146. Eric Sidman Interview: How the Right Team and the Right Niche Make You Stronger... at 300 million and Growing

Today, I'm talking to Eric Sidman of Compass New York with the Hudson Advisory Group, ranked number 4 by the Wall Street Journal and over 1 billion sold. Eric leads the Brooklyn division of the team and individually has closed over $300 million in transactions. We talk about how the right team and the right niche make you stronger, even at, especially at 300 million in sales and growing. How Eric got into real estate (1:47)Why the team is necessary (5:32)Eric's secret techniques on productivity (8:24)He discusses his competitive strategy (9:37)What is his biggest epiphany about being a real estate broker (13:41)how's compass impacted his listing (15:49)Eric shares his most favorite deal and least favorite deal ever(16:57)The structure of Eric's team (19:54)His weakness and how he overcomes it (23:43)what's his big way of winning clients (24:51)How Eric frames his pitch (27:42)The best tools that he applies to her business(30:55)Resources / People Mentioned:Eric Sidman's Compass profileStephen FerraraZillowStreetEasyWhatsAppGoogle SpreadsheetsDropboxQuotes/Takeaways:"I think that knowledge is power in this business and when you know who your competition is and what everyone else is doing, you can adapt accordingly and hopefully be better than them."Books Mentioned:Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt by Michael LewisJere interviews the world’s most renowned and best real estate agents around the country and the world.These outstanding Agents tell their stories, how they got into the business and what has made them successful in one of the oldest and most competitive industries.All of this on the “Jere Metcalf Podcast, Top Real Estate Agents tell how they do it.”www.JereMetcalfPodcast.comPowered by Jere Metcalf Partners 404.627.7789jere@jeremetcalfpartners.comJeremetcalfpartners.comJMPodcast.comWhere top real estate agents well how they do it.This podcast is where real estate agents across the country to come together sharing ideas to take your there and our business to the next level.►  YouTube Channel: YouTube.com/c/JereMetcalfPodcast