buyer referrals: Cherry Picking Referrals – Catching the Ideal Prospect - 12/26/07 07:49 AM
Since my company is based in Missoula, Montana, I don't know what homes generally sell for in your area.  It could be that you can't even buy a closet space for less than $200,000. And I understand.  That's why I'm happy to announce that Real Estate Client Referrals allows you to "cherry pick" referrals. In other words, if you don't want to receive any prospect's information who is looking to buy on the "low end" - you don't have to.
Never again will you have to deal with clients who just aren't in a position to buy according to the market in … (0 comments)

buyer referrals: $5 Million in sales!!!...from Internet Leads??? - 12/26/07 02:30 AM
Thought you'd like to see a really interesting video from a fellow real estate agent, Amanda King from Century 21 in Bramptom, Ontario. She just grossed over $5 MILLION dollars in sales thanks to Real Estate Client Referrals - a unique real estate referral agency (not to be confused with lead generation - the two are as different as night and day!)
I should also add that Amanda was named as Century 21's International Realtor of the Year - a HIGHLY prestigous honor.  In fact, she gets nearly 40% of her business from us.   Where would you be if you … (1 comments)

buyer referrals: An Open Invitation To Make Money... - 12/14/07 02:39 AM
Attention all AR peeps...
I wanted to extend an open invitation to everyone to check out my company, Real Estate Client Referrals.  First off, let me explain that RECR is NOT a lead generation company.  We are a full-scale realty referral procurement agency that focuses on QUALITY referrals...with one single goal in mind: TO HELP YOU MAKE MONEY!
Here's what you get:
Verified referrals -- Real humans that actually want your help.  Anything less is not acceptable either to us or to you.Exclusive territories -- Your area is yours.  No recycled referrals.  No need to cut your commissions to attract a client away from … (1 comments)

buyer referrals: How to Work More Effectively with Internet Buyer Referrals - 12/11/07 01:21 AM
Are all internet referrals worthless? Of course not.  At least, not when you know how to identify where they are in the buying cycle and how to use this knowledge to your advantage when working with a prospect.  This blog post will show you how.
First, a common misconception among real estate agents is that Internet referrals are only out to waste their time.  If you approach a buyer who has contacted you on the Internet - realize that they're likely still in the very beginning of the homebuying process -- looking at what's for sale, figuring out how much they can … (6 comments)

buyer referrals: Shop and Compare...Pick a company that brands YOU not themselves... - 12/10/07 11:57 PM
Housevalues?  HomeGain?  RealEstate.com?  ServiceMagic? 
Have you been down this road before??  Names like these usually strike fear into the hearts of those that have used them for one reason or another....whether it be the lack of quality referrals or the huge monthly fees and diabolical commission splits or hidden fees. 
Having said that, I would like to introduce to everyone a better option.  Century21's International Realtor of the year, Amanda King, has been taking referrals from www.recr.com for 4 years...and says that 40% of her annual sales comes from recr.com.  And, for her, that equates to over $5million in sales.  Below … (4 comments)

buyer referrals: 2008 Marketing Plans...What you should know about spending your money - 12/04/07 01:52 AM
Everyone should be working on thier budgets for 2008.  With that in mind...I thought it was important to re-post an old blog of mine with some info for everyone about referral companies and 'lead generators'.  For those of you that have read this one before...sorry for repeating myself.  For those of you that havent, you need to read this before you choose a referral company.
Every agent knows that services like HomeGain and HouseValues are still licking their wounds after being crushed in the form of a $900,000+ profit loss and a recent lawsuit in the state of Washington.
But many agents still rely … (0 comments)

buyer referrals: Welcome, Amanda King! Century 21's International Realtor of the Year! - 11/27/07 01:00 AM
RECR would like to welcome Amanda King, Century 21's International Realtor of the Year, to the ActiveRain network!  I have personally worked with Amanda for about 4 or 5 years.  She has been taking exclusive referrals from my company for that entire time.  To date, she recieves about 30% - 40% of her annual business from our referrals...which for her amounts to about $5.5 million in sales annually. (not a bad ROI when you consider her total annual investment ranges from $5K - $8K.  But, dont take my word for it, check out her testimonial and many others here.)
Again, Congratulations Amanda!!  And … (0 comments)

buyer referrals: 5 Things Every Agent MUST Know Before Choosing a Referral Company......www.RECR.com - 11/23/07 03:09 AM
Every agent knows that services like HomeGain and HouseValues are still licking their wounds after being crushed (in the form of a $900,000+ profit loss) in a recent lawsuit.
But many agents still rely on services like these to help them add to their existing business. And rightly so - because when done right, online referral efforts really DO pay off. 
So what should an agent know before they choose a "lead generation" company?
1. Know that no service, not even referral generation, will be 100% perfect all of the time.  Like other forms of business, real estate lead generation follows … (7 comments)