portland real estate

These are the most downloaded episodes of Roaring Agents. And here is my take on 2020 and thoughts about 2021

Real estate in itself can be overwhelming and when you add the rest of the chaos of life. Here’s how to priortize and figure out how to organize your tasks and goals. Using the Eisenhower Decision Principle, tasks are evaluated using the criteria important/unimportant and urgent/not urgent, and then placed in according quadrants in an […]

One of the 47 lessons I have on my free real estate training site is about being urgent and patient. Or as Gary Vaynerchuck phrases it, “microspeed and macropatience.” Check out the the site and my podcast about it balancing the two pieces to be effective.

I love talking numbers with people and Noah knows his numbers! He is President of WFG National Title and has an MBA in Real Estate Finance. I got to hear Noah recently give an in depth talk about the real estate and what he is seeing. So I quickly asked if he could join me […]

We’ve all thought it. If you are blazing a new trail and it looks like it isn’t working out, quitting crosses your mind. Here are I talk about my tough moments, other people blazing their own trail who almost quit and the hope that success is right around the corner.

I love numbers, and even more, I like the numbers behind the numbers. Someone once said, “There are lies, damn lies, and statistics.” I will be dropping news and numbers podcast every week or so depending on what is interesting to talk about. I use these numbers to help me, my team and our clients […]

This is the thing that most Realtors avoid but could have this biggest impact in their career. Get over your reluctance or fear of practicing with someone. How can you fear that but not talking to someone? Or do you secretly fear that as well? Role-play will help you with all of that. I’m starting […]

I get a lot of questions about starting as a part-time agent with the plan of moving to full-time. Here’s what I have for you. Make a plan with a timeline or a money line Get a mentor/coach/good Principal Broker Follow a system Have a strong CRM Timeblock Find other agents to support you Know […]

I’m so happy to have Dale as the kickoff to my rebranded podcast! I met Dale through Twitter over 10 years ago. When I met him I knew social media was built just for this guy. You may have heard about him from his amazingly popular facebook page, 365 Things To Do In Vancouver, that […]

I had a great time talking to Michael Harn of Anlon Custom Homes. He started his career as a builder in 1997 as a 22 year old. Michael discusses managing people at that young age, what he learned, how he became a better builder through the hard knocks of the 2008 downturn and the importance of […]

I have a launched a training that I would have liked to have existed when I was an agent. I’ve taken my 20 years in the business, my five years as Director Sales coaching and training our agents and all of my research and put it into ROARing Agents. My philosophy is that real estate […]

Buckle in. I have a bunch of notes. Some thoughts will be new and some will be refreshers of what you knew. I find value in both. These are not in order and just highlights of things that stood out to me. Brent Gove quoted Teddy Roosevelt and I love this: Far better it is […]

This is probably in the top three of questions ask help for in their career so I jotted down 125. I might do another list of the fringe ideas I’ve heard about in the future. Put everyone you know into a database Call your sphere Call your weak ties (people you haven’t talked to in […]

For anyone who has watched the big bang theory, you’ve heard of Schrodinger’s cat. For those that haven’t, it’s a thought experiment in quantum physics where something can be in two states at the same time. In the experiment, a cat and a vial of poison are put in the box. At some point the […]

I strongly suggest before you join this crazy field of real estate to talk to a few agents. Try to find a few to shadow. This isn’t HGTV. You’ll read this a lot on this site; the average career length of a real estate agent is 8 months. When you consider how many 20+ year […]

In my opinion there is very little sales in real estate. There is marketing to be sure, but this is really a service industry disguised and sometimes abused as a sales industry. Sales is about convincing someone of a need for something whether they want/need it or not. Negotiations is where both parties start with […]