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Comment on What Is The Best Online Referral System For Real Estate Leads? by RojoD

RojoD — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:12:38 +0000

Our group has tried them all. The results are sketchy, at best. If you can manage to be the only agent referred, your chances improve greatly. However, all these sites refer the leads to quite a few agents, and you find yourself preparing a fantastic listing presentation or buyer presentation, only to end up being beaten out by the one who offers the lowest fee.
We’ve given up on all of them. We find that working our own local market aggressively provides a much better return on our advertising efforts.

Comment on How Can I Find Real Estate Clients In Santa Ana, Ca? by AshiMash

AshiMash — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:44:20 +0000

It seems like you are a licensed Realtor wondering how to market yourself? I’m sure there will be 100 answers to this one and it’s really to broad of a question to get any serious answers. In general, the best advice I could give a new agent is to specialize.
So maybe you are wondering what to specialize in… I know if I were an agent just starting, I would specialize in selling homes that other agents couldn’t sell. To be succesful in this area, start by knowing the Santa Ana market. Price per square foot, days on the market and inventory are good keys to know and understand. Watch MLS for expired listings. Call the owner and introduce yourself. If you know the house didn’t sell because it was overpriced, which almost all of the time it is, gently tell them that you can sell it if they give you 1 month and let you set the price. Most people will tell you no, so it’s a numbers game. Call every expired listing and market yourself… “ford6863 will sell the unsellable in Santa Ana within 1 month – give me a try!”
Another strategy for a new agent in a changing/buyer’s market is to specialize in rentals and rental management. An increasing number of rental properties will be coming on the market as sellers are unwilling to accept the new market condition and refuse to lower selling prices. Instead of taking a big loss, they will rent the property.
No matter what you specialize in, you’ll have to market yourself. Classified ads, billboards, flyers and websites are all important parts of your strategy. If you want to work leads, you could also try buying $50 leads from HouseValues.com ( which are real low quality, you’ll have to work hard and spend about $5k to get a client) or market yourself on new websites like BuyerHunt.com

Comment on How Can I Find Real Estate Clients In Santa Ana, Ca? by macdoodl

macdoodl — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:04:48 +0000

let them be the one who find you

Comment on How Can I Find Real Estate Clients In Santa Ana, Ca? by Drew

Drew — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:01:26 +0000

do you have an RE license, if not you could be looking at some serious legal problems.
its very technical now lots you are responsible to know and disclose.
get on the multiple listings site. use newspaper see who’s sale by owner and call.
if you work for an agency it takes 6 months average for first sale i heard
on your own- whew. might be long and hard to start.
good luck

Comment on How Can I Find Real Estate Clients In Santa Ana, Ca? by satarnag

satarnag — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:16:05 +0000

, Wow talk about showing up for the party late. The reason you can not find buyers is , that some of your vampire blood sucking coworkers have created a bubble and is now breaking.http://www.breakingbubble.com/index.htm
Good Day, back to McDonald’s you go.

Comment on How Much Can I Charge A Client To Simply Set Up A Meeting With A Potential Partner? by Marc

Marc — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:05:43 +0000

I would push for a % of total revenue or profit that results from the interaction (but that can be messy), but if they push for a fixed cost, I would charge 10% of what you estimate the deal or relationship is actually worth to them (profit). Without you they don’t even get the other 90%.
I offer 1% of gross revenue to anyone who refers a client to me that actually signs up. This is typically around 5-10% of net profit.
Hope this helps.

Comment on How Can I Find Real Estate Clients In Santa Ana, Ca? by margo

margo — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:05:38 +0000

I can help. Look at the programs I offer on my website and if you’re willing to work on those terms, e-mail me. I offer 90/10 split on business you bring in and 60/40 split on any business as a result of any leads I provide. There are no monthly or yearly fees either.
I’m in Irvine, so if you need any help on forms and such, we can get together.
Regards

Comment on How Can I Find Real Estate Clients In Santa Ana, Ca? by The O.C Real Estate Agent

The O.C Real Estate Agent — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:02:01 +0000

well dya have a website? try advertising! If you want to sell real estate in Orange County you gotta look for people from outside OC! Many people want to live there now so advertise outside OC! there are loads of real estate agents in OC already… Good luck!

Comment on How Can I Find Real Estate Clients In Santa Ana, Ca? by bigmary2

bigmary2 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:41:08 +0000

hey I’m a Real Estate Agent @ Mainplace. Been doing Real Estate for less than two years and it’s been awesome.
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Comment on How Can I Find Real Estate Clients In Santa Ana, Ca? by ford6863

ford6863 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:32:18 +0000

You need to start by getting a website and getting your name out there. The NAR put out a study in 2005 saying that the use of the Internet to search for a home has risen from 2% in 1995 to 77% in 2005 and agents with websites has increased 129% over the past 5 years. It also said that In terms of lead generation, only referrals and repeat clients rank above the Internet as the most effective methods of gaining new business.
Unfortunately the real estate industry is a little bit behind in marketing themselves online, so having a website that displays the MLS data with an integrated IDX feed is probably your best bet to beat the competition. Especially since most of the real estate being sold is being done so by the newly established realtors who have mastered online marketing.
Some good website design companies are http://www.bayshoresolutions.com or http://www.13avenue.com
But the real kicker is being able to display MLS listings on your site and integrate search tools using an IDX feed. IDX Broker is definitely a superior product: http://www.idxbroker.com
Good luck!