How to Get the Real Reason a Buyer Passed on Your Listing
Automated showing feedback can come back without the reason the buyer passed. One phone call asks for that reason, and for the showing agent's own read on the house.
2-minute read
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Monday, October 19, 2026
Published 2:29 PM ET
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Today’s finds 13
How to Find the Streets Where Buyers Just Lost Out on a Home
One MLS search finds the homes that sold in days with more than one offer, so other buyers lost out. The owners of homes like them become your next call list, with a true reason to call.
3-minute read
How to Find the YouTube Video Whose Title or Thumbnail Is Holding It Back
One sort in your YouTube analytics makes the weak video stand out from the rest. A coach also gives a cutoff for when a new title or thumbnail is still worth trying.
3-minute read
How to Spot Flood Risk That the Flood Zone Does Not Show
A Jacksonville agent of more than 22 years looks past the flood zone. She checks two things you can see from the street and asks for one document.
2-minute read
How to Build a Contractor List You Can Trust Without Hiring Anyone Yourself
You do not have to hire a plumber to know a good one. A brokerage co-owner in the Boston area gets names from jobs her clients already paid for, and from one look inside an electrical panel.
3-minute read
How to Tell a Buyer Who Else Gets Paid Before the First Showing
A real estate coach gives the exact words to say at the first meeting, before you open any door. Three things go on one page, and the signatures on it turn a talk into a record.
3-minute read
The Penalty Your Agents Pick for Themselves That Gets the Calls Made
Holding people to their numbers usually means a leader checking up on them. This coach hands the hardest part to the person, and one envelope handed to a rival shows why it works.
3-minute read
How to Build a Market Update List That People Actually Open
A Spokane agent says the usual way agents fill a market update list can hurt it. She makes readers ask to join, and she says that list opens at 65%.
2-minute read
What to Know Before You Call Your Realtor Association's Legal Hotline
Your Realtor association may let you ask an attorney a legal question about a deal. Texas Realtors does. One Texas broker says what to settle before you dial, and where to look before you search the web.
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How to Get Next Spring's Sellers to Message You in the Fall
By his count, one video about getting ready for a spring sale brought him sellers months ahead. His call to action is worth copying word for word.
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How to Find Out What Your Team's Minimum Standard Really Is
Your team may have a minimum number of deals on paper. One question about the agent everyone loves shows the real number, and it may not be the one you wrote down.
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The Conditions That Keep a Guaranteed Sale From Making You Buy the House
A Wichita agent who runs a big team says it promised to buy any home in its program that was not under contract in 59 days. He says it bought none in its first three years, and the conditions explain why.
4-minute read
How to Tell Whether Your Team's Profit Is Actually Healthy
A Phoenix team leader whose team closed 696 deals in 2025 gives the profit margin she is happy with. She also names the cost one person left out to claim 35 percent.
3-minute read
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