You've seen the intro. Here's the playbook.
I've sold homes in Cincinnati since 2006, starting with one house my first year. This is the full method behind the numbers: how I built a network from nothing, how I price, how I plan my days, and how I keep room for five kids.
transaction sides in 2025
RealTrends Verified, 2025 sales data
in Liberty Township by volume and by sides, 2025
RealTrends Verified, 2025 sales data
years as the #1 individual RE/MAX agent in Southern Ohio, 2011–2018
PRWeb, 2020
days on average for my listings to close, at 98% of list price
RE/MAX News, 2017
Three ways in
Instagram gets the short version. Here you get the whole thing.
Seven chapters from twenty years in the business, with my own stories, the numbers behind them and something to try this week.
Read the playbookTwelve statements and about two minutes. See where your business is strong and which chapter to read first.
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Each chapter covers one part of the business, told through what actually happened to me.
Start from zero
How I built a network in a city where I knew no one.
Price it to sell
Data, honesty, and why I'll lose a listing before I overprice it.
Market like yourself
Find the one channel that fits you, and own it.
The daily rhythm
Run, plan, and out the door by nine.
Train like an athlete
Goals, bad days and the long game.
Serve first
Why the numbers follow the people.
The life around it
Five kids, track meets and a business that fits.
Not sure where to start?
Take the two-minute scorecard and it will point you to the right chapter.
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Twenty years, one step at a time
I grew up in Czechoslovakia and ran track and field for my country. I worked in international business in corporate America, at 3M in Minnesota, before my husband and I moved to Cincinnati, where I knew no one.
I got my real estate license in 2006, mostly to understand the business. My first year, I sold one house. I've been building ever since, and I don't think I'll ever retire.
“My dream is to help agents and take them to the next level.”Monika DeRoussel, Cincinnati Real Producers, 2020
Where is your business right now?
Rate twelve statements about your network, pricing, marketing, routine, mindset and life. You'll see a score for each and the chapter to read first. It takes about two minutes, and nothing is saved or sent.
Notes from Monika
One lesson at a time from twenty years of selling homes, straight to your inbox.