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Ali Garced

Ali Garced

Co-Host of The Agent Goldmine Podcast

After 4 years in the business, Ali has closed just shy of 200 transactions, all as a solo agent, without paying for any leads…all while living across the country. She's a 2xICON in her 4 years of being an agent (top 1.5% of her entire brokerage of 85,000 agents). Prior to being a real estate agent, she was a Special Agent for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (Think NCIS...but for the Air Force). Through Instagram and YouTube, she now works for 5% commission as a buyer's agent and gets 5-star reviews every time. She's attracted over 100 agents into her community, half of which came from YouTube, without ever having booked a call. She's the host of The Agent Goldmine, a podcast for seasoned real estate agents looking to grow their business, and Ali the Agent on YouTube.

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Articles by Ali Garced

Quitting Your W2 and Rebuilding Your Real Estate Business From Scratch in a Brand New Market
Team & Career•May 21, 2026

Quitting Your W2 and Rebuilding Your Real Estate Business From Scratch in a Brand New Market

Learn how former teacher Liz Tangs relocated across the country to NYC, tackled the nation's most competitive market, and closed 9 transactions in her first year.

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Instagram for Realtors: The Real Engagement Formula, Shadowbans, and Trial Reels Strategy
Marketing & Lead Gen•May 7, 2026

Instagram for Realtors: The Real Engagement Formula, Shadowbans, and Trial Reels Strategy

Is your Instagram reach hitting a wall? Learn the exact engagement formulas, account health checks, and Trial Reels strategies we are using to capture cold real estate leads.

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Unlocking Elite Business Mindset: Surviving the Pit of Despair with Fitness Coach Zac Spencer
Mindset & Growth•May 6, 2026

Unlocking Elite Business Mindset: Surviving the Pit of Despair with Fitness Coach Zac Spencer

Learn how to build a massive online brand, master the five stages of emotional change, and implement the high-performance habits of elite performers to scale your real estate business.

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The Real Estate Agent’s No-BS Guide to Interest Rates: What to Say When Your Clients Ask
Finance & Investing•May 3, 2026

The Real Estate Agent’s No-BS Guide to Interest Rates: What to Say When Your Clients Ask

Tired of getting that deer-in-the-headlights look when clients ask about interest rates? We brought on Green Beret turned financial wizard Michael Glaspie to break down the Fed, rate buy-downs, and how to handle tough client objections with total confidence.

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YouTube for Real Estate Agents: 2026 Experts’ Guide
Marketing & Lead Gen•May 2, 2026

YouTube for Real Estate Agents: 2026 Experts’ Guide

If you see TONS of ads about Realtors making millions from their YouTube channel, you are not alone. Although I haven’t done it myself, I’ve interviewed and am friends with Sam Caudle and Will Grimes – both of them are real estate agents who have YouTube channels consistently generating leads. If you want to learn … Read more

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My 7 Worst and 3 Best Decisions as a Real Estate Agent: Hard-Won Lessons to Scale Your GCI
Team & Career•May 1, 2026

My 7 Worst and 3 Best Decisions as a Real Estate Agent: Hard-Won Lessons to Scale Your GCI

Transitioning from an active-duty Air Force Major to an ICON real estate agent was a wild ride. Here are the raw, unfiltered mistakes I made along the way—and the game-changing wins that saved my business.

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Real Estate Agents: The First 3 Hires You Need to Scale Your Business and Reclaim Your Time
Business Operations•Apr 27, 2026

Real Estate Agents: The First 3 Hires You Need to Scale Your Business and Reclaim Your Time

Stop running the administrative treadmill alone. Here are the first three leverage hires every real estate agent needs to make to scale their business and avoid burnout.

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Balancing Wellness and Real Estate Success: How to Heal Trauma, Prevent Team Mutiny, and Build a Client Journey with Kristin Francis
Mindset & Growth•Apr 11, 2026

Balancing Wellness and Real Estate Success: How to Heal Trauma, Prevent Team Mutiny, and Build a Client Journey with Kristin Francis

Discover how top producer Kristin Francis rebuilt her business to $60M after a team mutiny by regulating her nervous system, utilizing theta state healing, and designing an unforgettable client experience.

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The Real Estate Success Formula: How to Audit Your Attitude, Effort, and Ability
Mindset & Growth•Apr 6, 2026

The Real Estate Success Formula: How to Audit Your Attitude, Effort, and Ability

Stop wasting time on pretty logos and CRM migrations. Learn the exact quantitative formula for real estate success—Attitude x Effort x Ability—and how to audit your business today.

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Mastering the Inspection Period: Tactical Negotiation Secrets Every Buyer's Agent Needs
Working with Clients•Apr 2, 2026

Mastering the Inspection Period: Tactical Negotiation Secrets Every Buyer's Agent Needs

Demolish transaction friction and protect your client's equity with our battle-tested guide to advanced real estate inspection strategies, specialty vendor hacks, and high-leverage negotiation tactics.

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The Agent Goldmine's Best of 2025: 10 Tactical Blueprints to Scale Your Real Estate Business
Marketing & Lead Gen•Apr 2, 2026

The Agent Goldmine's Best of 2025: 10 Tactical Blueprints to Scale Your Real Estate Business

Looking to scale your real estate business in 2025? Discover the exact scripts, systems, and AI tools we used to generate massive production and organic leads this year.

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The 8 Ponds of Lead Generation: Mastering Database Plays, Open House Domination, and Social Media Frameworks with Byron Ellington
Marketing & Lead Gen•Mar 19, 2026

The 8 Ponds of Lead Generation: Mastering Database Plays, Open House Domination, and Social Media Frameworks with Byron Ellington

Discover how to move away from market fluff and build a bulletproof real estate business using eXp's highly tactical database, open house, and social media playbooks.

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How Meta Ads Work for Real Estate Agents: The Complete Playbook for Lead Gen and Local Branding
Marketing & Lead Gen•Mar 18, 2026

How Meta Ads Work for Real Estate Agents: The Complete Playbook for Lead Gen and Local Branding

Stop wasting money on third-party marketing companies. Learn how to master Meta Ads Manager, hook high-quality leads, and build an omnipresent local brand.

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How to Boost Team Conversion Rates by 10% Using AI with Christopher Watters
Team & Career•Mar 17, 2026

How to Boost Team Conversion Rates by 10% Using AI with Christopher Watters

Discover how real estate titan Christopher Watters uses an AI virtual ride-along tool to enforce standards, optimize agent training, and boost conversion rates by 10%.

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How to Vacation as a Realtor®: The Ultimate Guide to Running a Location-Independent Real Estate Business
Business Operations•Mar 14, 2026

How to Vacation as a Realtor®: The Ultimate Guide to Running a Location-Independent Real Estate Business

Discover the exact delegation checklists, showing systems, and inbound marketing funnels that allowed me to travel the world while maintaining a highly profitable real estate business.

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How to Sell a House Fast as a Listing Agent: The Ultimate Pricing Guide (Part 1)
Working with Clients•Mar 9, 2026

How to Sell a House Fast as a Listing Agent: The Ultimate Pricing Guide (Part 1)

Discover the pricing psychology, market brackets, and the comparative strategies needed to sell tough listings fast without arguing with your sellers.

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How to Build (and Scale) a Highly Profitable Outbound Real Estate Referral Business
Marketing & Lead Gen•Mar 5, 2026

How to Build (and Scale) a Highly Profitable Outbound Real Estate Referral Business

Learn the exact framework 2x eXp ICON Agent Ali Garced used to build a massive outbound referral business, from vetting agents to managing transactions and shifting your business model as you scale.

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How to Sell Your Listings Fast (Part 3): The Ultimate Multi-Channel Marketing Playbook for Real Estate Agents
Marketing & Lead Gen•Mar 3, 2026

How to Sell Your Listings Fast (Part 3): The Ultimate Multi-Channel Marketing Playbook for Real Estate Agents

Discover how to move beyond basic MLS uploads and implement a high-octane, multi-channel marketing campaign that sells both the property and your personal brand.

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How to Negotiate $225K in Concessions on NYC Luxury New Developments
Niche Markets•Mar 2, 2026

How to Negotiate $225K in Concessions on NYC Luxury New Developments

Learn the exact tactical blueprint Liz Tings used to slash closing costs, negotiate massive tax concessions, and secure prime deeded assets on a multi-million dollar Manhattan condo.

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Scaling Back to Scale Up: Why We’re Trading the Hustle for 'Calm' in 2026
Finance & Investing•Feb 23, 2026

Scaling Back to Scale Up: Why We’re Trading the Hustle for 'Calm' in 2026

We are pulling back the curtain on our personal finances, business restructuring, and tactical moves to cut expenses and buy back our time.

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How to Close $100M in Real Estate by Dominating Outbound Calls & Shifting Your Mindset with Karen Defalippus
Mindset & Growth•Feb 21, 2026

How to Close $100M in Real Estate by Dominating Outbound Calls & Shifting Your Mindset with Karen Defalippus

Learn how Orlando-based powerhouse Karen Defalippus went from $23 in her bank account to closing over $100 million in sales by mastering the art of cold calling, transitioning to listings, and building a high-performance team culture.

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How to Sell a House Fast: The Psychology and Actionable Strategy of Property Condition
Working with Clients•Feb 21, 2026

How to Sell a House Fast: The Psychology and Actionable Strategy of Property Condition

Discover the exact frameworks, walkthrough processes, and physiological triggers of home condition that listing agents use to drive multiple offers and fast sales.

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Organizing Your Real Estate Agent Business: Lessons and Systems from Top Producers
Business Operations•Feb 19, 2026

Organizing Your Real Estate Agent Business: Lessons and Systems from Top Producers

Discover how top-producing real estate agents eliminate anxiety, master their schedules, and optimize their business operations using digital notebooks, calendar blocking, and advanced communication systems.

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eXp Realty Major Changes 2026: The Ultimate Agent Guide to AI, Culture Centers, and Global Upgrades
Brokerages•Feb 19, 2026

eXp Realty Major Changes 2026: The Ultimate Agent Guide to AI, Culture Centers, and Global Upgrades

Discover the groundbreaking updates announced at EXP Con, including the new Meera AI assistant, The Hub community platform, Culture Centers, and game-changing branding tools.

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How to Land Premium Listings from YouTube: The Step-by-Step Multi-Offer Playbook
Marketing & Lead Gen•Feb 18, 2026

How to Land Premium Listings from YouTube: The Step-by-Step Multi-Offer Playbook

Discover how we converted a cold YouTube relocation lead into a competitive listing, generating ten showings on day one and six premium offers with zero contingencies.

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How to Capitalize on the Impending REO and Foreclosure Wave: A Guide for Real Estate Agents
Niche Markets•Feb 13, 2026

How to Capitalize on the Impending REO and Foreclosure Wave: A Guide for Real Estate Agents

Learn how to position your real estate business for the next major market shift by mastering the REO and foreclosure niche with veteran agent Larry White.

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Ranking Real Estate Lead Gen Methods from Worst to Best: The Ultimate Conversion Guide
Marketing & Lead Gen•Feb 11, 2026

Ranking Real Estate Lead Gen Methods from Worst to Best: The Ultimate Conversion Guide

Wondering which real estate lead generation methods actually close deals? I am breaking down every strategy from worst to best based on real conversion data and personal experience.

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How to Start a Real Estate YouTube Channel From Scratch and Get Leads in 30 Days
Marketing & Lead Gen•Feb 7, 2026

How to Start a Real Estate YouTube Channel From Scratch and Get Leads in 30 Days

Think starting a real estate YouTube channel requires hundreds of subscribers and original ideas? Discover how to generate high-quality relocation leads in your first 30 days by replicating proven concepts.

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The Ultimate House Hunting Spreadsheet: How to Automate and Elevate Your Showing Prep
Working with Clients•Feb 7, 2026

The Ultimate House Hunting Spreadsheet: How to Automate and Elevate Your Showing Prep

Stop wasting hours manually researching listings before showings. Learn how to build and automate the ultimate House Hunting Spreadsheet to gain instant authority with your buyers.

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A Real Estate Agent’s Playbook to YouTube Optimization, Channel Customization, and Video Titles
Marketing & Lead Gen•Feb 4, 2026

A Real Estate Agent’s Playbook to YouTube Optimization, Channel Customization, and Video Titles

Ready to build a highly lucrative, organic lead generation machine on YouTube? Learn the exact channel customization hacks, video playbooks, and thumbnail strategies Ali the Agent used to dominate her market.

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How Real Estate Agents Get Rich: The Ultimate Multi-Account Commission Allocation Guide
Finance & Investing•Feb 4, 2026

How Real Estate Agents Get Rich: The Ultimate Multi-Account Commission Allocation Guide

Tired of the commission-to-commission treadmill? Discover the exact five-account financial blueprint to systemize your real estate business, automate your taxes, and build passive wealth.

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The Ultimate Guide to Building and Managing a 5-Star Vendor Network
Vendor Relationships•Jan 31, 2026

The Ultimate Guide to Building and Managing a 5-Star Vendor Network

Learn how to build, organize, and leverage a high-converting vendor database that delivers massive value to your clients and generates consistent real estate leads.

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Mistakes Top eXp ICON Real Estate Agents Make (And How You Can Avoid Them)
Working with Clients•Jan 31, 2026

Mistakes Top eXp ICON Real Estate Agents Make (And How You Can Avoid Them)

Learn the exact tactical mistakes we made on our journey to becoming ICON agents—from listing cancellation blunders to video delays—and the strategic systems to resolve them.

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The 4 Best Books for Real Estate Agents: Systems, Leverage, and Scaling GCI
Business Operations•Jan 29, 2026

The 4 Best Books for Real Estate Agents: Systems, Leverage, and Scaling GCI

Discover the highly actionable business systems, client-filtering strategies, and cash-flow hacks we extracted from the top books that built our real estate careers.

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YouTube Just Changed Forever: 2 Massive Updates Real Estate Agents Must Use to Dominate
Marketing & Lead Gen•Jan 24, 2026

YouTube Just Changed Forever: 2 Massive Updates Real Estate Agents Must Use to Dominate

YouTube recently rolled out game-changing updates that will revolutionize your real estate lead generation. Discover how to leverage native A/B testing and retroactive video collaborations to scale your audience.

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From Rookie Nurse to $12M in Sales: How Tom Lewandowski Closed a $7.7M Cash Deal and Hit 18 Closings in His First 9 Months
Team & Career•Jan 23, 2026

From Rookie Nurse to $12M in Sales: How Tom Lewandowski Closed a $7.7M Cash Deal and Hit 18 Closings in His First 9 Months

Discover the exact daily schedule, system frameworks, and human-centric approach that propelled former nurse Tom Lewandowski to $12M in volume and 18 closings in under a year.

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Why Google Isn't Working in Your Favor (And How to Fix Your Google Business Profile)
Marketing & Lead Gen•Jan 23, 2026

Why Google Isn't Working in Your Favor (And How to Fix Your Google Business Profile)

Think you can outsmart a trillion-dollar search engine? Discover why your Google Business Profile is getting buried, how brokerages are stealing your reviews, and the exact strategies we use to turn Google into a validation machine.

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The YouTube Fix Every Agent Needs NOW: Crucial Channel Tweaks for More Leads
Marketing & Lead Gen•Jan 2, 2026

The YouTube Fix Every Agent Needs NOW: Crucial Channel Tweaks for More Leads

Stop leaving video views and real estate leads on the table. Discover the exact YouTube backend settings and profile link hacks you need to fix today to beat the algorithm.

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How I Transformed My Mindset with Modern Hypnotism: My Session with Dr. George Pratt
Mindset & Growth•Jan 1, 2026

How I Transformed My Mindset with Modern Hypnotism: My Session with Dr. George Pratt

Discover how high-producing real estate agents use clinical hypnotism and somatic clearing to eliminate subconscious blocks, drop past trauma, and let daily business stress slide right off.

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