Top 10 Real Estate Influencers to FollowIf you want to make it big in the real estate industry, you'd do well to learn from these rockstars.
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The cut-throat world ofreal estatecan be particularly unforgiving to new entrepreneurs. However, the payoff can be huge. Whether you want to become a top broker or开发一个帝国的投资属性of your own, it helps to take lessons from those who have already done it.
I've rounded some of the top real estate professionals who have made their mark on the industry through various channels including TV appearances, authorship, property sales and speaking engagements. If you are interested in real estate, these are the top ten influencers you need to be following.
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Fredrik Eklund
Fredrik Eklundis a New York City real estate broker, Bravo TV reality star and author who has secured over five billion dollars in closed residential sales since arriving in New York in 2003. Originally from Stockholm, Sweden, Eklund is the star of the Bravo TV hit showMillion Dollar Listing New York. He has been featured inGQand on Fox'sPageSix TV. Eklund's 2015 book,The Sell: The Secrets of Selling Anything to Anyone, was a New York Times Bestseller.
Stefan Aarnio
Stefan Aarniois an award-winning real estate investor, entrepreneur and author. Best known for having started his real estate portfolio with just $1,200, he has since built a multi-million dollar portfolio of single family and multifamily properties in Canada. He is the author ofMoney, People, Deal: The Fastest Way to Real Estate Wealth, which led him to his next calling: mentoring other aspiring investors. He teaches mastery courses on raising capital, negotiation and real estate sales. In 2014, Aarnio won the Rich Dad Hall of Fame Award.
Cody Sperber
A Navy veteran turned real estate expert,Cody Sperber, AKA the Clever Investor, is the man behind the most-followed real estate investing account on Instagram ( he has more than 413,000 followers). Having flipped more than 1,000 properties as a real estate investor, Sperber has been called an "absolute market genius" by Barbara Corcoran of Shark Tank. He has also personally mentored hundreds of students who have achieved financial freedom through real estate investing, and he's still an extremely active real estate investor himself, buying, selling and renting properties.
Desiree Patno
With more than 20 years of real estate experience,Desiree Patnois the CEO of Desiree Patno Enterprises and the founder of the National Association of Women in Real Estate Businesses (NAWRB). Through NAWRB, she advocates for women-owned businesses and helps female entrepreneurs start successful business ventures. In 2012, Patno was nominated as one of Housing Wire's 30 Most Influential Women.
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Tom Ferry
Tom Ferryis the CEO of Tom Ferry International, a real estate coaching and training company. In his 30 years of business, Ferry has influenced thousands of real estate professionals and helped increase their wealth. Ferry has been featured inThe New York Times,Wall Street Journal,USA Today,HuffPo,Mashable.com,Inc.,Realtor Magazine, amongst others.
Chad Carroll
Million Dollar Listing MiamistarChad Carrollis Vice President of Douglas Elliman, operating in Miami and New York City. A frequent contributor forThe Wall Street Journal,New York TimesandDaily News, Carroll has earned a reputation as an expert in the areas of real estate, finance and contract negotiation. Carroll has closed nearly $1 billion in sales since 2011 and was named the Douglas Elliman top broker in Florida each of the past five years.
Grant Cardone
Grant Cardoneis an international sales expert,New York Timesbest-selling author and radio show host ofThe Cardone Zone. Cardone creates customized sales training programs for Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, success-minded individuals and entrepreneurs. Cardone is also the author of seven books and hosts four radio shows focused on helping others find jobs, make money, and improving their business in addition to contributing to狗万官方.
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Barbara Corcoran
One of the "sharks" on ABC's hit TV show,Shark Tank,Barbara Corcoranhas invested in 22 businesses. She is is a columnist forMore Magazine,The Daily ReviewandRedbook. Her newest book, Shark Tales, takes readers behind the scenes of her life and business. Corcoran's hard-working, blunt attitude has earned her the reputation as a top real estate influencer and investor. Corcoran is also a real estate contributor to NBC'sToday Showand hostsThe Millionaire Broker with Barbara Corcoranon CNBC.
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Ryan Serhant
With more than 162,000 followers on Twitter,Ryan Serhantis the number one real estate broker in New York and number six in the nation according to theWall Street Journal's"Real Trends 2015." A star ofMillion Dollar Listing New York, Serhant is a regular contributor on20/20,The Today Showand more. Serhant writes a weekly real estate column titled "Ask Ryan Serhant" forInman Newsand has a weekly real estate video blog forStreeteasytitled, "Ryan's New York Minute."
Amy Bohutinsky
Amy Bohutinskyis the COO of Zillow, a Seattle-based real estate company that boasts a portfolio of the world's largest real estate and home-related brands, including consumer brandsTrulia,HotPads,StreetEasyandNaked Apartments. Bohutinsky also sits on the board of Hotel Tonight Inc. and Avvo Inc
