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How to Become One of the Vital Few

November 5, 2025 by Michelle Magnus Brown

Real estate agent shaking hands with clients in front of a home with a SOLD sign

The "Pareto Principle" states that eighty percent of results come from twenty percent of efforts. This is widely known in real estate as the "80/20" rule, wherein roughly twenty percent of agents make up eighty percent of sales. This dynamic is understood as becoming part of the "vital few"--or, the twenty percent. Clearly, you want to firmly plant your business in the land of the twenty. And there is no better way to establish that trend for yourself and your business than by identifying and prioritizing the 20 percent of tasks within your control that will lead to 80 percent of your sales results. Following are some tried and true methods on how to become one of the vital few: … [Read more...] about How to Become One of the Vital Few

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