Who has fresh new ideas for touching base and asking for referrals for 2026. Do you think picking up phone and calling is best, buying gift cards from local coffee shops, client appreciation parties? I need some fresh ideas. I learned one from Kreg to put my card/sticker in a book for clients young kids.

Hi team! I’m hosting my first open house for one of my Realtor partners, and I’d love to hear your best advice. What are the biggest DOs and DON’Ts you’ve learned from hosting open houses? Thanks in advance for sharing your tips.

Hi everyone, curious to know — has anyone here implemented an AI bot (chatbot or voice agent) specifically to qualify new real estate leads? I'm thinking about how to transfer the manual qualification conversation to an AI that runs 24/7, so no lead ever goes unanswered. The big challenge I'm seeing is keeping it feeling natural and helpful. Sometimes, it fires off too many questions too quickly, and it hurts the customer experience. How are you handling this in practice?

If anyone has any contacts in the hotel industry, I have a property that already has entitlements for a hotel up to 200 rooms. Here is the info: https://publuu.com/flip-book/819637/2561471

Excited to share that Flintridge Apartments, a 188-unit multifamily community in Arlington, Texas, has officially closed. This one took a real team effort to get across the finish line. Toward the end, there were a lot of normal closing items being worked through, including seller-side city items, lender requirements, insurance updates, closing amendments, updated vacancy and delinquency information, and pre-closing walks to verify unit condition before takeover. A big thank you to our investors for their trust and partnership. We do not take that lightly. Thank you as well to our partners, lenders, brokers, attorneys, property management team, vendors, and everyone else who helped move this forward. There are always a lot of people behind the scenes on a transaction like this, and we’re grateful for each person who played a part. Now the focus shifts from closing the deal to operating the asset well. That means supporting the onsite team, serving residents, improving leasing, staying disciplined with the business plan, and being good stewards of the property and the capital entrusted to us. Grateful for the team, grateful for our investors, and looking forward to the work ahead.