People often wonder if leaders are born or made. According to Hans Finzel, an expert on leadership, some leaders are born, but the best leaders are often the ones who have learned how to lead. Over the course of this podcast interview, Hans shares several leadership principles, like the importance of listening to followers, and provides actionable exercises agents can use to master these principles in their daily leadership practices. Hans also explains what millennials want in a boss and how to get better results from employees of any generation with hands-off delegation. Learn how to be the leader your real estate team needs for greater success on today’s episode of Real Estate Rockstars! Continue reading

Have you ever wondered how dual-career agents find the time to work two jobs simultaneously? David Greene, an up-and-coming agent who also works as a full-time police officer, is here to spill his time management secrets. Listen as David explains how he manages to succeed in two completely different careers without sacrificing his personal life. David also shares how he selects and purchases out-of-state property and why he decided to stop buying property in his home state. At the end of the episode, David covers the mistake that’s absolutely killing the average agent’s ROI from lead generation. If you want to improve your time management skills, build your buying potential, and boost your lead generation capabilities, you need to hear David Greene’s tips on today’s episode of Real Estate Rockstars! Continue reading

Close more listing appointments and start earning the commissions you deserve! Alexis Bolin, the queen of scripts and dialogues, joins us today to share the techniques that helped her sell more than 5,100 homes over the course of her 39-year career as an agent. Listen as Alexis wins over a seller during a roleplay session with Pat, and learn one of her sample scripts for closing at listing appointments. Alexis even explains how to negotiate with buyer agents, providing listeners with everything needed to get the deal done and earn that commission on this episode of Real Estate Rockstars! Continue reading

Double your business volume and build one of the world’s most successful real estate teams with the strategies of Keller Williams’ top 2016 team. Kevin Blain of the Kevin Blain Real Estate Team joins us today to share the tools, strategies, and resources that took his team to the top. In addition to explaining how he doubled his business in just one year, Kevin covers the mistake that held him back from Rockstar-level success and what he did to overcome it. This is one Real Estate Rockstars you definitely don’t want to miss, so tune in and take notes as this real estate superstar spills the secrets to his success!

kevin blain

Listen to today’s show and learn:

  • Kevin’s brief background [2:52]
  • Kevin’s net profit and the structure of his team [4:33]
  • How to close over 100 transactions in your first year [14:00]
  • The resource that taught Kevin how to leverage his resources [15:15]
  • How Kevin doubled his team’s business in just one year [17:10]
  • How Kevin expanded his team from 12 to 60 people [21:44]
  • What a Keller Williams team leader does [26:29]
  • How Kevin trains and motivates his agents [28:19]
  • What Kevin requires of his agents [31:56]
  • How a five-person ISA department operates [33:33]
  • Where most agents fail [41:16]
  • One mistake all agents should learn from [42:31]
  • How to break through your goals.
  • Plus so much more.

Kevin Blain

Kevin Blain is a member of the exclusive RATE #1 Agents Circle that includes over 100 of the United States Top Real Estate Team leaders that close between 300-1200 transactions per year. He leads the #1 real estate Team in California and the #1 team in the nation for Keller Williams in 2010. They sell a home every 12 HOURS! Kevin’s team includes over 30 specialists that speak 3 languages, helping sellers and buyers in Tulare, Kings, and Fresno Count. His team has been ranked #1 in the Central Valley for ALL real estate teams and agents for 7 consecutive years and counting. Kevin’s team sells over 400 homes per year and specializes in getting homes sold for top dollar in a timely manner, and helping buyers invest in the right homes. In the past 15 years, Kevin and his team have closed over 4,000 transactions. Buyers LOVE their “love it or leave it” program. Kevin and his team are endorsed by Barbara Corcoran, Real Estate Expert and Shark Tank Member, as the ONLY RE Team she would use in Visalia, Tulare and Kings Counties.

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