One of the issues agents have these days is how to supplement their business with hired help. One of the first things an agent shouldn’t do is not hire a buyer’s agent, but an admin and that is through virtual assistants or VAs. 

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What's wrong with Austin's Zoning issues. You may have read that the city has the highest development fees in the state. That's only a start to the issues. In this interview, I sat down with Chris Affinito of Heartwood RE to talk about the issues that developers have with Austin's cluster of zoning requirements and Chris goes over how he tackles the entitlement of raw land and how his team uses some of the lesser-known solutions to their advantage when they are developing a lot in Austin. He also offers solutions as to what could be changed now to tackle the issues that Austin is experiencing. Affordability in Austin is one of the biggest issues and our city doesn't do much to solve these issues, despite it being around for several years.

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Part 2 of our interview with former Zillow outreach director, Jay Thompson. We talk about the over-leveraged real estate disrupters such as Redfin, Compass, Better, Rex Homes, and other real estate technology firms that are showing signs that they may be in trouble if the market continues at this pace. We also talk about the DOJ investigation into claims of anti-trust violations.

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Part 1 of 2. We interviewed Jay Thompson, formerly the Director of Industry outreach with Zillow. Jay tells us about his journey with Zillow, the things that he did when he was with Zillow, including dealing with the haters, spreading Zillow's mission, as well as what he thinks Zillow's plan was and is now.

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Is luxury real estate in Austin about to CRASH? We asked Wade Giles with The Giles Group at Moreland Properties about what's happening in the Austin real estate market. He gives us the market trends and tells us if Austin is in a real estate bubble. We also talk about the time on the market for luxury property and what's in store for luxury homes in the future.

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DISCOVER everything you need to know to not get sued over copyright issues with real estate photographs. This is a slippery slope and a lot of real estate agents don't know how this works. Some photographers have used this as a means of income. We go through everything you need to know to not get sued by a photographer for Copyright issues and then interview a photographer who doesn't play those games.

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In this day and age you're MISSING OUT if you're not marketing yourself on social media. Today on RealtyHack we have social media influencer and Spyglass Realty agent, Cindy Garcia, joining us to tell us her story and offer us a few tips along the way on how you can break into social media marketing yourself!

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How do you compete in a competitive market like Austin, when you're up against cash offers??? It's a MESS out there!!! Our guest on this episode of RealtyHack is Blake Outlaw from Homeward.

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Vacation rentals are BOOMING in Austin and the hill country area. For agents, they offer a great selling point to clients, but can also be a tough area to navigate legally. 

Erika Albert of E-Rae Realty joins us on this episode of RealtyHack to discuss selling vacation rentals and what you can do to capitalize on this industry effectively!

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Property tax values in Austin are up at least 50% across the city. Homeowners are reacting with shock. Here are three ways that Austin real estate agents can add value and be trusted resources to their past, present, and future clients.

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