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Defining Your Focus in 2020 | Spyglass Realty

Ryan: So, you know, as we've evolved as a brokerage, like what we've tried to do is put a focus on company and help you grow your business.

And in 2018, we really wanted to get into the actions of, the subject of goals, right? And, not just kind of put a goal out there, but also break that down into what it takes to achieve your goals.

If you guys have done professional development meetings with me, you know, that we don't just put your goal out there, we look at what you did in previous years. If your lead sources were company leads, if they were open houses, if it were spear, and then we really tried to break that down so that you know, what it's going to take, how many actions it's going to take, and then on a weekly basis, what it is what…

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Niches for an Aspiring Top Austin Real Estate Agents

Having a niche product or market in real estate can be beneficial for realtors in many ways. For one, it allows a focus on a product or segment of the market that may not be as crowded as others. The less crowded this segment is, the more likely you’ll get business out of it when that segment is in demand. There can also be a downside of focusing too much on a niche.  As an example, investment property is going to be a tough niche during a recession. I recommend that real estate agents start off with residential single-family sales and start developing a niche as they become top real estate agents. The main thing, in my opinion, is to focus on one or two niches.  

A Starting Point for Every Realtor aiming to Become a Top Producing Real Estate Agent

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Accountability Groups | Spyglass Realty

One of the things that we offer to our real estate agents that have been beneficial to them is our accountability groups.  I got this tip when I was coaching with the Jon Cheplak. If you’re not familiar with Jon, he’s the top coach the best real estate team leads and brokers around the country.  Jon teaches that the best way a real estate agent can realize their goals is through self-awareness.  

Let me breakdown what an accountability group is - It’s a voluntary group of people led by one person that agrees to a series of micro-commitments each week.  They meet every week and have an accountability partner to which they will communicate with every day and check-in with that partner to help encourage them. The key is “micro” commitment. These are…

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Real Estate & Architectural Photographer | Spyglass Realty

Ryan: Welcome to Realty Hack where we talk about the top tips and tricks that Top Producing agents and team leaders across the nation are using. Today I am joined with Leonid Furmansky. Did I say that right? 

Leonid: Yeah, you got it. 

Ryan: Okay. And what we're talking about today is the use of architectural photography. What we're doing here is we're having a series on basically, how luxury agents promote their listings. And so Leonid works with one of our agents who does some very high end, spec homes and they sell for anywhere from one and a half to just over $2 million. And we have seen his photography. It's the best, first of all, Leonid, how long have you been doing this for?

Leonid: just picking up a camera since I was 14 years old. As a…

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Staging Certification for Agents | Spyglass Realty

Ryan: Hey guys, welcome. One of the ways that you can add value to your customers is with stellar staging services. And I'm very excited because today we're going to hear a lot about this. Stay tuned.

Welcome to Realty Hack, where we look at the best practices that top agents and teams are employing to increase their production. Okay, my name is Ryan Rodenbeck and today we're going to be talking about the benefits of in house stagers and how you can get certified. 

As always, be sure to like this video if you're watching on Facebook. If you found this helpful. Type the comment “agent” below to subscribe to future broadcasts. If you're watching this on YouTube, like and subscribe to our channel and as always, if you have tap topics that you would…

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Best Retirement Communities In Austin, Texas | Spyglass Realty

Living a healthy life in a city is one of the most important things for seniors when it comes to looking for a place to retire. The City of Austin is not a stranger to that. In fact, it is one of the ideal places for retirement. There are neighborhoods that are perfect for retirees to settle down despite the city being known for its lively and vibrant feel. To answer your questions, is Austin a good place to retire? Should I retire in Austin, Texas? Here are some of the reasons why retiring in Austin Texas will be one of the best decisions you’ll ever make.

1. Outdoor Activities

Austin has plenty of green spaces, lakes, and several parks that can keep you active all day long. Whether you’re in downtown Austin or living in on top of a mountain with…

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Presenting Feedback to Sellers and Price | Spyglass Realty

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I want to talk about a little bit about when you're working with sellers. And you their property doesn't go the first weekend or the second weekend or the third weekend. And you have got to call them that next Monday or Tuesday, right? I recently had someone took off the day yesterday if I go to a waterpark with my family, and they had called or they texted wanting feedback requests. So before I called them, what I did was I called Sunny got the exact amount of people that have been through the property, the feedback that we've had, I went referenced the conversation that I had when I initially talked to them. And I had a plan of what I was going to do before I called them which you don't want to do when you have a seller that's…

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Leveraging Listing for Maximum Exposure | Spyglass Realty

So when we talk about having the different ways that you can leverage your listings, you’re gonna have some goals for this. The first and foremost is to get the exposure out in word to drive demand to your clients, right. The idea, the way we do it, is that we start with coming soon and we try to bring in much traffic to a property, much attention to the property before it’s listed so that on the day that it is listed we set up the conditions that leave multiple offers situations.

Goal number two is to bring in leads on that listing and goal number three is to brand yourself with the listing in order to get your name out there, that you’re gonna be the go-to listing person when someone is looking to list your property, right. That goes along with…

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How to Navigate a Listing Consultation | Spyglass Realty

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The first thing that we do and this is taught in different ways, I kinda made my own for simplicity, but when you make a call for someone and you schedule a listing appointment, we have an email that says “seller after first conversation”.

It’s an email template that’s gonna set you up for success when you’re on the phone with someone and you're a, set up your appointment let them know that our procedure is I'm gonna send you and then introductory email it has some a brief synopsis of what we’re gonna go over in the email or in the appointment so please take a look at that.

There’s a couple of videos that can be very important for you to watch and will save us time on our listing appointment, right? listing consultation, right? So…

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