How Marly Walters shifted real estate from a job to a business

October 29, 2018

By Jonathan Whiting

How Marly Walters shifted real estate from a job to a business

October 29, 2018

By Jonathan Whiting

How Marly Walters shifted real estate from a job to a business

October 29, 2018

By Jonathan Whiting

“If you leave your business and you’re not making any money, you have a job. The last thing I wanted to do was go back to an industry where I had a job. I want a business.”

avatar

Marly Walters, 

Real Estate Agent. 

In 1939 Harvard began following the lives of 724 men. It’s the only study of its kind because they’ve never stopped. Every year they interview the participants measure their vitals and even record them having conversations with their spouses.

Today about 90 of the participants still survive.

Here’s the remarkable thing. Guess what the most accurate predictor of long life was?

Robert Waldinger, the current director of the study, said it wasn’t cholesterol or some other symptom. It turns out it was how happy they were with their current relationships.

People in satisfied relationships not only lived longer, but they had less cases of schitzophrenia, dementia and alzheimers.

What does this all have to do with real estate?

The mind is a beautiful thing. And one’s mindset has a powerful role to play on the outcomes of our lives.

Marly Walters, Real Estate Agent

Real estate agent Marly Walters had a marketing background but didn’t really apply it to real estate. She was getting sphere of influence leads and did okay doing a few transactions, but “by no means was doing as well as she was when she was in corporate.”

In her second year she switched brokers, but still was having a hard time getting her business to grow. She did a short stint in commercial real estate, but decided she preferred residential as it was more about the people.

Finally she said, “When I was leaving commercial I said, ‘Okay, there are people out there making money in real estate. And I’m not it. So I’ve got to figure out how what people are doing.”

She did some research into coaching programs. She came across Proctor and that really changed her mindset about the real estate industry.

“What I really need is to get systems and leads.”

So began her mindset shift.

Before her results shifted her mindset shifted in 3 ways.

  • Okay, there are leads out there. There are people doing this.
  • You don’t have to reinvent the wheel. Getting somebody who would really coach you to build your business and just do what they are doing.

“Just do A, B and C because all these other million dollar agents are doing A, B and C. And just follow the program.”

Marly Walters
  • Being able to automate and systematize your business. “If you leave your business and you’re not making any money, you have a job. The last thing I wanted to do was go back to an industry where I had a job. I want a business.”

Marly real estate business is growing. She is set on investing herself to grow a team. And it’s working.

Watch a 2 minute clip of Marly Walters’ interview. “What was the shift that went from half a dozen deals to this mindset of I can do whatever I possibly want and grow my business.”

Share
Share on twitter
Twitter
Share on facebook
Facebook
Share on linkedin
LinkedIn
Share on email
Email

StreetText makes it easy to generate new leads, spark conversations, and exponentially grow your business

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Related Article

Related Articles

AllCase StudiesMarketing TipsReal EstateHow ToTutorials

The 5 keys 🔑 to unlocking Facebook ad performance

May 27, 2023

Yesterday I was asked the following question: “My ads are not performing well. Then I just launched an ad then...

Read More
Listing marketing open house ad in low-inventory market

What is the best marketing strategy in a low-inventory market?

May 25, 2023

“Ignoring online marketing is like opening a business but not telling anyone.” This week I was on Chime’s panel about...

Read More

Follow Up Boss + StreetText = Your perfect RE tech stack

May 15, 2023

StreetText and Follow Up Boss announced their integration today. It’s a truly powerful way to connect the lead generating and...

Read More

Related Articles

Meet more home sellers and buyers with StreetText.

Digitally doorknock with Facebook ads that connect.

Meet more home sellers and buyers with StreetText.

Digitally doorknock with Facebook ads that connect.

Grow your business with StreetText.

Digitally doorknock with Facebook ads that connect.