Showing Activity and Seller Feedback

One morning, five takes on the same call, and a debrief that ends with the list itself.Caitlin, Alan, and Jacquie each take a turn calling a homeowner about the sale down the street, working through Dan's annotated version of the dialogue: which words he kept, which he tested, and what he would never say. Alan plays the careful homeowner everybody recognizes. Jacquie's round goes last and goes shortest, because simple is what produced her real results the day before, and the debrief closes where every call list should start: scrubbing it against the Do Not Call registry before anyone dials.Full dialogue and practice notes: https://talk52.com/dialogue/circle-prospecting?week=41&day=fridayPractice and Join: https://talk52.com/Listen to the PodcastCheck Out Our BlogConnect on LinkedInFollow Us On TikTokThis content is for educational purposes only and does not guarantee results. Follow all Do Not Call regulations. Check the National Do Not Call Registry and local guidelines before outreach. Consult your broker or legal advisor when needed.Presented by Darren Tunstall, licensed real estate agent (DRE #01853445). This podcast is produced independently and not affiliated with any brokerage.The goal is simple: help you practice, lead generate, follow up, and track activity so you can build a consistent business. Make progress count.Results may vary.LegalMusic by Coma-Media from PixabayPrivacy Policy...

In this Live Dialogue Practice session, agents work on Before You Go It Alone: meeting with a homeowner who wants to sell on their own to avoid paying an agent's commission, and learning to understand their motivation, demonstrate real value, and respect their decision.Caitlyn practices the dialogue twice with Darren as the FSBO homeowner, first in a sit-down conversation and then in a follow-up call that earns her a "maybe" and a Thursday meeting. In the debriefs, Darren puts Jacquie and Dan on the spot with the question the whole session turns on, what will you do differently, and Dan answers with his preparation, positioning, and pricing framework while Jacquie answers with her record and her open houses. The close gets into the TALK52 seller resources behind a real pre-listing packet, and why clients hire the agent who can say what they do differently, off the top of their head, with confidence.Today's dialogue: Before You Go It AlonePractice it in the Dialogue Library: https://talk52.com/dialogue/before-you-go-it-alone?week=46&day=wednesdayPractice and Join: https://talk52.com/Listen to the PodcastCheck Out Our BlogConnect on LinkedInFollow Us On TikTokThis content is for educational purposes only and does not guarantee results. Follow all Do Not Call regulations. Check the National Do Not Call Registry and local guidelines before outreach. Consult your broker or legal advisor when needed.Presented by Darren Tunstall, licensed real estate agent (DRE #01853445). This podcast is produced independently and not affiliated with any brokerage.The goal is simple: help you practice, lead generate, follow up, and track activity so you can build a consistent business. Make progress count.Results may vary.LegalMusic by Coma-Media from PixabayPrivacy Policy...

A buyer who can search listings online asks the question underneath half the buyer conversations happening right now: why do I even need an agent? Caitlin takes the dialogue as written first, handling dual agency, repairs, and the pushback that a chatbot could do it instead. Then she runs the same buyer as an unscripted role play while Darren pushes back in character.The debriefs get into controlled answers versus kitchen sink answers, what an open house conversation can turn into, and Darren's simple frame for the whole job: prepare, develop business, track activity.Practice this dialogue yourself: https://talk52.com/dialogue/why-do-we-need-an-agent?week=41&day=wednesdayNew dialogue practice episodes publish every weekday at 2:00 AM and 5:00 PM Pacific. Join the live sessions weekday mornings: https://talk52.comPractice and Join: https://talk52.com/Listen to the PodcastCheck Out Our BlogConnect on LinkedInFollow Us On TikTokThis content is for educational purposes only and does not guarantee results. Follow all Do Not Call regulations. Check the National Do Not Call Registry and local guidelines before outreach. Consult your broker or legal advisor when needed.Presented by Darren Tunstall, licensed real estate agent (DRE #01853445). This podcast is produced independently and not affiliated with any brokerage.The goal is simple: help you practice, lead generate, follow up, and track activity so you can build a consistent business. Make progress count.Results may vary.LegalMusic by Coma-Media from PixabayPrivacy Policy...

In this Live Dialogue Practice session, agents work on Building a Two-Way Referral Relationship: calling a vendor or business partner you have worked with before, but never exchanged referrals with, and opening a real conversation about sending each other customers.Jacquie practices the call twice, first with a landscape designer and then with "Jake," a foundation contractor, while Darren coaches the open: say up front that it is a business call, ask about their business first, and make the ask intentional. The debriefs get into what actually makes referral partnerships work: one trusted person per industry, why Jacquie does not get leads from her lenders, and a no-fee networking group where, as Darren puts it, people show up.Today's dialogue: Building a Two-Way Referral RelationshipPractice it in the Dialogue Library: https://talk52.com/dialogue/building-a-two-way-referral-relationship?week=46&day=tuesdayPractice and Join: https://talk52.com/Listen to the PodcastCheck Out Our BlogConnect on LinkedInFollow Us On TikTokThis content is for educational purposes only and does not guarantee results. Follow all Do Not Call regulations. Check the National Do Not Call Registry and local guidelines before outreach. Consult your broker or legal advisor when needed.Presented by Darren Tunstall, licensed real estate agent (DRE #01853445). This podcast is produced independently and not affiliated with any brokerage.The goal is simple: help you practice, lead generate, follow up, and track activity so you can build a consistent business. Make progress count.Results may vary.LegalMusic by Coma-Media from PixabayPrivacy Policy...

A listing presentation reaches the compensation section, and the seller wants to know exactly what they are paying for, and whether any of it is required. In this session the group practices that conversation several ways: Alan reads the dialogue word for word, Caitlin takes the agent's seat against Darren's seller, Alan comes back in his own words, Caitlin runs a timed round, and Joni takes a turn.The debriefs dig into the words that matter most here. Compensation is negotiable, nothing is set by law, and a seller is not required to pay the buyer's agent. Tom closes with how he frames optional buyer agent compensation to a seller in a slow market, and Dan lands the value line: a PhD in smooth transactions and happy clients.Practice this dialogue yourself: https://talk52.com/dialogue/listing-presentation-discussing-compensation?week=40&day=mondayNew dialogue practice episodes publish every weekday at 2:00 AM and 5:00 PM Pacific. Join the live sessions weekday mornings: https://talk52.comPractice and Join: https://talk52.com/Listen to the PodcastCheck Out Our BlogConnect on LinkedInFollow Us On TikTokThis content is for educational purposes only and does not guarantee results. Follow all Do Not Call regulations. Check the National Do Not Call Registry and local guidelines before outreach. Consult your broker or legal advisor when needed.Presented by Darren Tunstall, licensed real estate agent (DRE #01853445). This podcast is produced independently and not affiliated with any brokerage.The goal is simple: help you practice, lead generate, follow up, and track activity so you can build a consistent business. Make progress count.Results may vary.LegalMusic by Coma-Media from PixabayPrivacy Policy...

This episode practices Following Up on a New Construction Home, from the TALK52 Dialogue Library: https://talk52.com/dialogue/following-up-on-a-new-construction-home?week=43&day=tuesday A Tuesday morning live practice on the call that comes after the weekend model home tour: a buyer has visited new construction communities without an agent, signed in at the sales office, and heard the incentives pitch. Two agents run the follow-up both ways, once word for word from the dialogue (Tom as the agent, Dan as the buyer) and once as a role play with the roles reversed. The debrief covers why no dialogue will ever sound like you, a story about a niece who bought new construction unprotected, and the one question to ask about a home inspection before occupancy.What we cover- Builder registration: some builders require an agent to be registered before or during the buyer's first visit, or they may not agree to compensate an agent who becomes involved later; verify each community's policy before the next visit- Builder incentives and the preferred lender: compare total costs, loan terms, and incentive conditions before deciding, and compare lenders rather than taking the builder's financing at face value- The "do I really need an agent" objection: the builder's sales rep represents the builder, and an independent agent weighs the evidence, watches the legal details, and negotiates for the buyer- New does not mean flawless: ask whether the salesperson advised a home inspection before occupancy, and understand how builder compensation works before sitting downThis session was recorded live during a TALK52 Live Dialogue Practice session, where real estate agents practice the conversations that move their business forward.Practice and Join: https://talk52.com/Listen to the PodcastCheck Out Our BlogConnect on LinkedInFollow Us On TikTokThis content is for educational purposes only and does not guarantee results. Follow all Do Not Call regulations. Check the National Do Not Call Registry and local guidelines before outreach. Consult your broker or legal advisor when needed.Presented by Darren Tunstall, licensed real estate agent (DRE #01853445). This podcast is produced independently and not affiliated with any brokerage.The goal is simple: help you practice, lead generate, follow up, and track activity so you can build a consistent business. Make progress count.Results may vary.LegalMusic by Coma-Media from PixabayPrivacy Policy...

Three weeks listed, several buyers through, and not one offer. The seller is questioning the marketing, and the group works the conversation three ways: a word-for-word read-through, a role reversal, and a final round off the page. Along the way: why no feedback is feedback, what a 2024 appraisal does to a pricing conversation today, and a compliance caution on AI photos that every listing agent should hear.This episode practices the TALK52 dialogue  Showing Activity and Seller Feedback (https://talk52.com/dialogue/showing-activity-and-seller-feedback?week=46&day=friday).What we cover- The scenario: three weeks listed, several showings, no offers, and a seller questioning the marketing- Separating real buyer feedback from assumptions- "No feedback is feedback": what market silence is telling the seller- Dan's recent listing: 60 days, multiple price adjustments, and a sale- The appraisal anchor: what a 2024 number does to today's pricing conversation- Can the market shift that fast? Reading the price drops around the listing- Jacquie wings it: proposing the 10 percent adjustment in her own words- Marketing fixes to try together, and the AI photo caution: ask your broker first- Chapters:0:00 Intro and today's dialogue0:43 The scenario: three weeks listed, no offers1:55 Read-through: the dialogue word for word4:36 Debrief: no feedback is feedback8:32 Roles reversed: Dan leads the conversation13:28 Debrief: the appraisal anchor16:23 Off the dialogue: Jacquie wings it22:54 Working together: marketing fixes and the AI photo cautionPractice and Join: https://talk52.com/Listen to the PodcastCheck Out Our BlogConnect on LinkedInFollow Us On TikTokThis content is for educational purposes only and does not guarantee results. Follow all Do Not Call regulations. Check the National Do Not Call Registry and local guidelines before outreach. Consult your broker or legal advisor when needed.Presented by Darren Tunstall, licensed real estate agent (DRE #01853445). This podcast is produced independently and not affiliated with any brokerage.The goal is simple: help you practice, lead generate, follow up, and track activity so you can build a consistent business. Make progress count.Results may vary.LegalMusic by Coma-Media from PixabayPrivacy Policy...

This episode practices The Inspection Report Changed Everything, from the TALK52 Dialogue Library: https://talk52.com/dialogue/the-inspection-report-changed-everything?week=44&day=friday A buyer's inspection report lands with an aging roof, electrical deficiencies, and signs of past water intrusion, and the buyer wants the seller to fix everything. Two agents play the conversation in both directions: how to focus the buyer on health and safety instead of nickel and diming the seller, why a credit usually beats repairs, and how to size the ask with real estimates. The debriefs bring a $20,000 credit negotiated that same week and the reminder underneath all of it: almost everything in real estate is negotiable.What we cover- Starting with health and safety: separating the significant concerns from routine maintenance on a 65-page report- Asking for a credit instead of repairs, sized up to the buyer's closing costs, and why sellers usually come back at half- Backing the ask with specialist estimates: a roofer, an electrician, and a sewer inspection before anyone names a number- Setting two numbers before negotiating: the ideal ask, and the minimum the buyer will acceptThis session was recorded live during a TALK52 Live Dialogue Practice session, where real estate agents practice the conversations that move their business forward.Practice and Join: https://talk52.com/Listen to the PodcastCheck Out Our BlogConnect on LinkedInFollow Us On TikTokThis content is for educational purposes only and does not guarantee results. Follow all Do Not Call regulations. Check the National Do Not Call Registry and local guidelines before outreach. Consult your broker or legal advisor when needed.Presented by Darren Tunstall, licensed real estate agent (DRE #01853445). This podcast is produced independently and not affiliated with any brokerage.The goal is simple: help you practice, lead generate, follow up, and track activity so you can build a consistent business. Make progress count.Results may vary.LegalMusic by Coma-Media from PixabayPrivacy Policy...

This episode practices Explaining Agency and Buyer Representation, from the TALK52 Dialogue Library: https://talk52.com/dialogue/explaining-agency-and-buyer-representation?week=43&day=mondayA Monday morning live practice built straight from the agency disclosure form itself: an agent sits down with a buyer who has only ever talked to agents at open houses and assumed they all help everybody, and walks him through who represents whom before anything is signed. The debrief brings a real open house story from the day before, where the same conversation won the clients on the spot, and the Founder's closing teaching: this is a know-your-forms dialogue, and the live version of it should be short, plain, and confident.What we cover- The open house trap: why the agent showing the home works for the seller, and what a buyer risks by telling that agent they would pay over asking- Acknowledging an agency disclosure is not hiring an agent; entering a buyer representation agreement is a separate step, with its own duration, scope, and exit terms- The duties a buyer's agent owes: loyalty, confidentiality, disclosure, reasonable care, and accountability, with negotiation handled inside that relationship- Dual agency and conflict of interest, compensation always being negotiable, and what a buyer's agent actually does beyond finding homesThis session was recorded live during a TALK52 Live Dialogue Practice session, where real estate agents practice the conversations that move their business forward.Practice and Join: https://talk52.com/Listen to the PodcastCheck Out Our BlogConnect on LinkedInFollow Us On TikTokThis content is for educational purposes only and does not guarantee results. Follow all Do Not Call regulations. Check the National Do Not Call Registry and local guidelines before outreach. Consult your broker or legal advisor when needed.Presented by Darren Tunstall, licensed real estate agent (DRE #01853445). This podcast is produced independently and not affiliated with any brokerage.The goal is simple: help you practice, lead generate, follow up, and track activity so you can build a consistent business. Make progress count.Results may vary.LegalMusic by Coma-Media from PixabayPrivacy Policy...

A buyer who can afford to buy today is waiting for mortgage rates to fall, and the group works the conversation three ways: a word-for-word read-through, a timed speed round in their own words, and a role reversal. Dan then shares a cold call from yesterday where a real buyer used the exact same words, and the Founder lands on the redirect that moves the conversation forward.This episode practices the TALK52 dialogue Waiting for Lower Rates.What we cover- The scenario: a financially capable buyer who is postponing until rates drop- "What rate would make you feel comfortable?" Uncovering the number behind the wait- Comparing buying today versus waiting, without pressure- The cost of waiting: rent paid, prices that rise when rates fall, and the refinance question- The 2-1 buydown as another tool in the conversation- Dan's cold call: the redirect from the rate to where the buyer wants to move- Deal or home: reading what the buyer actually wants- Why real estate is cyclical, and what that means for buyers right nowPractice and Join: https://talk52.com/Listen to the PodcastCheck Out Our BlogConnect on LinkedInFollow Us On TikTokThis content is for educational purposes only and does not guarantee results. Follow all Do Not Call regulations. Check the National Do Not Call Registry and local guidelines before outreach. Consult your broker or legal advisor when needed.Presented by Darren Tunstall, licensed real estate agent (DRE #01853445). This podcast is produced independently and not affiliated with any brokerage.The goal is simple: help you practice, lead generate, follow up, and track activity so you can build a consistent business. Make progress count.Results may vary.LegalMusic by Coma-Media from PixabayPrivacy Policy...