Why Real Estate Agents Need To Conduct a Technology Audit in 2022 • Close-ing Time • Chris Linsell

Welcome to our monthly feature, Close-ing Time – in partnership with TheClose.com. Chris Linsell from TheClose.com and D.J. discuss the importance of empathic communication - discussing the layoffs at better.com and the importance of working with lenders you trust. Chris reveals real estate statistics based on surveys conducted by The Close during 2021. They also talk about doing a "tech audit" to make sure the tools you're using are still the best for your business. Last, Chris talks about what The Close Pro offers. If you’d prefer to watch this interview, click here to view on YouTube! Chris Linsell can be reached at [email protected]. Transcript D.J. Paris 0:00This episode of Keeping it real is brought to you by gogos bootcamp Are you a real estate agent looking for the very best media training program on the planet? Gogo Beth key is considered the top Instagram Realtor in the country and her step by step training program will take your social media game to the next level. Keeping it real listeners receive a special discount, so please visit Gogo podcast.com That's Gee oh gee Oh podcast.com for your special discount and now on with the show. Welcome, keeping it real, the largest podcast made by real estate agents and for real estate agents. My name is DJ Paris. I am your guide and host through the show and today is our monthly series called closing time with Chris Lindh sell from the close. Now this is a partnership between keeping it real and the closed.com Let me tell you about the clothes the clothes.com is the kind of real estate website designed to give agents, teams and brokerages actionable strategic insight from industry professionals. They cover real estate marketing, lead generation technology, and team building strategies from the perspective of working agents and brokers who want to take their business to the next level, please visit the closed.com That's th e c l o s e.com And subscribe to their newsletters so you can get notified every time they publish an article now with us as always is crystallin Sal, he is a staff writer and real estate coach for the close. Chris is the closes resident expert on real estate topics ranging from marketing lead gen transactional best practices and everything in between. He's a licensed agent in the state of Michigan. Chris has been part of hundreds of transactions from modest rural starter homes to massive waterside compounds. When he isn't writing, you'll find Chris fly fishing or performing on the stages of his community theaters production local community theaters production. I Chris, welcome once again. It is December. We are excited to have you close out the rest of the year. And welcome to the show. Hey, thanks Chris Linsell 2:15for having me. DJ. Great to be back. Yeah, it has been a crazy month, a crazy year. Good to be here. Glad to talk to you. And frankly, there's there's a lot going on right now. So we got some stuff to talk about here, D.J. Paris 2:28my friend. We do. And I apologize to anyone if my voice is a little shaky. I'm working on working on a cold and also living with a COVID Positive partner who I am trying to stay six feet away from so I do not infect myself or she doesn't infect me.