• 036 The Future of Real Estate Is Cyborgs with Taylor Hack
    Jul 30 2024

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    Don’t confuse a robot for a cyborg. The latter is simply a living organism augmented by an artificial component or technology.


    So, a well-equipped human is a cyborg. For example: with a smartphone and a ton of texting shortcuts to save time or with a prompting process to write more personal emails or replies to reviews faster.


    The future of real estate sales and services belongs to those moving in this direction.

    Learn how and why - in a practical, approachable, no-hype way - with Taylor Hack, Owner of Hack&Co in Edmonton, Alberta.

    Taylor shares why he built a team (but not a mega team), how guests of Real Estate Team OS like Veronica Figueroa, Justin Havre, and Kris Lindahl have helped him on his journey, how he’s leveraged his passion for marketing and technology, and specific ways he’s using AI to improve himself, his team members, and their results.

    Get specific tips to increase speed and maintain quality in getting insights from spreadsheets, writing and replying to emails, responding to online reviews, and more!


    Listen to Ep 036 with Taylor Hack for:

    - A meaningful definition and clear benefits of synergy

    - How high-end car sales, mortgages, and irritation helped him produce $1M in commission in his first 32 months in real estate

    - Why he started his real estate team and how hard it is to learn to run a business

    - Why his 10-person team is exactly the right size (and how to find your right size)

    - Why “the future of real estate is cyborgs” delivering “awesome” and “now” five-star experiences

    - How to find the balance of people and machines in your business (how to make sure clients can’t “see the wires” of your machines)

    - How he learned about AI and a framework to better leverage Chat GPT (concluding with 3 critical questions)

    - Places to turn for trustworthy AI guidance (a couple of links here: https://linktr.ee/taylorhack)

    - Writing emails, replying to emails, and replying to reviews with AI

    - The benefits of a voice paragraph (written by and for AI)


    At the end, learn about earning a vintage 911, mowing the lawn, being present with dogs, and trading the two worst hours of your day for the two best.


    Taylor Hack:

    - https://www.instagram.com/taylorthehack/

    - https://linktr.ee/taylorhack

    - https://www.google.com/search?q=taylor+hack+follow+up+boss

    - https://www.hackandco.ca/team-page


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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • 035 What's In Your Real Estate Team Operating System?
    Jul 23 2024
    Get subscriber-only episodes and email-exclusive insights at RealEstateTeamOS.com/subscribeWhat’s the OS stand for in Real Estate Team OS? Operating System!So what exactly is in your real estate team operating system?It’s everything backstage, behind the curtain, back of house, and behind the agent. It’s the people, processes, and technology we put into place to keep agents in dollar-productive activities and to add efficiency and scalability to our organization.In this episode, you’ll hear about key elements of the operating systems of 7 different team leaders and teamerage owners from New Jersey, Virginia, and Florida over to Colorado, Arizona, and Texas. Specifically, we asked: What are one or two key people, processes, or technologies that you couldn’t have built your team without?Watch or listen to Episode 035 of Real Estate Team OS for insights from:Dave NessFounder of Thrive Real Estate Group, an independent teamerage in Denver, ColoradoTwo key roles: the integrator (which gets various titles) and a dedicated sales leaderThe importance and challenge of having these roles well-staffedThe changing needs of your team over timeMicah HarperCEO of Exquisite Properties, an independent teamerage in San Antonio, TexasWhy his inside sales leader is titled Director of Opportunity How a truly empowered ISA team operatesWhat a healthy ISA-agent partnership looks likeBecky GarciaFounder and CEO of The Garcia Group, a 99% female real estate organization in Phoenix, ArizonaTwo roles to save time and improve results: operations manager and personal assistantThe challenge and benefits of migrating from one CRM to anotherTraining agents to communicate and demonstrate the differences in and benefits to the consumer of how your team operatesMarcus LarreaFounder and Team Lead at Palm Paradise Realty Group, an independent teamerage in southwest FloridaFirst two hires: transaction coordinator (do-it-all ops person) and marketingTwo key tools: Follow Up Boss and Cloud CMA (“best tool,” “best investment”)Mercy Lugo-StruthersCEO and Principal Broker at Casals, Realtors, in Northern VirginiaCharacteristics all staff and agents need to possess and how she evaluates them in the first 7 days and first 30 daysA piece of tech that’s “the glue of the team”The benefits of an accountability partner like the Zillow Flex programJoe OzRemote Team Leader of Joe Oz Real Estate Group in Montclair, New JerseyThe benefits of investing in a team member and having them grow into their strengthsRetention through compensationGetting saved from yourselfAbel GilbertBroker/Owner of ONEPATH Realty, an independent teamerage in Miami, FloridaThe constant change and evolution required in your operating systemMaintaining your database and sales processes in one, central hubSeeing the future 60 to 90 days out and making changes accordinglyConnect with Dave Ness: https://www.instagram.com/thrivedenver/Connect with Micah Harper: https://www.instagram.com/micahharper/https://www.instagram.com/exquisitepropertiessa/Connect with Becky Garcia:- https://www.instagram.com/garciagroupaz/Connect with Marcus Larrea:- https://www.instagram.com/marcuslarrea/- https://www.instagram.com/palmparadisegroupfl/Connect with Mercy Lugo-Struthers:- https://www.instagram.com/mercylugostruthersteam/- https://www.instagram.com/mercylugostruthers/Connect with Joe Oz:- https://www.instagram.com/joeozrealestate/Connect with Abel Gilbert:- https://www.instagram.com/growwithabel/- https://www.instagram.com/onepathrealty/Connect with Real Estate Team OS:- https://www.realestateteamos.com/subscribe- https://linktr.ee/realestateteamos- https://www.instagram.com/realestateteamos/
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  • 034 Simplifying Your Real Estate CRM with Elena Kee
    Jul 16 2024

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    Our themes in this conversation include simplicity, ease of use, interconnectedness, complementarity, intention, unification, transparency, and holism.


    Our topic is real estate tech stack in general and real estate CRM in particular.

    Our guest is Elena Kee, a real estate team ops leader turned real estate tech consultant. She’s the founder of Kee Technology Solutions, a 20-member team helping people get the most from their real estate tech. And it all began with a CRM migration project years ago.

    Elena’s worked with previous guests on the show like Lauren Bowen, Suneet Agarwal, and Nick McLean and joins us to share common challenges, top tips, and practical approaches for agents and teams to solve business problems and capitalize on business opportunities by working from one, central hub.


    Watch or listen to Ep 034 with Elena Kee to learn:

    - How a CRM migration project unlocked her path in the real estate industry

    - How to identify great ops people - including the 3 specific assessments she uses with TestGorilla (https://www.testgorilla.com/)

    - One of the most common problems she finds in real estate tech stacks

    - Two things that top teams are working on right now from a CRM perspective

    - Why leads and lead sources aren’t your real problem as an agent or a team

    - A process to improve your CRM workflow, from smart lists to reporting to transparency to notes to automations

    - How many stages and tags are too many - and how to land at the right amount

    - What agents do and don’t need to know about how your CRM is set up

    - Trends she’s seeing in real estate teams


    At the end, learn about starting a gigging band, saving on paper towels, hiring a content “ingester,” and getting cozy with video games.


    Connect with Elena Kee:
    - https://keetechnology.com/
    - https://www.youtube.com/@ElenaKee/playlists


    Real Estate Team OS guests mentioned in this episode:

    - Lauren Bowen https://www.realestateteamos.com/episode/lauren-bowen-robert-slack-coo-lead-sources-team-leaders

    - Suneet Agarwal https://www.realestateteamos.com/episode/suneet-agarwal-real-estate-agent-recruiting-reside

    - Nick McLean https://www.realestateteamos.com/episode/real-estate-team-onboarding-training-differentiators-nick-mclean

    Connect with Real Estate Team OS:

    - https://www.realestateteamos.com/subscribe

    - https://linktr.ee/realestateteamos

    - https://www.instagram.com/realestateteamos/

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    54 mins
  • 033 The Past, Present, and Future of Real Estate Teams
    Jul 9 2024
    Get subscriber-only episodes and email-exclusive insights at RealEstateTeamOS.com/subscribeAs we’ve heard on episodes of Real Estate Team OS with guests like Tom Ferry and Chris Heller, the roots of the real estate team business model are more than 30 years deep. But we’re still just getting started! Spend time with seven pioneers of teams and teamerages from New Jersey, Virginia, and Florida to Colorado, Arizona, and Texas. Each answers these three questions: 1 When did the team model come onto your radar? When did you first learn about it? 2 Why did you commit to the model as a team leader or brokerage owner? 3 What’s the future of teams? Will they continue to play a bigger or more dominant role in the industry?Watch or listen to Episode 033 of Real Estate Team OS with: Micah Harper, CEO of Exquisite Properties, an independent teamerage in San Antonio, TexasCreating a team by solving his own challenges as a high-performing solo agentWhy traditional brokerages are losing valueAsking important questions about the future of teamsDave Ness, Founder of Thrive Real Estate Group, an independent teamerage in Denver, ColoradoWhy he started a teamerage, homegrown from day one, a decade agoWhy they’re so prescriptive for the first 3 years with team agentsWhat level of production is required to be a true real estate advisorMercy Lugo-Struthers, CEO and Principal Broker at Casals, Realtors, in Northern VirginiaHow an “awakening of possibilities” occurred and drove her teamTwo takeaways from the Workman Success Systems research on teams (download it here: https://workmansuccess.com/teams-report/)How the team helps agents manage one of their biggest challengesAbel Gilbert, Broker/Owner of ONEPATH Realty, an independent teamerage in Miami, FloridaWhat role human experience plays in the real estate industryWhy agent count is a superficial numberWhy independent teamerages with great culture and optimized per-agent productivity will dominate the futureBecky Garcia, Founder and CEO of The Garcia Group, a 99% female real estate organization in Phoenix, ArizonaHow she grew her team to 30 agents and 9 staff membersHow she transitioned a team started in an REO market through a major shiftWhich signs and trends suggest that teams will continue to grow in importance Joe Oz, remote Team Leader of Joe Oz Real Estate Group in Montclair, New JerseyThe role of Gary Keller’s The Millionaire Real Estate Agent and mega agent modelThe spark for starting his own teamHow he’s transitioned to a remote team (operating a NJ-based team from Orange County, CA)Marcus Larrea, Founder and Team Lead at Palm Paradise Realty Group, an independent teamerage in southwest FloridaWhy the need for a team became immediately clear to him when he entered the industryWhat the consequences are of the “Uberization” of societyWhy team production will continue to grow in the years aheadConnect with Micah Harper:- https://www.instagram.com/micahharper/- https://www.instagram.com/exquisitepropertiessa/Connect with Dave Ness:- https://www.instagram.com/thrivedenver/ Connect with Mercy Lugo-Struthers:- https://www.instagram.com/mercylugostruthersteam/- https://www.instagram.com/mercylugostruthers/Connect with Abel Gilbert:- https://www.instagram.com/growwithabel/- https://www.instagram.com/onepathrealty/Connect with Becky Garcia:- https://www.instagram.com/garciagroupaz/Connect with Joe Oz:- https://www.instagram.com/joeozrealestate/Connect with Marcus Larrea:- https://www.instagram.com/marcuslarrea/- https://www.instagram.com/palmparadisegroupfl/Connect with Real Estate Team OS:- https://www.realestateteamos.com/subscribe- https://linktr.ee/realestateteamos- https://www.instagram.com/realestateteamos/
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  • 032 The Problem with Content-Based Training with Carmen Morin
    Jul 2 2024

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    The most common problem with corporate training and education, including real estate training, is its classroom-style, content-based, and lecture-based approach.

    We tend to pile on more modules, courses, topics, and information, rather than focusing very specifically on closing a skills gap.

    We often toss new agents into “sink or swim” situations, rather than supporting them in their roles.

    We tell them what to do over and over, rather than create a valuable learning experience.

    It’s exhausting, ineffective, and unkind. And it’s more work than you, your leaders, managers, staff, and agents should be doing.

    If you want better results with greater efficiency, you need to see or hear Carmen Morin. The fractional Chief Learning Officer with the #1 eXp Realty team in the world, Carmen shares with you the performance-based approach to education and training.

    She's an instructional design strategist, an award-winning classical pianist, and an entrepreneur who's partnered with Justin Havre and Jon Cheplak on https://AgentDevelopment.com.

    Here in this episode, you’ll learn to set the right goal or outcome for your teaching programs, to develop skills, behaviors, and mindsets rather than knowledge alone, and to come alongside your agents just as teachers and mentors have done for millennia.

    The result: a more efficient and streamlined approach to developing foundational skills that produce performance and results.

    Watch or listen to this episode of Real Estate Team OS for Carmen’s insights into:
    - All knowledge, skills, behavior, and mindset can be learned through focused and intentional training (90% nurture, 10% nature)
    - “Teaching as the mother of all leadership” and where we went astray
    - Transitioning your training to performance-based and learner-centered rather than content-based and content-centered
    - The importance of constant feedback and a sense of autonomy throughout the entire learning experience
    - How the solo, self-directed nature of real estate affects the way it should be taught, trained, and coached (think: more like golf or tennis than like basketball or hockey)
    - Key differences between teaching children and teaching adults
    - The sales successes, cost savings, and cultural benefits of the beta cycle of their 90-day, foundational training program
    - What types of training to deliver live vs written or recorded
    - Why your revamped training system is built around and cycles back to foundational skills
    - Advice for someone who wants to take a performance-based approach (whether agent, team leader, or brokerage owner)
    - How the habits to shape skills in arts and music benefit you in a professional pursuit like real estate

    At the end, learn about Beyond Real Estate, (nearly) empty gas tanks, and resting in an active, multidisciplinary way.

    Check out the training program for solo agents, teams, and brokerages:
    - https://www.agentdevelopment.com/

    Connect with Carmen Morin:
    - https://carmenmorin.com
    - https://www.instagram.com/carmenmorin.co/

    Check out The Justin Havre Real Estate Team:
    - https://www.justinhavre.com/

    Connect with Real Estate Team OS:
    - https://www.instagram.com/realestateteamos/
    - https://www.realestateteamos.com
    - https://linktr.ee/realestateteamos

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    57 mins
  • 031 Why Growth Doesn’t Always Look Like Growth with Marcus Larrea
    Jun 25 2024

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    Taking two steps forward might require taking one step back. In other words, growth doesn’t always look like growth.

    In this conversation with Marcus Larrea, Co-Founder of Stellar Medical and Founder and Team Leader of Palm Paradise Realty Group, you’ll get a few very specific examples - including ways he protected agents, clients, and staff by creating and communicating calm even amid chaos.


    Marcus shares several marketing and operations ideas that he learned through R&D - which means “rip off and deploy” as much as research and development.


    Gamifying standards and performance, improving every agent’s social media presence, more effectively leveraging your first hire - get all that and more here in Episode 031, which we recorded together in person at the Pendry in San Diego.


    Listen to this episode of Real Estate Team OS to learn with Marcus:

    - Ways to create a competitive edge

    - The path from co-founder of an FDA-certified medical device manufacturer, to licensed agent, to team leader

    - Why “swiping a credit card” to buy online leads and reinvesting 100% of commissions back into more leads worked for him but wouldn’t work today

    - Why he committed to the team business model and how it helps clients and agents alike

    - Who his first two hires were and how they provided a foundation for the team

    - Their process for the team and their agents to produce more social media engagement

    - PARADISE as core values

    - How to protect your staff, agents, and clients from chaos and why “what you don’t know doesn’t hurt you, as long as it doesn’t affect you”

    - How he ramped down personal production to commit to a leadership role

    - Why “growth doesn’t always look like growth” and three examples of taking a step back before moving forward again

    - How they gamify team standards and create more agent success

    - A few systems and tools that have been critical to their success - from SOPs to Cloud CMA


    At the end, Marcus talks Florida Gators and travel soccer, an underused VR headset and an indulgent “shoe thing,” and work as a series of sprints then anticipated breaks.

    Connect with Palm Paradise Realty Group:
    - https://palmparadiserealty.com/
    - https://www.instagram.com/palmparadisegroupfl/

    Learn more about Real Estate Team OS:
    - https://www.realestateteamos.com

    - https://linktr.ee/realestateteamos


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    50 mins
  • 030 More Listings in 90 Days with Jordana Tobel
    Jun 18 2024

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    If you’re looking for ways to level up your agents and win the second half of the year, you’ll love this conversation with a fellow Real Estate Team OS viewer/listener.

    After building a real estate branch in a corporate banking environment, Jordana Tobel founded Premier Listings in 2015. With plans to triple agent count from 100 to 300, Jordana shares specific ways they’re preparing agents to get uncomfortable, create new habits, and generate more listings with a new 90-day listing program.


    Learn why their agents have been getting signed listing agreements for 5+ years, how the NAR settlement can benefit agents, clients, and the industry, and how she’s using an AI training tool (linked up below) to improve agents’ conversations with buyers.

    And hear how the diverse needs of agents led to three levels of leads and accountability for agents to opt into - as well as the nuance they’re adding to the highest level of leads and accountability to serve both brand-new agents and deeply experienced agents alike.

    Listen for Jordana’s insight into:

    - Relentless positivity (without false positivity)

    - The value prop inspired by her corporate background and REO properties

    - The three partnership levels she created for agents with varying levels of leads and accountability

    - The nuance they’re adding to the highest level of leads and accountability to serve new agents and experienced agents alike

    - Tripling agent count and raising standards

    - Preparing the team for the second half of 2024

    - Details of their 90-Day Listing Program to improve skills and habits through training and accountability

    - Getting comfortable on camera

    - Why their team has been getting signed buyer agreements for more than five years and how the NAR settlement raises their standards … and improves the industry

    - Improving role play with an AI training tool


    At the end, learn why the captain doesn’t have to be the best player, the frivolity of self-driving mode, and the importance of consuming content like Real Estate Team OS!


    Connect with Jordana Tobel and Premier Listings:
    - https://www.instagram.com/jordanathefloridabroker/

    - https://www.youtube.com/premierlistings

    - https://www.joinpremierlistings.com/

    - https://www.premierlistings.com/


    Check out the AI-driven training tool:

    - https://app.7taps.com/bmvQQHJqdgFP

    Learn more from Real Estate Team OS:
    - https://www.realestateteamos.com
    - https://linktr.ee/realestateteamos
    - https://www.instagram.com/realestateteamos/

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    55 mins
  • 029 Culture as Your Key to Sustainable Success with Abel Gilbert
    Jun 11 2024

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    At one point, ONEPATH Realty was home to 250 agents. Today, that count is approximately 100 - with 50 producing team agents.

    Why? Culture, mindset, and focus.


    These words are easily and often thrown around - so much so that they can seem soft or squishy. But they’re keys to your sustainable success. In this conversation, Abel Gilbert, broker/owner of ONEPATH Realty in Miami, demonstrates why and explains how.

    Worth noting: he considers the human experience of your agents, staff, and clients as the essence of your culture.


    Abel also shares practical takeaways from his journey, including the five departments of a real estate team, the two most important leading indicators to watch, the key components of building to the right agent count, and the three areas he wanted to master before opening his own brokerage.


    We recorded this together in person at the Pendry in San Diego.


    Listen to this episode of Real Estate Team OS for Abel’s insights into:

    - How mindset (not a magic pill or easy answer) makes a team more productive and optimized

    - What he was waiting for and developing before opening his own brokerage

    - Why he left sales production quickly - on the path of leading and guiding clients, then agents, then a company

    - How his team filled in the valleys in the peak-and-valley dynamic of the real estate business

    - One system that’s been with him throughout his growth

    - The five departments of a real estate team

    - The two leading indicators his team focuses on

    - Company culture as the human experience of your agents, staff, and clients - and the key to the longevity of your business

    - The role of their Culture Manager, why it matters, and where to find the right person

    - How he approaches hybrid roles for agents

    - Waiting for the right time vs trying things to see what works

    - The key components of finding the right agent count

    - Why the independent brokerage operating as a team is the future of the business


    At the end, he shares with you how he shares the ocean and how 11-year-old triplets allow him to recharge even if they don’t allow him to rest or relax.


    Connect with Abel Gilbert and ONEPATH Realty:

    - https://www.instagram.com/growwithabel

    - https://www.instagram.com/onepathrealty


    Learn more about Real Estate Team OS:
    - https://www.realestateteamos.com

    - https://linktr.ee/realestateteamos


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    - https://www.instagram.com/realestateteamos/

    - https://www.tiktok.com/@realestateteamos

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    49 mins