Fighting to Stay Small: The Successful Team Model You’ve Never Heard Of w/ Melissa Ricks

Fighting to Stay Small: The Successful Team Model You’ve Never Heard Of w/ Melissa Ricks

Fighting to Stay Small: The Successful Team Model You’ve Never Heard Of w/ Melissa RicksLean & Mean Team
Published on: 29/05/2025

The conventional real estate model is built on a “grow or die” mentality. If you’re not scaling fast, recruiting a ton of agents, and running a massive team, you’re falling behind…or so the industry says. But what if growth is the very thing that burns you out?

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Real Life Story of a Broken Model: The Cost of Chasing More Closings

Real Life Story of a Broken Model: The Cost of Chasing More Closings

Real Life Story of a Broken Model: The Cost of Chasing More ClosingsLean & Mean Team
Published on: 22/05/2025

In real estate, success doesn’t always lead to fulfillment - sometimes it only creates regret. So many team leaders fall into the trap of thinking that more agents, more units, and more leads are the ticket to more freedom. But what happens when the drive to be #1 leaves you exhausted, broke, and wondering why you started in the first place?

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The Ugly Truth About Lead-Based Recruitment and What To Do Instead w/ Lisa Ritter

The Ugly Truth About Lead-Based Recruitment and What To Do Instead w/ Lisa Ritter

The Ugly Truth About Lead-Based Recruitment and What To Do Instead w/ Lisa RitterLean & Mean Team
Published on: 15/05/2025

Most real estate team leaders make leads their main recruitment tool. After all, what else could possibly convince someone to join your team? But there’s a catch. Building your entire recruitment model around leads is a short-term play with long-term consequences.

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Pandora’s Box: Why Buying Leads Won’t Save Your Team

Pandora’s Box: Why Buying Leads Won’t Save Your Team

Pandora’s Box: Why Buying Leads Won’t Save Your TeamLean & Mean Team
Published on: 08/05/2025

In real estate, buying leads is like opening Pandora’s box. Once you start, it’s almost impossible to stop, and it could ultimately wreck your team. It starts with the best intentions. A few agents join your newly formed team, you design a cute logo, celebrate with brunches and merch, and dream of building an empire. But when the agents don’t produce, the pressure kicks in, and you start buying leads, thinking it’s the simple solution. Instead, it becomes the beginning of the end.

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