354: Taking Time Off as a Solo Agent
Hustle Humbly Podcast
Alissa Jenkins & Katy Caldwell
4.9 • 914 Ratings
🗓️ 18 May 2026
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Can a solo agent actually take a real vacation and come back to a business that's still intact? In this episode, I'm walking y'all through a real-time case study of taking time off as a solo agent. I just got back from a nine-day trip to Czech and Austria, and Katy is grilling me on every detail of how I prepped, who helped, what almost fell apart, and what I'd do differently next time.
I share the honest truth about the weeks leading up to the trip, the colleague I paid to help me, the client who almost slipped through my fingers, and the in-flight Wi-Fi disaster that had me texting offer responses across the Atlantic. If you've ever wondered whether you can step away from your real estate business without the whole thing falling apart, this one's for you.
In this episode we cover:
- Why I started panicking a month before my trip and how I got my mindset back
- How I picked the colleague who helped me and what I paid her for nine days
- The coffee meeting that gave me peace of mind before I left
- The client who almost ghosted me because I was going to be out of town
- How I scheduled closings strategically so I wouldn't have to worry while away
- The email system I taught my helper (and why she said it was amazing)
- The phone calls I did and didn't take from Europe
- Why FaceTiming the kids backfired and what worked instead
- The plane Wi-Fi nightmare that turned my flight home into a stress test
- Why I should have given myself more buffer days when I got back
- The lender disaster I came home to and how my exhaustion actually helped
Key quotes from the episode:
- "You cannot put a price on peace of mind." - Alissa
- "We are not emergency room doctors." - Alissa
- "Don't save those trips for when you retire. We all know Realtors don't retire." - Katy
- "You have a job so you can have a life. So you have to actually live the life." - Katy
- "If I can go to Europe for nine days as a solo agent, so can you." - Alissa
Products and episodes mentioned:
- Episode 57: Taking a Day Off
- Episode 102: Vacations, How-To Guide
- Episode 331: Kim Lafleur's Vacation (phone left with the team)
- Email Templates 101: http://emailtemplates101.com
- Agent Systems 101: http://agentsystems101.com
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | It's almost like the universe was like, hold please. |
| 0:05.0 | Your calls are being held for you. |
| 0:06.0 | Your calls are being held. |
| 0:07.0 | That was nice. |
| 0:08.0 | You could deal with everything. |
| 0:10.0 | I think that if you're taking a really long trip, you should give yourself some buffer. |
| 0:15.0 | You have a lot of buffer. |
| 0:17.0 | I was wanting my clients to know that's what email is for. |
| 0:23.6 | Yeah. |
| 0:24.6 | You know, we are not, nothing would be in that email that had to be addressed within 30. |
| 0:29.6 | Right. |
| 0:30.6 | Immediately. |
| 0:31.6 | Yeah. |
| 0:32.6 | Because we deserve to travel. |
| 0:33.6 | Yes. |
| 0:34.6 | I mean, you have jobs so that you can have a life. |
| 0:36.6 | So you have to actually live the life. Yes. I mean, you have jobs so you can have a life. So you have to actually live the life. |
| 0:38.7 | Exactly. Don't save those trips for when you retire. We all know realtors don't retire. |
| 0:47.3 | Hi y'all. Welcome to Hustle Humbley. It's Alyssa and Katie. And we are two active realtors in the |
| 0:52.7 | Baton Rouge market. We work for two different companies where we should be competitors, |
| 0:56.7 | but we have chosen community over competition. |
| 0:58.9 | The goal of our podcast is to encourage you to find your own way in business. |
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