Maximize production levels with proven buyer and seller strategies from one of the real estate industry’s top coaches. Brian Icenhower, founder of Icenhower Coaching & Consulting, joins us today to discuss a few of the strategies that have helped his clients exceed their production goals time and again. Experiment with his unique use of one MLS feature and have members of your SOI calling you about real estate daily. Take his advice on escalation clauses and greatly increase your chances of buyers’ offers getting accepted. Whatever you do, don’t miss the high-level strategies Brian shares on this episode of Real Estate Rockstars! Continue reading

Make your real estate business the obvious choice by obtaining more 5-star reviews than local competitors. Today’s guest, Doren Aldana, shares the strategies, the sources, and the system agents need to know in order to maximize their capture rate for positive online reviews. He explains how agents can ensure potential clients see these reviews by finding and focusing on the most popular online review publishers in their area. Additionally, Doren covers the exact steps agents need to take in order to get their business and their best reviews on Google Maps. Hear all this and much more on today’s episode of Real Estate Rockstars with the master of marketing via online reviews! Continue reading

Want to rank among America’s best real estate agents? President of REAL Trends, Steve Murray, joins us today to explain how his company ranks top agents and brokerages across the nation. Listen and learn how you can receive a prestigious REAL Trends ranking that will send eager clients your way for years to come.

Steve also shares his thoughts on real estate expansion, emerging brokerage models, and the critically low inventory for entry-level housing. With 30 years leading the most trusted source of rankings, research, and news in residential real estate, Steve has earned his place as one of the industry’s undisputed experts. Don’t miss what he has to say on this episode of Real Estate Rockstars. Continue reading

Drastically improve your profit margin by running a referral-based real estate business! It’s low cost, low risk, and Nicole Mangina is here to help get you started. Hear how Nicole created a business that runs on referrals and what it takes to maintain it. She covers everything from generating referrals to staying top of mind with potential clients. Also, if you’re a solo agent (or thinking about becoming one), you won’t want to miss Nicole’s advice on competing for listings at the end of the interview. This episode of Real Estate Rockstars has tons of invaluable information and advice; don’t miss it! Continue reading

Expand your business and double your profits at a rapid pace with a real estate team merger! Today’s guest, Daniel Lesniak, did just that and has seen nothing but success since. Last year, Daniel’s team sold over 350 homes and managed to net nearly $2 million in profit. His unique salary-based business model, which he explains in detail during the interview, attracts the best agents and is helping him dominate his local market. Hear how Daniel managed to reach rockstar-level success with only 5 years in the business and learn what it’s like to merge real estate teams on this episode of Real Estate Rockstars! Continue reading

Wouldn’t it be great if your team could make hundreds of sales each and every year? Today’s guest, Rick Brenkus, runs a real estate team that has made over 250 sales every year for more than two decades. Rick credits his team’s consistent sales to excellent accountability and prospecting practices. Listen as Rick shares the tools he uses to keep his team on track year after year. One of these tools (an item we share in the show notes) is a single sheet of paper that generates referrals from one-third of clients. Pay attention and learn the secrets to Brenkus Realty Network’s consistent success on this episode of Real Estate Rockstars! Continue reading

If you want to make millions in real estate, selling high-dollar homes in the luxury market is one of the fastest ways to do it. However, in order to succeed, you’ll need to know the tips and tricks of top performers in this highly competitive niche. Chairman and CEO of HÔM Sotheby’s International Realty, Mike Shapiro, joins us today to offer his advice to agents who want to get into the luxury market. Listen as Mike explains how he turned a failing real estate business into southern California’s most successful luxury property brokerage. Also, be sure to catch Mike’s thoughts on where the luxury real estate market is going, what the hottest luxury features are, and more on this episode of Real Estate Rockstars. Continue reading

Hoping for some hot sales figures this summer? You might be disappointed. Redfin’s chief economist, Nela Richardson, joins us to discuss current trends in real estate and offer predictions on where the market is going. She covers the reasons why the housing boom expected by so many experts never came and the signs indicating that summer sales figures will be lower than usual. Fortunately for listeners, Nela also shares her thoughts on the best things agents can do to prosper in a declining market. Listen in and listen up as a real estate expert presents the information and advice you’ll need to succeed as an agent this year. Continue reading

Build a successful real estate business working with clients you love! Behavior analysis expert and master of short sales, Kevin Craig, joins us today to discuss how he built a highly successful business by focusing on his niche and creating excellent relationships with clients. Kevin also shares how an agent on his team managed to create a client base of Major League Baseball stars using his system. Believe it or not, a secret cookie recipe played a role! Listen and learn why doing business through relationships is the key to creating profit and loving what you do on this episode of Real Estate Rockstars! Continue reading

It’s always possible to make an amazing comeback in real estate. Erik Hatch, a broker with a net profit of nearly $1 million last year, is living proof of that. 4 years ago, Erik was fired from a brokerage. Shortly after, he was cheated out of roughly $150 thousand by the next brokerage that took him in. Last year, Erik’s company Hatch Realty closed 594 transactions for approximately $127 million in sales volume, and their numbers are looking even better this year. Tune in and hear how Erik managed to come back in a major way after some serious setbacks on this episode of Real Estate Rockstars! Continue reading