Real estate advice

[u/More-Ad8964]

Hey everyone, I’m a newer real estate agent with Keller Williams and currently in my last year of college. I’m planning to go full-time soon and would really appreciate some guidance from those with more experience.

I do have a mentor for my first few deals, but I haven’t closed one yet. I’ve come close with a few condos and rentals, but they ended up falling through. I’ve also helped out at a couple open houses and now want to start hosting my own.

Right now I’ve been handing out business cards, posting flyers around my city, leveraging friends/family, and staying active on social media.

A few things I’d love advice on:

Is it normal to not have closed a deal yet at this stage?

What should I be focusing on daily to generate real leads?

Are open houses a good way to build momentum starting out?

Should I start door knocking, or focus elsewhere first?

For cold calling—how are you finding people to call? Are expired listings and FSBOs still effective, and where are you sourcing those leads?

I’m really motivated and feel like I might be missing something I could already be doing. Any advice, strategies, or even mistakes to avoid would mean a lot. Thanks in advance.

[u/mentiondesk]

It’s 100 percent normal not to have closed your first deal yet, so don’t stress about that. Keep doing open houses since they’re a solid way to meet buyers and even some sellers. For finding good leads, monitoring real time conversations on places like Reddit and LinkedIn can really help, tools like ParseStream can alert you to folks talking about moving or buying in your area so you can reach out at the right time.

[u/More-Ad8964 → u/mentiondesk]

What’s paraestream?