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The Best Real Estate Marketing Plan for 2025
Top-performing agents know how to develop and implement effective plans for growing their business. Maybe you’re on your way to “top-performer” status, but you don’t have a great plan for getting more clients and increasing your gross commission income. Or maybe you...

Best Real Estate Systems To Have in 2025
Top-performing real estate agents may be lucky. But as the saying goes, “luck is what happens when preparedness meets opportunity.” So if you want to take your business to the next level, you may want to consider… 1) increasing the number of opportunities you get,...

The 2025 Guide to Real Estate Agent Branding
There are approximately three million licensed real estate agents in the U.S. And at the same time, housing inventory is down to around half its normal levels. More agents plus low inventory equals high competition. What does this mean for you? It means now is the...

Best Podcast for Real Estate Agents in 2025
Podcasts can either help you grow your expertise, keep your attention focused on your craft, and entertain all at the same time. Or they can simply add to the noise of your already-hectic day. To name the best podcast for real estate agents is a highly subjective...

Best Real Estate Farming Tips for 2025
What Is Real Estate Farming? It’s a metaphor. You are the “farmer.” The action of “farming” refers to generating leads (“planting seeds”), building relationships (“cultivating”), and turning leads into clients (“growing”). The area where you choose to do your...

How To Get REO Listings in 2025
Pursuing REO listings can be a waste of time, or it can be a lucrative way to expand your portfolio and grow your business. This article covers the basics so you’ll know how to get REO listings the right way. What Are REO Listings? REO (“Real Estate Owned”) listings...

The Best Listing Presentation Guide for 2025
For some high-pressure situations in real estate, it’s best to relax and rely on your instincts and experience to carry you through to success. This is not one of those situations. The listing presentation is extremely important, and mastery of it doesn’t come...

The 13 Best Real Estate Thank-You Notes for 2025
Some real estate agents think that sending thank-you notes to leads, clients, and past clients is a waste of time. But that’s not true. Here’s why. In real estate, thank-you notes actually have a massive ROI. They don’t take much time to create (especially if you use...

7 Best Real Estate Prospecting Letters for 2025
Snail-mailing real estate prospecting letters is still an effective lead generation strategy. Why? Because it leverages the power of person-to-person communication. And with that comes trust, which is the key ingredient you need to turn leads into clients. Now that...

20 Best Real Estate Marketing Ideas for 2025
Ask any top-performing agent how they generate leads and they’ll probably say something like this… Lead generation takes time and effort. What “works” now might not work later. There isn’t a “magic bullet” that can guarantee success. So, instead of repeating the same...