Keeping It Real Podcast Chicago Realtors ® Interviews With Real Estate Brokers And Agents

Welcome to another episode of Video Boot Camp for Real Estate Professionals with Kim Rittberg. Wondering how to sell more homes? Award-winning Real Estate Video Coach Kim Rittberg brings you 3 ways to get yourself on camera today - to sell more homes! Kim has VIDEO BOOT CAMP starting in just a few short weeks! Apply here through her website. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Make sure to follow Kim on social media on Instagram. Don’t forget to grab Kim’s Free Download – 10 Tips to Amazing Video   and follow her on Instagram. This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks. Transcript D.J. Paris 0:00Today's social media expert Kim rip berg is going to give you three ways to get yourself on camera today to help you sell more homes. Stay tuned this episode of Keeping it real is brought to you by real geeks. How many homes are you going to sell this year? Do you have the right tools? Is your website turning soft leads and interested buyers? Are you s

Alex Wolking with Keller Williams in Chicago talks about how he started his journey into real estate at the age of 12. Alex describes how he still makes business the old-fashioned way and how important open-houses have been to his career. Next, Alex discusses how he built his business the second time around after moving back to Chicago. Alex also discusses the importance of knowing your market in details and shares tips for new agents on how to start studying the market they want to work in. Please follow Alex on Instagram here. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Alex Wolking can be reached at (312) 343-1039 and alex@alexwolking.com. This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks. Transcript D.J. Paris 0:00Today we're going to speak to an agent who built a top producing real estate business by the age of 19. Then he gave it all up, moved to a new city and did it all over again. Stay tuned. This episode of Keeping it real is brought to you by real ge

Scott Harris the Founder of The Harris Residential Team goes back to the beginning of his journey into real estate business. Scott talks about what he a his team are doing to have their best year ever. Scott also discusses the importance of believing in your clients and also the visionary brokerage and its four pillars. Next, Scott discusses mindset, competition and how he approaches it and positivity. Last, Scott talks about how he celebrates with clients after closing. Make sure to follow Scott on LinkedIn. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Scott Harris can be reached at +1 646-302-5710 and sharris@bhsusa.com. This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks. Transcript D.J. Paris 0:00Today we're going to be speaking with a billion dollar producer and he's going to share exactly how he runs his business. Stay tuned. This episode of Keeping it real is brought to you by real geeks. How many homes are you going to sell this year? Do you have the rig

Debbi DiMaggio an author, real estate leader and a coach talks about her experience in real estate business. Debbi explains the importance of being an real estate agent and how she loves working with new people. Debbi talks about her coaching program - Foundation for Success. Last Debbi emphasizes the importance of being present and why meeting people in person is the only way to get the real information about clients. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Debbi DiMaggio can be reached at (510) 414-6777 and debbi.dimaggio@corcorangroup.com. This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks. Transcript D.J. Paris 0:00Today we're talking to a top real estate coach about what you can do to finish the year strong. Stay tuned. This episode of Keeping it real is brought to you by real geeks. How many homes are you going to sell this year? Do you have the right tools? Is your website turning soft leads and interested buyers? Are you spending money on leads that are

Welcome to Breaking Down Ali’s Systems mini-series with Ali Garced. In this mini-series Ali will be explaining how she built her systems both for buyers and for sellers. In the second episode, Ali goes over buyer email number 3&4 and also her Trello checklist. Please follow Ali on Instagram here. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Ali Garced can be reached at ali@garcedrealty.com and (914) 318-4918. This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks. Transcript D.J. Paris 0:00Hello keeping it real podcast listeners. Today is a special episode with one of my great friends in this industry ally, the agent she's been on the show, and she was nice enough to do a special episode just for you guys about exactly how she works with buyers. This is her buyer checklist part two. If you didn't listen to part one, don't worry. Listen to this one. You can always go back to the first one as well. You're going to want to hear this. So without further ado, my friend

Welcome to another episode of Video Boot Camp for Real Estate Professionals with Kim Rittberg. Wondering how to get more clients? Making social media content but not seeing impact? Not showing up enough on video? Award-winning Real Estate Video Coach Kim Rittberg has VIDEO BOOT CAMP starting in just a few short weeks! Join the hundreds of real estate professionals who’ve learned how to show up and grow their revenue through video. Apply here through her website. Keeping It Real Listeners get a special bonus when they sign up! If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Make sure to follow her on social media on Instagram. Don’t forget to grab Kim’s Free Download - 10 Tips to Amazing Video   and follow her on Instagram. This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks. Transcript D.J. Paris 0:00Today social media expert Kim rip berg is going to share with you five videos you need to make this week to help you get more business. Stay tuned. This episode of Ke

Caroline Hobbs a coach from Saint Jose Broker at Reward Realty talks about her experience in real estate as a third generation in the business. Caroline discusses how easy it was to be driven by this legacy. Next, Caroline discusses how helpful it is working with a top agent and learning from them. Caroline also discusses the importance of having a mentor. Last, she emphasizes the impact of a leading platform that she and her team are working on and how it will help agents in their business. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Caroline Hobbs can be reached at caroline@rewardrealty.org. This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks. Transcript D.J. Paris 0:00Today we're going to talk about the importance of mentorship. And by the way, almost everyone I've ever had on my show, which are top 1%. Producers have all had mentors. Let's talk about it today. Stay tuned. This episode of Keeping it real is brought to you by real geeks. How many homes are you goi

Nicole Hajdu with Hajdu Group Dream Town talks about her experience and how she got into the real estate business. Nicole discussed how she got influenced by her father to get her real estate license and how she began thinking about business. Next, Nicole emphasizes the importance of marketing and how it impacts the real estate business. Last, Nicole discusses the importance of sending personalized letters to clients and how this helps maintain the relationship with them. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Nicole Hajdu can be reached at (773) 727-2199 and nhajdu@dreamtown.com. This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks. Transcript D.J. Paris 0:00Today you're going to learn my favorite tip of all time for creating amazing real estate newsletters. Oh add a lot of other great stuff to stay tuned. This episode of Keeping it real is brought to you by real geeks. How many homes are you going to sell this year? Do you have the right tools? Is your website

Welcome to another episode of Video Boot Camp for Real Estate Professionals with Kim Rittberg. Wondering what to buy to make amazing videos to grow your real estate business? Award-winning Real Estate Video Coach Kim Rittberg is here with tips on what to buy and what not to buy! If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Make sure to follow her on social media on Instagram Don’t forget to grab Kim’s Free Download - 10 Tips to Amazing Video and follow her on Instagram. This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks. Transcript D.J. Paris 0:00Today we're going to be talking about the three tools you're going to need to make the most amazing real estate videos. Stay tuned. This episode of Keeping it real is brought to you by real geeks. How many homes are you going to sell this year? Do you have the right tools? Is your website turning soft leads and interested buyers? Are you spending money on leads that aren't converting? Well real geeks is your solution

Susan Santoro from Susan Santoro team with William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty talks about her experience as a realtor, and discusses how she was motivated to get into this business by her husband who is a real estate developer. Susan discusses what is her drive to keep going and being successful as she believes that it’s important to believe on your decisions because in the real estate business you wake up every day unemployed. Last, Susan emphasizes that every agent should be very confident in their job and learn how to sell themselves. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Susan Santoro can be reached at +1 203 605 5297 and ssantoro@wpsir.com. This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks. Transcript D.J. Paris 0:00Today's a special episode of Keeping it real as we get to speak with an agent who has been practicing for 39 years. Does she have some wisdom to share? Oh boy, does she stay tuned. This episode of Keeping it real is brought to you b

Cathy LaMon with The LaMon Team talks about her experience in real estate and how she switched from working in IBM to building her business in real estate. Cathy discusses the importance of having great communication with clients and the role phone calls and voicemails play in that regard. Last, Cathy discusses how important it is for new agents to not stop learning and trying to find what path best suits them in this business. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Cathy LaMon can be reached at (404) 805-2273 and cathy@lamonteam.com. This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks. Transcript D.J. Paris 0:00survey show that the number one quality that buyers and sellers want in an agent is great communication. Today we're going to show you how to do that. Stay tuned. This episode of Keeping it real is brought to you by real geeks. How many homes are you going to sell this year? Do you have the right tools? Is your website turning soft leads and interested

Welcome to Breaking Down Ali’s Systems mini-series with Ali Garced. In this mini-series Ali will be explaining how she built her systems both for buyers and for sellers. In the first episode, Ali describes how she breaks apart her process working with buyers into 6 different segments. Please follow Ali on Instagram here. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Ali Garced can be reached at ali@garcedrealty.com and (914) 318-4918. This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks. Transcript D.J. Paris 0:00Hello and welcome to a very special episode of Keeping it real the largest podcast made by real estate agents and for real estate agents. My name is DJ Paris. I am your guide and host through the show. Why Is today a special episode? Well, in just a moment, I'm going to be turning it over to Ali gar said Ally's actually been on our show, actually recently. And she had such a great reaction from our listeners and fans, that we asked her to come back to d

Welcome to the August episode of Learn with a Lender with Joel Schaub of Guaranteed Rate! In this episode, Joel discusses why educating new agents in real estate business is crucial and how growing positivity will help them handle stress. Joel also talks about work ethics and the importance of having consistency, setting priorities and discipline and how they lead agents to good relationships with their clients. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Joel can be reached at joel@rate.com and 773.654.2049. This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks. Transcript D.J. Paris 0:00We're approaching our 500th episode. And I just wanted to say that the number one characteristic that I've learned from all of the agents that we've had on our show of top producers has been consistency. We're going to dive into that today. Stay tuned. This episode of Keeping it real is brought to you by real geeks. How many homes are you going to sell this year? Do you have the r

Bob Brown is an author, speaker, patented innovator, and the foremost authority on foundation repair diagnosis who shares his experience and how he started his career as a student doing a lot of concrete repairs. Bob discusses strategies an agent can use to inspect a home and the importance of doing it. Bob also talks about red flags agents should be aware when showing a house that may mean foundation issues. Last, Bob talks about his book "Foundation Repair Secrets: Learn How to Protect Yourself and Save Thousands" and how agents may find it useful. You can pre-order Bob's 'Foundation Repair Secrets: Learn How to Protect Yourself and Save Thousands' book here. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Bob Brown can be reached at 844-924-8900. This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks. Transcript D.J. Paris 0:00How would you like to be able to walk up to a property and have a better idea of how healthy the foundation is? Well, today we're going to sh

Grant Muller with The Grant Muller Team and Speaker, Author, Certified High Performance Coach™ shares his diverse business background and expert negotiation skills. Grant describes how he transitioned from a person who abused with narcotics to a very successful real estate businessman. Grant also talks about how he always wanted to be a real estate agent and describes how he used his experience in consumer services to build his business in real estate. Last, he talks about his book 'Top of Heart” and how you can build your business by building genuine and meaningful human connections. You can buy Grant's 'Top of Heart' book here. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Grant Muller can be reached at (720) 289-1799 and grant@grantmuller.com. This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks. Transcript D.J. Paris 0:00Today we're going to show you how to go from top of mind to top of heart. Stay tuned. This episode of Keeping it real is brought to you by rea

Shelby Johnson the CEO of Five Pillars Nation and former military shares her great experience as military and her transition into a career in real estate. Shelby discusses the importance of rules, structure, discipline and chain of commands and how she leveraged them in her business in real estate. Shelby also discusses the importance of self-esteem and its role in managing clients. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Shelby Johnson can be reached here. This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks. Transcript D.J. Paris 0:00Do you struggle with structure and discipline? You probably do. Or at least I know I do. This episode is all about how to fix that. Stay tuned. This episode of Keeping it real is brought to you by real geeks. How many homes are you going to sell this year? Do you have the right tools? Is your website turning soft leads and interested buyers? Are you spending money on leads that aren't converting? Well real geeks is your solution.

Amanda McMillan with @properties Christie’s International Bucktown shares her story on how she got into real estate and describes what’s it like being a third generation realtor. Amanda discusses how she grew her business to become the top producing agent in her market. Amanda also talks about the importance of training and also learning how to trusting your intuition. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Amanda McMillan can be reached at 773.537.1300. This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks. Transcript D.J. Paris 0:00Today we're going to be talking to not just the top 1% agent, but literally the top agent in her local market and do a deep dive into how she got there and how you can do the same. Stay tuned. This episode of Keeping it real is brought to you by real geeks. How many homes are you going to sell this year? Do you have the right tools? Is your website turning soft leads in interested buyers? Are you spending money on leads that aren't c

Steven Cozza with Cozza Team talks about his transition from professional cyclist into real estate. Steven discusses strategies to help agents do and be more effective. Steven also goes into detail about teams and how they help make better agents and the importance of consistency for success. Last, Steven discusses disappointment and how to effectively cope with loss. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Steven Cozza can be reached at 707.328.9766 and scozza@cozzahomes.com. This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks. Transcript D.J. Paris 0:00Today we're going to be talking with one of the former top cyclists in the world, and what lessons he took with him when he switched over into real estate. Stay tuned. This episode of Keeping it real is brought to you by real geeks. How many homes are you going to sell this year? Do you have the right tools? Is your website turning soft leads and interested buyers? Are you spending money on leads that aren't con

Josh Myler began his career 15 years ago in San Francisco in sales and marketing, transitioning into real estate business. Josh talks about his activities in civic and charitable organizations. Josh also discusses how grateful he feels for the success he achieved in real estate, and shares some tips on how to manage clients. Last, Josh discusses two main hats he believes every agent should wear- the one of the therapist and the one related to interior design and architecture. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Josh Myler can be reached at (323) 333-0301 and jmyler@theagencyre.com. This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks. Transcript D.J. Paris 0:00Today is all about connecting with your clients. And we're going to show you how to deepen those relationships. Stay tuned. This episode of Keeping it real is brought to you by real geeks. How many homes are you going to sell this year? Do you have the right tools? Is your website turning soft leads and

Welcome to the July episode of Learn with a Lender with Joel Schaub of Guaranteed Rate! In this episode Joel discusses the rates going up and the importance of informing the buyers. Joel emphasizes the importance of agents checking their client's profiles and making sure they're qualified to buy property. Joel also talks about how agents should always inform their clients about the rates since it may affect their loans. Last, Joel talks about how new agents should always have information on their clients and a strategy for them. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Joel can be reached at joel@rate.com and 773.654.2049. This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks. Transcript D.J. Paris 0:00Today you're going to learn what top 1% realtors are telling their clients about rates in inventory. Stay tuned. This episode of Keeping it real is brought to you by real geeks. How many homes are you going to sell this year? Do you have the right tools? Is your w