I want to fly you and a friend (spouse or fellow agent) to Orange Beach and put you up in a room right on the beach for two nights to shadow me and hang out for a day. If this is your first time meeting me, I am a...
Author Archive for: Ricky Carruth
How to Become the #1 Real Estate Agent in your Market
Becoming the #1 real estate agent in your market is simple, but not easy. What’s easy is telling you how I did it. What is not easy is you implementing these steps and mindset long enough to reach the top of your market. There is no set time frame...
Why You Already Know Everyone In The World
Here’s the deal… We are all human… We all come from the same place, Planet Earth. The biggest reason I see real estate agents out there losing is their lack of communicating to enough new prospects on a daily basis because of the fear of talking to strangers. If...
The New Age of Real Estate Agents
The amazing world of real estate is not the same as it was when I started my career in 2002. I was 20 years old, and very motivated to hit it big in real estate. There was no Facebook, Zillow, Dialing Systems, Electronic Signatures, Apps, etc. CRM’s were...
Why Customers Will Chose You
The real trick and secret to success in sales is developing your skills of being likable. Like I have said so many times, customers can find another salesperson just about anywhere. Everything in this blog is about separating yourself from the competition. The reason they are going to choose...
MINDSET of a 7-Figure Real Estate Agent
As I sit here in the last few weeks of the year, and the market slows down for Christmas, thoughts run through my head about all that has happened to me in the last 12 months. Where would I start if you are not following me on YouTube,...
WHY REAL ESTATE IS A WIN/WIN | Real Estate Coaching
Let me guess…you are early in your real estate career, and you cant seem to get anything going. Maybe you sold a few properties, but nothing in the last few months. You are feeling frustrated and wondering if real estate is really for you or not. Does this sound...
Real Estate Agent Closed $3,000,000 In ONE WEEK
Seven closings equaling over $3,000,000 in total sales closed in one week. Has a nice ring to it doesn’t it? YES. Well, that is what I closed out last week. Definitely one of the best weeks I have had in my 15 year career. Have I had better weeks?...
Close the GAP on The Top Real Estate Agents
How I became #1… Success in real estate is a complex formula. It involves confidence, book smarts, common sense, work ethic, people skills, tenacity, courage, among many other characteristics. If I named them all, it would take up this entire 800 word blog. A successful agent is the perfect...
How to Crush Real Estate in 2018
Are you a real estate agent looking to absolutely dominate your market in 2018? The time to start is right now. We just hit October 1st, and we are only three months away from the new year. Real estate is a lag business meaning we get paid later (next...
Two Books That All Real Estate Agents Should Read
When the market crashed in the late 2000’s and I lost everything I owned, I never stopped working as hard as I could everyday. Life goes up and down. The trick is to recognize this, and understand that the downs are just another phase and there is no reason...
Create your own REAL ESTATE LEADS
I will start this blog by asking you what makes more sense: Waiting around for low quality leads to come to you, or talking to as many high quality leads as you possibly can? I will never understand this one. So many agents are waiting on low quality leads...
Quit Overthinking Everything in Real Estate
Most people are not born with the skills it takes to dominate as a real estate agent (which is just another word for entrepreneur in the real estate industry). The high level of confidence and instinct needed is rare. Most of us have to build our confidence and killer...
THIS IS THE GREATEST ERA FOR REAL ESTATE AGENTS
“WOW!” That is all I have to say about where we are as an industry. I mean what other time in history could you take care of so much business in the palm of your hand? I can literally be on the phone with a client while standing...
The Most Important Ingredient For Success In Real Estate
There are many factors to becoming a super successful real estate agent, and everyone has their own opinions on the subject. Some think it is related to how you get leads such as online, cold calling, door knocking, etc. Others think it is mindset along with how you were...
Why I am Still a Single Real Estate Agent
To Team, or not to Team? That is the question… Every agent who follows me in the Zero to Diamond-Real Estate Agents Facebook group, on my YouTube Channel or on Instagram knows that I preach “single agent“. Why is that? Why do I tell agents to be single agents?...
The POWER of Circle Prospecting in Real Estate
Wouldn’t it be amazing if you knew exactly what direction to go in for the highest success possible in real estate? I mean if you had the most efficient recipe to get to the top of the mountain, you could give what ever that is a 100% commitment without...
Every Action in Real Estate Should Have DUAL PURPOSE
In this article, I want to challenge you to walk into every situation knowing that either way it goes, huge production in the growth of your business is taking place… Let me ask you… When you complete a prospecting task, why are you doing it? To find a buyer...
The Time is NOW for you to start Crushing It in Real Estate
Let me paint this picture for you… You are a real estate agent. You are brand new in the business, or you have been in the game for a number of years. Your business is either nonexistent, or barely above survival mode. As you look around, there are other...
FSBO’s, Expireds and Internet Leads for Real Estate Success
Are you getting bombarded with all the different ways to succeed in real estate? The real estate success market is a noisy place in today’s market. A new agent will get hit from every angle to try to latest and greatest idea to get leads and succeed at a...