360: Feel-Good Stories from the Field: How to Co-op Well

The market is tough, agents are stressed, and claws can come out. We get it. But being a jerk isn't going to make anything better, and this episode is our loving reminder of that.

We are deep in summer and we just needed a little happy boost around here. So instead of another finger-pointy episode about what's going wrong, Katy and I sat down to share some genuine feel-good stories from the field. Stories about what happens when Realtors actually choose community over competition, even when the market makes that harder than it should be.

This episode is the pep talk you didn't know you needed. Whether you are the listing agent, the co-op agent, the broker, or just someone who has been on the receiving end of a kind gesture, we think you will walk away from this one feeling a little lighter and a lot more inspired to be the agent people actually want to work with.

Here's what we cover in this episode:

How Alissa organized a "speed dating" listing tour with five agents she barely knew and what happened next

Why reaching out to strangers in the MLS is not as scary as you think it is

The story that went viral-ish: when the agent who lost the listing brought the buyer

What to do when you lose a competing listing appointment to a friend

Why being the thoughtful co-op agent who calls about the AC or the hole in the ceiling actually matters

How listing agents can show up for buyer agents (and why it pays off)

The LSU baseball ball signed by a retired player and why a Realtor friend made it possible

What happens inside a luxury neighborhood when competing agents decide to run open houses together