
Burning Desire
The Motivational, True Story of How I Beat the Odds and Became Successful Selling Real Estate My First Year in the Business
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Deborah Ann Spence listed over 60 homes her first year in real estate by cold-calling expired listings and for-sale-by-owners (FSBOs). In 2016, Deborah won rookie-of-the-year, top-units-listed, top-units-sold, top-combined-units-sold awards in her sales region in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pa. This type of success from a rookie agent without any formal sales training is unheard of in the industry. Deborah shares her story of what motivated her to stay the course and survive her first year in real estate sales, and to ultimately come out on top.
This is a true story of how one woman turned tragedy into triumph and hardship into success. In Burning Desire, Deborah will share with you the tools needed for success and the activities that, as a new agent or newer agent, should be your primary focus. After listening to this book, you, too, will be inspired and motivated to reach the top level of your field in real estate, mortgages, finance, investments, or whatever you choose to do. This is an opportunity for you to change your life. It was for Deborah, and it will be for you as well. Purchase your copy today. Do not wait. As they say in real estate, time is of the essence.
©2018 Deborah Ann Spence (P)2021 Deborah Ann SpenceListeners also enjoyed...
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- viviana M
- 03-25-21
Best book I read about real estate in years
Loved this book. It was so authentic. I am impressed by the authors success among hardship
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