First year in real estate? New agent expenses to budget for

As a new agent, your survival in this industry will depend on your ability to manage your finances. Here’s a month-by-month breakdown of what to expect your first year in real estate. Continue reading

Agents reveal 4 ways to drum up more inventory

Inman asked real estate professionals what creative strategies they are using to maneuver through the inventory crisis. Continue reading

$10M in sales from Instagram: Steal from this agent’s playbook

Whether you’re brand new to Instagram or have been using it a while, if you adopt North Carolina agent Heidi Harris’ steps for yourself, you’ll grow your number of followers, and your business will grow along with it. Continue reading

EXp-Dave Ramsey conflict ignites debate about referral programs

A disparate group of referral programs actually share some basic DNA — even if that’s not immediately apparent to most outsiders. Continue reading

7 daily disciplines that’ll make your business boom

Your best strategy for massive business growth results from the intentional activities you engage in on a regular basis. These disciplines will help you be strategic with your time and increase the number of opportunities available at any given time. Continue reading

7 marketing tools that’ll help you strategize business growth with ease

Quality marketing drives business growth, but creating it can be overwhelming for busy real estate agents, especially amid a summer selling season that never ended. Here are a few tools that have helped me drive growth in my real estate business. Continue reading

Be an off-market pro: 10 tips to find hidden inventory

With more buyers competing for fewer homes, it’s more essential than ever for agents to find ways to stay relevant. And the best way to do that is to bring your clients inventory they didn’t even know existed. Here’s how. Continue reading

Ramsey vs. eXp: The coaching company takes aim at the brokerage

Ramsey Solutions has given eXp Realty agents a startling choice: Switch brokerages or stop getting leads from the well-known coaching firm. Continue reading

The New Normal: What if everyone just stops paying for leads?

They used to be part of everyone’s business model but, increasingly, paid leads simply can’t compete with organic traffic and referrals. Read the latest in our New Normal series, and join us next week at Inman Connect when we take the conversation live… Continue reading