Published November 5, 2025

POV: I'm an Experienced Real Estate agent that's surviving, not thriving.

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Written by Megan Smith

🌱 I’m a Good Agent. So Why Do I Feel Like I’m Still Just Surviving?

I’m not new to real estate.
I know how to generate business, negotiate deals, and keep clients happy.
I put in the work. I give my best. I care.

And yet… if I’m honest with myself?

I’m surviving, not truly thriving.

I'm closing deals, but I’m not building wealth.
I'm busy, but I don’t feel supported.
I’m growing — just not fast enough.
And there are days I wonder if I’m doing this right, or just doing it alone.

Have you ever felt that too?


🤔 The “I Should Be Further By Now” Feeling

I’ve been around long enough to have bigger goals.
I want more than “enough closings to get by.”

I want:

  • Predictable growth — not guesswork

  • Real leverage — not burnout

  • Coaching that upgrades my business — not motivational quotes

  • A true wealth-building path — not just commission checks

  • A team that raises the standard — not one that coasts

  • A long-term vision — not survival mode

I don’t want to just do more transactions.
I want to build a business.
A life.
A future.

And that’s where things shifted for me.


💡 The Moment I Realized I Needed a Platform — Not Just a Team

I didn’t need more hustle.
I needed a system.
A network.
Real leverage.
Strategic coaching.

And I found it when I aligned with
Ryan Hanson Homes powered by PLACE.

This wasn’t a team switch.
It was a trajectory change.


🚀 Why PLACE Changed Everything

PLACE isn’t just the next big thing — it is the thing.

It's the smartest, most innovative, and most proven real estate business platform in the country for agents who want to build something bigger than themselves.

PLACE gives me:

  • Training from the top operators in the industry

  • Technology that protects my time & grows my pipeline

  • A scalable lead & conversion system

  • Wealth-building models (stock, revenue share, benefits)

  • Accountability & coaching from people doing this at the highest level

  • A community of agents who raise the bar, not roll their eyes at it

This isn’t theory or hype.
It’s infrastructure for real estate careers and lives to grow.

And here’s the crazy part:

I didn’t have to start over.
PLACE elevated what I already built.


🏡 Why Ryan Hanson Homes Was the Right Home for Me

Locally, RHH gives me what I never truly had before:

✅ Real support — operations, TC, marketing, admin
✅ Strong leadership and accountability
✅ Proven playbooks, not just pep talks
✅ High-standard, high-heart culture
✅ A team of people winning… and wanting me to win too

They didn’t ask me to prove myself.
They asked me what I wanted to become —
and showed me the path to get there.


❤️ Surviving Was Safe. Growing Is Better.

I could have stayed where I was.
I wasn’t failing — but I wasn’t free either.

Because there’s a difference between:
Working in real estate
and
Building a life through real estate.

I didn’t choose this career to hustle forever.
I chose it for freedom, purpose, and impact.

PLACE & RHH gave me the platform —
I just had to choose growth over comfort.


✨ If Any Part of This Resonates With You…

You don’t need to struggle alone to prove you’re strong.
You don’t need to “earn your seat” by burning out.
You don’t need to stay where you are just because you're already there.
If you're a talented agent who knows you're capable of more —

👉 You deserve a platform that matches your potential.
👉 You deserve leadership that sees your future, not just your numbers.
👉 You deserve to thrive, not just hang on.

If you’re feeling this tug… pay attention to it.

Growth isn’t loud —
it’s a quiet knowing that you’re made for more.

Let’s talk. Privately, openly, and honestly.

Not about leaving your team —
but about stepping into your next level.


📩 Confidential Conversation

No pressure.
No pitch.
Just a real conversation about your goals and what’s possible.
Because you deserve more than survival — you deserve a strategy.

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