The Recipe Exists. The Problem Is Nobody Uses It: Matt Teel on Consistency, Community, and Real Estate Done Right | EP305 Every top producer Matt Teel has ever sat across from at a mastermind or conference has been willing to share exactly how they run their business. The systems, the processes, the follow-up cadence. All of it. Openly. And yet most agents walk away, go back to their market, and never implement a single thing. The recipe exists. The problem is nobody uses it. Matt Teel started in real estate right out of high school in Medicine Hat, Alberta, working 12 to 14 hour days as a property manager and assistant before he ever made his first sale. Twenty years later he leads a small, high-performing team at Royal LePage, has had his best year ever, and has built a business almost entirely on referrals, community presence, and the kind of consistent client follow-up that most agents talk about but never actually do. In this episode Matt breaks down exactly how he built a referral-based business in a small community, why he walked away from cold online leads after years of trying, how he keeps his team balanced and motivated, and what he tells every agent who is stuck in a slow market right now. He also shares the listing presentation strategy that wins him almost every appointment he walks into, the client touch system that generates his highest-value business, and why he believes you do not need to work 24 hours a day to build a top-performing real estate business. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Introduction: the recipe exists, the problem is nobody uses it 1:39 Starting right out of high school as a property manager and assistant 4:37 The university of real estate: what 12 to 14 hour days taught him about running a team 7:03 Going solo from 2007 to 2016 and what finally made him build a team 8:17 Attending his first mastermind in 2009 and why top producers are always transparent 9:38 Why the recipe is not the problem, using it is 12:23 Walking away from cold online leads and going back to referrals 13:00 The Buffini system and why nurturing your seed clients is still the most powerful strategy 16:51 What someone shadowing him for a week would be surprised by 19:24 Balance as a mission statement: health, family, and business 21:30 If he stopped doing this tomorrow, his business would fall apart 22:10 Community involvement: squash coaching, hockey, sponsorships, and Frank's historic theatre 25:24 Current lead generation: referrals, touch-base systems, birthday chocolate bars, and seasonal drop-offs 30:02 Best marketing strategy: the listing presentation binder that wins almost every appointment 32:56 Top income generating activity: follow-up, drop-offs, and being present 35:20 The one piece of advice he disagrees with: you do not need to work 24/7 36:52 Best advice ever received: write your goals down, every day 40:45 What to do if you are stuck in a slow market right now 42:50 How Matt is ending the year strong and preparing for 2026 Listen now and then visit soldrightaway.com to learn how the GET MORE System gives serious realtors the marketing consistency that keeps their brand working every single month so they can focus on doing what Matt does best: showing up for their community and their clients. Connect with Matt Teel: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TeelEstateTeam Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-teel-57125515/ Website: https://teelestateteam.com/ Connect with Maude & Sold Right Away: Website: https://www.soldrightaway.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/soldrightaway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soldrightaway/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@soldrightaway TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soldrightaway Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/soldrightaway Links & Resources: https://linktr.ee/soldrightaway Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4hvQFX6SBae8cD2DKxoR3J Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/sold-right-away-w-maude-leger/id1441435290