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Sphere of Influence vs Cold Leads: Where Should New Agents Start? (2026) cold leads database management follow-up cadence lead generation new agent past clients referrals soi sphere of influence May 14, 2026

 

Sphere of influence vs cold leads — where new real estate agents should start

A new agent I coached last spring spent her first $4,200 on Zillow leads in three months. She closed zero deals from it. In month four she gave up on portals, sat down with a notebo

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How to Build a 90-Day Real Estate Lead Generation Plan (2026) business plan daily schedule follow-up cadence kpis lead generation listings new agent prospecting real estate business plan scripts time blocking May 06, 2026

 

Lead Generation  |  15-Min Read

How to Build a 90-Day Real Estate Lead Generation Plan (2026)

A week-by-week system that turns scattered effort into closings — pulled straight from th

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How to Thrive When 71% of Agents Aren't Closing Deals (2026) business plan follow up cadence lead generation nar settlement new agent productivity real estate statistics scripts top producer May 05, 2026
Business Building  |  13-Min Read

How to Thrive When 71% of Agents Aren't Closing Deals (2026)

A Redfin survey put a number on what every agent already feels at the office on Monday morning —

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Why Most Real Estate Agents Fail (And How to Avoid Their Mistakes) agent income business plan business planning first year lead generation nar member profile new agent real estate business plan realtor training May 04, 2026

Why Most Real Estate Agents Fail (And How to Avoid Their Mistakes)

75% of new agents quit in year one. 87% are gone within five years. Here's the truth no coach will tell you about why — and th

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How to Choose the Right Brokerage as a New Agent (2026): The Real Decision Framework brokerage selection brokerage splits commission first year mentorship new agent training May 01, 2026
How to choose the right real estate brokerage as a new agent — decision framework from a top producer

A new agent I coached last year picked her first brokerage based on a 90/10 split and free Monday lunches. Three months in, she'd closed nothing. No mentor returned her texts. The "training" w

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How to Succeed as a New Real Estate Agent: First Year Survival Guide brokerage selection business plan first year lead generation new agent realtor training soi sphere of influence Apr 30, 2026
New Agent Tips  |  15-Min Read

How to Succeed as a New Real Estate Agent: First-Year Survival Guide (2026)

75% of new agents are gone within 12 months. The 25% who survive don't outwork the re

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