Agents After Hours Podcast

We went to BarCamp, took way too many notes, got a little uncomfortable, disagreed with some things… and came home with a LOT to talk about. In this episode, we’re breaking down our biggest takeaways from conversations with agents at totally different production levels , from listing strategies and follow-up that doesn’t feel annoying, to what $10M producers are actually prioritizing in their busi...

Real estate burnout, work-life balance, transaction drama, bad communication—and somehow golf, Botox, Oura Rings, horoscopes, and a $16 Panera sandwich all make it into this one. In this catch-all episode of Agents After Hours, Paige and Erika are back to doing what they do best: having the unfiltered real estate conversations that happen when there’s no script and no polished industry BS. We’re t...

This week is basically a charcuterie board of everything happening in our lives right now! A little personal, a little real estate, and a whole lot of random. We’re catching up on life lately, homeschooling adventures, hormonal rage, dogs that refuse to stop barking, laundromat drama, self-driving Teslas, and the passion projects we’re quietly working on behind the scenes. Then, naturally, we get...

You finally get that commission check and for approximately five minutes you feel rich… and then you remember taxes exist! This week on Agents After Hours, we're joined by Diana Ruiz, CFP®, to talk about something a LOT of us in real estate probably don't talk about enough: what the heck are we actually supposed to be doing with our money? We're getting into commission checks, taxes, e...

This week on Agents After Hours, there is absolutely no single topic — and honestly, that’s kind of the point. Erika and Paige are catching up on life, real estate chaos, questionable behavior in public, and the random things that have been living rent-free in their heads lately. We’re talking buyers who are supposedly “ready to go” until it’s actually time to make a decision, agents sending offer...

We’re throwing it back to Episode 7 of Agents After Hours! 🎙️ Thinking about getting into real estate? Or maybe you're already licensed and wondering why no one warned you about… literally any of this? In this throwback episode, we're answering questions about what it actually looks like to become a real estate agent, from getting licensed and choosing a brokerage to building your business...

Some episodes have a plan. This one had a Monday. We're talking transaction chaos, washer-and-dryer drama, inspection etiquette, working with people who make their busyness everyone else's problem, and why sometimes the smallest inconveniences are the ones that absolutely send you. Then, naturally, we end up somewhere completely different: productivity, why everything starts to feel like a...

We’re judging you…but respectfully. Mostly. 😂 This week on Agents After Hours, we’re sharing the little things that instantly make us form an opinion, in real life AND real estate. We’re talking people who abandon their shopping carts, couples with joint Facebook accounts, friends who say they’re “on the way” while they’re still getting ready, unnecessarily massive restaurant menus, and the prope...

Some of our best conversations happen before we hit record. This week, Paige finally did. What started as Erika asking for advice turned into an honest conversation about building a business, finding confidence, improving execution, and figuring out what success actually looks like. It's less of an interview and more like sitting in on a private consulting session between friends who aren'...

This week we're throwing out the outline and saying the quiet part out loud. We debate the real estate hills we're willing to die on, play a few rounds of "Would You Rather," draft our dream real estate businesses, and decide what's actually worth stressing over...and what's definitely not. Along the way we talk about: • Why reputation might matter more than followers • W...

Every successful real estate agent has a list of things they wish they had stopped doing sooner. In this episode, we're sharing the habits, mindsets, and business practices we let go of that completely changed the way we work, and honestly, made us happier agents too. We're talking about: 🏡 Why not every lead deserves your energy 🏡 The red flags we pay attention to immediately 🏡 Why &qu...

Everyone has a real estate opinion... and we're putting ours on the table. In this episode of Agents After Hours, we're reacting to some of the biggest (and funniest) real estate hot takes making the rounds online. From gray floors and shiplap to open houses, buyer behavior, Zillow scrolling, cold calling, and why being a top-producing agent doesn't automatically make you a great Realt...

Every Realtor hears generic advice like "work harder" and "time block your calendar." But what actually works? In this episode, Paige and Erika share the best practices that helped build their businesses, the mistakes they would avoid if starting over, and the industry habits that continue to frustrate them today. If you're a new agent, an experienced Realtor, or just curio...

Feeling behind in your real estate business? In this episode of Agents After Hours , we're walking through the exact mid-year business review every real estate agent should do to reset goals, improve productivity, and build momentum for the second half of the year. We revisit the business goals we set at the beginning of the year, honestly evaluate what's working (and what's not), and...

Think you need to work longer hours to handle more transactions? Think again. In this episode, Erika and Paige break down the systems, templates, and workflows they use to manage multiple deals at once without letting clients feel the chaos behind the scenes. From transaction checklists and CRM hacks to email templates, calendar management, and prioritizing what actually matters, they're shari...

Summer is here, and if you're not careful, it can feel like you're stuck between enjoying your life and keeping your business afloat. In this episode, we're sharing how we're creating an easy breezy summer without letting our businesses fall apart. From setting better client expectations and staying organized to documenting your life instead of constantly creating content, we'r...

Welcome to When Real Estate Gets Messy, our new story-time segment dedicated to the moments that remind us this business is about so much more than houses. Every agent has a story. The showing that went completely off the rails. The client interaction you couldn't make up if you tried. The inspection, open house, or transaction that still gets brought up years later. This episode features a fe...

The infamous Episode 5 is back... kind of. A little over a year ago, we sat down with our spouses for one of the most chaotic (and somehow most-listened-to) episodes of Agents After Hours. This time, we're revisiting the conversation with a little more life experience, a little more perspective, and hopefully a little less chaos. We talk about what has changed over the last year...from leaving...

This week’s episode is exactly what the title says — just life lately. We’re catching up on everything from business and burnout to relationships, difficult clients, podcasting, and navigating hard seasons personally and professionally. Erika opens up about where things currently stand in her IVF journey, Paige talks about balancing work, motherhood, and the pressure of constantly being needed, an...

In this episode, we sit down with marketing strategist, podcast host, and Modern Agent Social Club’s own Kayla Fox to talk about the thing most agents are struggling with right now: being forgettable online. We get into: why most Realtors blend together on social media the difference between visibility vs. connection “come with me” content vs. “look at me” content building a personal brand without...

This week on Agents After Hours, we’re talking about the side of real estate nobody really prepares you for… having to show up for your clients while your own life feels heavy. From burnout, brain fog, ADHD, hormones, motherhood (or the journey to), grief, mental health, and trying to balance being a human while also running a business: we’re getting real about what it actually looks like behind t...

This episode is one we’ve been so excited to share. We’re sitting down with Diego & Malu, real estate investors, mentors, and honestly… two of the most inspiring people we know. Every time we leave a conversation with them, we walk away better. From losing $50,000 on an early flip to building a full-time business together as a husband-and-wife team, raising four kids, and creating multiple str...

Agents… we need to talk. From over-the-top negotiation tactics to completely unnecessary attitude, the dramatics in this industry are getting out of hand—and honestly? It’s costing people deals. In this episode, we’re breaking down: Why emotional agents are ruining transactions The difference between negotiating hard vs. dramatic Real-life stories from deals that almost fell apart (but didn’t) How...

This episode started with a plan… and then turned into one of those real conversations we probably needed to have anyway. We’re talking about the lessons we’ve learned the hard way in real estate, you know, the kind no one really prepares you for when you get into this business. From being the “punching bag” in transactions to learning how to slow down and actually be precise, we’re sharing the th...

This week on Agents After Hours, we’re diving into one of the messiest parts of real estate that nobody likes to talk about... mutual releases. We’re sharing real stories from deals that completely unraveled, from buyer cold feet and inspection chaos to repair requests that sent contracts straight off the rails. We talk through the ways transactions fall apart in today’s market, why so many buyers...