Real Estate Fight Club

In this episode of the Realtor Fight Club podcast, hosts Jenn Murtland and Monica Weakley aren’t so much fighting today as they are sitting down for tea. How do you handle a difficult co-op agent? Every agent is going to deal with one, so make sure you are prepared! Episode Highlights:  Jenn may or may not be the difficult agent in this situation sometimes. Agents that are being difficult make the...

This is a special series of Realtor Fight Club Podcast where we talk about situations that are potential ethics and professional standards violations. What Would You Do in these situations? All cases mentioned and code of ethics can be found at www. JenniferMurtland.com/Vault

In this episode of the Realtor Fight Club podcast, hosts Jenn Murtland and Monica Weakley are ready to throw down over today's topic. Should you sign a buyer agreement? Monica gets under Jenn’s skin on this one!   Episode Highlights:  Jenn thinks that there’s no excuse not to sign a buyer’s rep agreement because contracts are part of a business transaction. While she’s not against people signing a...

This is a special series of Realtor Fight Club Podcast where we talk about situations that are potential ethics and professional standards violations. What Would You Do in these situations? All cases mentioned and code of ethics can be found at www. JenniferMurtland.com/Vault

On this episode of the Realtor Fight Club podcast, hosts Jenn Murtland and Monica Weakley are fired up about today’s topic. Is geographic farming dead? Today’s topic is a controversial one!   Episode Highlights:  In shocking fashion, Monica believes that geo-farming is dead while Jenn sees the use. Most people don’t know how to do it in the first place, so they end up doing it wrong. Mail, door-kn...

This is a special series of Realtor Fight Club Podcast where we talk about situations that are potential ethics and professional standards violations. What Would You Do in these situations? All cases mentioned and code of ethics can be found at www. JenniferMurtland.com/Vault

On this episode of the Realtor Fight Club podcast, hosts Jenn Murtland and Monica Weakley take off the gloves for this one. Should your assistant or transaction coordinator be licensed? They both look pretty beat up after this one! Episode Highlights:  Monica believes that many opportunities will be missed if assistants or transaction coordinators (TCs) are not licensed. When Jenn thought about ge...

This is a special series of Realtor Fight Club Podcast where we talk about situations that are potential ethics and professional standards violations. What Would You Do in these situations? All cases mentioned and code of ethics can be found at www. JenniferMurtland.com/Vault

On this episode of the Realtor Fight Club podcast, hosts Jenn Murtland and Monica Weakley have a short tiff about who is better at sales, introverts or extroverts. Then, Jenn interviews the great Jay Kinder about what has brought him success. Episode Highlights:  Monica considers herself an introverted extrovert, one that needs to get away from others to recharge. Everyone has their own form of re...

This is a special series of Realtor Fight Club Podcast where we talk about real estate situations that are potential ethics and professional standards violations. What Would You Do in these situations? All cases mentioned and code of ethics can be found at www. JenniferMurtland.com/Vault

On this episode of the Realtor Fight Club podcast, hosts Jenn Murtland and Monica Weakley sometimes fight just to fight, but not on this one. This one gets ugly. Do you go with a showing assistant or buying agent when trying to expand and grow? Episode Highlights:  Monica is a thumbs-down on teams in general because 99% of agents don’t know how to execute one. Showing assistants give agents more t...

On this episode of the Realtor Fight Club podcast, hosts Jenn Murtland and Monica Weakley lay down their top time management hacks. When you think you have a time-management problem, you may need to look again! Episode Highlights:  The reason that Monica and Jenn started this podcast was that they both achieved success in their own ways. One thing that real estate school doesn’t teach you is just...

On this episode of the Realtor Fight Club podcast, hosts Jenn Murtland and Monica Weakley discuss, what’s one thing that should have been taught in real estate school? There are so many answers to this question! Episode Highlights:  Though they do agree sometimes, Jenn and Monica have different views on almost every point they debate. Jenn thinks there needs to be real estate apprenticeships for s...

On this episode of Realtor Fight Club, hosts Jenn Murtland and Monica Weakley are fired up about today’s subject. What do you do when there are no instructions left for the lights or doors? Is there only one right answer? Episode Highlights:  Let’s all agree that you should not take the key out of the lockbox without telling anyone. Listing agents should always call the buyer’s agent before a show...

On this episode of the Realtor Fight Club podcast, hosts Jenn Murtland and Monica Weakley are padded up for a battle today. If the sellers are offering below your accepted commission fee, do you ask the buyers to make up the difference? Warning, this one is a cage match! Episode Highlights:  Jenn is playing mind games by allowing Monica to go first. There is no way that Monica is going to ask the...

On this episode of the Realtor Fight Club podcast, hosts Jenn Murtland and Monica Weakley are duking it out over how to handle when two of your own buyers want the same property. This one gets ugly before it gets pretty! Episode Highlights:  Jenn has run into the problem of wanting the same house as her buyers but did not compete. Unselfishly, Jenn has given up properties in the past that she want...

In Episode 67 of the Realtor Fight Club Podcast, hosts Jenn Murtland and Monica Weakley discuss why they decided to change the podcast name, and duke it out over what to do when your listing is about to expire. Who would have thought that on such a special episode, Monica and Jenn would agree! Episode Highlights:  After receiving a ton of feedback, Monica and Jenn decided that it was time for a na...

In this episode of the Toe-2-Toe Podcast, hosts Jenn Murtland and Monica Weakley throw metaphorical fists over this question: should you let the listing agent show your buyer the house? As usual, this one is fiery! Episode Highlights:  As a listing agent herself, Jenn doesn’t mind, though she thinks it depends on the circumstances. Monica thinks that you are not properly representing your client i...

In this episode of the Toe-2-Toe Podcast, hosts Jenn Murtland and Monica Weakley are taking off the gloves and duking it out over this question: Should the lender have to pay for an extension on the closing? They are both FIRED UP about this one! Episode Highlights:  Jenn thinks that if it’s the fault of the lender, for whatever reason, they should have to pay for the closing extension. If lenders...

On this episode of the Toe-2-Toe Podcast, hosts Jenn Murtland and Monica Weakley duke it out over this question: do you need attorneys involved in the sale? Do Monica and Jenn disagree or are they just bumping heads? Decide for yourself! Episode Highlights:  Neither Jenn nor Monica works in a state that requires attorneys to close a real estate deal. In attorney states, attorneys handle the same t...

In Episode 63 of the Toe-2-Toe Podcast, hosts Jenn Murtland and Monica Weakley drop the gloves over this question: should you do a final walkthrough? Will they finally agree on something? Spoiler alert...no! Episode Highlights:  Jenn doesn’t think it’s necessary to do a final walkthrough if a house is already vacant. Monica has seen some things in her day, like a flooded basement or smashed window...

In Episode 62 of the Toe-2-Toe Podcast, hosts Jenn Murtland and Monica Weakley, along with guest host TJ Gausman, duke it out over this: should the buyers pay their own agent’s commission? Until now, TJ has split his tiebreakers between Monica and Jenn, so hear who TJ sides with on this one. Episode Highlights:  TJ says there is no way that the buyer should pay their agent’s commission. First-time...

In Episode 61 of the Toe-2-Toe Podcast, hosts Jenn Murtland and Monica Weakley are not fighting, but discussing this question: are self-showings the way of the future? Well, they’ll always be around, but listen in to hear why Monica and Jenn say no way! Episode Highlights:  Monica believes that there will always be value in being led through the most important purchase of their lives. Some people...

On this episode of the Toe-2-Toe Podcast, hosts Jenn Murtland and Monica Weakley throw down over whether you should use your commission to settle buyer and seller disputes. Politely, they agree to disagree on this one! Episode Highlights:  Jenn believes that because the agent is not a part of the contract, they should not be part of the negotiation. Monica thinks there are definitely times where i...

In this episode of the Toe-2-Toe Podcast, hosts Jenn Murtland and Monica Weakley duke it out over what to do when your friend hires another agent. This has happened, and will happen to every real estate agent, so pay attention! Episode Highlights:  Agents’ egos get hurt when their friends choose another agent. It might be on you for not doing your due diligence. Plenty of people don’t want to mix...