06/05/2026
Episode 16: ๐ฏ The honest truth behind why MANY agents choose not to work on rentals.
POV: The aggravation, frustration and compensation is worth it on a sale where you earn 4% 5% or 6% of $700,000 commission-vs- chasing a customer for 50% of $3,400. ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ
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๐๐ฝโโ๏ธHow I USED TO secure deals for customers with bad credit (under 600), no references, little or no deposit:
๐ Call my CRM Investors
๐ Call my favorite Property Mgrs
๐ Call my other URGFL Agents
๐ Call my friends at HOAโs
๐ Call my WhatsApp Agents
๐ Call agents from the MLS
๐ Call deposit assistance companies
๐ฅตthen:
๐๐จ Drive to house #1
๐๐จ Drive to house #2
๐๐จ Drive to house #3
๐๐จ Drive to house #4 ๐
๐๐จ Drive to house #5
โ๐ฝ๐ Type up an Offer
โ๐ฝ๐ Type up a Proposed Lease
โ๐ฝ๐ Type up Comp Addendums
โ๐ฝ๐ Type up Flood Disclosures
โ๐ฝ๐ Complete RFTA
โ๐ฝ๐ If applicable type up FTA/Offer
๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ป Crop your raggedy docs
๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ป Lighten your raggedy docs
๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ป Pdf compile your raggedy docs
๐ Run your credit
๐ Run your background
๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ป Run an eviction search
๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ปScreen for repository records
๐ฅตthen:
๐ฐRe-Negotiate Deposit
๐ฐRe-Negotiate Terms
๐ซ Oh they need you to hold your home empty for 2, 3 and 4 months.
๐คฆ๐ฝโโ๏ธCustomers says โโฆthank you Ms Battle, u move so fast, omg I was looking for months on my own and landlords didnโt even call me back.โ
๐ Moving Day: Wowwww finally omg, thank you soooo much for getting my family into a home (honestly didnโt qualify for) but Iโm unable to leave a review right now cuz I have to unload my Uhaul ๐ป truck.๐ณ
๐ฏLesson Learned: I really didnโt have time for the 300 hours I spent working your deal AND now you canโt take 5 minutes or even cheat and use Chatgpt? Iโm done.๐