Leaving a Dead-End Job for an Uncapped Real Estate Career

Are you done with your dead-end job? Are you ready to be your own boss instead of taking orders from someone else? Chad Vaughan was in the same situation, and he decided to quit his job for a full-time career in real estate. Now, he’s making more money, setting his own hours, and is in complete control of his future. Listen to today’s Real Estate Rockstars podcast and hear how he did it. In addition to social media marketing, Chad covers what it takes to succeed in the real estate industry, how to scale, and who to turn to for help as you build your new business.

Listen to today’s show and learn:

What you’ll learn in today’s Real Estate Rockstars Podcast [0:00]
How Chad Vaughan built a real estate business with Instagram [1:30]
How to go “all in” on Instagram in 2024 [5:35]
Deciding to be consistent [8:50]
What it takes to achieve a high level of success in real estate [13:18]
A day in the life of Chad Vaughan [15:00]
Chad’s plans for the future real estate content [17:01]
Instagram content compared to YouTube videos [19:35]
Turning Instagram followers into appointments [21:19]
Collecting information that you own and control [23:53]
Hiring a videographer for your real estate content [26:47]
What’s working now with listing reels on Instagram [31:11]
When to start outsourcing video content as a Realtor [33:55]
Hiring a third-party transaction coordinator for your real estate deals [35:19]
Lessons learned after nearly 100 real estate transactions closed [39:53]
Chad Vaughan’s advice for new real estate agents on social media [41:55]
Chad’s favorite app for creating content and events on his radar [43:18]
Where to find and follow Chad Vaughan [44:19]

Chad Vaughan

Like many agents, Chad came to real estate after a number of different career paths. In 2018, after recently moving to Orlando from South Florida, he started in real estate. For about two years, after working as a dual career agent, and building a business almost exclusively through Instagram, he left his 9-5 to pursue real estate full time. Chad works as a solo agent covering Central Florida, focusing on Orlando and Saint Cloud. Chad lives in Saint Cloud with his wife and two daughters.

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-Aaron Amuchastegui