The Faithful Real Estate Agent | Sell By Referral, Work Life Balance, Time Management, Productivity, Real Estate Systems, Realtor Dad, Lead Generation, Christian Realtor, Realtor of Faith cover art

The Faithful Real Estate Agent | Sell By Referral, Work Life Balance, Time Management, Productivity, Real Estate Systems, Realtor Dad, Lead Generation, Christian Realtor, Realtor of Faith

The Faithful Real Estate Agent | Sell By Referral, Work Life Balance, Time Management, Productivity, Real Estate Systems, Realtor Dad, Lead Generation, Christian Realtor, Realtor of Faith

By: Garrett Maroon | Work Life Balance Expert Time Management Avoid Burnout Sell More Homes and Make More Money Real Estate Agent Real Estate Dad Christian Realtor
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A Top 5% Globally Ranked Real Estate Agent Podcast for Top Performing Realtors of Faith Who Want Proven Systems to Sell More Homes and Make More Money Without Burnout or Sacrificing Their Family.


Do you feel forced to choose between building a successful real estate business and being fully present in the areas of life that matter most? Are you a high-performing Christian realtor feeling worn down by the real estate grind—trying to follow God while the industry pushes hustle at all costs? Does your business look great on paper, but your work-life balance and peace at home feel off?


I’m so glad you’re here.


The Faithful Agent is a podcast for real estate agents who want to grow a successful business without burning out or losing what matters most. This show helps you build real estate systems and structure that put you back in control of your time—so you can grow your income, stay present at home, and experience real peace in business.


Inside the podcast, you’ll learn how to:

  • Build systems and leverage that help you sell more homes without working more hours
  • Create predictable income for realtors so financial pressure doesn’t follow you home
  • Replace burnout and the real estate grind with intentional, faith-driven business growth


The goal isn’t just becoming a more successful realtor.

It’s building a business and schedule you actually enjoy now—not someday—one that lets you win at work without losing what matters most.


Hey, I’m Garrett—husband, dad of five, and high-producing real estate agent.

For years, I chased the industry’s definition of success—more deals, more money, more recognition—while quietly missing family dinners and date nights. I was productive, but I was becoming a burned-out realtor, and my faith and peace were taking a back seat.


I realized that if I wanted real freedom in this business, I couldn’t just work harder—I needed a solid framework, better structure, and smarter real estate systems.


So I built a plan that honored my faith and my family, not just my production goals. A few simple, intentional strategies allowed me to grow my business, sell a high volume of homes, and still be present at the dinner table every night.

Now, through realtor coaching and this podcast, I help other real estate agents do the same.


If you’re ready to build structure that honors God—so your business can grow while your family still gets the best of you—you’re in the right place.


So grab your coffee, dust off that Bible, and let’s dive in.


📧 garrett@garrettmaroon.com


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  • 295 | 80 Deals a Year, Zero Sundays Worked: How Shae Spitz Built Freedom Into Her Business

    295 | 80 Deals a Year, Zero Sundays Worked: How Shae Spitz Built Freedom Into Her Business
    Jun 18 2026
    SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - I am ecstatic to introduce my new co-host Cole Ordiway, a fellow realtor and great buddy of mine. Cole brings a rare mix to the show: a coach's instinct for asking the questions you didn't know you needed answered, and a fresh, faith-driven perspective that pushes every conversation deeper (plus a few Christian dad jokes of his own). I'm so excited to welcome Cole to the show; he'll make it sharper, more practical, and a whole lot more fun for every agent trying to grow a business without losing their faith, family, or peace.--------------Most agents think being "always on" is the price of success, but what if that is the very thing holding them back? Garrett and Cole welcome Shae Spitz on this episode of The Faithful Agent podcast. Shae has sold more than $95 million in real estate and helped over 360 families buy and sell homes across eight years in the business — all while raising three kids and staying present in her marriage. But she opens this episode not with a production number; she opens with a story about her eXp sponsor Brent Gove calling her out of the blue, in the middle of a hardware store, just to ask how she was doing and to pray over her.That moment sets the tone for an honest, unguarded conversation about what Christian real estate agents are really chasing. As Shae puts it, once you start making money you realize the money was never the point — what you're actually chasing is peace, and a deeper relationship with God.Garrett, Cole, and Shae also dig into the tension every faith-based realtor knows: how do you build a thriving, referral-based real estate business without losing your faith, family, or peace? Shae shares the marriage rhythms that saved her relationship — a weekly Wednesday planning lunch and a Sunday "State of the Union" check-in that came out of couples counseling — plus the hard-won boundaries that taught her clients to respect her time, including not working Sundays and letting go of the client who demanded 11pm phone calls.You'll also hear a genuinely useful breakdown of Shae's "set it and forget it" referral systems, an honest open-house debate between three top producers, and why being intentional with your time is one of the most biblical business principles an agent can practice. Garrett even shares the experiment that proved most of the busywork agents cling to doesn't matter at all.Whether you're a Christian entrepreneur, a faith-based realtor in Hampton Roads, Virginia Beach, or Richmond VA, or simply an agent tired of being "always on," this episode is a reminder that the way you make people feel will always outlast the way you closed the deal.New episodes of The Faithful Agent release every Thursday to help you build success that actually lasts — to the glory of God, at work and at home.Key TakeawaysA single phone call can change someone's life. Shae's most impactful recent moment wasn't a closing — it was her sponsor Brent Gove stopping to pray over her in the middle of a hardware store. Faithful agents can replicate that kind of impact simply by reaching out and asking, "How can I pray for you?"Being present beats being home. Shae's husband didn't need her to be home more — he needed her mentally and emotionally present when she was there. Naming what you actually need, instead of criticizing what your spouse is doing wrong, changes the entire conversation.Build marriage rhythms into the calendar. A weekly Wednesday lunch to plan the week and a Sunday "State of the Union" check-in (both recommended in couples counseling) keep small frustrations from quietly turning into big ones.Boundaries earn respect, not resentment. When Shae stopped working Sundays and after-hours, clients respected her more — and the ones who didn't (like the seller demanding 11pm and 4am calls) weren't the clients she wanted anyway.Abundance is what protects your boundaries. You can only say no to bad-fit clients when you have enough business that no single deal controls you. Strong, consistent lead generation is what actually makes freedom possible."Set it and forget it" referral systems compound. Shae runs two low-cost, automated systems — a follow-up plan that mails postcards and newsletters for five years, and a year-long card drip that ends with delivered brownies and a QR code prompting a Google review. The payoff: 76% repeat-and-referral business with very little daily effort.Question the busywork. Garrett's challenge: most of us do things we've convinced ourselves matter. He once quietly cancelled a 30-person book club to test it — and no one said a word. What in your business could you simply stop doing?Do open houses with intention, or not at all. Open houses procure only about 1–3% of buyers, but they can still serve as a value-add to sellers, a way to re-engage a stale listing, and a source of new listing leads — when they're done deliberately rather than out of habit.The money was never the point. Once you start earning, ...
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    50 mins
  • 294 | Departure, Arrival, Destiny: The D.A.D. Framework Every Real Estate Agent Needs w/ Christian Santiago

    294 | Departure, Arrival, Destiny: The D.A.D. Framework Every Real Estate Agent Needs w/ Christian Santiago
    Jun 11 2026
    Have questions or need help? 📧 Email Me - garrett@garrettmaroon.com-------What if the thing holding back your business isn't your lead gen, your systems, or your skill set — but a quiet belief that you don't actually deserve to succeed?This week's guest came on to talk about AI. The Lord had other plans. Christian Santiago is an AI strategist and marketing systems operator who's spent over a decade building lead generation and revenue systems behind major real estate brands and high-growth businesses, and he's the founder of Meet The Agents AI. But what unfolds in this episode goes far deeper than tools and prompts — it's a spiritual roadmap for any agent who's ever felt stuck, unworthy, or afraid to move.The conversation centers on Christian's "D.A.D. Framework" — Departure, Arrival, and Destiny — and each piece hits a nerve that most agents never talk about out loud.Departure is the moment you stop being loyal to the version of yourself God is trying to deliver you from. Christian draws on the ten lepers in Luke, who were healed "as they went" — a reminder that you're often not blessed first and then you move. Sometimes the blessing is in the movement. To depart, you have to abandon something: a mindset, a fear, a brokerage, an old identity.Arrival isn't about reaching some finish line — it's arriving at the truth of who God is and who you are in Him. God can take you out of Egypt in a moment, but He may walk you through the wilderness to take Egypt out of you. We live in a microwave, Netflix-style culture, but real growth is still a process, and there's still work required once you get where you're going.Destiny is what becomes possible when obedience, identity, and surrender come into agreement. It's not fame. It's not money. It's alignment with what God intends to do through your life.The most powerful thread running through it all is redemption. Using the genealogy of Jesus — Rahab the prostitute, David the adulterer and murderer, Moses — Christian and Garrett unpack a truth that frees a lot of agents who are secretly stuck: God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called. Your past can be real without being final.Key TakeawaysThe blessing is often in the movement, not before it. Like the ten lepers who were cleansed "as they went," you're frequently not blessed first and then you move — you have to step out in obedience before you see the breakthrough. Departure means abandoning something old to arrive somewhere new.You can leave Egypt physically but still carry it spiritually. God can deliver you from a situation in a moment, but He may walk you through the wilderness to remove the old identity from you. Growth is a process, not an instant arrival — and there's still work required once you get there.God qualifies the called, not the other way around. Rahab, David, and Moses all carried serious failures, yet remained in the bloodline of Jesus. Your past can be real without being final. God doesn't erase the failures — He redeems them, and repentance and mercy carry your destiny forward.Many agents self-sabotage because they don't feel worthy. When you secretly believe you don't deserve a good business because of your past, you'll unconsciously hold back. But when the Lord looks at you, He sees Christ — those sins are paid for, not continually being paid for. Be excellent at the input and let the Lord determine the output.The fundamentals never change, even with AI. You still have to contact your list, make the calls, and have conversations. AI doesn't replace the fundamentals — it helps you run them at a level no one else can. It all boils down to math: calls, conversations, appointments.Leverage what you have to get what you don't. Christian's biggest early breakthrough came from pure organic movement — no paid ads, just serving other people's audiences and making it all about them. That same fundamental drives smart AI systems today.Destiny isn't arrival — it's alignment. It's not about getting famous or making money. Your ultimate purpose is to lead others to Christ; real estate is simply the method. Be excellent because it brings God glory, but never forget the goal is to be a gospel witness — to your kids first, then your community.--------Free Resource from Christian: Christian has opened up special access to the Meet The Agents AI community for Faithful Agent listeners — the full library of trainings he's built, including the AI Listing Playbook, the agentic AI systems he rolled out at Elevate & Align, and the ongoing prompts, builds, and frameworks he adds as the space evolves. It's 100% free.👉 https://meettheagents.ai/faithfulConnect with Me!Need help in your business? I'm here to help! Shoot me a quick text and we'll figure out the next step in winning at work without losing at life. 📧 Email Me📞 Are you a high-performing agent who’s succeeding, but knows there has to be a healthier, more sustainable path forward? Let's talk....
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    52 mins
  • 293 | The Real Estate Freedom Formula: Work Less, Earn More, Miss Nothing w/ Jason Shinpaugh

    293 | The Real Estate Freedom Formula: Work Less, Earn More, Miss Nothing w/ Jason Shinpaugh
    Jun 4 2026
    Have questions or need help? 📧 Email Me - garrett@garrettmaroon.com-------What if the thing you built to give you freedom is the very thing trapping you? That's the question Jason Shinpaugh had to face after years of building a high-producing real estate team — complete with four ISAs, multiple listing partners, a full ops staff, and six-figure overhead. From the outside, it looked like success. From the inside, he was broke, broken, and falling asleep in a chair while his family had dinner without him.In this honest, fire-starting conversation, Jason joins Garrett to talk about what it really costs to chase the traditional team model — and why the industry narrative around leverage, scale, and "building to step away" is failing agents at every level. Jason and Garrett dig into the difference between a team and an organization, why most team leaders are quietly drowning while accepting awards, and what it actually looks like to design a business that gives your life back instead of slowly consuming it.Jason has spent the last decade living full-time on the road with his family — all while continuing to run a successful real estate business remotely. He's not sharing theory. He's sharing the hard-won, been-through-the-fire truth of what it takes to build what he calls "and relationships" — the only kind that lead to real, lasting freedom.This episode is for the agent grinding to hit $100K who wonders why freedom still feels so far off. It's for the team leader putting on a show while the lights are barely on. And it's for the faith-driven agent who knows deep down that something has to change — but isn't sure what.Key TakeawaysThe prison no one warns you about. Jason built a team with over a dozen staff and agents — and found himself more trapped, more broke, and more burned out than when he was selling solo. He breaks down exactly how that happens and why the industry keeps pointing agents in this direction anyway.Teams vs. organizations — the critical difference. A team is an "or" relationship: you're either in or you're out. An organization is an "and" relationship: agents can grow beyond you, build their own freedom, and everyone wins. This mindset shift changes everything about how you lead and recruit.And = freedom. Jason's simple, powerful equation — and relationships equal freedom. When you stop begging people to stay and start building an ecosystem where the right people swim to your boat, your energy, your peace, and your results all shift.The team leader nobody's talking to. Jason makes a passionate case for having honest conversations with team leaders — the ones footing $50K/month in overhead, smiling on stage, and privately asking themselves why they ever left solo production. This episode gives those leaders language and a lifeline.You can have an amazing life at 15–20 houses a year. The industry has sold agents on scale as the only path to success. Jason and Garrett push back hard — and lay out what a sustainable, freedom-based real estate business actually looks like year by year, and why the third year becomes the turning point.What freedom actually means. Not a beach laptop photo. Not a private jet. Freedom is going to a ball game with your phone off. It's sitting in church without fielding showing requests. It's having enough business that a lost deal doesn't wreck your week. Jason and Garrett define it on their own terms — and show a real, replicable path to getting there.The three things you need to feel fulfilled. Someone you're chasing. Someone giving you a hand up. Someone you're giving a hand up to. If you're checking all three boxes, life feels full — personally and professionally. This is the framework behind everything Jason and Garrett are building.Connect with Me!Need help in your business? I'm here to help! Shoot me a quick text and we'll figure out the next step in winning at work without losing at life. 📧 Email Me📞 Are you a high-performing agent who’s succeeding, but knows there has to be a healthier, more sustainable path forward? Let's talk. Book a Breakthrough Call here ---> https://calendly.com/d/cvks-ds7-9dv➡️ I wrote a book! And now I'm giving away the audiobook to my awesome and faithful listeners - that's YOU! Get the FREE Audiobook - The Balanced Breakthrough - HERE
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    47 mins
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