Buyers are great and highly motivated buyers are amazing. It is always great when you know exactly what kind of lead you are going to get so that you have a profile of what to expect. It always makes things more predictable and results easier. My brother and I continue to test ads on Craigslist and find the best processes that work most effectively. We have uncovered a number of items that make Craigslist a great place to generate leads provided that you are following a repeatable pattern. One of... 

Is it a good time to work with buyers? For most markets across the US & our friends in Canada it most certainly is. I keep hearing that “if the banks just let the buyers the money it would be great”. I can’t change the banking industry and after watching months of news from the government I am not sure that they know how to fix the whole issue. There is a silver (or maybe gold) lining to everything though as there are buyers who sat on the sidelines during the boom time or maybe... 

That’s right I said it, effective. There are plenty of ways to generate leads on the Internet and in the not so distant future we will be having another call with even more ways to generate leads from the Internet. We hope that you are already generating leads from your website, blog, or craigslist system, but if you aren’t or you want even more than we have a call for you today. In this call we are going to be discussing what you can do right now for more leads. We are even going to... 

In case you didn’t know it you need to be generating more leads than ever before. Most of us are facing a sinking budget or we are at a $0 budget so now we have to generate more with even less and unless you love making “cold calls” then the options you have are winding down. I would suggest that the only way to avoid having to leave real estate is to work on generating as many leads as you can with the lowest budget possible. So let’s cover a few things that will allow you... 

Rodney Dangerfield,"I get no respect" Rodney Dangerfield said it and in real estate we feel it all the time. We feel that our customers never give us any respect. We never get treated the way we want and we just kind of grin and go along with how people treat us. So how come with put up with it? Rodney made the phrase famous and made it part of just about every bit, movie, and scene that he did. In fact he made it funny to “get no respect”. Why in real estate though do we put... 

So we got a comment about the fact that “More leads doesn’t mean you will do more business.” This is just great in my mind that people even want to say this. Now of course you could say that more leads doesn’t guarantee that you will sell more homes but I guarantee you this: If you generate 0 leads I guarantee that you will fail in real estate To be honest you will fail in any business that requires you to generate leads. The comment leads me to believe that the person would... 

How has 2008 been? For most having another 6 transactions could mean the different between staying in real estate or having to get a job, probably the job we left real estate for. So how do we make sure that 2009 is different than 2008? We start by doing things a little bit differently and off with a plan for success. Plan for Success This may sound obvious but many real estate professionals start with No plan so they inadvertently plan for failure. If you don’t start off with a plan for how... 

Can anyone describe a business where you can work only the weekends, not do any advertising, and make a great living? That is exactly what some people think about real estate. Many consumers, new real estate agents, and maybe even a few experienced real estate agents think that they can do an open house on either Saturday or Sunday for 1-2 hours and make a great living with absolutely no advertising and surviving off of referrals exclusively. Depending on 1 source for leads I guarantee the number... 

Let’s face it no matter what time of year finding a way to help more people is always a good thing. The key to always having someone to help is to make sure to always have new leads are coming in. In any market there is always opportunity to be had it is just who is getting the opportunities. Where will you be in 2009? So the real question is for the rest of 2008 and for all of 2009 where do you want to be? Are you looking to grow your business, survive the business, or thrive in the business?... 

As you start generating leads online, you will find that people will be requesting information on a variety of topics.  Some of the things they may request information on are: A particular neighborhood An condo complex An individual listing Information about loan programs The best agents working leads from their real estate websites and blogs will follow up on these requests.  Some people will provide phone numbers while others a simple e-mail address.  All are worth following up on as you never...