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The Barely Balanced Agent

The Barely Balanced Agent

By: Larissa Butler and Sarah Kennedy
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Summary

Real estate, motherhood, business, and everything in between.

Hosted by realtors and moms Larissa and Sarah The Barely Balanced Agent is a podcast for agents building a business while raising a family and trying to keep life somewhat together along the way.

In each episode, we talk about the real side of real estate — the wins, the chaos, the mindset shifts, and the lessons that come with running a business in a commission-based world while juggling kids, clients, and everyday life.

You'll hear conversations about:

• Growing a real estate business • Navigating motherhood and entrepreneurship • Mindset and personal growth • Lessons from the field (the good, the bad, and the hilarious) • Real stories from agents figuring it out as they go

Because the truth is… no one has it perfectly balanced.

We're all just barely balanced.

Larissa Butler and Sarah Kennedy
Economics Leadership Management & Leadership Parenting & Families Relationships
Episodes
  • Why Realtor Moms Need to Celebrate the Small Wins Too
    May 18 2026

    When you’re building a business, raising kids, and trying to keep up with everyday life, it’s easy to feel like nothing counts unless it’s a huge milestone. But the truth is, the small wins are what keep us going.

    In this episode, we’re talking about why celebrating the little things matters more than we think. The answered email. The hard conversation. The client follow-up you almost avoided. The day you showed up even when you were exhausted.

    This conversation is for Realtor moms and women in business who are constantly chasing the next goal and forgetting to acknowledge how far they’ve already come.

    We talk about:

    • why small wins matter in real estate and business
    • burnout and always feeling “behind”
    • motherhood and pressure to do it all
    • building confidence through consistency
    • learning to slow down and acknowledge progress
    • giving yourself credit without waiting for a huge breakthrough

    If you’ve been feeling stuck, discouraged, or like your effort doesn’t count unless it’s big, this episode is for you.

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    29 mins
  • Crazy Inspection Responses in Real Estate and How Realtor Moms Can Actually Protect Their Clients
    May 11 2026

    Inspection responses can get a little wild… and if you’ve been in real estate for more than five minutes, you’ve probably seen it.

    In this episode, we’re talking about those over-the-top repair requests, the pressure to ask for everything, and how to actually advocate for your client without blowing up the deal.

    This is for the Realtor moms who are trying to do right by their people while also keeping transactions together and their sanity intact.

    We’re getting honest about what works, what backfires, and how to navigate inspections in a way that feels smart, strategic, and human.

    In this episode, we cover:

    • Real estate inspection negotiations and repair requests
    • How to guide clients through inspection expectations
    • Common mistakes Realtors make during inspection responses
    • Balancing advocacy with keeping the deal alive
    • Working with buyers without creating unnecessary conflict
    • Real life scenarios from the “messy middle” of real estate
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    27 mins
  • What We Wish We Knew From Day One as Realtor Moms and Business Owners
    May 4 2026

    If we could go back and sit down with ourselves on day one, this is what we’d say.

    This episode is an honest look at the things no one really tells you when you start in real estate or step into running your own business. The emotional stuff, the time stuff, the identity shifts… all of it.

    We’re sharing the lessons we learned the long way so you don’t have to.

    If you’re a Realtor mom or a woman building a business while juggling life, this one will probably hit close to home.

    What we get into:

    • starting a real estate business with zero structure
    • the pressure to always be available
    • balancing motherhood and client expectations
    • burnout before you even realize it’s happening
    • learning boundaries the hard way
    • what actually matters in the long run
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    32 mins
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