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Real Estate Prospecting Ideas

A New Hook on Successful Prospecting
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Last Updated on April 7, 2017 Submitted by Tricia Perkey, REALTOR® (Thanks Tricia!) Newsletters (like Service For Life!®) are important tools to help you get and keep great clients. Tricia tells us about her strategy to help improve readership…while getting a nice workout! “If you’re like me, and you have chosen to farm your neighborhood with a newsletter, then this may be of some help. …
Attract First Time Buyers With This Strategy
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Last Updated on April 7, 2017 Submitted by Todd Fencil, REALTOR® (Thanks Todd!) “Each year, there are a couple of bridal shows in our area. Another agent and myself rent a space at the show to offer free CMAs and to register potential buyers on our automated ‘Dream Home Finder’ system. The cost is $600 and we’re exposed to literally thousands of newlyweds. “Funny thing…we …
Double Your Clients With This Networking Strategy
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Last Updated on April 7, 2017 All successful sales people have one thing in common: When they are around other people, they are networking. What do I mean by this? Every encounter with another person is an opportunity to sell or make a connection for a future referral. Your doctor, a mortgage broker, the guy at the dry cleaners are all potential clients. To make …
An Open House Strategy Worth Thousands
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Last Updated on April 7, 2017 Submitted by Steve Bachman, REALTOR® (Thanks Steve!) Commentary by Michael Wright, Executive Editor Steve has figured out a way to make the most of every open house. It’s not about selling that property as much as it is about generating leads. That’s where he multiplies his productivity. When you follow Steve’s advice, be sure to put your name and …
Get Noticed When You Change Companies
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Last Updated on April 7, 2017 Submitted by Julia Yoder, REALTOR® (Thanks Julia!) “Whenever you change companies, send out an announcement to everyone you know. Enclose several of your new business cards. Let your local newspaper(s) know, too, by submitting your own press release. “Follow up with a call, or with a second mailer that includes something you ‘forgot’ to let them know in the …
A Foolproof Way to Get Top Quality Leads
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Last Updated on April 7, 2017 Submitted by Tommy King, REALTOR® (Thanks Tommy!) “Here’s a different customer referral area – LAWYERS. “Contact your local family lawyers who handle divorce, estates or trusts. Many times there is property involved that either needs to be disposed of because of a divorce situation or an estate inheritance distribution. A trusted REALTOR® recommended by the lawyer can be one …
A Post Card Prospecting Strategy That Gets Results
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Last Updated on April 7, 2017 Submitted by Gayle Everhart, REALTOR® (Thanks Gayle!) “After being in the business since 1974, the most essential advertising to help people recognize me, when ready to buy or sell, is to continually send simple small post cards about listings (and not about me).” “I print them with my own computer, 4 on a page, and send out weekly to …
How to Master the Single Greatest Skill for Real Estate Success
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Last Updated on April 7, 2017 Have you ever heard the saying, “If you aren’t outraged, you haven’t been paying attention”? Well, there’s an “outrage” being committed by well-intended (but misguided) “experts” in our industry…and it’s sending unsuspecting agents down a freeway to frustration and failure. Not long ago the cover of REALTOR® magazine featured an article about “What Consumers Want”. I knew that whoever …