63. From Posts to Profits: Leveraging Social Media to Build a Real Estate Empire with Deba Douglas
Life & Listings: Balancing Real Estate, Scaling Your Future w/ Jennifer Staats
Release Date: 01/06/2025
88. From Broker to Coach: Building Scalable Profit Centers for Teams & Brokers with Chris Prefontaine
Life & Listings: Balancing Real Estate, Scaling Your Future w/ Jennifer Staats
In this episode, Jennifer Staats interviews Chris Prefontaine about his extensive real estate journey, how he turned adversity into a scalable family business, and what it takes to thrive as an entrepreneur and coach in real estate. Chris shares practical strategies for brokers and agents to build additional profit centers, the mindset shifts needed for success, and why hands-on coaching is critical. "Mindset and tenacity are as important as skill set in building a thriving business." - Chris Prefontaine Key Discussion Topics: Chris’s 34-year journey from broker to real estate...
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87. How to Break Into the Luxury Real Estate Market with Lynne Mazin
Life & Listings: Balancing Real Estate, Scaling Your Future w/ Jennifer Staats
In this episode of Life and Listings, Lynne Samone Mazin shares her journey from Wall Street to the heart of Manhattan’s luxury real estate market, revealing how she built a thriving career by leveraging her finance background, creating a “Hot 100” network, and embracing the power of mentorship and collaboration. From navigating the challenges of leaving corporate stability behind to launching a high-performing team at Compass, Lynne opens up about the strategies, mindset, and daily actions that helped her break into the ultra-competitive luxury space. Packed with practical tips—like...
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86. Systematizing Your Yearly Events: Create Memorable Moments, Build Community, Repeat with Ease
Life & Listings: Balancing Real Estate, Scaling Your Future w/ Jennifer Staats
Have a listen to this episode of the Life and Listings podcast as Jennifer Staats breaks down how to plan and host yearly community or sphere-of-influence events without the stress. From seasonal gatherings like Easter egg hunts and holiday parties to practical and cost-effective ideas such as shredding days, supply drives, and safety workshops, you’ll learn how to create repeatable systems, track ROI, and maximize engagement. Jennifer also shares a free downloadable playbook packed with templates and SOPs to help you run smooth, budget-friendly, and impactful events year after year. Don’t...
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85. Mastering Your CRM Setup for Teams & Brokerages
Life & Listings: Balancing Real Estate, Scaling Your Future w/ Jennifer Staats
Mastering your CRM setup could be the game-changer your real estate business needs. In this episode of Life and Listings, Jennifer dives deep into building a powerful database, setting up automation, defining clear stages, and creating smooth onboarding processes for your team. From avoiding costly mistakes to implementing follow-up reminders and targeted marketing strategies, this playbook-style episode is packed with actionable tips you can apply today. Don’t miss out—tap in and download this month’s free playbook to streamline your systems and scale your business effectively! ...
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84. Start Strong, Finish Smooth: Building Smart Onboarding & Offboarding Workflows
Life & Listings: Balancing Real Estate, Scaling Your Future w/ Jennifer Staats
If you're scaling a team, hiring support, or simply trying to bring more clarity and consistency into your business, you won’t want to miss this episode of the Life and Listings podcast. In Episode 84, Jennifer Staats dives deep into the often-overlooked areas of onboarding and offboarding—breaking down exactly why they matter, what steps you need to take, and how to create efficient systems that truly support growth. Whether you're bringing on agents, admins, or contractors, this episode is packed with actionable tips, templates, and examples to help you build workflows that actually...
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83. Workflows That Scale: Start Small, Grow Big
Life & Listings: Balancing Real Estate, Scaling Your Future w/ Jennifer Staats
If you're ready to move from feeling busy to being truly efficient in your real estate business, don’t miss the latest solo episode of the Life and Listings podcast with Jennifer Staats. In this edition, Jennifer dives into the importance of workflows that scale—breaking down how simple checklists can transform your daily operations into consistent, replicable systems that support growth, accountability, and better client service. Whether you’re a solo agent or leading a growing team, you’ll walk away with practical tips and a free downloadable playbook to get started. Hit that play...
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82. Construction, Collaboration, and Commercial Success: A Real Estate Journey with Joao Macavilca
Life & Listings: Balancing Real Estate, Scaling Your Future w/ Jennifer Staats
In this episode of Life and Listings, we sit down with Joao, a commercial general contractor and real estate investor who's scaled from a single duplex to owning 91 doors — with plans to add 50 more this year! From humble beginnings to high-level partnerships, Joao shares how one networking event changed everything, the unconventional path he took into ownership, and some truly wild renovation stories (yes, including a funnel in a drain pipe). Whether you're in real estate or just love a good success story, this one’s packed with value and laughs. Listen now! “Just talk to...
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81. Why Private Credit Is the Secret Weapon in Real Estate Investing? With Kevin Amolsch
Life & Listings: Balancing Real Estate, Scaling Your Future w/ Jennifer Staats
In the latest episode of Life and Listings, Jennifer Staats sits down with Kevin, a seasoned real estate investor and founder of Pine Financial, to unpack how he turned a college side hustle into a billion-dollar lending business. They dive into building wealth through real estate, the power of passive income from private debt, how to measure true success beyond money, and why now might be the perfect time to "become the bank." If you're in real estate—or just curious about smart investing—this episode is a must-listen. Tune in now to hear Kevin’s insights and grab his free report at...
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80. Seller Reports Made Easy: Templates, Tips & Time-Saving Tools
Life & Listings: Balancing Real Estate, Scaling Your Future w/ Jennifer Staats
Hey friends! This week on the Life and Listings Podcast, Jennifer is flying solo and she’s diving into something that can seriously transform the way you handle your listings: seller reports (or as she likes to call them, marketing reports). She’s walking you through exactly how they create branded weekly reports that keep your sellers in the loop, reduce your weekend stress, and lay the groundwork for smoother conversations about feedback and price adjustments. Plus, she’s sharing how to systemize everything using tools like Canva, and giving you access to this month’s Staat Solutions...
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79. Creating Wealth Through Inner Work and Smart Investing with Jacopo Iasiello
Life & Listings: Balancing Real Estate, Scaling Your Future w/ Jennifer Staats
If you're looking for a dose of inspiration and real talk about entrepreneurship, personal development, and the power of energy, don’t miss this episode of the Life & Listings podcast featuring Jacopo! From humble beginnings in Napoli to flipping real estate in Miami, Jacopo shares his journey of resilience, reinvention, and inner growth. He opens up about his MPBE method—Meditation, Pre-Biohacking, and Exercise—and how it’s helped him find success, health, and happiness. The episode dives into his routines, mindset hacks, biohacking tips, and why connecting with the right people...
info_outlineIn this episode, we dive into the inspiring journey of Deborah, a top-producing listing agent and seasoned real estate investor from Dallas, Texas. Deborah shares how she transitioned from being an educator to a full-time investor and built a thriving business using social media, especially during the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
She unpacks her approach to real estate investing, discussing strategies like long-term rentals, property flips, and creative financing methods, including owner financing and hard money loans. Deborah also emphasizes the importance of educating real estate agents to better serve their clients and shares her success in helping clients acquire multiple properties in a year.
Tune in to hear Deborah’s expert advice, motivational insights, and practical tips for aspiring investors. Plus, discover how to access her valuable resources on Instagram and her website to kickstart or enhance your own real estate journey!
" I posted everything on social media so people literally followed my journey. And as I continued to post, people were interested and people were ready to buy properties. " – Deba Douglas
Hear more about:
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Deborah's Introduction and Background
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Transitioning from Investor to Agent
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Building a Real Estate Business on Social Media
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Teaching Investing and Real Estate Strategies
About Deba Douglas
Deba Douglas is a dynamic force in the world of real estate, hailing from Dallas, Texas. Transitioning from a successful career as an educator, Deba quickly became a top-producing realtor, generating over $80 million in sales in the past four years. She has acquired several rental properties and flips homes throughout the DFW metroplex.
Connect with Deba:
Website: www.douglasdwellings.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deba.douglas
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debaflipstexas/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs6TieCZXkos-7-XEWUWbIw
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/keys-2-success-real-estate-investing-podcast/id1652237731
Connect with Jennifer Staats:
Website: staatssolutions.com
Staats Solution Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/staatssolutions/
Jennifer Staats Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennifertherealtor