Realtor180 | Real Estate Podcast for Agents Who Want to Grow with Shawn Kunkler
The Email That Got Me a Referral Partner | Blake Fahey, Real Estate Agent & Shawn Kunkler
Aug 05, 2026
Season 3
Episode 175
Shawn Kunkler / Blake Fahey
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Most agents send mass "just listed" emails to out-of-town agents and wonder why nobody responds. Blake Fahey did the opposite. He sent one hyper-local, BART-commute-specific email that turned into a referral partnership, a friendship, and this podcast episode.
In this conversation, Blake breaks down exactly why his old mass-marketing emails got 60% open rates and zero replies, and what changed when he ditched the templates for something personal. Shawn pulls back the curtain on the actual email that made him respond, why "clever" beats "professional," and how feeder-market specificity cuts through agent inbox noise.
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LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/blakefahey
Twitter: https://twitter.com/blakefahey
Website: https://blakefahey.com
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