Selling the Dream: A Podcast for Resort & 2nd Home Real Estate Agents
Ep. 153: Do You Work With Your Partner or Spouse?
Love may be blind, but real estate isn’t!
Have you ever considered working with your spouse or partner? Or are you afraid that you’d fire them immediately?
There are countless husband and wife teams figuring things out and working together.
But what if you could get the scoop from someone who has worked with their spouse for more than 20 years?
What if you could ask them all of your questions, like:
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How do you work together without driving each other crazy?
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How many times have you fired the other person?
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How do you practice healthy boundaries, and keep work out of your personal time?
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How do you divide the work?
For this special Valentine’s Day episode of the Selling the Dream podcast, I’ve invited Jeff and Melissa Krantz to come share with us some of their secrets to working together. They’ve been a real estate team for 22 years, and have been through the good, the bad, and the ugly. You’ll never believe how many times they’ve fired each other...and how they’ve mastered working together as a team.
If you’re considering working together with your spouse, you won’t want to miss this week’s episode!
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Highlights of this episode:
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Tom introduces this week’s special Valentine’s Day episode. Don’t worry; we’re still sharing useful information even if you’re not working with a spouse or partner. You can still pick up great tips for working with others!
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We’re bringing in Jeff and Melissa Krantz to share about their 22 years of working together.
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There are lots of husband and wife teams out there - if you’re thinking about giving it a try, you’ll be surrounded by others who are doing the same.
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There’s no playbook; there’s no guide to working with your spouse.
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Often, the person that you are at work, and the person you are at home are not the same person.
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Jeff and Melissa had a plan for their life, and goals, so it helped them as they started their real estate business. It took awhile for them to get in sync.
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“I wish someone would have told us in the third week how important it is to appreciate the other person and their skills and talents.”
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There’s real power and synergy in working together.
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If you’re working with your spouse and struggling, what do you do?
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Figure out your personalities and strengths, and learn how you can work well together.
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The beauty of real estate is that it’s not one size fits all: you can find different tasks that work with your strengths and abilities.
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Jeff and Melissa share about some of the conflicts and power struggles they had as part of the team, and how they resolved that conflict.
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Counseling can be a huge benefit to the team: it helps you learn more about yourself.
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Melissa shares how they learned to work together and divide the roles according to their strengths.
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Make sure that you’re communicating when working together, so you can truly act like a team.
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Finding your organization system and picking your top priorities is key.
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Tom, Jeff, and Melissa talk about the repercussions of “bringing the office home” when you both work together.
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When your spouse respects what you do, that changes everything about how you approach the business.
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Make dating your spouse a priority. When you focus on them, you’ll help show them that they are your most important relationship.
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