A New eXp Agent’s First 90 Days: A Practical Plan
The first ninety days should create a business you can operate consistently. This plan sequences essential setup, supervised practice, relationship outreach, and follow-up so a new agent can make progress without turning every available course and tool into an immediate priority.
By Chris SanfordSources checked October 27, 20265 min read
The direct answer
Use the first ninety days to establish a small, dependable operating routine: complete required setup and training, learn your local transaction workflow, organize existing relationships, practice client conversations, and follow up consistently. Review activity and skill development weekly. Treat the plan below as an adaptable working schedule, not an eXp requirement or a promise that a particular number of closings will occur.
Key takeaways
- Complete operational essentials before adding optional tools.
- Pair learning with practice and feedback every week.
- Measure conversations, appointments, follow-through, and skill gaps separately.
Days 1–14: become operationally ready
Start by locating your state broker contacts, required forms, transaction system, training calendar, and any assigned mentor information. eXp’s new-agent training roadmap includes orientation, Agent Essentials, and state training. Use the current roadmap to identify required or relevant resources, then build your own short readiness checklist.
Test the workflow before a real deadline arrives. Can you find the correct form, save a draft securely, and explain where it goes for review? Can you receive and answer a business inquiry? Can you identify whom to contact for a time-sensitive question? Fix these basics first. A polished logo does little to help when you cannot complete the next client task.
Days 15–30: practice and start real conversations
Organize a manageable list of people you already know, using information you are entitled to retain and appropriate communication permissions. Record how you know each person and a useful next step. Avoid adding everyone to an automated campaign immediately. Begin with genuine conversations that fit the relationship.
At the same time, rehearse a buyer consultation and a listing consultation with feedback. Ask a suitable mentor or training contact to identify unclear explanations, missing questions, and points that need state-specific clarification. Repeat the exercise after revising it. The goal is not a perfect script; it is the ability to guide a conversation while recognizing when you need help.
Days 31–60: build a repeatable weekly rhythm
| Work block | Proposed cadence | Evidence of completion |
|---|---|---|
| Relationship outreach | Several protected blocks each week | Meaningful conversations and next steps recorded |
| Skill practice | One focused session weekly | A revised presentation or workflow |
| Client service | Scheduled plus responsive coverage | Promises and deadlines kept |
| Pipeline review | One weekly review | Every active opportunity has a next action |
This is a planning framework, not a company production standard. Adapt the frequency to your capacity while keeping the categories. If appointments increase, protect enough time for follow-up and prospecting rather than abandoning them entirely. Read the part-time capacity guide if another job or family schedule limits your available hours.
Days 61–90: diagnose the bottleneck
Review the path from conversation to appointment to client relationship. If you have few conversations, examine activity and audience. If conversations happen but appointments do not, review the offer and your questions. If appointments occur but clients do not proceed, practice the consultation and assess fit. These are different problems and call for different changes.
A hypothetical agent has thirty useful conversations in a month, four appointments, and one active client. Those numbers are observations, not a benchmark. The agent should examine what led to the four appointments and what the other conversations needed. Buying more software before understanding that pattern may add expense without improving the actual constraint.
Keep the scorecard small and honest
- Track meaningful conversations, with a clear definition you use consistently.
- Track appointments set and appointments actually held.
- Track agreed next steps completed on time.
- Record one skill you practiced and what improved.
- Review expenses and available capacity before increasing activity.
Do not count passive content views as client conversations or calendar invitations as completed appointments. Consistent definitions make your own trend useful. Add a brief note about what worked and what confused you. A ten-minute weekly review can be more valuable than a complicated dashboard that nobody updates. The training-program guide explains how to choose learning that addresses the next bottleneck.
Avoid the first-quarter overload trap
New agents can spend the entire quarter preparing to begin. A second CRM, another course, a new social platform, and a different script can each feel productive while delaying actual practice and conversations. Choose one primary follow-up system and a small number of activities you can execute repeatedly.
At day ninety, write a one-page review: what you can now do confidently, where you still require supervision, which activities produced useful conversations, and what expenses were justified. Keep the next quarter focused on the strongest evidence. Progress may include a closing, but it should also include a safer, more reliable process for serving clients and building future business.
Common follow-up questions
How many closings should a new agent expect in ninety days?
No responsible universal target fits every agent, market, schedule, and starting network. Set activity and skill goals you can control, monitor the pipeline, and budget conservatively rather than treating a closing target as guaranteed income.
Should I finish every course before prospecting?
Complete required training and readiness steps, then combine appropriate outreach with ongoing learning and supervision. Waiting to consume every resource can delay useful conversations indefinitely. Choose training that helps you perform the next task competently.
What should I do if the first month produces no appointments?
Review the number and quality of conversations, the audience, and the next step you offered. Seek feedback on the actual interaction. Change one weak part of the process before replacing the entire business plan.
Can I use this plan while working part time?
Yes, as an adaptable framework. Reduce the workload to match real capacity and establish reliable client coverage. Extend the implementation period if needed rather than compressing obligations into a schedule you cannot sustain.
Ask Chris about brokerage fit
Ask Chris which parts of a first-ninety-days plan best fit your available time and existing experience.
Sources
- eXp University new-agent training roadmap · accessed October 27, 2026
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