Cultivate an environment of respect for one another.Perhaps the person who started the laundry load that day wasn't the same person who told you they would start using the laundry in July, not June.

Cultivate a relationship with them, and after several deals, you can ask him or her if they would consider lowering their commission when you sell your properties. 1% isn't such a big deal for an agent who knows they're getting repeat business.

In my experience, leads you purchase or are random people off the internet are not nearly as valuable as leads you cultivate through personal connection.  

That broker is perfectly fine in setting a minimum fee for himself but if that's his target he needs to cultivate business that meets it.

Many other podcast guests offer the same perspective which is a great tribute to the community Joshua Dorkin and @Brandon Turner are cultivating.

There is no question that BP is a nice place to expand one's contacts, cultivate new relationships that will bear fruit in whatever activity RE related one is seeking.And also what I really like is people are not afraid to ask the tough questions from those that post.So 10 months 2300 posts or so...

It's never to early to begin cultivating relationships with your local community banks.

The focus wasn't about me asking the investor for money to invest in the deal.It was cultivating a meaningful relationship built on trust, credibility and authenticity.The short version, is say what you mean and mean what you say.

If YOU are that kind of a Buyer and cultivate a relationship with 1 Agent who is treats that kind of a Buyer like GOLD, you only NEED one agent.Most agents will NOT work diligently for someone who works with multiple Realtors, it's just not worth their time or effort.

Find a realtor, lender, and GC and cultivate those relationships.