Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “teams”
By: Jennifer Weinberg One enticing aspect of the real estate business is the wide variety of business models one can enter into. Under the brokerage umbrella, real estate agents work as solo professionals, join a team or choose to form partnerships. While most start out as solo agents, one of the other options might better fit an individual’s needs. According …
By Matt Clements Brokers are the leaders—like a team captain or an association president—they are responsible for your team’s growth by helping each individual player perform their best. Agents are the players, and creating a winning team takes involvement from everyone. Each team has its all-stars, rookies, seasoned veterans, salty dogs, award winners, and players in a slump. I love …
By Barbara Ballinger Key Takeaways: Have specific reasons why a team might benefit your work, personal situation, or personality. Be sure goals, roles, and commission splits are all detailed. Have an exit strategy in case it doesn’t work out. Some real estate salespeople form a team to achieve a better work-life balance. When one’s on vacation or ill, the other …
By Lee Davenport We all want to work smarter and not just harder, right? But if we’re managing brokers, trainers, or team leaders, how do we motivate our salespeople in such a way that actually inspires them without leaving us “busted and disgusted”? Check out this 10-minute interview I loved doing with Dotloop‘s content specialist, Brian Boys, on how to …
By Brandon Doyle As the old adage says, it takes a village to raise a child. Why should running your real estate business be any different? When in a leadership role, such as broker-owner or team leader, it can be easy to feel like the weight of the company is resting on your shoulders and your shoulders alone. But this …
By Lee Davenport What does it take to be a top producer? There is no magic formula, but there are habits and principles from top producers that you can “borrow” for your playbook. From magazine covers to TV shows, Christian Ross is the go-getting managing broker of the burgeoning Village Realty in Atlanta and a team leader. What are the …
By Lee Davenport Have you heard the myth that you can’t be productive and successful as both a real estate salesperson and the broker-owner of your company? Teresa Cowart is a myth-breaker. She is one of the owners of the Savannah, Ga., metro area’s RE/MAX Accent (where I have had the privilege of training) and leads a team that closed …
By Dave Robison Creating a successful real estate team is a lot like cooking. You have to add certain ingredients to the pot – a little of this, a little of that, more of another thing to make it sweet. The temperature and how long you cook it has to be watched, otherwise you risk it coming out cold or …
By Lynn Minnick I was lucky enough to have been picked to participate in NAR’s Leadership 200 and 300 classes this week at my association. I say lucky enough because we’re the largest association in our state and there were only 35 seats open. Last summer I was involved in our two-day strategic planning session, which was a first for …
By Brooke Wolford As a real estate agent, I sometimes feel as if it’s all about me. This is my business, my success, and my livelihood. For me, after several years I have tried to focus on my “team.” I have a terrific team of people who I work with. My “team,” consists of a loan officer, closer, inspector, insurance …
