Thursday, April 22, 2010

Seeing is Believing

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The Keller Williams culture is oftentimes the reason someone joins Keller Williams Realty. The culture is powerful – it can inspire personal and professional growth. It can even lead to careers worth having, businesses worth owning and lives worth living. But just how do you encapsulate our powerful culture in only so many words? You don’t! The key is to get your potential recruit to experience it – to see it with their own eyes.

Invite them to a Keller Williams signature educational event, such as Masterminds, Mega Camp or Family Reunion. Chuck Fast, regional operating principal at Michigan-Northern Ohio, brought 32 people to a signature event and 27 of them made the decision to affiliate with Keller Williams Realty over the course of that same year.

The Dallas Preston Road market center brought 42 people to a signature event, and over the next two years, saw 36 join Keller Williams Realty.

If you’re in the beginning phases of growing your profit share tree, a big event may be hard to fund. Instead, invite them to regional or local training. Begin by sharing SHIFT. Then say something similar to, “Keller Williams Realty is dedicated to growing the careers of all its associates. It would be an honor if you would join me for this powerful educational event we call Mega Camp. You’ll love it, it will increase your business, and you’ll get to see for yourself what I’m talking about!”

For more methods on maintaining meaningful relationships, check out the Grow your Profit Share Tree course, here.

Monday, April 19, 2010

15 Ways to Sell 15 Houses in the Next 15 Days

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From Guest Contributors: Maps Coaching and Coach Beth Torrence. Beth put this post together from notes she gathered at this week’s Masterminds, a MAPS Coaching signature event, which was held in Austin, Texas.

It’s April 15 and home buyers have just 15 days left to get a home under contract to qualify for either the $8,000 or $6,500 Tax Credit. So, what can you do today?

1.Contact FSBO’s and Expireds with an offer for a 15 day listing agreement. Let them know they’ve got 15 days to sell their house before the credit expires and many buyers are out of the market.

2.Have your sellers offer to double the tax credit if you purchase in the next 15 days. Seller can offer assistance with closing costs or a price reduction.3.Call your SOI, Accountants, and Financial Planners and say, “Hey there are only 15 days till the tax credit expires. Who do you know that doesn’t want to miss out on either 8k or $6500?”

4.Create urgency in the sellers to get the price down into the next pricing bracket down. This will expose the home to more prospective buyers and the seller can then move to their next house and get the $6500 credit if they qualify.

5.Practice Buzzard Real Estate – If you live in an area where investors have a lot of equity, contact them and let them know that now is a great time to sell it and buy homes in other distressed areas like Las Vegas, etc.
 
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