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Jamie Knight interviews Gene Darden about managing multi-state real estate businesses and strategies for success in the Southern market.

In this episode, Jamie Knight interviews Gene Darden, a successful real estate team leader from Birmingham, Alabama, and Northwest Florida. They discuss managing multi-state real estate businesses, building a sustainable team, and strategies for success in the Southern real estate market. Follow Gene on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dardengroup Hop on a call with Jamie : www.Calendly.com/JamieKnight Follow The POD On Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/REALSOUTHAGENTS Follow The POD On YouTube: www.YouTube.com/@REALSOUTHAGENTS How REAL Looks In Louisiana: https://youtu.be/x8N8qJB9ES8?si=EujYhrH6YDKVsPDN Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Southern Real Estate 01:06 Gene Darden's Journey in Real Estate 02:17 Managing Multiple Markets 04:15 Leveraging Technology for Efficiency 07:03 Lessons Learned in Team Building 10:26 Advice for New Team Leaders 12:11 When to Start a Team 14:42 The Southern Realtor Experience 17:07 Current Strategies for Success 21:20 Focusing on Opportunities 23:17 Building Relationships in Real Estate 28:12 The Importance of Hard Work 32:16 Encouragement for Discouraged Agents Key Topics Managing real estate in multiple states Building and scaling a real…

People in this episode

Host: Jamie Knight

Guest: Gene Darden

Topics covered

• Managing real estate in multiple states
• Building and scaling a real estate team
• Strategies for success in Southern markets

Keywords

• real estate
• team building
• multi-state management
• Southern market
• real estate strategies
• brokerage platforms
• client relationships

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: REAL Broker Louisiana, REAL Broker Florida, REAL Broker Alabama

Places: Birmingham, Alabama, Northwest Florida

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