Success leaves clues, Jimmy Burgess will be the first tell you. He’s studied top-producing agents to understand their essence and replicate that success. Here, he lists the seven things top producers do not do because they would stunt growth.
Source: Inman News
7 mistakes top producers don’t let derail their success
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