The Property Agent Secrets Podcast with Yasser Khan

Everyone faces problems. They're a part of life. But some have it easier than others. And the answer lies in motivation. Today, I talk about how to keep yourself motivated.

How Realtors Can Balance Family and Work Life During the Coronavirus There are so many answers out there. Some say that there's no balance. Others claim to do it easily. So what's the answer? The single most consistent answer has to do with habits . How do you something is how you do everything. And it's true. Look at any area of your life and compare the results with how you approach that area. S...

How Can Realtors Prepare for a BAD Economy It's no news that we're in a bad economy. It's only getting worse, but we don't know how long it's going to last. Many agents were taken by surprise even though everyone knee another recession was long overdue. The question is, what are you going to do about it? How will you prepare for even more bad times? By Being Vigilant and Flexible All great entrepr...

How Can Realtors Work from Home Profitably? Now that Singapore is under the Circuit Breaker due to the coronavirus, everyone is sitting home. Including realtors. And many of them may not be used to that. Especially with multiple distractions and noisy kids. Their old habits and routines are disrupted. And your work life and family life will be virtually indistinguishable. It's hard to answer phone...

Burnout is Real Have you ever felt burnt out and thought of giving up? I know I have. I used feel like I was carrying a mountain on my back. Some days just felt bad because nothing seemed to move. I just felt like quitting. And many agents feel burnout after working too hard for too little results. They're frustrated when nothing works they want things to. They're putting up a brave fight. But the...

Why Did You Become an Agent? I think you joined because you thought you could make a lot of money and live a good lifestyle. But look at what has happened? Many agents struggle because this job consumes them. They work 80-hour-weeks and struggle to make enough money. Does that look like a successful business to you? No, right? There are several action steps you can take to avoid all this. How...

How to Survive THIS Recession? So the recession is already here. And we don't know how long this one is going to last. And we're hearing dire warnings and fatal predictions everywhere. Everyone is worried. People are scared if they will keep their jobs or not. Because if not, how are potential homeowners going to make their monthly payments?  So in a recession, buyers stop buying and houses d...

Losing Listings to Lesser Agents? Have you ever lost a listing to another agent just because that agent happened to be related to your client? And that happened even though you're more experienced, more knowledgeable, more capable and have been around for longer? I've heard many agents complain about this. And it can be frustrating for the same thing to keep happening. Let me tell you, that's...

The Monopoly of Online Property Portals Many Property Agents rely on online Property Portals for their business. That's how they get the majority of their inquiries and appointments. But Property Portals are not Free They're businesses with the goal of making a profit. And they're raising their fees year after year. Making many agents unable to use those platforms. And getting angry. What can you...

Surviving the Pandemic Singapore is now virtually under lockdown. It seems realtors can no longer meet clients and all their appointments have been cancelled. So what are realtors to do? How can realtors work and make money during a month-long shutdown? By definitely not panicking. Let me tell you something. It will get worse before it gets better. You can go back online if you're not already onli...

SPOILER ALERT! I'm going to reveal the first chapter of my book Property Agent Secrets. It's been a tough labour of love to write this book over a long time. Watch me as I read the first chapter at http://www.yasserkhan.sg/blog/watch-as-i-reveal-the-beginning-of-my-property-agent-secrets-book/ Get more exclusive real estate agent training here 👉  http://www.yasserkhan.sg/ 👈 Learn How T...

Is Technology Agents' Enemy? I see agents getting tripped over technology all the time. They struggle with tech, complain about the rate of rapid change and generally resist all things technical. Compared to other professionals, we realtors have been slower to adopt and embrace technology. For example, Interior Designers have been surprising far ahead and are masterfully using technology. They've...

I Don't Understand How This Would Work For Me I created the Property Agent Success System and my upline was the first agent other than me to use it all those years ago. And now, we have agents making more money using this system than I ever did. (That's a good thing though. This makes me happy to be a part of others' successes. 🙌) So there are agents out there who are really not sure how my syste...

How Committed Are You? The biggest sign of your commitment to YOUR business is to GROW it. Yes, that's right. If you're not growing your business, then it's dying! But many agents might say, "Hey Yasser, I don't have the money to grow my business..." That might be because they're struggling to close deals, so they don't have enough money. Or they might be already living off their savings. So they...

How Most Agents (Really) Work When I ask agents what are they doing in order to improve their business, I get very predictable answers. Many agents tell me they wish for more hours in a day. They say that they have no time. They're too busy working, workwing, working. And they can't even find any time for themselves, let alone the time to improve their business. It's quite sad, really. Real Estate...

Is the Recession Here Already? Whether you like it or not, the recession WILL be upon us before you know it. It could be next week. Or next month. But it will be here. Here's the thing though; The economic downturn doesn't care how you feel about it. Change will happen whether or not you're ready. Change comes even if you like it or not. The last recession of 2009 was very bad. I still remember it...

Are Your Leads BAD? So you're getting leads. That's good. After all, leads are the lifeblood of your realtor business, and not having leads is the reason many agents quit. But are you leads bad? Almost all of them? Are You 100% Sure? Just because you cannot close them today doesn't mean they're bad prospects! They might be FUTURE prospects... those who might become ready-to-buy sometime in the fut...

How do you beat ALL of your competition? Not just 1 competing agent, not 2, not 5. ALL of them?! And do it consistently ? For any property, for any price, in any market? Is that even possible?! What Everyone Knows But Doesn't Realise Here's the thing about competition that many agents know about but don't realise. When you're in competition with other realtors for a listing or buyer, how do you an...

These Are Times of Panic The Corona Virus is here. And so is an imminent economic downturn. Stocks have fallen the worst since the 2008 economic downturn. And Malaysia was the first country in South East Asia to close all of its borders. Nobody goes in, nobody out. And that sparked panic. Supermarkets saw brisk business; toilet paper, tissue paper, diapers, and groceries were quickly snapped up. I...

Looking for my listings from my time as an agent? "Yasser, I can't find your property ads or your agent profile. Google searches don't turn up any agent called Yasser!" You're wondering the same, aren't ya? After all, you must 'Walk the Talk and Talk the Walk', right? Well said! I can understand their concern. Because, many service providers out there haven't sold a single house, yet they keep sel...

Scam! Scam! Scam! Everything's a Scam! Our society is getting more sceptical every day, right? According to them, everything and everyone is a scam! The word scam is their favourite new buzzword! There are 561,000,000 results for that word on Google alone! See a new product? Must be a scam! Hear an ad? Must be scam! There's a new social media service out there. Definitely a scam! People are quickl...

Why Should I Listen to You? "Hey Yasser! Why should I listen to you? You're not a top producer right now. You're no longer even an agent!" More than one agent may have said this to my face... They must be super sceptical of me. I understand. Maybe they have a bad, uncaring upline who got no time for them.  Maybe that's true in your case too. Then agents see Top Producers getting featured in t...

Do Shy People Have it Tough in Real Estate? Do you really need to be outgoing, talkative and people-friendly in order to succeed as a realtor? After all, you may even have witnessed many Top Producers are actually outgoing agents, who have it much easier than most due to their gregarious personality and popularity. These super-friendly agent generally know a lot of people, and so, many agents do f...

Do Looks (Really) Matter? Every agent posts their pictures on listings, videos and home pictures. Is it because every agent thinks you need a pretty face to succeed in real estate? But has anyone tried to truly ask themselves, is that necessary? I came across online forums the other day. And the general consensus was, and still is, that pretty ladies get more inquiries. So looks do matter... But w...

I see agents trip up over technology all the time. Nowhere is the Digital Divide more apparent than in real estate. The Digital Divide is real; it's about those who know how to use technology and those who don't. Many realtors think that they must have a degree in IT to make their life easier online! That may be because they still struggle with simple tech like email or passwords. Agents Are Wary...