Call Before Showing - A Real Estate Podcast

Buyers are buying properties sight unseen more than ever, so today we dive in to how to sell real estate to sight unseen buyers. We go through how we prep sight unseen buyers in our buyer consultations, how we show property to out of town buyers, how we can better serve sight unseen clients through marketing pieces about the area they are moving to, and more! We even dive in to if we've had a client buy a house they hated- the big fear! Thanks for listening!

Buying and selling a house for yourself as a real estate agent is HARD. On today's episode, we discuss how easy it is to become your own worst client when navigating the market as an agent buyer or seller. Oh, boy, do we have some funny moments in this episode. We hope you enjoy!

Have you ever had a moment where you wanted to quit real estate? Sally Sheard did, and after a year where she struggled, she dug deep and implemented two things into her business and grew her sphere and her business by over 200%. The two things were: completing a challenge within her brokerage to have 100 cups of coffee with 100 different people in a year, and reading and implementing many ideas from the Ninja Selling system. In this episode, we talk through how she found 100 people she wanted to talk to, how she scheduled those coffee dates, and the mindset shifts that came from the Ninja Selling system. We hope you love this episode!

On today's episode, we talk about how to sell new construction as a REALTOR to include selling track built and semi-custom homes, to selling fully custom homes with Jessica Deleo from Sunday Homes. She has so many great tips about how to be of value to your clients throughout the home building process and also shares a bit of her story building a custom home of her own! Thanks for listening!

Today, Alex and Christine talk with Tracie Gulit of Tracie Gulit Homes about hiring an assistant and creating systems to avoid burnout as a real estate agent. We explore how to determine you are ready to hire an assistant, how to find talented people who can be a member of your support team, how to determine what tasks should they do and how to systematize what you do so that they can take it off of your plate, how to face the fear of being responsible for someone else's livlihood, and more! You will absolutely LOVE this episode. Thank you so much for joining us Tracie!  

Today's episode gets a little spicy with Alex, Alison and Christine discussing taboo topics of real estate..Is it unprofessional to have alcohol in photos? What about marijuana? Should you have a luxury car as a REALTOR? Should you set offer deadlines or allow overlapping showings? Should you put your clients in your car? iPhone or Android? We dive in DEEP on this episode, share some amazing advice, and have a lot of laughs. Enjoy!

Why does a REALTOR need a website? Can't we just use our brokerage website? What information needs to be on a REALTOR Website? Does it need to have a property search function? In today's episode, we dive in to ALL of that with Michelle Nemirovsky from Oak & Keys. Oak & Keys provides beautiful templates for Squarespace websites for REALTORS, website set up and more. Michelle also talks about some new projects the company is working on to bring women who are curious and passionate about investing in real estate together to collaborate, learn and feel supported. We LOVED our chat with Michelle, we hope you do, too!

Alex, Alison & Jessica Deleo explore the realities of becoming a new parent while also being a full time REALTOR. This follow up episode to our Realtor Maternity Leave Episode from February 2021 dives in to Alison & Jess's expectations vs reality of birth, early days of parenthood, whether their maternity leave plans worked or not, and figuring out their lives as new members of the #realtormom world. We talk about our experiences as moms but everything we talk about is applicable to all parents. We hope you love this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it together.

You passed your real estate exam and you have your real estate license in hand! Congratulations! What's next? What do you do in your rookie year of real estate? On today's episode, Alex, Alison & Christine discuss what you should make your priorities in your first year of real estate.  We talk about everything we did right, lots of things we did wrong, and everything in between. 

People are searching YouTube for their questions to be answered..are real estate agents there to answer their call? Today, we are chatting all things YouTube for Realtors with Jamar Diggs of J. Diggs Media. Jamar breaks down why real estate professionals need a YouTube presence, the anatomy of an amazing YouTube video, YouTube content ideas, and more!    Connect with Jamar on YouTube and IG @jamardiggs or on his website https://www.jamardiggs.com/

Have you ever felt like a deal is falling apart? Fought with another agent? Worried that your client would be sued? Haven't we all! Today, Kyle Crawford joins us to talk about how to stay calm in a real estate crisis! We touch on all things communication, making sure you CYA with smart follow up, and making sure you keep your clients' wishes #1 in your mind.  

Alex and Alison sit down with Kristine Axelson from Pivotal Coaching about healthy goal setting for real estate professionals going in to 2022. Do you feel stuck or a little lost or do you have a kick ass vision for 2022? Either way, this episode is for you. 

Today, Alison and Christine talk about Real Estate Agent internet presence OTHER than Facebook and Instagram. We dive in to Google my Business for REALTORS, blogging/SEO for your website, LinkedIn, Homesnap, and more! Here are the influencers Alison follows for SEO tips that she said she would share : https://www.instagram.com/mariahmagazineco/ https://www.instagram.com/thecommunityinfluencer/ 

Today, the trio discusses iBuyers, technology, and the question: Are Real Estate Agents Replaceable?

REALTOR branding is often the most personal branding there can be, but have you had a hard time establishing your brand? This episode is for you. Today we are talking with Kelsey Kurtis, branding educator + professional Lifestyle Branding photographer. In this episode, we dive in to several concepts in her book The Connection Method, and her tips for building a connection-based brand that will allow people to build genuine connection with YOU and therefore, your business.  Stay tuned through the end for a special surprise from us!

Need some fun ideas for loving on your clients? This is the episode for you! Alex, Christine & Alison discuss what they've done for client events, closing gifts and pop bys and ideas they'd like to implement in the future, too. 

Alex and Christine sit down to discuss building referral relationships with agents & best practices when dealing with referrals! They talk about effective communication with the referring agent, what they do to thank referral agents, and more. Thanks for listening!

Alex and Christine chat about preparing for a REALTOR Branding or Content Photoshoot! How to choose a photographer, plan where and when you do your photoshoot, outfits, the look and feel of your photos and more. 

Alison, Alex & Christine catch up after our summer podcast break and chat about what we've all been up to, highs from this year, challenges we've hit in 2021, and more! 

Christine Cooper joins Alex on today's episode to discuss  how to set realistic expectations with your clients, preparing them for offering, and coaching them through disappointment. We talk about how to write a competitive offer and tips on what can set you apart from other buyers in a multiple offer scenario. Enjoy!!