Join The Next Steps Group in Florida
Florida Just Ranked Us #3. Now We're Going for #1. And We Want You on the Roster.
eXp Realty’s April 2026 report put The Next Steps Group in the Top 3 real estate teams in Florida. 700+ closings in 2025. 3,000+ total sales. 190+ five-star Zillow reviews. The Ocala market is wide open, and this team is built to take it.
The Next Steps Group started with three agents and a system. Four years later, it’s a 29-member team with a Top 3 ranking in the state. Discipline, real leads, and mentorship that goes deeper than a webinar. If you’re a coachable agent ready to stop leaving money on the table, the door is ope
Top 3
Florida — eXp Realty 2026
4.9
190 Zillow reviews
700+
Closings in 2025
$160M+
Volume in 2025
3,000+
Total career sales
THE ANNOUNCEMENT
We Just Hit Top 3 in Florida. And It Happened Because of You.
Some rankings feel routine. This one doesn't.
eXp Realty’s April 2026 report named The Next Steps Group one of the Top 3 large real estate teams in
Florida, out of thousands of teams operating across the entire state.
That number didn’t come from a marketing campaign. It came from 700 closings in a single year, 29 agents who
show up every day, and a system that turns coachable, disciplined agents into consistent producers. Four years of
building the right culture, the right pipeline, and the right team finally put a number on what those inside already knew.
The Top 3 ranking didn't arrive by chance. It arrived because the system works.
THE REAL PROBLEM
Most Florida Agents Are Leaving Money on the Table. Here's Why.
The Ocala market is one of the fastest-growing real estate corridors in Florida. Buyers arrive from Tampa, Orlando, and South Florida every single month — priced out of larger metros and looking for exactly what Ocala offers: affordability, lifestyle, equestrian culture, and retirement communities like The Villages and On Top of the World.
The opportunity has never been bigger. Yet most agents in this market are:
- Paying desk fees month after month with nothing to show for it
- Cold-calling leads that go cold before they close
- Flying solo without a mentor, a system, or anyone who actually knows their name
- Missing out on eXp stock awards and revenue sharing because they're at the wrong brokerage
- Watching deals fall through because they don't have the tech stack or team support behind them
The agents winning in Ocala right now have one thing in common. They got on the right team.
WHAT YOU GET
What Joining The Next Steps Group Actually Looks Like
The credibility of Florida's #3-ranked team — working for you
County seat with a small core population, surrounded by farms and wooded tracts. We help buyers compare in-town homes versus nearby acreage, and help sellers frame land, wells, and outbuildings in a way portal-driven buyers can actually understand.
A lead pipeline with 700+ Zillow closings behind it
The team’s lead system is built on the Zillow Premier Agent platform. The same foundation that generated over 700 direct closings. Agents get access to qualified, motivated buyers and sellers rather than chasing cold prospects. The numbers back it up: 652 sales in the last 12 months alone.
eXp stock awards and revenue sharing
eXp Realty is the only major brokerage that gives agents equity in the company (AGNT stock) through production milestones. Revenue sharing puts a percentage of production into your pocket from agents you bring to the network. Commissions are only one income stream here, and that’s the point.
Mentorship that goes beyond the group Zoom call
One-on-one coaching from René Bartum and senior team members. Whether you’re writing your first contract or scaling toward 50+ closings a year, you get a coach who knows your name, your pipeline, and your gaps. No recorded sessions. No one-size-fits-all playbooks collecting digital dust.
A full tech stack from day one
Mira (eXp’s AI assistant), a national referral network, pre-market listing syndication, CRM systems, and a full marketing suite. The team also operates on Zillow’s Showcase platform, giving listings premium exposure with virtual tours and interactive floor plans. These are the tools that drive 700+ closings a year, and every agent on the team gets them from day one.
29 active agents. One shared mission.
The Next Steps Group has 29 members across 17 service areas. Levy County, Citrus County, Marion County, The Villages, Crystal River, Dunnellon, Hernando, Silver Springs, Beverly Hills, Belleview, and beyond. You’re joining a real team, not a solo act with a logo.
Downtown Ocala roots and the market knowledge that comes with them
The team operates out of 40 SW 1st Ave, Ocala, FL 34470. Local knowledge runs deep here. From On Top of the World and Del Webb Stone Creek to the horse farms of SW Marion County and the waterfront communities of Hernando and Citrus Counties. Statewide teams can’t buy that kind of market fluency.