In the wise words of author and businessman Jim Rohn, “Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better.”

In order to find success as a real estate agent, it’s important to commit yourself to behaviors that will improve your craft and your relationships with your clients. Once you start to implement these habits into your own business, you will begin to see positive changes, including more sales.

The internet is a great source for information. You can teach yourself new skills and uncover new knowledge for topics you care deeply about. The dark side of that though, is you need to sift through a lot of misinformation. This misinformation then gets amplified in an echo chamber by people who are trying to validate their bias. This is how fake news spreads, but it is also how bad advice is accepted by a mass population of people.

As the real estate world continues to adapt to a changing digital landscape, more and more prospects are spending their time online. But whether they’re coming from a third-party platform or directly from your own website, leads generated from online activity tend to have a reputation of not converting.While this can be a tricky issue to navigate, real estate is still a business that thrives on relationships—and that’s a key feature that will likely never change.

Luckily for you, there are several things you can do to convert your captured real estate leads into satisfied customers.

New year! New you! Remember, real estate is a marathon - not a sprint. Instead of losing all your steam from grinding in the beginning of the year, ensure you are producing results year-round. To do this, we have identified 5 habits that real estate agents should get rid of in this year.