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Keys to the Deal

A Real Estate Agent’s Memoir of the Deals, the Drama, the Dollars, and the Clients behind Them

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Pub Date 27 May 2026 | Archive Date 9 Jul 2026


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Description

Find financial independence through a rewarding career in real estate that’s lucrative, laughable, and ludicrous every day.

Ever thought about what life would be like if you were not tied down to a professional 9-5 career? To have the ability to take your kids to school, sports practices, or extracurricular activities without guilt. Maybe even have the audacity to have a drink on the porch in the early afternoon? With real estate, you can conquer your schedule, secure autonomy, use your entrepreneurial skills, avoid workplace challenges—and have fun along the way! Here are some true stories:

  • When the appraisal discrepancy was $50,000 low
  • Repeat clients with a complete lack of disciplining children
  • Finding dog poop all over a house during a home inspection and a dead dog—this was not funny
  • The client, who had to dig up the back yard for money, the mother had buried
  • Death, divorce, and drama overload
  • When your own wife becomes your “client.”
  • The mother-in-law from hell
  • The client who puts you to a “test” to evaluate your assertiveness
  • A visit to your office one day from the FBI
  • When your clients run out of a house, telling ghosts and orbs to go to the light
  • The client who violated contractual terms and my commission is forfeited
  • Flipping houses with family and friends
  • When a client tells you they’re a nudist
  • Collecting an earnest money deposit of $10,000 in a brown paper bag

The art of helping someone with home buying, selling, and investing is one of the most intimate roles in business. The negotiation skills, the humility, and the ability to see comedy where needed are paramount to a real estate agent’s quality.

In this awe-inspiring book, you will learn the obscure language of real estate transactions. Through these stories, you will learn about the real estate advice, property valuation, strategies, and the real estate market—all useful tips for your own life. Meanwhile, you will enjoy the author’s 20 years of experience with true stories based on real life: about authentic, funny, surprising, and sometimes downright wacky clients.

Find financial independence through a rewarding career in real estate that’s lucrative, laughable, and ludicrous every day.

Ever thought about what life would be like if you were not tied down to a...


Advance Praise

"Part memoir, part masterclass, and wholly entertaining, this book offers a refreshingly honest look behind the curtain of the real estate industry.

Drawing on two decades of experience, the author transforms everyday transactions into unforgettable stories filled with humor, heart, and hard-earned wisdom. From FBI visits and buried cash to haunted houses and high-stakes negotiations, each chapter reveals the unpredictable reality of helping people buy and sell homes.

Both educational and laugh-out-loud funny, this unique collection proves that real estate is far more than contracts and commissions, it is a front-row seat to human nature at its most fascinating. Highly recommended," The International Review of Books.

"Part memoir, part masterclass, and wholly entertaining, this book offers a refreshingly honest look behind the curtain of the real estate industry.

Drawing on two decades of experience, the author...


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ISBN 9798218948696
PRICE $7.99 (USD)
PAGES 273

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