There are a lot of stupid people who have been massively successful in real estate. This isn’t an insult, just the reality of how uncomplicated it can be to build a beautiful business. But if you lack in intelligence, there are a few things you can’t lack if you want to succeed. You can’t be impatient, inconsistent, undisciplined and undetermined. …

Welcome to another episode of Grow with Me: Business, Wealth & Health with Dr. Erin Helle. In this episode Dr. Erin explains seller financing and first-lean position. Dr. Erin also defines seller financing. Next, Dr. Erin discusses the benefits for sellers and buyers when using seller financing. Last, Dr. Erin talks about assumable mortgage, its be…

Real Estate Video Coach & Award-winning Marketer Kim Rittberg talks about 2 types of content you need to succeed. Kim discusses how to make these videos and what to put in them. Last, Kim talks about how to leverage Chat GPT in creating content for your social media. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Grab her f…

Alessandro Chesser the Founder and CEO of getdynasty.com talks about how he got into the business of managing people’s trust. Alessandro talks about what getdynasty does and what are the benefits of having your home put in a trust. Alessandro and DJ discuss when is the best time to put your home in a trust. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, …

Ever since hedge funds started bundles of single-family homes, institutional investors have been demonized. They’ve been blamed for ruining affordability, taking homes away from innocent consumers and killing real estate entirely. Reality isn’t quite as dramatic - that narrative is drastically overblown. In fact, many real estate professionals are …

Kelly Dugan with the Gold Group talks about how she got into real estate business. Kelly discusses what she’s doing to stay productive and keep the business growing. Kelly also talks about how she educates her clients in their real estate journey. Last, Kelly talks about teams and her experience of being a part of a team. Please check out Kelly’s “…

Welcome to our new series Instagram and Prospecting with Michelle Berman-Mikel. In this episode Michelle talks about how to create loyalty by building a community. Michelle walks you through the steps of building a community with your content, creating content that serves your own community, prospecting that comes as a result of building your commu…

Whatever industry you’re in, marketing is something we all have to worry about. It’s our job to deliver eyeballs to whatever it is we have to offer. The challenge is, the rules of marketing and the platforms that can get us traffic are constantly changing, it’s hard to predict what will work in a few months. What we have to be aware of is that peop…

Ryan Rodenbeck with Spyglass Realty talks about how he got started in real estate. Ryan discusses how he help agents double their production. Being a tech person, Ryan discusses where the tech space is headed for the realtors and how the technology is developing to assist agents. Ryan also discusses how is he training his agents to have the buyer a…

Welcome to another episode of Grow with Me: Business, Wealth & Health with Dr. Erin Helle. In this episode Dr. Erin discusses the 2 ways she uses to keep herself motivated. Next, Dr. Erin explains what financial freedom means to her personally. Last Dr. Erin explains how to calculate your monthly income goal. If you’d prefer to watch this interview…

There’s a reason people keep gambling even though we know the house always wins. There’s a reason we compulsively open apps on our phone without realizing it. Human beings are prone to falling into the trap of behaviors that feel good in the short term but hurt us in the long-term. It’s the scarcity loop, and some of the ways our world has changed …

In our June episode, Carrie McCormick talks about the changes that are seen in the world right now with the development of AI. Carrie also discusses the changes in the searching, buying and selling properties methods from the younger generations. Carrie emphasizes the importance of always following these changes and developments in order to remain …

A real estate transaction isn’t just a financial process, it’s an emotional one too. And we’re not just talking about the emotions of the seller and the buyer on the other side. From loan officers and appraisers to inspectors and other agents, there can be up to 35 people involved in every real estate sale, and all of them have their own emotions. …

Chris M. King with StatusFlow talks about how he got into coaching. Chris talks about the correlation between psychology and success. Next, Chris discusses what the role-model mindset is and how to adopt it. Last, Chris discusses how agents can create more innovative solutions. Please check out Chris’ “MindFuck Podcast” here. If you’d prefer to wat…

Welcome to our monthly feature Unpopular Real Estate Opinions with Chris Linsell. In this episode, Chris talks abut his experience in Inman Miami and his take out of the event. Chris and D.J. discuss next generation AI and how its going to impact the way agents do business. Next, Chris discusses about politics and economic activity and how an elect…

There are two sides to growth, achievement and success - strategies and tactics as well as mindset and self-work. You can know what to do, but not be emotionally, mentally and spiritually prepared for it. This is why the real conduit to business growth is knowing yourself and what makes you tick. The problem is: people tend to camp out on one or th…

Welcome to another episode of Grow with Me: Business, Wealth & Health with Dr. Erin Helle. In this episode Dr. Erin talks about her family and what being a military wife with kids looks like. Dr. Erin discusses 10 different topics you can talks about in your social media posts. Dr. Erin also walks you through the steps to create social media conten…

Welcome to our new series Instagram and Prospecting with Michelle Berman-Mikel. In her first episode Michelle Berman-Mikel talks about building presence on Instagram without being present. Michelle talks about how to maintain a very dynamic presence in Instagram and how to balance personal presence with business presence. Michelle also shares 5 pro…

Real Estate Video Coach & Award-winning Marketer Kim Rittberg shares why people aren’t watching you videos… and advises you how to make videos that buyers and sellers will watch! And then hire you! And learn how to bring in clients through your videos with Kim’s Video Boot Camp Intensive! In just 3 days you’ll go from feeling overwhelmed and not ge…

The real estate industry has always given people the ability to build a business on their own terms…unless you’re a solo agent who wants to remain that way. Individual agents who want to grow without starting a team or joining a team have always been left out in the cold. There have never been models, structures and supports that allow them to scal…

Kurt Byers with New Western talks about what brought him into real estate. Kurt describes what New Western is and what services they offer. Kurt also talks about their agent partner program is and the solutions they offer to agents. Last, Kurt discusses how agents can leverage from partnering with New Western. You can check New Western’s Podium Pro…

Most of us got into real estate and running our own businesses because we craved freedom and autonomy. The problem is that freedom can be the very thing that leads to us losing our businesses. In order to have both the freedom and the sustained great results, we need to build constraints around ourselves. If we don’t, at any given moment, our busin…

Welcome to another episode of Grow with Me: Business, Wealth & Health with Dr. Erin Helle. In this episode Dr. Erin shares her 6 tips on how to build excellence as a realtor. You can download the Agent Proposition Step-By-Step Guide here. Erin would love for you to guide or help you in this process. Simply email them to erin.m.helle@gmail.com. Plea…

Nadira Taylor with Diamond Mine Real Estate talks about how she got into the real estate business. Nadira also discusses affordable housing, how she got involved in this niche and what she does to help first home-buyers in their journey. Nadira talks about how she uses social media to educate people on affordable housing solutions. Nadira also talk…

The secret to growing a real estate team can be summed up in 4 words: people move the money. If you’re a team leader or broker owner looking to add more transactions to your bottom line, you can’t avoid adding to your agent count. You could pour more into the agents you do have and try to squeeze more production out of them, but if you’re relying o…

Welcome to our monthly feature Unpopular Real Estate Opinions with Chris Linsell. In this episode, Chris and D.J. discuss discuss the latest news on the NAR settlement. Chris also discusses what agents could be doing right now to adequately prepare their business for the shift. Next, Chris talks about the effects of baby-boomers’ holding on to thei…

In our April episode, Carrie McCormick talks about how to build your business and your brand. Carrie goes back to the beginning of her career in real estate and discusses how she got to where she is right now. Carrie also discusses the importance of knowing your clients and your market, the struggles she faces in her every day business and how to s…

When we look at someone making and posting great content, we tend to overlook one thing. They all had that first crappy post or clumsy video. It doesn’t become polished overnight - it goes through a ton of iterations until it looks amazing. You don’t see the 100 steps the content creator had to go through - the period of being bad at it first, figu…

Welcome to another episode of Grow with Me: Business, Wealth & Health with Dr. Erin Helle. Following the guideline on how to draft your value proposition and mission statement, Dr. Erin Helle guides you on what to practically do with this proposition. Dr. Erin talks about the tools, coaching and network she uses to help investors build life-changin…

Sean Soderstrom, Co-Founder and CEO of Courted.io talks about his background and describes his career shift. Sean discusses the importance of technology and sophisticated tools to support all the processes and data that are available to agents now. Sean also discuss how A/i and tools are helping agents to be connected with each other easily. Last, …

Real estate may have had its stormy period, but things are really close to being good again. Knowing all this, why are both real estate and mortgage bleeding over 40% of agents and loan officers? Anyone you see leaving the industry right now has learned a brutal lesson - your results can only outpace your effort for so long. If you get used to cash…

Scott Sillari with Real Synch talks about his long experience in coaching and in the real estate industry. Scott discusses the importance of connecting people and how sharing your experience leads you to success. Scott also discusses his platform and how it helps business owners reach their goals and dreams by guiding them to make the best business…

Gemma Leggett with RE/MAX in Toronto talks about the challenges of changing careers and her transition from film industry to real estate. Gemma also discusses the challenges she had coming from Paris to Toronto and trying to fit in Canada’s real estate industry. Gemma discusses Youtube videos, and the importance of everyone being genuine. Last, Gem…

As agents, building a database and adding value to our sphere has been drilled into us. We took that same mindset and strategy, and applied it to our peers and agent relationships. Just like we’re told to host events and send gifts to our top clients, we do the same for the agent community. We can attribute getting into this business and succeeding…

Award-winning marketer and realtor video coach Kim Rittberg teaches you about leveraging video and social media marketing to sell more homes and break down how to do it. Take part in her challenge for this week! Kim was an executive at Netflix and People before bringing her passion for coaching and teaching to real estate agents across the country.…

Welcome to another episode of Grow with Me: Business, Wealth & Health with Dr. Erin Helle. In this episode Dr. Erin Helle, discusses the importance of concisely communicate the value that you bring to your clients and why should they use their hard earned money to pay for it. You can download the Agent Proposition Step-By-Step Guide here. Erin woul…

Human beings are an aspiration and progress-based species, and money is the currency of this game. We’re always going to chase growth and success, and that comes with a lot of social debt and expectations, but if we’re not careful, that will get us in big trouble. We might find ourselves making decisions based on what impresses others, not what mak…

When you look at high performers, it’s hard to tell exactly what they do differently, but what’s clear is that their results aren’t the same as ours. Many people try to mimic them on the surface - eat what they eat, read the books they read, go where they go, but it doesn’t work. You know what you’re supposed to do, you’ve got the tactics, the info…

Michael B. Bell with Sotheby’s International in Pasadena talks about how he started his career in real estate business. Michael describes how he built his business in his 20s. Michael also talks about his book “Seller Mistakes” where he gives all his secrets to building a successful business. Last, Michael discusses how he handles communication wit…

Do you really need to speak on video for social media? Can it really help you sell more homes? Award-winning marketer and realtor video coach Kim Rittberg teaches you about leveraging video and social media marketing to sell more homes and break down how to do it. Take part in her challenge for this week! Kim has her ‘VIP Thought Leader Media Day’ …

Welcome to another episode of Grow with Me: Business, Wealth & Health with Dr. Erin Helle. In this episode Dr. Erin Helle, discusses the importance of these two time-blocking and calendar management. Dr. Erin encourages agents to make a list of the things they need to do for the week and then prioritize them. Dr. Erin talks about the importance of …

The NAR buyer’s agent litigation has been a huge topic and concern for agents across the country for months. Now that the lawsuit has been settled, there’s a lot of panic, knee-jerk reactions, assumptions and worries about what it means. Are we in trouble? Should we be worried about our future? No. It’s just too soon to make a final conclusion on t…

Mark Plesha describes how he transitioned from his W-2 job into the real estate business in the middle of the pandemic. Mark discusses the pros and cons when working with investor buyers. Next, Mark explain what probate leads are and how he works in that area. Mark also emphasizes the importance of being nice and how that translated into business o…

Welcome to our monthly feature Unpopular Real Estate Opinions with Chris Linsell. In this episode, Chris and D.J. discuss the NAR lawsuit on commissions settlement. Chris discusses how will the buyers be affected and the possibility of them being taken advantage of. Chris also gives advise on what agents should tell their clients right now. Next, C…

Cameron Buening a 30 under 30 class of 2023 laureate talks about his shift in career from musical theater to real estate. Cameron discusses how he found clients during his first year as a realtor. Cameron talks about how he quadrupled his business and discusses the importance of open houses in his success. Cameron also talks about first-time home b…

In today’s market, most of us are coming up against the same problem - belligerent sellers who think their home is worth more than everyone’s saying it is. Under normal circumstances, that means no deal, but there’s strategy for these kinds of leads, creative finance. Creative finance is an incredibly simple strategy that many in real estate treat …

Welcome to the first episode of Grow with Me: Business, Wealth & Health with Dr. Erin Helle. In this episode Dr. Erin Helle introduces herself and talks about what she’ll be offering in her segment. Dr. Erin explains that twice per month she’ll be offering guidance in building your skills, systems, mindset and goals. Please follow Dr. Erin Helle on…

In our March episode, Carrie McCormick talks about how she helps sellers get their homes ready for the market. Carrie discusses the hard conversations she has with her clients and the importance of having data to show them when asking them to make changes. Carrie also talks about building relationships with agents in different markets and the step …

In a good market, the gap between great agents and average agents is virtually non-existent - it’s anyone’s game. When the market turns, the gap between the good and the great becomes so wide, it’s the difference between earning money and leaving the business entirely. Doubling your business in a down market is possible, but it’s not by chance. You…

Adults don’t need to be instructed, they simply need to be reminded. Pain will always be the leader in the lessons of our lives. If you chase the pain, you learn the lessons quicker. Chase the pain of growth, the pain of the next level. The things you have avoided will always show up on your doorstep like a bill collector. The better you get in you…