Real estate always has and always will be a business of relationships.  While how you maintain, create, and nurture those relationships has changed a little with social media and technology, there is nothing that beats the connection two humans make with each other having a true relationship.  In real estate, relationships equal referrals.  Listen to how Barb Betts , Broker/Owner of the boutique firm, The RECollective, in Long Beach, CA, took her passion of teaching to impact all real estate professionals across the country!