{"podcast":{"title":"This One Time in Real Estate...","slug":"this-one-time-in-real-estate-7047602","podcast_index_feed_id":7047602,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6127584/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/this-one-time-in-real-estate--6127584","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/55f475165591439f7d7f66ce4250d297.jpg","author":"Mark Gellman","episode_count":177,"summary":"Real Estate Agents Mark Gellman and Sarah Scheu recall things they've learned over the years along with memorable events and people they've met along the way.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T06:20:54.167897+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-one-time-in-real-estate-7047602"},"episode":{"title":"Don’t Skip the Hard Questions","slug":"don-t-skip-the-hard-questions","published_at":"2026-07-03T13:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-one-time-in-real-estate-7047602/don-t-skip-the-hard-questions","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-one-time-in-real-estate-7047602","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/don-t-skip-the-hard-questions--72806536","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72806536/427254676_44100_2_4a652a44ffc7f.mp3","summary":"In this episode, we break down why the most successful agents and team leaders don’t rush to “yes.\" They slow down and lean into the hard questions that others avoid. From interviewing potential agents to sitting with sellers, it’s easy to assume you know what the other person is thinking. But assumptions lead to missed objections, missed expectations, and ultimately missed opportunities. We talk about why top performers take a non-traditional approach: asking direct questions about competing interviews, for-sale-by-owner considerations, and true motivations before moving forward. On the recruiting side, it’s about curiosity over pressure. On the listing side, it’s about uncovering objections before they surface too late. The takeaway is simple: when you stop skipping the hard questions and start leading with curiosity, your clarity improves, your objections get easier to handle, and your conversions go up.","meta_description":"In this episode, we break down why the most successful agents and team leaders don’t rush to “yes.\" They slow down and lean into the hard questions that o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":484,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-one-time-in-real-estate-7047602/episodes/don-t-skip-the-hard-questions/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-one-time-in-real-estate-7047602/don-t-skip-the-hard-questions.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}