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Shahar Plinner a tax expert talks about how he got into taxes. Shahar discusses ways agents can structure their entities that enable them to save on taxes. Shahar also discusses how to keep a clearer picture of your taxes by keeping separate accounts. Shahar shares tax deductible examples for agents to leverage. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Get a complimentary business evaluation by clicking here. This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks and Apply Design (get 15% off of your first purchase using real24).

Brad Boeye talks about how he got started in the real estate business as the third generation in the business. Brad discusses his perspective on the market right now and where it’s headed. Brad also discusses branding and what he’s doing to maintain his brand. Last, Brad talks current market and the importance of good relationships. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Brad Boeye can be reached at bboeye@bradboeye.com. This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks and Apply Design (get 15% off of your first purchase using real24).

Do you enjoy dancing? Award-winning video marketer and coach Kim Rittberg shows you how and when you can dance on your social media and grow your business doing it. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Connect with Kim Rittberg on Instagram. Grab her free download – Sell More Homes With Better Quality Videos. This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks and Apply Design (get 15% off of your first purchase using real24). Transcript D.J. Paris 0:00Well, I never thought I’d say this, but today’s episode is all about dancing. interested. 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. Find out why agents across the country choose real geeks as their technology partner. Real geeks was created by an agent for agents. They pride themselves on delivering a sales and marketing solution so that you can easily generate more business. There agent websites are fast and built for lead conversion with a smooth search experience for your visitors. Real geeks also includes an easy to use agent CRM. So once a lead signs up on your website, you can track their interest and have great follow up conversations. Real geeks is loaded with a ton of marketing tools to nurture your leads and increase brand awareness visit real geeks.com forward slash keeping it real pod and find out why Realtors come to real geeks to generate more business again, visit real geeks.com forward slash keeping it real pod. And now on to our show. This episode of Keeping it real is brought to you by apply design Welcome to a revolution in real estate presentation brought to you by apply design the leading Virtual Staging solution tailored for forward thinking realtors. Now in today’s fast paced market making a lasting impression is everything. With applied design you unlock the full potential of every listing, transforming empty spaces into stunning buyer attracting homes all with just a few clicks. And in just a few minutes. Choose their DIY staging available for as low as $7 per image, or save time with their auto staging feature for as low as $10.50 per image plus experience their service firsthand with a trial image absolutely free. Their intuitive platform empowers you to bring visions to life ensuring your listing standout Captivate and sell and for listeners of keeping it real apply design is offering an exclusive 15% off your first purchase. Simply use the code real 24 That’s our EA L two four at checkout. Elevate your listings enchant your clients and achieve faster sales with apply design. Don’t let your properties blend in make them shine with applied design. Your success story starts now visit them at apply design.io. Again, that’s applied design.io Remember,

Michelle Berman-Mikel the CEO & Founder of Beyond the Method™ and Berman Media PD talks about how she got involved in social. Michelle discusses what do realtors get wrong about their Instagram and also how often should agents post and what should they post. Michelle also breaks down the types of posts they arrange for their clients for every day of the week. Last, Michelle discusses the importance of using media to connect with prospects. Please check out Michelle’s Beyond the Method – online course and her Coffee and Questions Podcast. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Michelle Berman-Mikel can be reached to set up a call here. This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks and Apply Design (get 15% off of your first purchase using real24). Transcript D.J. Paris 0:00Today we’re talking with one of the top Instagram prospecting coaches in the country for realtors. Get excited and 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. Find out why agents across the country choose real geeks as their technology partner. Real geeks was created by an agent for agents. They pride themselves on delivering a sales and marketing solution so that you can easily generate more business. There agent websites are fast and built for lead conversion with a smooth search experience for your visitors. Real geeks also includes an easy to use agent CRM. So once a lead signs up on your website, you can track their interest and have great follow up conversations. Real geeks is loaded with a ton of marketing tools to nurture your leads and increase brand awareness visit real geeks.com forward slash keeping it real pod and find out why Realtors come to real geeks to generate more business again, visit real geeks.com forward slash keeping it real pod. And now on to our show. This episode of Keeping it real is brought to you by apply design Welcome to a revolution in real estate presentation brought to you by apply design the leading Virtual Staging solution tailored for forward thinking realtors. Now in today’s fast paced market making a lasting impression is everything. With applied design you unlock the full potential of every listing, transforming empty spaces into stunning buyer attracting homes all with just a few clicks. And in just a few minutes. Choose their DIY staging available for as low as $7 per image, or save time with their auto staging feature for as low as $10.50 per image plus experience their service firsthand with a trial image absolutely free.

Sheila Alston with Healthy Home Media talks about her journey into wellness real estate. Sheila describes what wellness real estate is and how to promote it. Sheila also talks about her magazine and how it can help agents differentiate themselves from other agents. Last, Sheila discusses current trends of the home wellness space. Please check out Sheila’s magazine here and get $50 off of your first purchase using real50. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Sheila Alston can be reached to book a strategy call here. This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks and Apply Design (get 15% off of your first purchase using real24). Transcript D.J. Paris 0:00Stop prospecting and start attracting. Today we’re going to show you how 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. Find out why agents across the country choose real geeks as their technology partner. Real geeks was created by an agent for agents. They pride themselves on delivering a sales and marketing solution so that you can easily generate more business. Their agent websites are fast and built for lead conversion with a smooth search experience for your visitors. Real geeks also includes an easy to use agent CRM. So once a lead signs up on your website, you can track their interest and have great follow up conversations. Real geeks is loaded with a ton of marketing tools to nurture your leads and increase brand awareness visit real geeks.com forward slash keeping it real pod and find out why Realtors come to real geeks to generate more business again, visit real geeks.com forward slash keeping it real pod. And now onto our show. This episode of Keeping it real is brought to you by apply design Welcome to a revolution in real estate presentation brought to you by apply design the leading Virtual Staging solution tailored for forward thinking realtors. Now in today’s fast paced market making a lasting impression is everything. With applied design you unlock the full potential of every listing, transforming empty spaces into stunning buyer attracting homes all with just a few clicks. And in just a few minutes. Choose their DIY staging available for as low as $7 per image, or save time with their auto staging feature for as low as $10.50 per image plus experience their service firsthand with a trial image absolutely free. Their intuitive platform empowers you to bring visions to life ensuring your listing standout Captivate and sell and for listeners of keeping it real apply design is offering an exclusive 15% off your first purchase. Simply use the code real 24 That’s our EA L to four at checkout. Elevate your listings enchant your clients and achieve faster sales with apply design.

Lisa Troyano-Ascolese talks about how she got into real estate business. Lisa discusses what she thinks about 2024 and what are her plans for her business. Lisa discuss the future of brokerage and what is she doing to encourage her agents to do to keep busy this year. Lisa also talks about the marketing strategies she thinks work right now. Last, Lisa shares her thoughts about agent commissions. Please check out Lisa’s Breakfast with Brokers Podcast here. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Lisa Troyano-Ascolese can be reached at 201-213-2617 and Lisa.Troyano-ascolese@evrealestate.com. This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks. Transcript D.J. Paris 0:00Today we’re going to be speaking with a broker owner who purchased a brokerage and then within five years tripled the production of the agents in that brokerage today she’s going to tell us exactly how she did it. 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. Find out why agents across the country choose real geeks as their technology partner. Real geeks was created by an agent for agents. They pride themselves on delivering a sales and marketing solution so that you can easily generate more business. Their agent websites are fast and built for lead conversion with a smooth search experience for your visitors. Real geeks also includes an easy to use agent CRM. So once a lead signs up on your website, you can track their interest and have great follow up conversations. Real geeks is loaded with a ton of marketing tools to nurture your leads and increase brand awareness visit real geeks.com forward slash keeping it real pod and find out why Realtors come to real geeks to generate more business again, visit real geeks.com forward slash keeping it real pod. And now onto our show. Hello, and welcome to another 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 and in just a moment, we’re gonna be speaking with Lisa Triano. Aska Leesy before we get to Lisa, just a couple of reminders. By the way if this is your first time checking us out welcome and if you are not if it is not your first time, welcome back. We appreciate you the best way that you can always help us continue to grow two things, three things. I’m going to ask for three things one, of course, tell a friend about the show. There’s lots of realtors that don’t know about us, so please let them know about keeping it real. Another way is by supporting our sponsors, they help keep the bills paid. We love our sponsors and every sponsor, we hand select with specifically really wonderful...

Erica Campos with Coldwell Banker in Chicago talks about how she ended up with a brand new career in real estate. Erica discusses what she did to be this successful in her first 6 months in the business. Next Erica talks about open houses – how she organizes them and her follow up procedures. Erica also discusses social media and her goal for 2024 in that regard. Last, Erica talks about cooperation with vendors and creating good relationships. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Erica Campos can be reached at (630) 291-5971 and erica.campos@cbrealty.com. This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks. Transcript D.J. Paris 0:00Today we’re going to be talking to a brand new agent. She’s in her seventh month, and she is crushing it. She’s going to tell you exactly how she’s doing it. 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. Find out why agents across the country choose real geeks as their technology partner. Real geeks was created by an agent for agents. They pride themselves on delivering a sales and marketing solution so that you can easily generate more business. There agent websites are fast and built for lead conversion with a smooth search experience for your visitors. Real geeks also includes an easy to use agent CRM. So once a lead signs up on your website, you can track their interest and have great follow up conversations. Real geeks is loaded with a ton of marketing tools to nurture your leads and increase brand awareness visit real geeks.com forward slash keeping it real pod and find out why Realtors come to real geeks to generate more business again, visit real geeks.com forward slash keeping it real pod. And now on to our show. Hello, and welcome to a another episode of Keeping it real the largest podcast made by real estate agents. And for real estate agents. My name is DJ Parris, I’m your guide. I am your host through the show. And in just a moment, we’re going to be speaking with new top producer Erica composts. And, by the way, if you’re new to the show, welcome. We’re glad you’re here. If you’re returning thank you for coming back. Also, as always, please tell a friend about the show. Let other agents know about us. I just got back from a market outlook here in Chicago where we had the National Association of REALTORS chief economist Dr. Lawrence Yun speaking on his predictions for 2024. Perhaps I’ll do an episode on that myself. But it’s going to be a tricky year. So not as tricky as last year, hopefully. And he was actually fairly optimistic. But you know, we’re still going to see, you know, relatively high rates this year. You know, maybe dipping down into the lower sixes by the end of the year was his prediction. But regardless,

Welcome to our monthly feature Unpopular Real Estate Opinions with Chris Linsell. In this episode, Chris discusses his predictions for 2024 and what will real estate market look like. Chris also talks about what will happen with the buyer-side commission. Next, Chris and DJ discuss why this is a great time for buyers to enter the market. Chris also shares some tricks on how to unlock inventory in your market. Last, Chris discusses 2 things that will differentiate you from other agents and bring you success this year. Please check Chris’ profile on LinkedIn. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks. Transcript D.J. Paris 0:00Today we have one of the most sought after journalists and speakers to talk about his predictions for the real estate market and 2024 crystallin. Sal is our guest. 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 converting? Well real geeks is your solution. Find out why agents across the country choose real geeks as their technology partner. Real geeks was created by an agent for agents. They pride themselves on delivering a sales and marketing solution so that you can easily generate more business. Their agent websites are fast and built for lead conversion with a smooth search experience for your visitors. Real geeks also includes an easy to use agent CRM. So once a lead signs up on your website, you can track their interest and have great follow up conversations. Real geeks is loaded with a ton of marketing tools to nurture your leads and increase brand awareness visit real geeks.com forward slash keeping it real pod and find out why Realtors come to real geeks to generate more business again, visit real geeks.com forward slash keeping it real pod and now on to our show Welcome to 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 and today is our newest monthly series called unpopular real estate opinions with Chris Lynn sell. Now Chris Liddell is a real estate technology analyst and director of content at large. He specializes in new solutions to old questions, constantly exploring the cutting edge of technology in the real estate space. Chris also has many years of experience as a licensed Realtor in the state of Michigan and has worked as a marketer, a digital strategist and a trainer for major national brands like Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices of Michigan, and Coldwell Banker Schmidt Realtors throughout his real estate career, Chris has been part of hundreds of transactions ranging from modest rural starter homes to multimillion dollar waterside compounds, and accomplished musician, actor and speaker Chris has engaged with audiences sizes ranging from 30 to 3000. Most recently, Chris was a featured speaker at the National Association of Realtors Conference this past fall, and he’s probably done other engagements even since we are CEU. Oh, for all things, Chris, please visit his website,

Want to sell more homes through video but feeling self-conscious? Award-winning video marketer and coach Kim Rittberg who helps agents across the country raise their revenue through social media has 5 tips for you to make video that connects and isn’t cringey! If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Connect with Kim Rittberg on Instagram. Kim’s Video Boot Camp: Apply now for her winter coaching group. Grab her free download – Sell More Homes With Better Quality Videos. This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks. Transcript D.J. Paris 0:00On today’s episode, video expert Kim Rydberg is going to speak specifically about how to make engaging content that isn’t, well cringe worthy. 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. Find out why agents across the country choose real geeks as their technology partner. Real geeks was created by an agent for agents. They pride themselves on delivering a sales and marketing solution so that you can easily generate more business. There agent websites are fast and built for lead conversion with a smooth search experience for your visitors. Real geeks also includes an easy to use agent CRM. So once a lead signs up on your website, you can track their interest and have great follow up conversations. Real geeks is loaded with a ton of marketing tools to nurture your leads and increase brand awareness visit real geeks.com forward slash keeping it real pod and find out why Realtors come to real geeks to generate more business. Again, visit real geeks.com forward slash keeping it real pod. And now on to our show. Kim Rittberg 1:34My Awesome, real listeners. This is Kim Rickard. I am a video marketing expert and I love joining you on keeping it real. I have made so many amazing agent friends from across the country worked with so many of you to help you get more clients, sell more houses, buy more houses. Anyway, I’m really happy to be here with you as if you haven’t heard from me before. And my voice is new to you. I was in TV news for 10 years, I launched the video unit for Us Weekly magazine. So I spent 15 years making really strong content, understanding how to tell a great story and getting people ready for video, getting them ready for TV, everyone from congresspeople, to CEO to regular people. And now I use all that to you, as an agent, get clients have more people that want to work with you grow your revenue. And I do one on one work and group courses, especially my video bootcamp is my signature course, especially for real estate agents. It’s really fun. And you probably have probably heard many of my clients actually on this very show. Over the past six months, I’ve had many of my clients on the show talking about how they’ve made i...

In our January episode of Monday Market Minute, Carrie McCormick from @properties and Christie’s International shares some interesting facts about 2023 and also shares tips and tricks for 2024 on how to generate leads. Carrie emphasizes the importance of collaboration in 2024. Carrie also shares top 10 ways to find leads she is planning to use this year. Last, Carrie and DJ discuss how you can use AI to gather information on the property you’re showing. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Carrie can be reached at carrie@atproperties.com or by phone at 312.961.4612. This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks. Transcript D.J. Paris 0:00Are you curious about what one of the top real estate agents in the country thinks is going to happen? In 2024? I know I am. 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. Find out why agents across the country choose real geeks as their technology partner. Real geeks was created by an agent for agents. They pride themselves on delivering a sales and marketing solution so that you can easily generate more business. There agent websites are fast and built for lead conversion with a smooth search experience for your visitors. Real geeks also includes an easy to use agent CRM. So once a lead signs up on your website, you can track their interest and have great follow up conversations. Real geeks is loaded with a ton of marketing tools to nurture your leads and increase brand awareness visit real geeks.com forward slash keeping it real pod and find out why Realtors come to real geeks to generate more business again, visit real geeks.com forward slash keeping it real pod. And now on to our show. Welcome to keeping it real, the largest podcast made by real estate agents and for real estate agents. My name is DJ Parris. I’m your guide and host through the show. And today on the show is our monthly series called The Monday market minute with Carrie McCormick from the Carey McCormick Real Estate Group with at properties here in Chicago. Now Carrie is a top 1% producer in Chicago with over 20 years of experience helping buyers, sellers and investors. In fact, the past 12 months out of 46,000 real estate agents here in the local area. Carrie is currently ranked in the top 12 of agents in the entire group there, which is I shouldn’t even say 1%. She’s in the top point 00 1% which is actually even bigger accomplishment, of course. So she’s a true superstar and an expert in everything from first time homebuyers, veteran investors and luxury property. She also works with a lot of developers, and is often chosen to represent their high end developments. I happen to live in a Carrie McCormick development. So I can speak to that. And she does get to do some really cool things. So we are so thrilled to have her please follow Carrie on Instagram, which is Carrie McCormack real estate,

Fee Gentry a coach and author talks about how she got into real estate. Fee discusses what you can do today to future proof your business. Fee also discusses the importance of positive mindset and what agents can do to protect it. Last, Fee widely discusses additional streams of income for agents and how they can leverage from their actual position. Please follow Fee on Instagram here. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Fee Gentry can be reached at 512.766.3255 and fee@feegentry.com. This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks. Transcript D.J. Paris 0:00Are you concerned about what the future may hold for realtors stop being concerned because today we’re going to talk about how to future proof your 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 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. Find out why agents across the country choose real geeks as their technology partner. Real geeks was created by an agent for agents. They pride themselves on delivering a sales and marketing solutions so that you can easily generate more business. There agent websites are fast and built for lead conversion with a smooth search experience for your visitors. Real geeks also includes an easy to use agent CRM. So once a lead signs up on your website, you can track their interest and have great follow up conversations. Real geeks is loaded with a ton of marketing tools to nurture your leads and increase brand awareness visit real geeks.com forward slash keeping it real pod and find out why Realtors come to real geeks to generate more business again, visit real geeks.com forward slash keeping it real pod. And now on to our show. Hello, and welcome to another episode of Keeping it real the largest podcast made by real estate agents and for real estate agents. I’m DJ Parris, I’m your guide, and host through the Show and welcome if you’re new, welcome back, if you’re returning, and as always, please tell a friend about our show. Other Realtors need to know we we have a huge audience 10s of 1000s of you listen to every episode, there’s like 1.6 million realtors, and I’m gonna put it on you guys, you got to get me in front of all of them. I’m just teasing. But that would be awesome. Just tell one person about us that would really help us and it would make make our audience even bigger. So thank you in advance for that. Also, check out our sponsors, guys, our sponsors are awesome. They’re so sweet and nice. They keep the show rolling, check out their products and services. They have awesome stuff. So please do that too. But let’s get to my main event. Today we’re talking to fi gentry and this is a real true superstar in the...

Tara Meier a real estate marketing technology expert talks about how she got into the real estate business. Tara discusses the importance of online presence and also shares tips on how to utilize AI in your everyday work. Next, Tara talks about the best way to create content. Tara also discusses her thoughts on sharing personal life vs professional life on social media. Last Tara gives tips on how to use paid ads on social media. Please follow Tara on Instagram and on LinkedIn. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Tara Meier can be reached at (623) 253-6257. This episode is brought to you by Real Geeks. Transcript D.J. Paris 0:00Curious about how to utilize AI in your business for 2024. 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. Find out why agents across the country choose real geeks as their technology partner. Real geeks was created by an agent for agents. They pride themselves on delivering a sales and marketing solution so that you can easily generate more business. Their agent websites are fast and built for lead conversion with a smooth search experience for your visitors. Real geeks also includes an easy to use agent CRM. So once a lead signs up on your website, you can track their interest and have great follow up conversations. Real geeks is loaded with a ton of marketing tools to nurture your leads and increase brand awareness visit real geeks.com forward slash keeping it real pod and find out why Realtors come to real geeks to generate more business again, visit real geeks.com forward slash keeping it real pod. And now on to our show. Hello, and welcome to another 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. Welcome if you’re new, welcome back if you are returning, and in just a moment, I’m going to be speaking with top producer Tara Meyer. Before we get to Tara, just a few few quick announcements. Number one, let us know how we’re doing tell us, the best way you can tell us how we’re doing is by leaving us a review. So whether you’re listening to us on Apple podcasts or Spotify, or one of the other million places you could find us let us know what you think of the show. We take your feedback into account and we make changes because this is all about you. And one way you can help us in addition to that is also by telling a friend think of another realtor that could benefit from while you’re about to hear an amazing conversation with Tara and send it over to somebody because everybody needs to know about AI and we’re going to be talking abou...