exact thing. I'm like, can connect Sinflow to HubSpot or can I do something to get some sort of phone agent to like call a new lead instantly? Because it's really difficult to get my team to do that. They might be in the middle of something. They might be making calls right then, you know? And so, yeah, 60 seconds. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (14:46) They're humans. They can be at a sales appointment, they can be in the bathroom, they can be in the car driving back from an appointment. Yeah, exactly. Jason Hull (14:55) It can be late at night, like when the lead comes in, you know, and I don't know, maybe somebody's filling out a lead form at one in the morning. I don't know if they'd answer the phone, but like call them and text them an email and maybe something happens. don't know. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (15:08) Exactly. Yeah, so that's the problem we seek to solve and I would say we did a pretty good job of it. Jason Hull (15:14) Nice. Okay. Very cool. So yeah, super cool. So mean, this is the future and you know, I'm sure now because AI allows us to innovate with AI even faster, like it's, it's snowballing. Like it's just speeding up rapidly. It's like, now you can go to your AI and say, Hey, I want to figure out how to do this, solve this problem. And it's like, here's a bunch of ideas, which like Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (15:25) Mm-hmm. Yes. Mm-hmm. Right. Jason Hull (15:38) Evaluate these ideas which ones are the best ideas and it's like this one will give you the the biggest return, right? Yeah, so it's pretty wild. So I think I did in working on my book over the weekend in a day. I probably did what would have taken 90 days of research in it like It just months of research like Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (15:57) Mm-hmm. Yeah. Yeah, the time compression is just absolutely outrageous. The amount of time AI can save you is just off the charts. I built out the tool. Now there's Ian Ross from an organization. He's the AI Whisperer. He's been training the AI boss for two years now. But I built everything around it. And if I were to try to do everything I did without AI, three years maybe to get it done, right? to learn React and SuperBase and all this other stuff, right? To learn how to compress audio files and automatically. And it took me months to get a product. We have, we're looking at, have 130 clients now using our tool. And it's something that started less than six months ago. So yeah, AI is showing you how to use AI. Jason Hull (16:43) Wow. Yeah. Yeah, I mean, it's scratching a super strong niche. Like if you go on Google Trends and put in AI and it like, just watch, it's like nothing and then it's just going crazy and it's surpassing everything right now. So let me share a quick word from our sponsor real quick for this episode. So our sponsor is Cover Pest. Cover Pest is the easy and seamless way to add on demand pest control for your resident benefit package. Residents love the simplicity of submitting a service request and how affordable it is compared to traditional pest control options. Investors love knowing that their property is kept pest free and property managers love getting their time back and making more revenue per door. Simply put, Cover Pest is the easiest way to handle pest control issues at all of your properties. To learn more and to get special DoorGrow pricing, go to the website coverpest.com slash door grow. All right, so Steve, let's get back into talking about AI. you know, you're focused on the sales side of things. What do you see as the future of what's gonna be happening with sales and what are your team working on developing next? Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (17:57) I mean, the things we're working on next is just getting to the actual sales conversation where, you know, for someone that needs to their house for cash, right, which is our core audience, is how do we get it from beginning of a web form all the way into an actual transaction to actually get assigned a contract? That is going to be the next step. I think we can incorporate transaction management into it. Right? The goal here is to get to a point where you basically have a handful of salespeople. One person that can handle the acquisitions, the buying of the houses. One person can handle the dispositions. And one person still to really talk to homeowners as scheduled appointments because the reality is AI doesn't replace everybody. AI just makes everybody better. As matter of fact, in half an hour from now, we're actually doing a training internally where our guy Ian, our AI whisperer, is going to be teaching everyone in our organization prompt engineering. And the reason why that is, is that everyone needs to be using AI. Because if you're not, the amount of productivity everyone in organization, since we started using AI, is at least three times better, at least, if not more. And so every person that's not using AI is expensive now, because their amount of productivity is less than a third of what the other guy who is using AI. Jason Hull (18:59) Right. Right. So you could easily 3x the output if you just understand how you can leverage AI in some clever use cases. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (19:18) Exactly. Right. So if you look at that and then the reality is if I can get it down to just the best salespeople in my organization and AI everything else, everyone else that's not using it, their marketing costs, their overhead and everything else is just going to be more than mine to do the same amount of work, which in a very short period of time isn't that big a deal. But if I can reduce my overhead by 10 % compared to you and we're running the same business model. Next month I have 10 % more to spend on marketing. And the month after that. And month after that. And my sales is only gonna grow. So we're gonna see a time where those that aren't on board are gonna find themselves unable to compete just because of margins alone. We had a, there's a colleague of mine, someone I look up to, I respect a lot. And we had a conversation where she let four people, she let go of four people earlier this year. Jason Hull (19:50) Right. Yeah. And it compounds. Right. to compete, totally. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (20:13) Each person, six figure salary. So, she had to let go four people. And the reason why was that AI can do their job, right? Jason Hull (20:24) Yeah, I six figure salary is saving like what half a million? Yeah. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (20:27) almost half a mil, right? And she's like, and it sucks because she cares about these people. They've been with her as she built out the company, right? But right now her competition is some kid who lives at home with no expenses. She can't compete with that kid if she has all this expense on her payroll. It sucks. So everyone in our company is going to have to learn how to use AI to do their job more effectively, more efficiently. And so that's, so I would say on top of Jason Hull (20:31) Yeah. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (20:54) the sales part is that everyone, everyone is getting looked at. There's a person in organization, I'm like, how are you getting so much done? Because she has stepped up and picked up three other people's in the last year. She picked up three other people's jobs. And then I talked to her last week, like, what are you doing? And she just showed me her chat GPT that's always open. That's it. She's just picking up other people's jobs because she's able to do it all day. Excelled at using it and I think that's just that's just the future and this is not nothing new that people haven't heard before Really? What I would say is there should be a wake-up call if you're not listening as a matter of fact I had a really uncomfortable conversation last week Because I train acquisition managers, which is sales disposition managers, which is moving the properties Lead managers we were booking the appointments and then sales managers right how to manage sells people get the most out of them the lead manager call I was like, hey look how many of you guys are paying attention to what I'm saying on social media? And like maybe 10%, 12 % raise their hands. I was like, okay, if you're not paying attention on what on social media, then this needs to be your wake up call. I have created an AA tool that is directly threatening your job. I am training you and I'm also creating a tool that might compete against you, that will probably compete against you. And so the reality is, Jason Hull (22:08) or real life. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (22:13) A, it's awesome you're on this call, because you're training becoming one of the better ones across the country. And you have to have this mindset that I'm going to be irreplaceable. So you have to be the best, because this is what you're competing against. So I'm not here to say your job is at stake, but you should operate as if it is, because if you're not, you're going to get replaced. That was an uncomfortable conversation. Jason Hull (22:30) Yeah, it was at least a year ago when AI was starting to just sort of peak, you know, come up on everybody's radar. I gave my team, heard of, saw Alex Hormozi like give his team the task of like trying to replace themselves with AI. And so I said that to my team and several were so offended. They're like, you trying to replace us? I'm like, but that's reality. So I was like, try it. And I got some like. of weak responses because they weren't really focused on it. But now I think everybody can see like this is coming and nobody thought that the most expensive jobs would be the first thing to be going. Lawyers, like doctors, like a lot of this a lot of the data, the research, the stuff that takes a lot of knowledge. It's hard to beat something that can pull in everything, you know, and and then really all these specialists that are so specialized in things, they're Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (23:05) No, no one saw that coming. Jason Hull (23:23) you know, AI is probably going to eat their lunch and then, you know, and then like really high level copywriting jobs, high level graphic design work, like all of this also. And so it really is becoming a future in which those that are the most creative in thought and how to leverage AI, the creators, and they're going to be AI creators that can leverage AI and know what tools. are available and they're staying up on that. Those are going to be the ones that are the most valuable team members because they have access to infinite knowledge. Knowledge is no longer a super valuable resource. It's, and you can just get it. We've got the internet, there's tons of it out there, but the people that can figure out how do I isolate what knowledge is needed right now? How do I leverage AI to like figure it out? How do I, you know, then feed it into some sort of agentic system or create some sort of agent or some sort of chat or prompt or rule to like, Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (24:00) Mm-hmm. Jason Hull (24:19) you know, get the output that I need. These are the people that are going to, you know, be leading the way. And so it's really interesting. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (24:27) Yeah, the creators. I've been looking at it. we've been using Working Genius internally as well as for hiring. So if you guys that are listening aren't familiar with it, it's created by Patrick Lancioni who wrote like, what is it? ⁓ Amazing books. was, shoot. Anyway, Patrick Lancioni is an amazing, amazing author, wrote some amazing books. Jason Hull (24:41) He's written a bunch of good books. That's that from right here. I've got, where are they? Let's see. Oh, he wrote The Motive, Getting Naked, The Ideal Team Player, Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Death by Meeting. Yeah, he's got some great books. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (24:50) The advantage is one of them, but there's like... by this function as a team, yeah. Yeah, FIDAS function seems huge, huge one, right? So he wrote working genius. And working genius breaks down to six letters, right? Widget, which is coincidental, I suppose. So what it stands for is wondering, inventor, galvanizer, discerning, enabler, and tenacity. And so most people are two of them as an energy. It gives you energy, two of them are like it drains you, right? So like I don't like doing work. So T and E is just that for me, right? But I do like to invent and I like to discern. And then Ian likes to invent and likes to galvanize. But the key here is we're both inventors according to Working Genius. And I think right now in this world with AI, it's going to be the people that have the W, the wondering, the inventiveness. I think those are the two they're going to do the most. Jason Hull (25:30) you Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (25:49) the most well in this new world because we can automate a lot of other things. We can automate the mundane tasks. That's what the agents are for. So it'll be interesting. AI can discern to some degree. It can't galvanize. So we still need someone to lead the charge and get everyone to storm the. Jason Hull (26:00) Mm. Thank Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (26:13) stormed enemy territory. But yeah, I think to your point, the creators, I look at it as everyone that's got the wondering and inventiveness is gonna do really well on this new AI world. Jason Hull (26:25) Okay, yeah. Those things sound fun to me. That sounds like way more fun to be spending my time on doing those kind of things than most anything else you do in business. And I love that you said, you know, figuring out which things are kind of your, give you energy or take away your energy. So one of the things we have our clients do is we give them a time study that we've created that. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (26:32) Yeah. Mm-hmm. Jason Hull (26:49) They do a time study for like two weeks and they track which things are plus signs or which things are minus signs. Just to figure out, because the easiest way I can get them towards more output or towards more joy or more fulfillment in their business or more freedom or offloading the right stuff is just to figure out which things are their minus signs and which things are tactical so we can get those off their plates so they're focused more on the strategic things and the plus signs, which usually are connected. So for entrepreneurs, yeah. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (26:54) Huge. Mm-hmm. Jason Hull (27:17) And so, yeah, I think that's going to be the powerful thing is that if people can become conscious of the things that are draining them, then you can just ask the question. You can go ask AI the question, how do I get rid of this? How do get this off my plate? Give me some really good ideas. Yeah. And so we've got this magical thing that it's like we've got the magic genie of answers that can just give us any answer to anything at any time. But you have to ask good questions. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (27:30) All right. It really is that simple these days. You have to ask good questions, and then the thing that you have to make sure, and I don't know how to do this, is to make sure you don't give up your critical thinking abilities. I think that that muscle is going to atrophy pretty fast in this new world. The ability to actually ask good questions and then filter, is that actually a good answer? Does that make sense? Or are we just accepting the answers? Because you can see, if you just accept things, if you just accept data without questioning it, Jason Hull (27:56) Mm. Yeah, it'd be pretty destructive. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (28:08) you're going to atrophy pretty fast, I think, of your critical thinking skills. Jason Hull (28:11) Yeah. And that's where you hear the horror stories of AI, like people killing themselves because AI told them to, know, stuff like this, where they're just like, they think AI is like, becomes some sort of superpower when it's really just reflecting them. Yeah. It's just reflecting them and their, you know, psychoses, I guess. So I think, yeah, you know, I've noticed that, yeah, sometimes chat GPT, for example, can be very agreeable. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (28:17) Yeah. It's not all knowing all powerful, it just appears that way. Yeah, sad. Jason Hull (28:36) It's like, that's brilliant. You're the best. Like it's giving you compliments. like, yeah. You know, but the reality is, yeah, you have to ask it to challenge you. And you have to like say, what are the flaws in this or what evaluate or, and so I'll have the one AI tool evaluate what another AI tool gives me. I'll say, which of these ideas should I actually do to my offer document or what should I change or what should I improve and which things are not a good idea? And it rates them for me. Like Claude will be like, this is like, these are the ones you should do. These ones maybe, and these ones definitely don't. I would recommend these. And I'm like, cool, do that. Right? And so, yeah. And so I think we have to, we have to have a brain that's creative enough to see the potential problems and to ask the right questions and to challenge things. because yeah, otherwise you may just be led down a rabbit hole of your own self-reflection, that's a blind spot. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (29:37) Mm-hmm. It's the same dangers we see with TikTok. It just sends you down the wrong rabbit holes. Jason Hull (29:43) Right. Because the algorithm is just giving you more of what you look at. you're like, man, I'm really, it's like, you know, that prurient interest where you just can't stop looking at the car crashes that are driving, you know, driving by. then the algorithm's like, cool, they want to see more car crashes. And you're like, wait, why is this awful? Yeah. So yeah, that's, that's, that's the difference between AI and real life. so, you talk about creating a self-managing sales team. What the self-managing sales team because having managing a sales team is pain in the ass. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (30:16) Yeah, so the self-managing sales team, we're using AI to power it. So it still requires a person to actually care about the other salespeople, right? So the big thing is like, what are you meeting with them? Are you finding out what's important to them? What is their big, hairy, audacious goal, right? So that's the first and foremost. We've got to figure out what their big, hairy, audacious goals are. Then we've got to quantify it. How much money do you actually need to make to accomplish that, right? And then we reverse the math, which isn't new, but Jason Hull (30:17) They can't. Mm-hmm. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (30:46) The newer wrinkle here is like we got to tie it to the big hair audacious goal. And then we'd look at, right, how many transactions do you need to close? Okay. And then if we need to close as many transactions in the year, then in real estate, how many contracts do we need to go under in order to have that many closings? Right? Because unfortunately it's not a one-to-one. So then how many contracts we have, then how many appointments do we need to run per week to hit that many? Jason Hull (30:54) Hmm. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (31:15) closings per month. And then we work into how many conversations do we need to have per week to have that many appointments per week. And then in order to have, then we figure out how many conversations we need to have per day. And we back it all the way up, right? And then. Jason Hull (31:30) So conversations to appointments to contracts to transactions to hit the B-Hack. Okay, right. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (31:36) Yeah, yes. It has to work that way. And the sales manager or business owner needs to care about their people to actually care about those goals. Because if you don't care about those goals alongside of them, none of this matters. You got to care about your salespeople, But once they care about our salespeople, now we can use AI to track and hold them accountable to their metrics. And so one of the things that we have is if anyone's off, we can report this. And you can do this with VA's and systems and this and that. The things that we've added recently with AI is that in our organization, after every single sales call, AI does a call review. And after it does a call review, it pushes it into Google Chat. So we use Google Chat, you can use Slack, you can use Teams, but we use Google Chat. It pushes into Google Chat where all the salespeople are in. And so it says, hey, Steve on this call got a 51 out of 100. Everyone can see it. There's no hiding. Yeah, and so then after it gives me that review, it gives me the score, it gives me all the reasons why, I need to, as a salesperson, go in there and comment on it. I agree with this, I disagree with this, here's my takeaway from it, here's what I'm gonna work on. So, that's a super tight feedback loop. Now, instead of a call review that happens maybe once a week, or maybe once a month, or never, Jason Hull (32:33) Yeah, Right. Yeah. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (32:58) our sales guys are being coached in the moment where they're at in real time. Right? So they're self-managed because they have to go and respond to it. And here's the other thing too, like marketing has always been, or marketing should be accountable. you run your business right, we should know, hey, we spent our X dollars on this. How many leads did we get? How many contracts did we get? What was the revenue that came from this lead source for this marketing channel? What is the return on investment or return on ad spend? Jason Hull (33:03) Yeah, that's great. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (33:25) We can be pretty good with marketing if we care. Accounting, it's really easy to tell when accounting is screwed up. It didn't zero out. Pretty easy to, you know, black and white accounting. Sales has always been leads went in and there's this black box and then contracts came out. We've eliminated that black box, right? Everyone's accountable to everyone else. So if you're in there, Jason Hull (33:50) Yeah. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (33:51) And you can see, like you're putting up 50s over and over again out of 100, either you're going to self-select out or you're going to get better. But there's nowhere safe to hide in our sales company anymore. And that's how we created a self-managing sales team. Everyone can hold everyone else accountable. Jason can call Steve out, Steve can call Jason out. Right? So that's how we've had that. And then on top of that, our AI tool also has trends. So we can say like, hey, in the last seven days, here's where Jason's really struggling. Coach him on this. Or in the last 30 days, right? So we have one guy. His struggle consistently is isolating the real objection. That's one of our guys. The other guy, his challenge consistently is not letting a difficult statement just sit there and just ruminate for like five seconds. We'll all agree, yeah, we gotta let it sit there. So those are two different cells, guys, we have two different challenges, but I know that because Jason Hull (34:36) Right, he jumps in and has to solve it too quick. Right. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (34:47) every single call is being reviewed. And that's how we build our self-managed Excel team. Jason Hull (34:51) Wow, yeah, it's really cool. I love the idea of, normally in the past, historically, I wasn't really a big fan of BHAGs, like big hairy audacious goals, because it was unrealistic, I thought. But I recently was in Mexico and I was hanging out with Ben Hardy. And he wrote this amazing new book called The Science of Scaling. And he talks about the importance of having impossible goals. And unless the goal is impossible, because he says if a goal is realistic, Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (35:13) Mm-hmm. Jason Hull (35:17) then that means basically you're operating on your current limited level of thinking and your brain has nothing to work on. And as good as AI is, our brain really is like a quantum computer. It's like this masterful supercomputer that can create whole worlds. Our unconscious mind can do amazing things in the background. But unless we give our brain impossible goals to achieve, our brain doesn't even work to formulate new paths or new ways of thinking. It gets us out of our current prison of thinking. And so Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (35:24) Nothing to strive for. Jason Hull (35:45) This is where I think having really big impossible goals gives you a completely different path than a linear realistic goal. so, you know, I think what I've noticed with AI, and you can test this with AI, like just say, if I want to get from zero to a thousand Instagram followers in a year, what would be my path? And it's gonna give you a pretty predictable linear path. But if you say, how do I get to a million followers in a month, for example? super impossible, how could that be possible? You're gonna get a completely different path, right? And so the path, you know, having better goals or unrealistic or impossible goals allows your brain in the background to come up with new ideas. So I came back from Mexico, I was like, how could it close 100 deals in a month instead of 10? It's impossible. How could I do that? And I figured it out. It took me a week and a half, my brain just figured it out. I'm like, I have to... Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (36:18) True. Yeah. Jason Hull (36:43) cancel 60 to 70 % of my calls. Anyone like doesn't confirm I have to get them off my plate. I have to have my setters feed them through a different funnel. And so we have a slow lane, middle lane, and I'm fast lane. I would have to, so we re-engineered our entire sales process and I did it in like a day. I did it in a day, maybe two. And I rebuilt everything because I had to create a completely different path in how we were doing it. Cause my current thinking, well, my previous level of thinking realistic in order to get my company to be at X millions of dollars, you know, bigger than it is now. I was like, I'm going to have to hire like, it was a linear path. I'm like, I'm doing X. I'm going to have to hire 10 closers, 30 setters. And like it was, yeah. And I'm going to have to build this team. And I didn't even want to do it because that sounded so uncomfortable. And now we closed just about as many deals last month as we did the month before, but Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (37:27) Yeah. Jason Hull (37:39) our sales calls, at least for me, were like a tiny, tiny fraction because we had made the process so much more efficient because without really, you know, impossible goals, we optimize for the wrong things. And I was optimizing for just increasing this linear difficult path instead of looking at how could I eliminate 90 % of the calls and still have the same close rate? That's a completely different path, right? Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (37:45) Yeah. Yeah, well, I think you're asking your previous questions with the brand you had, right? And so we need to ask different questions with a different, with, yeah. Jason Hull (38:12) length, which was a brain that was focused on reality. And reality kept me stuck in the same place for years. And so now I see a path where we can get much larger, much quicker, but it's because I changed my brain's focus into the playground of impossible goals instead of looking at realistic goals, which usually are just a punishment tool that we measure ourselves by. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (38:34) And it's uninspiring. We're not getting out of bed for realistic goals. And also, in sales, like, We get punched in the mouth all day every day. Why would you not want to build your dream life? If we're going to do the difficult things, it should be incredibly rewarding. Jason Hull (38:44) Ahem. Yeah. Yeah, we get a lot of people coming into the property management industry from the real estate industry, because they're tired of the hunt and chase of deals and getting punched in the mouth. They're like, how do I build a residual income subscription model business that scales and grows, that's systemizable and do that. But a lot of our clients have a brokerage and they have property management, like most of them. They do both. But the And once the property management business is healthy, it feeds them plenty of real estate deals because investors are always doing deals. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (39:23) Right. Yeah. Jason Hull (39:24) So anyway, I know, Steve, maybe we should hang out later and come up with some cool ideas together. But yeah, this is really fun stuff to chat about. you know, this probably we could talk about AI probably all day. It's like a big focus of mine right now as well. I'm just super geeking out on it. What, you know, what maybe Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (39:30) Absolutely, I'm game for it. Yeah, I bet. Jason Hull (39:47) Big takeaway, would you like everybody to get from listening to this podcast episode and then how could people, who are you looking for to connect with objection proof? And, cause I'm sure some of my audience are your audience as well. And, and how can they get in touch with you? Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (40:03) Yeah, so I think the big takeaway, I mean, we already beaten it quite a bit, but I just want to really emphasize, this is a pivotal moment in time. This is like the dot com era, right? This is like when things started getting online. There are going be a handful of people that are going to make a stupid amount of money in this period of time. And so the same question I always ask is, why not you? Right? Jason Hull (40:25) Yeah. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (40:26) So like if you're afraid just start because the reality is like AI will coach you on how to use AI. So just start. I'll say that and then you know the if someone wants to check out what we do I have a URL objectionproof.ai you can upload any sales call through text. It's gonna be a text file. It can be transcription. It can be WAV, M4A, MP3, whatever you can upload it. There's no charge you can use as many times you want. My team hates when I say that but You upload it for free and it will evaluate your sales call, will email you the results. That's a free tool we have. Also, if anyone wanted to role play with our boss, you can text roleplay, that's one word, to the phone number 33777. And if anyone wants to check out our lead manager, you can text AI space caller, AI caller, to the same number 33777. Again, both of those are free. We're not charging anything for those. It really is just a demonstration. All three are real demonstration of our actual product in action. And then we give that for free. Now you are going to have to talk to someone on my team. But you'll hear what our salespeople sound like as well. Or you can just ignore it. Either way is fine. But if nothing else, just check it out because you can see the direction we're heading. look, I've heard people say this over and over again. I always kind of like roll my eyes when they say it. But it's still true. Jason Hull (41:34) Yeah. Steve Trang ObjectionProof.ai (41:47) The version of AI today is the worst version you'll ever deal with. Because it's only getting better. Jason Hull (41:51) Yeah. Yeah, and it's crazy. It's really insane how quick things are changing. It's just speeding up faster and faster. So, all right, well, Steve, great having you on the show. Appreciate you hanging out with me. 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In this episode of the Real Estate Pros podcast, host Erika speaks with Sharif Refaie, a real estate agent and entrepreneur who has successfully merged technology with real estate through his platform, Sell by Owner. Sharif shares his journey from becoming a real estate agent to launching his own brokerage and innovative services that prioritize customer experience. He discusses the importance of networking, transparency in transactions, and the role of AI in enhancing technology solutions in the real estate market. The conversation also touches on marketing strategies and future plans for growth in a competitive landscape. Professional Real Estate Investors - How we can help you: Investor Fuel Mastermind: Learn more about the Investor Fuel Mastermind, including 100% deal financing, massive discounts from vendors and sponsors you're already using, our world class community of over 150 members, and SO much more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/apply Investor Machine Marketing Partnership: Are you looking for consistent, high quality lead generation? Investor Machine is America's #1 lead generation service professional investors. Investor Machine provides true ‘white glove' support to help you build the perfect marketing plan, then we'll execute it for you…talking and working together on an ongoing basis to help you hit YOUR goals! Learn more here: http://www.investormachine.com Coaching with Mike Hambright: Interested in 1 on 1 coaching with Mike Hambright? Mike coaches entrepreneurs looking to level up, build coaching or service based businesses (Mike runs multiple 7 and 8 figure a year businesses), building a coaching program and more. Learn more here: https://investorfuel.com/coachingwithmike Attend a Vacation/Mastermind Retreat with Mike Hambright: Interested in joining a “mini-mastermind” with Mike and his private clients on an upcoming “Retreat”, either at locations like Cabo San Lucas, Napa, Park City ski trip, Yellowstone, or even at Mike's East Texas “Big H Ranch”? Learn more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/retreat Property Insurance: Join the largest and most investor friendly property insurance provider in 2 minutes. Free to join, and insure all your flips and rentals within minutes! There is NO easier insurance provider on the planet (turn insurance on or off in 1 minute without talking to anyone!), and there's no 15-30% agent mark up through this platform! Register here: https://myinvestorinsurance.com/ New Real Estate Investors - How we can work together: Investor Fuel Club (Coaching and Deal Partner Community): Looking to kickstart your real estate investing career? Join our one of a kind Coaching Community, Investor Fuel Club, where you'll get trained by some of the best real estate investors in America, and partner with them on deals! You don't need $ for deals…we'll partner with you and hold your hand along the way! Learn More here: http://www.investorfuel.com/club —--------------------
What do you do when the life you built suddenly shatters? In this first episode of The Grace Factor, I open up about the hardest year of my life — walking through divorce after 20 years of marriage, the frantic ways I tried to save it, and what it felt like when my body and business completely shut down. I share the truth I once believed — that saving my marriage was the only way God could get glory, the only way my son Henry could be happy, and the only path worth living. And I share how I discovered I was wrong. God's plan is bigger than any one season, and His love is not dependent on my performance or outcomes. If you've ever felt crushed by grief, paralyzed by fear, or ashamed that you couldn't “keep it all together,” this episode is for you. You'll hear raw honesty, biblical encouragement, and one simple Real Estate Business Builder Tip you can use to keep showing up in your business even when life feels impossible.
Mastering Retargeting & Remarketing on Meta: A Step-by-Step Guide For Real Estate Agents!Watch the full video replay here: https://youtu.be/R87I79XBoboJoin us for an in-depth look at retargeting and remarketing on Meta in this episode. We'll cover which elements you can 'set and forget' and why some elements need regular attention. The first half dives into the technical setup, including creating custom audiences and using Zapier for automation. A special guest, Mike Smith, walks you through connecting your CRM to Meta using Zapier. The second half focuses on strategy and examples, such as leveraging Google reviews and client testimonials for effective retargeting ads. Additionally, we touch on the 'Closers Cafe' live streams and how they contribute to generating more leads and conversions. Tune in for all the insights to enhance your real estate marketing strategy!Grab your FREE 7 day trial get FRESH leads daily: http://Swipe4Leads.comTimestamps:00:00 Introduction to Retargeting and Remarketing00:28 Special Guest Introduction and Housekeeping00:53 Daily Live Streaming and Transaction Alchemy03:32 Understanding Retargeting vs. Remarketing05:47 Setting Up Retargeting Campaigns12:28 Creating Custom Audiences on Meta26:08 Using Zapier for Automated Audience Updates29:20 Importing and Updating Custom Audiences30:14 Setting Up Zapier for Automation31:53 Creating and Testing a Zap34:27 Designing Effective Retargeting Ads35:31 Using Reviews and Testimonials in Ads39:06 Leveraging Video Content for Marketing42:54 Creating Retargeting Ads with Facebook49:31 Final Tips and Q&A
When it comes to buying a home, mistakes can be costly—and sometimes unforgettable. On this week's episode of Real Estate Right Now, we're going to laugh, learn, and get real with Kim Crump, Senior Listing and Buyer's Specialist with Linda Craft Team, Realtors. The title says it all: “Home Buying Lesson: I Was Dumb So You Don't Have to Be.” Kim isn't afraid to share her own cringe-worthy experience of discovering that her pool wasn't even on her property. Yes, you read that right—and the story only gets better from there. Kim's personal journey is more than just a cautionary tale—it's a wake-up call for buyers and homeowners alike. Back[...]
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On today's episode, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler talks with three guests: Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami, Kamini Lane, President and CEO of Coldwell Banker Realty, and Dave Dickey, president, CEO and chief production officer at Guaranteed Rate Affinity. The discussion covers challenges for agents and loan officers, the partnership between Coldwell Banker and Guaranteed Rate Affinity, and Logan's outlook for the rest of 2025. Related to this episode: Mortgage Rates | HousingWire HousingWire | YouTube More info about HousingWire Enjoy the episode! The HousingWire Daily podcast brings the full picture of the most compelling stories in the housing market reported across HousingWire. Each morning, listen to editor in chief Sarah Wheeler talk to leading industry voices and get a deeper look behind the scenes of the top mortgage and real estate stories. Hosted and produced by the HousingWire Content Studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Safety is always in season! This week, HAR Safety Task Force Chair Mike Wong joined us to talk REALTOR® safety tips, tools every member can use, and the extra educational opportunities available during REALTOR® Safety Month. Sign up for Free Industry News Subscriptions for HAR Members here- https://www.harconnect.com/free-industry-news-subscriptions-for-har-members/ Are you an HAR MLS Platinum Subscriber? Join our Facebook Group! Click to join. Sign Up for your free Real Estate News Subscription here. Sign up for your free Inman Select Subscription here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube , and LinkedIn.
Tracey "the Safety Lady" Hawkins recently spoke to real estate agents who personally fell victim to a pig butcher scam for an article she wrote for REALTOR® Magazine. On this episode, she talks with Alex about what she learned from those agents and how REALTORS® can take steps to protect themselves and their clients from scams. Read Tracey's REALTOR® Magazine article on the Pig Butchering Scam: https://www.nar.realtor/magazine/real-estate-news/scammed-shamed-and-deepfaked-real-estate-agents-speak-out-on-crypto-con Contact Tracey: https://linktr.ee/TraceytheSafetyLady
Patience and Persistence: The Golfing Approach to Real Estate SuccessThis podcast episode elucidates the profound parallels between the disciplines of golf and real estate, emphasizing that success in both arenas is underpinned by the principles of focus, adaptability, and persistence. I delve into the notion that the ability to concentrate amidst distractions—whether on the golf course or during client interactions—significantly influences outcomes. Furthermore, I explore the importance of preparation and the establishment of a consistent routine, drawing a compelling comparison between a golfer's pre-shot routine and a realtor's daily practices. The episode also highlights the necessity of maintaining mental fortitude in the face of challenges, advocating for techniques such as visualization and mindful breathing to cultivate resilience. Ultimately, I encourage listeners to recognize that regardless of the field, the mastery of focus remains the cornerstone of achieving enduring success.The podcast articulates the intricate parallels between the realms of golf and real estate, elucidating how the principles governing success in both domains are fundamentally intertwined. The host, Bill Risser, draws upon his extensive experience in the real estate sector to underscore the necessity of discipline, focus, and preparation. In his monologue, he likens the meticulous pre-shot routine of a golfer to the preparatory rituals that realtors engage in prior to client interactions. Emphasizing the importance of mental fortitude, Risser posits that both golfers and real estate professionals must cultivate resilience and patience in the face of setbacks. He poignantly illustrates that the ability to maintain concentration amidst distractions is paramount for achieving success, whether one is addressing a client's needs or executing a golf swing.Risser deftly navigates through various anecdotes and insights, drawing attention to the psychological challenges that both golfers and realtors encounter. He notes that a single adverse experience, such as a lost client or a misplayed golf shot, can significantly impact one's confidence and subsequent performance. Consequently, he advocates for the establishment of mental routines—be it through meditation, journaling, or strategic visualization—that can aid in maintaining composure and focus. This exploration culminates in a profound revelation: the triumph of both golfers and real estate agents hinges not on the absence of error, but rather on the capacity to recover, adapt, and persist despite the inevitable challenges that arise in their respective fields.Takeaways: The similarities between golf and real estate underscore the importance of focus and discipline. Preparation and routine are critical for Realtors, much like the pre-shot routine in golf. Both Realtors and golfers must develop the ability to block distractions to succeed. In both fields, resilience and patience are key to navigating setbacks and challenges.
Jason Sits down with Kevin McGillicuddy - trainer, team leader, and Associate Broker at Fox & Roach, Realtors Society Hill office to talk about his journey hiking the enitre 2,190 miles of the Appalaichian Trail. Kevin shares what he learned in those four months immersed in the wilderness, how he persevered, what the solitude and challenges along the way taught him, and how those lessons translate back into his real estate business and general outlook on life.
Linda Johansen-James, the trailblazing founder and CEO of International Retail Group, joins us to share her incredible journey through the world of retail innovation. With a keen eye on the future, Linda recounts her pioneering efforts in automated retail, including her pivotal role in expanding the billion-dollar Proactiv brand through cutting-edge technology long before AI became a buzzword. Her partnership with Guthrie Ranker and strategic use of kiosks underscore a career marked by visionary approaches that have revolutionized consumer engagement in the retail sector. Our conversation with Linda dives into the nuances of modern retail strategies. We discuss the creative use of pop-up shops to test market waters and the critical importance of relationships in real estate negotiations. As a seasoned consultant, Linda offers a glimpse into the comprehensive services she provides, from crafting operational manuals to staff training, emphasizing the fluidity and adaptability required in today's retail landscape. The episode also explores the transformative role of AI in streamlining retail operations, with insights on managing inventory and enhancing customer interaction without losing the essential human touch. Finally, we explore the art of crafting unforgettable retail experiences in a world where consumer behavior is constantly shifting. From hosting influencer events to creating engaging in-store experiences for tech-savvy Gen Z shoppers, every detail counts in capturing customer attention and loyalty. Linda emphasizes the value of personalized engagement, even as businesses navigate the challenges brought on by the pandemic. This episode offers a treasure trove of insights into the evolving dynamics of retail, making it an essential listen for anyone passionate about staying ahead in the industry. CHAPTERS (00:00) - Retail Innovations and Automated Vending (09:47) - Retail Branding and Strategy Discussions (15:14) - AI Implementation in Retail Success (27:28) - Creating Memorable Retail Experiences (31:55) - Enhancing Customer Experience With Human Touch (41:06) - Customer Experience and Brand Protection
Episode SummaryPamela Ermen joins this week's episode to share about herself, what you can expect from attending one of her classes, and to preview her upcoming virtual session, 10 Ways to Attract More Business.Full Description / Show NotesPam's career history and backgroundHer inspiration behind teachingHow she approaches her classesAdvice for REALTORS attending conventionOpportunities in today's marketSkills you can walk away from her class with
In this episode of The 360 Experience Podcast, Tim Braheem takes mortgage loan officers into one of the most important conversations of our time: artificial intelligence and its role in transforming the mortgage business.Joining Tim are Mary Hurd and Sebastian “Seb” Assaf, founders of Haavn AI in London. With decades of experience at Google, Microsoft, YouTube, and Meta, Mary and Seb bring rare insight into what's possible with AI and how mortgage professionals can apply it today. They dive deep into the tools, prompts, and frameworks that originators can implement immediately to gain an edge and stay on the forefront of the AI revolution.Top Takeaways for Loan Officers:1️⃣ How to brief AI like your eager intern so it becomes a true teammate in role-play, objection handling, and sales prep.2️⃣ The transcript-to-follow-up system that turns every client or Realtor meeting into same-day action steps and personalized outreach.3️⃣ The 90-day nurture campaign framework you can build, launch, and improve with AI to stay top-of-mind with past clients and partners.We want to hear from you! What challenges are you facing in your business right now? Email us at 360@theloanatlas.com with your questions and struggles - you may hear them answered in a future episode.DOWNLOAD THE FREE RESOURCE FROM MARY AND SEB https://haavn.ai/360-experience Get in touch with Mary and Seb: https://haavn.ai/ Check out Notebook LM: https://notebooklm.google/ _________________________________________________________________Unlock the Systems Top Producers are Using to Differentiate Their Value and Thrive in Any Market
Mike leads a meeting discussing content marketing strategies, focusing on adapting and localizing content from established platforms like Zillow, Redfin, and Realtor.com. They encourage participants to use these platforms for topic ideas and then localize them for their specific community. This approach helps create more engaging and relevant content for their audience. Mike provides an example of how to adapt a national blog post to a local one, emphasizing the importance of using local statistics. They also highlight the systematic nature of this approach, providing a consistent source of content ideas.
Are you obsessing over that listing that just won't sell? Feeling like a failure even though you've done everything you possibly can for your clients? This episode is your mindset reset. We're getting honest about the hard truth so many Realtors need to hear: you can't control everything. The current market is weird, unpredictable, and frankly, a little rude. And if you're tying your value and self-worth to outcomes you can't control — like a closing happening or not — then you're setting yourself up for burnout. Inspired by real conversations with stressed-out agents, our own challenging transactions, and the pressure we all feel to “make it happen,” this chat is for all the control freaks (hi, it's us) who need a reminder about what actually is in our control. We'll walk through the things you can't control, like: Interest rates, the economy, or inventory Whether your clients take your advice Another agent's professionalism A buyer canceling due to a knee replacement (true story) Feedback (or the lack of it) And the things you CAN control, including: How often you follow up and communicate The way you set expectations and share data Your systems, organization, and boundaries Your mindset and gratitude How many clients you take on at once If you're feeling stuck, unappreciated, or just overwhelmed by this wild market, this pep talk will help you shift the focus back to what you can do—and let go of what you can't. Because if you're doing your job, communicating well, and staying professional, then you are a great agent... even if the house hasn't sold yet. Key Quotes/Takeaways “You cannot tie your worth to whether or not the house sells.” — Alissa “If I've done my job, I sleep well at night. That's what I can control.” — Alissa “You can't control if they take your advice. But it's your job to give it.” — Alissa “Client acquisition and client service are two different jobs.” — Katy “You deserve that Saturday phone call if you didn't do your Friday update.” — Alissa Products, People & Previous Episodes Mentioned: Hustle Humbly Community (private agent community) hustlehumblypodcast.com/membership Leave us a review at ratethispodcast.com/hustlehumbly Get your FREE Database Template Email Templates 101: emailtemplates101.com Build Your Own Business 101: hustlehumblypodcast.com/byob Agent Systems 101: agentsystems101.com All Resources: hustlehumblypodcast.com Submit your topic ideas and toasts to team@hustlehumblypodcast.com Music: Straight A's by Conner Price The Good Life by Summer Kennedy
Athena Brownson is redefining what it means to thrive in the real estate industry. A former professional skier who endured nine knee surgeries and two neck operations. Athena's initial impression of real estate was far from positive, viewing REALTORS as dime-a-dozen salespeople. But a life-changing mentorship and her own unstoppable drive transformed her skepticism into passion. Over the last decade, Athena has risen to become one of Colorado's most trusted and top-performing REALTORS, blending sharp market insight, unmatched negotiation skills, and a creative eye for design that unlocks the true potential of every property. What sets Athena apart isn't just her professional expertise; it's her remarkable story of resilience. After being diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease, Athena faced debilitating challenges that could have ended her career. Instead, she turned adversity into her superpower, rebuilding her business with even greater focus and purpose.
Fearless Agent Coach & Founder Bob Loeffler shares his insights on The Fearless Agent FSBO Presentation and how it's making his Fearless Agent Coaching Students rich! Fearless Agent Coaching is the Highest Results Producing Real Estate Sales Training and Coaching Program in the Industry and we can prove it will work for you if it's a good fit! Call us today at 480-385-8810 to see if it may be  good fit for you! Telephone Prospecting for Realtors means Cold Calling, Door knocking, Calling for Sale By Owners, Calling Expired Listings, Calling your Sphere of Influence, Farming, Holding Open Houses, but Fearless Agent Coaching Students di all of these completely differently and get massively better results! Find out how! Listen in each week as Bob gives an overview and explains the big ideas behind making big money as a Fearless Agent! If you are earning less selling real estate than you wish you were, and you're open to the idea of having some help, We are here for you! You will never again be in a money making situation with a Buyer, Seller or Investor and not have the right words! You will be very confident! You will be a Fearless Agent! Call Bob anytime for more information about Fearless Agent Coaching for Agents, Fearless Agent Recruiting Training for Broker/Owners, or hiring Bob as a Speaker for your next Event! Call today 480-385-8810 - or go to https://fearlessagent.com Telephone Prospecting for Realtors means Cold Calling, Door knocking, Calling for Sale By Owners, Calling Expired Listings, Calling your Sphere of Influence, Farming, Holding Open Houses, Spin Selling, but Fearless Agent Coaching Students do all of these completely differently and get massively better results! Find out how! Are You an Owner of a Real Estate Company - need help Recruiting Producing Agents - Call today! 480-385-8810 and go to FearlessAgentRecruiting.com and watch our Recruiting Video Real Estate Coaching training Real estate training real estate coaching real estate speaker real estate coach real estate sales sales training realtor realtor training realtor coach realtor coaching realtor sales coaching realtor recruiting real estate agent real estate broker realtor prospecting real estate prospecting prospecting for listings calling expired listings calling for sale by owners realtor success Best Realtor Coach Best Real Estate Coach Spin SellingSupport the show: https://fearlessagent.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this throwback episode, Chris is joined by Miguel Jubiz to unpack the brutal truth behind why most real estate professionals never build real wealth. Miguel breaks down the critical difference between the cash machine (earning commissions) and the wealth machine (building lasting assets)—and how agents can unlock both to create financial freedom.With over $30M in annual sales, 20+ flips a year, and a lean, high-profit team, Miguel shares the systems, mindset, and strategies that helped him escape the transactional grind and build a business that prints money—even when he's not working.What You'll Learn in This Episode:Why most agents fail to transition from making money to building wealthMiguel's strategy for managing 82+ annual transactions and 20+ flips with a small teamThe exact script and math he uses to recruit and motivate high-performing showing assistantsHow he built a business where showing agents earn $120K+ per yearHis investor-first model for winning repeat deals and referralsWhy delegating showings helped him double his incomeThe deal breakdown: how he sourced, funded, and profited from a $375K flipMiguel's next big play: launching a hard money bank and hitting $10M net profitConnect with Miguel Lubiz:Instagram: @jubizrealestateEmail: mjubiz@silverrockhomesgroup.comHit Chris up:Instagram: @craddrockFacebook: Chris Craddock BusinessRESOURCES:
In this episode of Do The Work | Mindset Mastery, I break down a simple truth I live by every day. Attitude is the foundation. Enthusiasm is the expression. When I move with purpose even on the mornings I feel stiff, tired, and anything but motivated, my actions create the energy I need. People read my face, my voice, my posture, and they respond to what I carry. If I choose purpose, others feel it and follow it. Introduction I did not wake up inspired. My back hurt. My shoulder was tight. I shuffled to the bathroom like a slow old man. Then I walked into the gym and a guy told me I always move with purpose. That compliment reminded me of the standard I set for myself. I do not wait for motivation. I act first. The energy shows up after. Body Awareness creates advantage I know eyes are on me. Clients, team, family, even strangers at the gym read my body language. They decide how far to push, whether to trust, and if they want to work with me based on what I show. When I smile, stand tall, and speak with conviction, I transmit certainty. Certainty moves deals forward. Action before motivation I never count on feeling ready. I get moving and let the movement warm up my mind. Action builds motivation. Motivation builds inspiration. Then I stack more action. That cycle is how I keep momentum, even when my body hurts or my schedule is heavy. Enthusiasm is a skill Enthusiasm is not fake. It is a decision to express what I believe. Shoulders back. Eye contact. Strong handshake. Clear tonality. Words that lead. I do this with my family so they can believe in me. I do it with clients so they can make confident decisions. If I carry worry, they mirror worry. If I carry certainty, they mirror certainty. Lead the room with your presence At the gym I skip every other stair. At the coffee shop Carla and I visit, we are met with smiles and service because we bring the same energy. People respond to the way you enter a space. Move like you have somewhere to be and something to build. Smile first. It opens doors. Say you are the best and then deliver Big claims force big delivery. When I say I market the best, negotiate the best, and deliver the best, I give my subconscious direct orders. Then I back it up with preparation, presence, and follow through. Clients already believe you are the best when they call you. Do not talk them out of it by being timid, worried, or slow. Protect client experience with your tone Problems happen. Appraisals come in low. Inspections get messy. Your job is not to transfer panic. Your job is to take on the worry and lead with solutions. Calm tone. Clear path. People want to feel they made the right decision when they chose you. Practical cues to switch on enthusiasm Smile before you call. Stand up when you negotiate. Use your hands when you explain. Nod to confirm understanding. Keep your voice steady. Dress with intention. If you feel yourself fading, lean your shoulders forward and let your body pull your mind into motion. Forward momentum beats hesitation. Conclusion Attitude sets your standard. Enthusiasm shows the world your standard. Stop waiting to feel ready. Take the action that moves you. Smile with purpose. Speak with conviction. Walk like you mean it. When you do, people feel safe making decisions around you. That is leadership. That is how you produce. Reader Questions Where in your day do you usually wait for motivation, and what action can you take first to spark it instead Think about your last client meeting. What did your face, tone, and posture communicate before you said a word What bold claim about your service are you willing to make today, and what specific action will you take to back it up Notable Quotes Attitude is the foundation and enthusiasm is the expression. Do not wait for motivation. Take the action and let the action create the energy. Clients already believe you are the best or they would not have called. Do not talk them out of it. Follow A.Z. Araujo on Social Media: Instagram: @azaraujo Facebook: A.Z. Araujo TikTok: A.Z. Araujo YouTube: Do The Work Podcast For Real Estate Agents in AZ: Learn more about Do The Work Coaching and A.Z. & Associates: dothework.com/azaa Upcoming Events: If you're a real estate brokerage owner, sign up for one of our upcoming events. Visit: dothework.com bigmoneybrokerage.com Join my mailing list for updates! New Do The Work Gear: Check out the latest DTW and Do The Work Gear! Hats, shirts, journals, and more: shop.dothework.com