Don’t Build Your Castle on Land You Don’t Own: What Agents Must Do Now to Thrive in 2026

Welcome back to America’s #1 Daily Podcast,  featuring America’s #1 Real Estate Coaches and Top EXP Realty Sponsors in the World, Tim and Julie Harris. Ready to become an EXP Realty Agent and join Tim and Julie Harris?  Visit: https://whylibertas.com/harris or text Tim directly at 512-758-0206.

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Thousands of agents are reeling after Instagram’s recent algorithm changes. What was once a “social media” platform is now an “interest media” company—and the rug has been pulled out from under influencers who built their businesses on likes, followers, and vanity metrics.

The lesson? Never build your castle on land you don’t own. If your lead generation depends on social media, your business can be taken from you overnight by a platform update you don’t control.

If you want 2026 to be your best year ever, the work doesn’t start in January. It starts now. Here are six actions you must take today to protect your business and accelerate your success.

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1. Don’t Take 4th Quarter Off

Top producers don’t coast through Q4—they double down. If you take the holidays off, you’ll spend Q1 “getting ready to get started.” Stay active, keep listing, keep prospecting, and you’ll roll into 2026 with unstoppable momentum.


2. Revisit Your Buyers’ Qualifications

Rates have dropped. That means some of your buyers now qualify for more home—or are finally motivated to jump in. Review every pre-approved buyer, re-check with their lenders, and re-engage conversations. A “no” buyer from six months ago could be a “yes” buyer today.


3. Figure Out Your Magic Number of Listings (And Add 20%)

Listings are leverage. Use the Real Estate Treasure Map from Premier Coaching to calculate your Magic Number of Listings—the number you need to carry at all times to reach your goals. Then add 20% as a buffer. Control listings, and you control your market.

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4. 10X Your Lead Generation

Want more closings? Have more conversations. Period. Don’t dabble—10X your lead generation. Call expireds, FSBOs, probate leads, and stay in constant contact with your past clients and sphere. More conversations = more contracts.


5. Stop Building on Rented Land

Social media isn’t a business—it’s rented land. Instagram’s shift from social media to interest media has already crushed the reach of thousands of agents. Don’t let that be you. Focus on assets you control: your database, your email list, your phone, and your relationships. That’s where real, predictable business lives.

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???? Bonus: The Rug Pull is Real — Don’t Let It Be You

If you’ve invested years into building a “brand” on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube, you’ve already felt the sting. One update, one algorithm change, and your engagement collapses. That’s the risk of building your castle on land you don’t own.

Remember this: Big Tech doesn’t care about your business—they care about theirs. If your livelihood depends on their platform, they control your income, not you.

The solution? Build on what you own: your skills, your database, your listings, your conversations, and your systems. When you do that, no algorithm can pull the rug out from under you.


???? Bottom line: Agents who win in 2026 are already acting today. Don’t wait, don’t coast, and don’t gamble your business on platforms you don’t control. Build it on solid ground—and thrive, no matter what Instagram does next.

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