Why Every Agent Should Get Real Estate Coaching

Ask any aspiring thespian about the "movement classes" their acting coaches and schools suggest they take. You'll get a universal groan – much like the one real estate agents emit when they describe what they were taught in real estate school as "useless."

Then, ask Joe Manganiello, an actor who landed a plum role as a werewolf on the HBO show "True Blood." He'll be happy to explain how even seemingly silly aspects of acting training, such as those "pretend you're an animal" exercises, can really pay off.

The next time you sit in front of a telephone, and dread picking it up to chant, "When do you plan on moving? How long have you lived at this address?" think about Manganiello and how you, too, might end up howling at the moon over all the money you've made – if you hire the right real estate coach.

How to Know If You Need a Real Estate Coach

If you are listing and selling real estate, chances are good you would benefit from coaching. Yes, even veterans can get something out of it. Of course the ideal time to hook up with one, though, is when you are freshly-licensed.

If you don't have any idea of your production numbers from the past three years, you don't have a business plan, you don't understand your weaknesses and how to overcome them, or you are merely trying to figure out how to raise your production – you need a coach.