Your First 365 Days in Real Estate: How to Build a Successful Real Estate Business

Starting with Nothing

By: Shelley Zavitz

Narrated by: Natalie Stanfield

Length: 4 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

The audiobook Your First 365 Days in Real Estate was nominated for a SOVAS in 2019 in the category of “Best Audiobook Narration - Business or Education”.

Your successful career in real estate starts here!

The first 365 days of working in real estate can be one of the most tumultuous times in your career - full of hard lessons, heart breaks, and hard work. Just because you have a license, doesn’t mean you have a business.

But if you get the important stuff right, a great future is yours for the taking.

This honest, eye-opening, and completely practical insider's guide shows you how to get where you want to be - even if you're starting from nothing.

Author and successful real estate agent Shelley Zavitz reveals in unprecedented detail:

• What to expect the first year of your career
• How to implement systems that will impact your business in the next 90 days
• How to build a marketing plan in a digital world
• How to work your contacts to start your referral pipeline
• How mindset can make or break your business and what to do about it
• Why surrounding yourself with the right people is essential

Shelley shares her own story as a new real estate agent - including how she built a brand starting with a network of just four people in a totally new city.

The book also comes complete with worksheets, hot lists, and examples of great branding so that you can catapult your business into the fast lane right now.

Your First 365 Days in Real Estate is the number one resource for new agents in the industry - don't miss out on your potential as a realtor without it.

©2019 Shelley Zavitz (P)2019 Shelley Zavitz

Basketball, Karaoke, Radio, and Napoleon Hill

This book is more about Shelley than real estate. This is more about virtue signalling than real estate. This is more about new age philosophy than real estate. Shelley styles herself as a modern-age Mary Richards (Mary Tyler Moore Show). She won a singing contest. She volunteered at a food kitchen -- those grueling three hours. She was an accomplished student athlete. She was the youngest radio something or another. She eats granola. She renovates houses. She willed herself to overcome orthopedic difficulties. She builds houses. She even went to cooking school in Tuscany.

She even styles losing out on Rookie of the Year as an achievement.

Shelley's preternatural self-confidence appears pathological.

The best advice she gives is to be on time.

All this being said, if you enjoy inspirational speeches and personal testimonials without any real substance, then you'll probably enjoy this book. The book reader was excellent.

I would have preferred some practical advice.

Basically a steal off of Ninja Installations

Do yourself a favor and buy the book by Larry Kendall instead. This is basically just a viewpoint of someone that went through Ninja and communicates the same exact thing. Always better to go to the actual source though.

A good read for new agents

Great book that helps new agents set up realistic expectations for their first year; it included tips for success while promoting a dream big mentality. The author did a great job of noting worries new agents may have and common rookie mistakes. The book was witty and informative.

this was awesomeness!

I basically listened to it all in one sitting. I am sitting down for day 2 and going to take notes. wish I had done that the first time. thanks for the useful information...

A must read for ALL real estate professionals

Whether you are just getting into the real estate industry or even if you’ve been in for years, the lessons and principles taught in this book by Shelley Zavitz will change the way you go about business, allowing you to not only have a better visit but also a better mindset and quality of life. And she does it in a highly engaging and entertaining way.

Great audio book

This is a perfect back to basics book for anyone with a passion for real estate or just starting a business. It’s well written (love the narration) and highly entertaining! It was perfect to listen to on my long road trip. Her story gives me motivation to be the best I can be and I can see this book being beneficial for new and seasoned agents alike. Thanks! I will definitely recommend 365 to my friends and colleagues!

4/5

The book does help give an insight about what to expect from real estate and how to manage but I think there is too much personal stories that aren't really relevant and it made it really hard to finish the book.

honest, no-nonsense advice

I was hooked the moment this book started. I've been a real estate agent for 10 years but listening to this book brought my first year back to life. The author learned more in her first year than many agents do during their entire career. Love that she showed her failures and the lessons she learned from them. Mindset, systems and a support network are the greatest assets in real estate.

Not as Much Practical Advice as I Would Like

I’m glad I’m not married to Shelley, but her dramatic way does make for a good story. Unlike so many other real estate books, this book starts off at the very beginning. It starts at day 1. That was nice, but it still doesn’t get very specific on how to get leads. Like many other books, this one says, “focus on lead generation,” but it doesn’t spell out how to lead generate. The title leads me to believe this book would be full of practical information for your first year in the business. And while there is some practical info, it is largely anecdotal stories that are meant to teach lessons and motivate. These stories sell books, but I wanted some more “meat and potatoes,” if you will.

Great knowledge for a new real estate agent!

I am a brand new real estate agent and this book provided me with a lot of useful insight. For example, it is going to take hard work to be successful! I definitely recommend this book.