From Radio to Real Estate: How John Hodorovych Saved His First Deal and Found His Niche

What do radio production and real estate have in common? According to John Hodorovych, everything.

In this episode of Unlocking Real Estate: My First Commission, John shares how he left a 13-year career in radio during the Great Resignation and rebuilt his professional life from the ground up as a Realtor® with Keller Williams Metropolitan in New Jersey.

John walks us through:
Why leaving corporate radio pushed him toward entrepreneurship
How producing radio shows prepared him to “produce” real estate transactions
Completing his real estate education in just 10 days
Choosing the right brokerage based on culture, training, and support
Spending six months in learning mode before landing his first closing
Saving a complicated multifamily investment deal as a brand-new agent
Standing up for his client when a lender nearly derailed the transaction
Why his superpower has become saving deals others might lose

This episode is packed with real-world lessons on patience, preparation, client advocacy, and why surrounding yourself with the right people early in your career can make all the difference.

If you’re a new agent wondering whether you’re “behind,” or someone considering a career pivot into real estate, John’s story will hit home.

Chapters:
00:00 – Welcome to Unlocking Real Estate
00:45 – Meet John Hodorovych
02:00 – 13 years in radio & the Great Resignation
04:00 – Why real estate felt familiar
05:05 – Getting licensed online in 10 days
06:30 – Choosing Keller Williams Metropolitan
08:00 – Culture, training & mentorship
10:45 – Six months with no deals: learning mode vs panic
12:30 – Joining a team & getting support
14:00 – Hosting open houses & finding his first buyer
16:00 – The multifamily deal that nearly fell apart
18:30 – Standing up to a bad lender
20:30 – Saving the transaction & closing the deal
22:30 – Lessons from his first year in real estate
25:00 – A million-dollar deal & growing confidence
27:30 – Advice for new agents
29:30 – Where to connect with John

Connect with John Hodorovych:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnh_newjerseyrealtor/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoHoatKWMET
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-hodorovych-51488930/
Keller Williams Profile: https://kw.com/agent/john-hodorovych/2000006140

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