Introduction
- Host Bob Mangold welcomes listeners to If You List, You Last episode 53.
- Follow-up to last week’s "Building a Recession-Proof Business" topic.
- Importance of REO (Real Estate Owned) as part of a recession-proof business.
- Encouragement to join the Real Estate Asset Advisor Facebook group for discussions and resources.
Main Topics
- Why Listings are Key
- Listings offer time freedom and a scalable lifestyle.
- Contrast between listings and working with buyers in terms of time investment and profitability.
- Success story: Robert’s ability to manage multiple listings while traveling 70% of the time.
- The Power of Efficient Processes
- Leveraging Zoom for listing presentations since 2020.
- Steps to streamline paperwork and close deals faster using tools like DocuSign.
- Focus on selling realistic and well-priced listings.
- Effective Prospecting Strategies
- Key groups to target: FSBOs (For Sale By Owners), expired listings, pre-foreclosures, and attorneys.
- Robert’s 10-hour weekly prospecting routine.
- The importance of multiple touches: calls, texts, and emails.
- Why You Need a Strong Vendor Network
- Being a resource for clients: painters, plumbers, and contractors.
- The value of offering solutions for home repairs or junk removal to speed up the sales process.
- Building referral networks with vendors and fostering long-term partnerships.
- The Business of Real Estate
- Treating your career like a business by tracking and measuring key metrics.
- Understanding conversion rates from calls to listings.
- How efficiency and tracking lead to scalable success.
Tips and Insights
- Pattern-interrupt strategies for connecting with prospects.
- The value of maintaining consistent follow-up to nurture leads.
- Advice for handling unmotivated or overpriced sellers.
Wrap-Up
- Listings generate more business from buyers, investors, and other sellers.
- The importance of working smarter, not harder, to achieve financial freedom.
- A reminder to treat real estate as a business, not just a job.
Resources and Closing
- Visit bobmangold.com to schedule a consultation.
- Final thought: "If You List, You Last."
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