1,543,225
I'm not facing any problems; just the ever changing challenges.
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Anita Clark
Warner Robins, GA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
711,752
I like Thomas J. Nelson, Realtor,CRS,e-Pro 's response. Every "issue" can be treated as a problem or as a challenge and an opportunity to grow. For me, it is how can I keep positioning the company to stay ahead of the competition?
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
5,104,806
I don't have any "big" problems to solve... it's steady as she goes.
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Anita Clark
Warner Robins, GA
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
5,229,243
Finding more time without hiring another assistant! Like Richard L. McKinney P.A. said, time management seems to keep returning as a popular challenge in my business as well.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
6,392,889
Govt interference has always been the biggest headache.
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
1,502,848
How to keep my puppy from dropping her marrow bone on the wood floor, 3ft from me, when I'm on calls!
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
2,684,009
Sell a listing in a tough price range.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
140,560
My biggest problem by far is Time Management. Any agent that sells more than 50 transaction sides per year will say the same thing.
Other agents may say that lead generation, bad home inspectors or low appraisals are their biggest problems. But the truth is they just don't realize that their time management stinks. Mostly bc they are lazy.
At this time last year I made a commitment to time management and it paid off! I have doubled my business! And I'm not talking about going from 10 to 20 deals a year .. I will have well over 115 transaction sides this year and over 20 million in closed volume.
Basically, I committed to a transaction coordinator, I actually used the CRM that I already had and added two good agents to my team. Next, I set goals, developed a business plan and drilled that plan all the way down to my daily tasks. I also completely eliminated things that brought in little to no business such as blogging, seo, facebook ads and my personal web site. I decided to only do the job that pays me $100 per hour (sell real estate) instead of one that pays $10 to $15 an hour (peck away on the puter). So I passed these activities on to my Trans Cord.
The most amazing thing about my new strategy is that I actually have more time off! It's true!
My plan for next year is even better Time Management and that business plan is almost complete.
I strongly suggest that agents read The Millionaire Agent. If you know your business and local market AND put this book into action, you will succeed.
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Mayra Espinosa Realtor...
Pacifica, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
5,772,575
James,
Bob Crane makes a great point. A We have not problems, what are yours?
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
3,988,007
I can't say any of it is a problem. I have many projects in the works and wish I had more time to get them all started sooner than later.
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
5,583,278
I have no problems, at this time....
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
7,834,950
No problems and life is good.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
3,344,906
Lack of inventory and out of control bidding wars driving the price of homes to the moon. I have no control over that. No way to solve it.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,844,171
Attracting web visitors.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
2,220,323
Time management.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
599,274
Training others to take over portions of my business so I'm working ON the business, not IN the business.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
3,071,489
Nina Hollander nailed this one!
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
3,416,038
The only things that become problems are the ones i can not control, these days that is the appraisal. How they are 2-3 weeks behind stalling sales and even worse, they bring in out of town and even out of state appraisers who butcher such an easy task killing deals.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,712,676
Selling the business. Not a huge problem, just the details.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
427,147
Do I step away for the next two years to take care of my newborn son, or plug along and do the best I can with the time and commitments I have
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
4,571,456
I truly look at "problems" as opportunities.
Life and real estate involves perspective.
Stepping back. Focus. Re-focus. Ask qustions. Carefully listen. Learn.
Rinse.
Repeat.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
5,048,708
Time management comes to mind
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,955,212
Simple... I want more listings!
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,725,896
Listing prices are way too high for many buyers to afford.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
4,800,082
How to exit gracefully.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
2,182,502
How to be two places at once ?
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,215,488
None really at this point!
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
370,200
Getting my agents 400 of them to average 3 more sides in 2018 to bring us over 5300 sides and #1 here in New England....
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
3,986,258
It changes all the time
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
365,664
Automating funnel marketing for each class
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,090,637
No problems to solve but keeping up with the industry changes can be a challenge.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
2,781,013
4,434,127
4,319,419
1,045,440
I would say possibly keeping up with the internet changes that are so constant and adapting to them.
5,868,372
2,178,433
When I was working it was dealing with lazy and/or incompetent agents and other so-called professionals.
390,348
I am facing a challenge, not a problem. It is getting more potential buyers and sellers to my brand new website.
961,383
4,935,551
65,378
921,504
Don't break the chain!
The biggest issue new and newly established agents face is breaking the chain. They happen upon something that works, results come in but they break the chain by chasing a shiny thing and never get to that 'going steady' repeatability.