How to Close $40M in Real Estate in 2 Years Knowing Absolutely No One in Your Market

What happens when you move to a brand new city, know absolutely no one, and decide to build a massive real estate business from scratch?

Mark and Kelli Brewer found out when they relocated from Houston to Tennessee two years ago with zero connections, zero sphere of influence, and zero local credibility. Last year, they closed over $40 million in production.

This episode challenges everything you think you know about building a real estate business. You don't need a massive sphere. You don't need years of local presence. You don't even need to know everyone in your neighborhood.

What you do need: clarity on who you actually serve, the guts to show up consistently even when year one is brutal, and the willingness to pivot when your original plan isn't working.

Katie DeWitt sits down with Mark and Kelli to break down exactly how they did it—from their first painful YouTube video edited in CapCut to building a content engine that generates pre-qualified, high-converting leads who already trust them before the first conversation.

In this episode, you'll discover:

• Why "community" has nothing to do with geography and everything to do with shared experience

• How Mark and Kelli pivoted from their original hyper-local strategy to building a national audience on YouTube

• The uncomfortable truth about year one (and why most agents quit right before the breakthrough)

• How an eXp connection sparked the insight that transformed their entire business model

• The exact content strategy they used to turn YouTube viewers into $40M in closed production

• Why their YouTube leads are "a lot hotter" than traditional paid leads

• The CRM and automation systems they use to manage massive lead volume without dropping the ball

• How they went from editing their own rough videos to investing in professional editors as they scaled

• Why they've turned down clients who weren't ready—and how those relationships became their biggest wins

• The discipline required to work 65-70 hour weeks (including two days on their anniversary trip) to build momentum

If you're stuck thinking you need a massive sphere of influence or years of grinding to hit big production numbers, this conversation will completely shift your perspective on what's actually required to dominate in real estate.

Mark and Kelli proved that you can build a $40M business in two years in a market where you know no one. The question is: are you willing to do what it takes?

Ready to join a brokerage that connects you with agents building at this level? Learn more about the eXp opportunity at nextlevelagents.com/exp

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