{"podcast":{"title":"Hustle Humbly Podcast","slug":"hustle-humbly-podcast-250694","podcast_index_feed_id":250694,"rss_url":"https://hustlehumblypodcast.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://hustlehumblypodcast.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/5/5/d/655d30cbea35927ed959afa2a1bf1c87/HH_podcast_cover_25.png","author":"Alissa Jenkins & Katy Caldwell","episode_count":373,"summary":"Join us for Hustle Humbly where we hope you will build the confidence to find your voice and your way to a successful real estate business and beyond. Listen in as Alissa & Katy, two top producing Realtors, talk about fostering community over competition while navigating the often times cutthroat real estate industry. With over 1000 homes sold between them and 13 and 19 years each in the business, they have seen it first hand. Deep dive into conversations and interviews about mindset and best practices with real life stories mixed in. The goal of Hustle Humbly is to reach out and encourage Realtors and business people alike to stop comparing themselves and start embracing their own strengths.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T20:19:36.661201+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hustle-humbly-podcast-250694"},"episode":{"title":"361: Agent Vendor Relationships","slug":"361-agent-vendor-relationships","published_at":"2026-07-06T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hustle-humbly-podcast-250694/361-agent-vendor-relationships","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hustle-humbly-podcast-250694","url":"https://hustlehumblypodcast.libsyn.com/361-agent-vendor-relationships","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hustlehumblypodcast/361-Podcast.mp4?dest-id=1422326","summary":"Has a lender ever given you the full court press and you weren't sure how to say no? Or maybe you've wondered why your vendor partners aren't sending you more leads? This episode is going to give you a lot to think about. We've been getting messages from agents on both ends of this spectrum — some wanting to know how to get lenders to back off, and others wanting to know how to find a lender who will send them referrals. So we decided it was time to address both, and we're not holding back. We start by going back to basics with a law you may have heard of but probably don't know as well as you think: RESPA, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. It has been around since 1975, and it is still federal law, and it still applies to you and every vendor relationship you have. Then we get into the real conversation — mindset, professionalism, how to say no gracefully, and why expecting leads from your vendors is a trap that will make you miserable. Here's what we cover in this episode: - What RESPA actually is and what it prohibits (spoiler: a lot of what you see happening in the industry) - The history of RESPA, Dodd-Frank, and the CFPB and why these rules exist - Why \"things of value\" from vendors — including gift cards, event tickets, and subsidized marketing — are considered illegal kickbacks - What co-marketing with a lender is allowed to look like vs. what crosses the line - Why lenders get more aggressive when the market slows and how to handle it with kindness - How to professionally say no when a vendor won't stop pursuing you - Why you should never choose your lender based on what they can do for you - The mindset shift you need to stop expecting referrals from your vendor partners - How to add vendors to your database and treat them like people, not a lead sou…","meta_description":"Has a lender ever given you the full court press and you weren't sure how to say no? Or maybe you've wondered why your vendor partners aren't sending you…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2964,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hustle-humbly-podcast-250694/episodes/361-agent-vendor-relationships/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hustle-humbly-podcast-250694/361-agent-vendor-relationships.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}