Hustle Humbly Reacts to Realtor Facebook Groups

We went in so you don't have to.

Alissa deep-dived into realtor Facebook groups for this episode. She came out the other side needing a walk. Katy has mostly stayed out of these groups and is now more confident than ever that she made the right call.

This episode is part reality check, part comedy, and entirely a permission slip to mute, leave, or never join a realtor Facebook group in the first place. We do also give you our actual tips for how to behave if you are in one, and we read some of the posts so you don't have to.

Here's what we cover in this episode:

- Are realtor Facebook groups even necessary for your business? (Short answer: no, but let's talk about it)
- How local office groups vs. large national groups differ — and why Connie's group works
- Why Connie warned her agents not to post in public groups (commissions talk = ethics violation + possible license issues)
- The group that disbanded after an incident — and how three replacement groups popped up immediately
- The description of the Hustle Humbly community group and why we resisted having one for three years
- How to behave in a Facebook group: don't talk commissions, don't recruit, don't post listings in a national group, don't spam, don't ask for contact info, and for the love of everything, stop typing "following" as a comment
- What CRM should I use? — and why that is actually the wrong question
- The screenshotting problem: there is no private group on the internet
- The anxiety-ridden 23-year-old agent who posted his breakdown — and the Hustle Humbly answer (he needs systems, a mindset shift, and a broker who actually helps him)
- The longest repair request you've ever seen: 28 items — and Alissa's story of being called as an expert consultant in a lawsuit over a vague repair request
- Money over repairs: always, always, always
- Teams and transparency: the agent who has a team of 23 and is available 24/7 — and whether that's actually a good business
- Is it fair competition to not ask if a buyer is already working with an agent? (No. That's an ethics violation.)
- The open house sign frisbee incident in San Diego: the man who waited for the children to walk by and then hurled the sign into a field and called all realtors "an act of the devil"
- MLS photo order rants: pool picture after living room after garage door — can we please walk through the house in order?
- The unflushed toilets in the vacant listing after 87 showings
- The uplifting post: What had the biggest positive impact on your business this year? (Hustle Humbly answers: stayed in my sphere, canceled Zillow, went back to basics, showed up every day)
- Bonus: finding the age of a house when you don't know it (permits office, clerk of court, chain of title)
- Real estate is like dating: the longer you're on the market, the more people wonder what's wrong with you
- The blue check debate: did paying for Instagram verification just devalue the blue check?
- 1,000 engaged followers beats 10,000 passive ones — and the story of Katy wanting a link in her stories more than she ever wanted followers
- You don't need social media to run a great real estate business. But you can't have social media replace the actual work.
- The most important things for consistency: mindset, tracking, systems, showing up

Toast of the week from Jolene Meyer in Sonora, California, toasting Stacy Mathis from Chimacum, Washington — her sister, mentor, and unwavering believer in her journey to becoming a realtor. Cheers to Stacy!

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