Today on GSD Mode Podcast, the #1 Real Estate Podcast in the World, Joshua Smith welcomes Anthony Lamacchia to the podcast! Anthony is one of the Top Realtors in the country, at one time ranked #50 inside all of Re-Max! Nowadays Anthony runs are extremely successful real estate brokerage, as well as his own FaceBook group, Crush It In Real Estate, which you can check it in the link below! Inside this interview, Joshua chats with Anthony about his real estate business, how he built his brokerage from the ground up, the power of culture inside of a real estate business, how he got into coaching for other real estate agents, problems that he didn’t for-see inside his business when growing, and so much more! Check it out!     0:00 - Intro 2:15 - Interview Start 4:20 - Journey to real estate 9:50 - How did you adjust your business during the 2008-09 real estate market crash? 14:30 - Closing 1,800 short sales in 4 years 17:30 - Why was it a mistake making a TV commercial? 23:00 - How did you for-see that you didn’t want to be involved with REO anymore? 26:00 - When did you decide that the brokerage based real estate model was the best for you? 31:00 - Initial challenges inside his business that he wasn’t prepared for 35:00 - Going independent in 2009 38:30 - What’s your vision for the brokerage? 40:00 - The power of a strong culture inside your real estate brokerage 44:20 - What is working for your recruiting process? 48:10 - People don’t believe what they hear, they believe what they experience 51:00 - How did you get into coaching? 58:00 - Where to learn more about Anthony 1:00:00 - How do you keep balance in your work/home life? 1:02:00 - 2 pieces of advice Anthony would give his younger self 1:04:00 - Advice for agents today for the future of real estate     Websites:     https://crushitinre.com/   https://www.facebook.com/crushitinrealestate/   Thanks for watching don’t forget to subscribe for daily content!  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRVT1XOSdM4DhTUdA7Y9OSw?sub_confirmation=1   Join the GSD Mode Facebook Group and start Masterminding with over 11k real estate agents worldwide! - https://www.facebook.com/groups/GSDMode/   iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/gsd-mode/id964583650?mt=2   Full Site - http://www.gsdmode.com   41 Weeks of Real Estate Tips from Joshua Smith FREE! - https://joshuasmithkir.lpages.co/41-tips-registration-page/     SUPPORTED BY   Perfect Storm (http://www.perfectstormgsd.com)   90 Day Mastery (http://www.90daymastery.com)   REO Mastery University (https://reouniversity.wpengine.com/)   Hit Me Up!   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoshuaSmithGSD   Instagram: https://instagram.com/joshuasmithgsd/   Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshuaSmithGSD