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Real Estate Excellence Podcast, 5150 Belfort Road Bldg 201, Jacksonville, FL (2026)

06/05/2026

Most agents pick a brokerage by chasing the highest split. That’s exactly why they stall.

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100% commission isn’t free. Somebody is still paying for the website, the CRM, the tools, the brand — and if your brokerage isn’t giving you those things, you’re paying for them out of pocket while pretending you’re not.

Laura’s framing on this is sharp: your monthly brokerage fee is your storefront. It’s the place clients come to look around. It’s how they find you, get to know you, and decide whether you’re worth a call.

“If you don’t have a storefront, how can people come look around and get to know you?”

The agents winning right now aren’t the ones with the cheapest split. They’re the ones who built a brand customers can actually find.

— appreciate the truth bomb, Laura. Agents — are you chasing the split or building the storefront? Drop it below 👇

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06/05/2026

Build your systems before you need them. Not after. 🔧

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Nicole Reams has watched it happen over and over. Agent gets busy, clients start coming in, activity picks up — and suddenly everything feels like it’s coming at them 24/7 with no structure to hold it together.

The agents who stay in control are the ones who built the foundation before the flood.

“The systems you created in the beginning are what’s going to carry you through.”

If you are a new agent setting up your business right now — this is the most important work you can do before your first closing. Do not skip it.

🎧 Full Episode 321 → tracyhayespodcast.com/321
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06/04/2026

They told her no. So she built her own door. 🚪

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Laila Hassan was a corporate recruiter who knew she belonged in sales. Her company disagreed. Instead of arguing, she walked out and got her real estate license.

25 years later she’s one of Jacksonville’s top luxury agents and one of the sharpest negotiators in the market.

Sometimes the rejection is the redirect. The agents who last in this industry didn’t wait for permission — they found another way in and outworked everyone once they got there.

tells the full story in Episode 325. What was the moment that pushed YOU into real estate? Drop it below 👇

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06/04/2026

Episode 326 LIVE (Laura Jean Ranneklev)

Six pricing records in one neighborhood. Same agent.

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Between 2023 and 2025, tens of thousands of agents walked away from this business. Laura Jean Ranneklev did the opposite — she opened her own brokerage in St. Johns County right in the middle of the rate crisis.

Then she went on to sell the six highest-priced homes in Durbin Crossing history. All of them. Same agent. One zip code.

She’s a marketer. A designer. A broker-owner. And in her neighborhood, they don’t remember her name — they remember the pineapple. That’s not an accident. That’s brand discipline most agents will never build.

We got into the REMAX/Real merger surprise, the First Coast Expressway nobody is warning buyers about, why CDD fees are a lifestyle decision (not a tax), what she’s doing with AI that 99% of agents are ignoring, and the divorce client she’ll never forget.

Episode 326 is live now. Go watch.

— appreciate you, Laura. What neighborhood are you farming hard enough to own? Drop it below 👇

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06/02/2026

Most buyers walk away from closing thinking they’re protected.

They’re not.

🔗 tracyhayespodcast.com/327 — dropping Wednesday June 10th

The lender has a policy. The bank is covered. But unless you specifically purchased an owner’s policy — you are exposed to every title defect, every fraud scheme, and every unknown claim that existed before you ever signed your name.

Megan Lopez knows this world inside and out. As an Agency Account Manager for Fidelity National Financial — the largest title insurance company in the country — she works every day with title companies across Northeast Florida to make sure deals close clean and buyers walk away truly protected.

We got into all of it. Wire fraud. Fake mortgage payoff instructions intercepting your closing funds. Seller impersonation. The difference between what the lender’s policy actually covers versus what you think it covers. And why the title companies in Northeast Florida who aren’t working with FNF are leaving resources, support, and protection on the table.

What stood out most was her love for this work. This isn’t a job to Megan — it’s a mission. And you can hear it.

If you’re an agent, a buyer, or a title professional in Jacksonville or anywhere in Northeast Florida — this episode is required listening.

what’s the one thing you wish every buyer knew before they got to the closing table? 👇

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06/02/2026

Most buyers walk away from closing thinking they’re protected.

They’re not.

🔗 tracyhayespodcast.com/327 — dropping Wednesday June 10th

The lender has a policy. The bank is covered. But unless you specifically purchased an owner’s policy — you are exposed to every title defect, every fraud scheme, and every unknown claim that existed before you ever signed your name.

Megan Lopez knows this world inside and out. As an Agency Account Manager for Fidelity National Financial — the largest title insurance company in the country — she works every day with title companies across Northeast Florida to make sure deals close clean and buyers walk away truly protected.

We got into all of it. Wire fraud. Fake mortgage payoff instructions intercepting your closing funds. Seller impersonation. The difference between what the lender’s policy actually covers versus what you think it covers. And why the title companies in Northeast Florida who aren’t working with FNF are leaving resources, support, and protection on the table.

What stood out most was her love for this work. This isn’t a job to Megan — it’s a mission. And you can hear it.

If you’re an agent, a buyer, or a title professional in Jacksonville or anywhere in Northeast Florida — this episode is required listening.

what’s the one thing you wish every buyer knew before they got to the closing table? 👇

👉 Follow for weekly conversations with the people who are actually moving this industry forward.

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06/01/2026

| “THIS IS NOT THE JOSELYN SHOW”

The fastest way to kill your real estate team? Make it all about you. 🚫

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sells.real.estate built the iMath Team on one principle — everybody eats. Training, leads, tools, and a culture where the agents around her win just as hard as she does.

That’s what separates a real team from a solo agent with assistants.

Team leads — are you building a team or just a brand? Drop it below 👇

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06/01/2026

The tech stack your brokerage never gave you — for $14.99 a transaction.
Let's be honest. Most agents in small brokerages are doing this business with a phone, an email account, and sheer willpower. No transaction management system. No compliance oversight. No automation. Just you, a contract, and a pile of deadlines hoping nothing slips through.
That ends today.
ListedKit AI gives every agent — regardless of brokerage size — access to the same technology the big teams are paying thousands a month for. Meet Ava, your AI transaction assistant who reads your contract in under 60 seconds, builds your entire transaction timeline automatically, monitors your inbox, drafts your emails, tracks your deadlines, and flags compliance issues before they become problems.
This is not a complicated enterprise software. This is one upload and Ava goes to work.
✅ Upload your contract — Ava reads it instantly
✅ Every deadline tracked automatically
✅ Emails drafted and ready to send
✅ Compliance issues flagged before closing
✅ Inbox monitored and matched to the right deal
✅ Works in every state — no templates needed
✅ No monthly fees. No contracts. No subscription
Your first transaction is completely free.
This is the technology your brokerage was never big enough to afford — now available to every single agent for the price of a lunch.
I sat down with ListedKit's Product Lead Karan Khanna on Episode 318 of the Real Estate Excellence Podcast and what he showed me will change how you work transactions forever. Go try it on your next deal first — then go listen to the full episode.
👉 Try it FREE right now: listedkit.com/?ref=tracy
🎙️ Episode 318 — Full conversation with Karan Khanna: tracyhayespodcast.com/318

05/31/2026

If you're moving to Amelia Island from out of state — watch this before you start your home search. 👇Nicole Reams one of the Islands best agents.

Every relocation buyer shows up convinced they've already done their research. And flood zones are the number one thing Nicole Reams has to correct upfront.

The fear is almost always bigger than the reality. Flood insurance in Nassau County is not the deal-killer buyers from California, New York, or D.C. assume it is. But there is a real layer of education that comes with buying here — flood policies, zoning rules, insurance requirements — that goes well beyond the purchase price.

"It is not nearly as expensive as people think."

This is exactly why you hire a local expert who knows this market — not just the listings.

🎧 Full Episode 321 → tracyhayespodcast.com/321
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05/31/2026

Most luxury sellers don’t know what to ask their agent. Nicole Reams does. 🏡✨

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Over $1M and the buyer pool shrinks fast. You cannot afford to list and hope. Nicole walks every luxury seller through a full room-by-room walkthrough before a single photo is taken — curb appeal, closet clutter, ceiling vents, shelving. Everything a buyer notices that a seller stopped seeing years ago.

“You have to look at your home as a buyer would look at your home.”

Dress it right. Price it right. Present it right. That is the difference between 30 days on market and 300.

🎧 Full Episode 321 → tracyhayespodcast.com/321
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