On this edition of Agent Insights we feature guest blogger Karen Feltman, a real estate agent from Cedar Rapids, IA. She shares with us the frustrating experience of not being able to show a home. For more from Karen be sure to check out her website and Active Rain profile!

That road to success is filled with many roadblocks. Unfortunately, one of the biggest obstacles in our way is ourselves. This is equally as true for real estate agents who oftentimes are given no direction when diving head first into the industry.

 Valentine's Day is tomorrow - I'll be sure to forward this article to my boyfriend as a not-so-subtle hint (ahem). Hopefully you have big plans for you and your sweetheart, or at least a little self-care day lined up if you're still looking for Mr./Mrs. Right. Love it or hate it, Valentine's Day is the perfect chance to show people you love them - how can you use this unique holiday to show your real estate clients some love too?

On this edition of Agent Insights we feature guest blogger Dana Hollish Hill, a real estate broker from Bethesa, MD shares with us the power behind a strong mindset. For more from Dana be sure to check out her website and Active Rain profile!

 Knocking door to door not working out like you expected? Today's real estate market is competitive, and your leads are no longer waiting at home for you to knock on their door - they're online! Your marketing strategies need to update to target where your leads are. Thankfully, most of those online leads are all in one place - social media. They may across a variety of networks, but your leads are active, doing their research online, and prime for the picking as they spend time on sites like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter. 

There are some ideas that border the line between genius and insanity. These might be some of them. We will be sharing a few unorthodox ideas on lead generation tactics while still being appropriate. So as much as you want to slide your business card over to the person in the bathroom stall next to you, that's not going to be on this list.

On this edition of Agent Insights we feature guest blogger Carol Williams, a retired real estate broker from Wenatchee, WA. For more from Carol be sure to check out her Active Rain profile!

It’s already been a month since we’ve made our New Year’s resolutions – making them is easy but keeping them can prove a little harder.  The early gym rush is slowing, diets are being forgotten and foiled by Superbowl junk food, and it can feel easy to lose a little steam in your goals as a real estate agent.