Jul 23, 2026 · 23 min · 8 segments
Send me a message When I first became a real estate agent 16 years ago, I didn't have a clue what I was doing. I knew nothing about anything! But if…
When I first got started as a real estate agent 16 years ago, I didn't have a clue what I was doing, not a clue.
And so if I had the chance to start over from scratch today, I would do things completely different.
I don't know if there's anything that I'd actually do the same, but I'd build a completely different business from day one.
And today I'm gonna share with you what those things are, what to do if you are starting over from scratch as an agent, what actually moves the needle and what's important in today's world.
The Massive Agent Podcast with lead generation tips and strategies to get you more leads and sell more homes.
I love to buy houses.
I like to sell houses.
It
takes brass balls to sell real estate.
Wait a minute.
The leads are weak.
You are weak.
I've had better.
Oh, have I got your attention now?
And like what I took 16 years, what took me 16 years to learn and figure out about being successful as an agent, I'm just going to tell you how to do it from day one.
If you are starting over, if you're a brand new agent or you're just like, hey, what should I be focused on? Because things are changing so fast and you feel like you're spinning your wheels all day and you're not making much progress, which unfortunately I think is most agents.
I put these things into a few buckets, then I'll give you specific line items and let's jump in.
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When I first got started as a real estate agent 16 years ago, I didn't have a clue what I was doing, not a clue.
And so if I had the chance to start over from scratch today, I would do things completely different.
I don't know if there's anything that I'd actually do the same, but I'd build a completely different business from day one.
And today I'm gonna share with you what those things are, what to do if you are starting over from scratch as an agent, what actually moves the needle and what's important in today's world.
The Massive Agent Podcast with lead generation tips and strategies to get you more leads and sell more homes.
I love to buy houses.
I like to sell houses.
It
takes brass balls to sell real estate.
Wait a minute.
The leads are weak.
You are weak.
I've had better.
Oh, have I got your attention now?
And like what I took 16 years, what took me 16 years to learn and figure out about being successful as an agent, I'm just going to tell you how to do it from day one.
If you are starting over, if you're a brand new agent or you're just like, hey, what should I be focused on? Because things are changing so fast and you feel like you're spinning your wheels all day and you're not making much progress, which unfortunately I think is most agents.
I put these things into a few buckets, then I'll give you specific line items and let's jump in.