AJ Unfiltered - Real Estate Podcast is a no-nonsense real estate podcast hosted by AJ Hazzi, the founder of a top independent brokerage and a property management portfolio exceeding $1 billion. Unlike interview shows built around polished narratives, this podcast delivers candid, experience-driven conversations focused on what actually moves the needle in real estate — from building a high-performing team to scaling a brokerage in a shifting market.
Listeners gain direct access to the real estate systems, agent strategies, and business growth frameworks that AJ Hazzi and his guests have used in the field. Episodes feature top operators, team leaders, and industry veterans covering topics such as brokerage model innovation, property management as a revenue stream, zero-cost marketing for agents, AI's impact on the industry, and the habits separating productive agents from those who earn nothing. Guests have included Terry Paranych (12,000 homes sold), Frank Klesitz on low-cost marketing, and Nick McLean on the brokerage models reshaping the industry.
This show is built for working real estate agents, team leaders, and brokerage owners who want practical, field-tested guidance rather than motivational content. Whether an agent is trying to generate more leads, build a sustainable team, or understand where the industry is heading, AJ Unfiltered - Real Estate Podcast provides the direct conversations and proven frameworks to support that growth.
AJ Hazzi is a Canadian REALTOR®, entrepreneur, and real estate podcast host whose career in real estate spans more than two decades, beginning when he obtained his real estate license at just 19 years old. After earning the Royal LePage Rookie of the Year Award in his first year and a RE/MAX Platinum Award by his third, he founded Vantage West Realty in Kelowna, BC in 2008 — a boutique brokerage dedicated specifically to the needs of real estate investors in the Okanagan Valley.
Over the years, AJ Hazzi has grown Vantage West into what is recognized as a #1 independent brokerage, while also building a $1B+ property management portfolio and expanding into new home construction, investment fund partnerships, and real estate coaching. He is a certified Real Estate Investment Adviser™, head of the Real Estate Investment Network (REIN) Kelowna chapter, and has been recognized with the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce Young Entrepreneur Award (2015) and named one of Kelowna's Top 40 Under 40. His personal portfolio spans multi-family homes, development property, resort units, and commercial buildings, and he has overseen $3B+ in sales volume with 5,000+ properties sold over 20 years.
As the real estate podcast host of AJ Unfiltered - Real Estate Podcast, AJ brings the same no-nonsense, consultant-style approach to media — delivering battle-tested tactics on brokerage building, property management, and agent productivity to help realtors scale from six figures to seven.
AJ Hazzi is looking for battle-tested real estate operators and brokerage leaders to share field-proven systems with their listeners.
