The Next Real Estate Boom + Secrets to Multiplying Your Referrals + much more...

885,391 daily readers and growing! April 9, 2016 The Next Real Estate Boom Dear Reader, What if I told you the next five years in real estate could set you up for a massive retirement -- much bigger than you probably ever considered? Why? Because real estate is coming back and it’s coming back huge! Every day there’s another news report that real estate is finally beginning to make a huge comeback. Many believe that the current recovery will be just as big as the crash -- bigger than any real estate boom in history. Like most booms, though, it will happen fast, and many will be left sitting on the sidelines and miss a huge opportunity. How will they miss it? Because they won’t realize it’s happening until it’s too late, because they are still looking for customers where there are no customers. And just like most booms, you can bet on the Pareto's Principle. Or to put it another way, apply the 80/20 rule: 80% of agents will miss out while 20% catch and ride the biggest real estate wave of their career, making massive incomes and setting themselves up for life in only a few short years. And I’m not just talking about millionaire real estate investors; I’m talking about regular agents selling residential real estate. Don’t believe me? Okay, well just sit back and watch while some of your peers get rich. The secret to taking advantage of this next housing boom is being the agent who knows where and how to find the customers. There are plenty of customers, but according to the stats, unbelievably the majority of agents are still using the old-school methods and are grabbing only a tiny fraction of the potential business. Why? If you want to catch fish, you have to go where the fish are biting. And real estate is no different. According to the latest data from the National Association of Realtors all but 5% of today’s homebuyers are starting online. That means if you aren’t effectively fishing online, then don’t be surprised if you don’t catch many fish. And I don’t mean having a website. I mean having a website that brings in customers -- every single day on autopilot. A website that actually works. Most agents -- the 80% -- spend tons of money on marketing and have very little to show for it. But it doesn’t have to be that way. A very few agents -- the other 20% who know the secret to finding customers online, are doing better and spending less than ever before. Every day they get up to find 2-3 new customers in their inbox and many don’t spend a dime on advertising, placing free ads online just like I show them to, and just like I do myself. What makes this possible is three little letters: L-C-M. Remember these letters -- they stand for Lead... Capture... Module. Now, you probably have no idea what an LCM is and that’s okay. But know this: Using this simple and yet incredible tool many agents had business even when the bottom fell out. (I know because I wrote an article about one!). And now as the boom is starting, they’re starting to close transactions like never before. And what's great is they aren't investing tons on advertising because they don't have to. I can tell you that I personally don’t spend a dime on advertising and yet I’m getting 2-3 new, inbound leads every single day, day in and day out, because of my web site. I like to say it's on "autopilot" because it flies itself. I rarely if ever touch it. The LCM gateway is simple feature I have on my "Ultimate Website", and its sole purpose is capturing online shoppers. The typical real estate website brings in no business, and I don't have to tell you that, because you probably have one. And whether it costs you money directly or not, it's costing you a huge amount of business. On the other hand, my Ultimate Website (combined with free advertising) is bringing me 2-3 inbound customers every day, year round. Enough business that I can cherry pick the customers I want to work with and refer out the rest. View my personal website here » Better yet, our geeks hold your hand to help you get the website up and running so you’re not on your own like with so many technology tools you’ve tried before. Instead of spending hours every single day fishing where the fish aren’t biting, you set up your Ultimate Website and watch as fish jump right into your boat -- or inbox. The first time you see it happen you’ll be amazed... and then the light will come on. I know that many of you are thinking this sounds too good to be true. It is too good to be true, but it IS true. This is the holy grail of online lead generation. Nothing else even comes close. I used to tell agents that my website is not a magic bullet, but one day I realized it IS a magic bullet. Let me give you a couple of examples: Take Kevin, a truck driver and part-time agent that wanted to make some extra money. We helped him set up his website and in three months he had a choice to make: Should he quit driving his truck and start doing real estate full-time? After all, his part-time income was more than his full-time job. He decided to go for it! That first year Kevin made $351,623 and the next year he earned $541,298! Having a never ending supply of business changed his life. Made him rich too. He bought a brand new SUV, a brand new convertible, and a 6,000 square foot mansion with a 5 car garage, a detached office, and an olympic sized pool. And that was while the market was still tanking. But that was a few years ago. Let me share just a few emails from recently. Here’s Charlyn, a single mom and new full-time agent: Matt, I HAD to email you. I've worked in and around the real estate business for years, but this is my first year as a full time agent. I found your LCM technology last month, and I immediately knew that that's what was missing from my practice. I set it up and posted my first free ad in about 15 minutes just like you showed me and I got two customers overnight!!! I called one lead immediately, got them qualified the SAME DAY, and now we are closing just three weeks after showing them their dream home! Plus, I'm still getting 3-4 new customers per week from my FREE ads, just like you said. I can honestly say I'm thrilled about my future in real estate, because I don't have to worry about where my next customer will come from! Thank you!!! - Charlyn G., NC Hi Levi, Here are my numbers from just the past two weeks, Aug 28 - Sep 11: ▪ 70 new customers total ▪ 30 I actually talked to (some conversations were very quick or I got hung up on) ▪ 15 I setup on auto-email of homes Right now, I have one deal pending from the total number of customers I've received. I had another pending, but it fell apart (I'll sell him something else, so not worried there). I'm showing houses actively to about 5 buyers right now. And I have 52 people in total getting auto-emailed homes. In other words, a huge pipeline of business, all from free craigslist ads! Thanks! Matt M. OK Matt, We’ve talked several times over the last couple years. I always have good intentions to get serious about using my ultimate website but just never seem to get things implemented. Finally, 24 hours ago from right now I looked at the cragslist part on the admin page. I did exactly like it says, not changing anything. Posted my free ad. It’s 24 hours later and I have 5 leads. Thanks! Doug But don’t take their word for it. Give it a try. Unlike most technology, there’s no long term contract, and there’s no activation fee. In fact, the cost of having the very best online technology for gathering business is a lot less than you might think. It’s less than a cup of Starbucks a day. That’s right, less than a cup of Starbucks a day! Listen, I want you to imagine what it would be like to be in that 20% that catches this next incredible real estate boom. Wouldn’t it be nice to work hard for the next five years and make enough money to never work another day? With my Ultimate Website that can be a reality. It can be YOUR reality. This could be the moment you’ve been waiting for. The key to turning things around. In fact, if you’re currently doing traditional real estate, this IS your key to turning things around. So give it a try. I mean really, what do you have to lose except maybe some advertising bills. Give it a try and you’ll see... you’ll have more business than you can handle starting your very first day. Agents who use it are generating an average of 2-3 new inbound leads every day without spending additional money on advertising. It costs less than most websites and there is no long-term commitment or activation fee. Here is a link: http://GuerillaRealty.com.   You cannot fully understand the feeling of freedom you get when you have the power to generate new clients AT WILL until you actually experience it for yourself. It’s incredible and it completely changed the trajectory of my career. I personally went from struggling to having a team of a dozen agents in about six months time… simply by having lots of opportunities. If you’re reading this and haven’t had a chance to check out my Ultimate Website with LCM technology, I urge you to take a moment to see what all the fuss is about. I think you will be very favorably impressed, and if you decide to try it today, I’ll give you a promo code that will get you an extra $350 in bonuses, but it will only work today. Promo code: “NEWSGENIUS” (all caps, no quotes) Get the Ultimate Website Now (Or check price and availability.)   As always, thanks for reading. Matt Jones Broker/President/CEO FavoriteAgent.com Matt Jones is the founder and CEO of FavoriteAgent.com, nationally syndicated columnist, broker, and best selling author. He has been profiled by major media outlets as an innovator and a pioneer in the industry, and CNN's Pulse on America claimed he and his company were "changing the way real estate is done in America."

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Rethinking Your Promo Photo + How to Host an Open House Like a Pro + much more...

885,391 daily readers and growing! April 7, 2016 Rethinking Your Promo Photo Dear Reader, Several times in the last week I had almost identical conversations with different agents, so I thought it might be a good idea to share it with my readers. During the course of showing agents around my website we would eventually come to my photo. The reaction is almost predictable. There is a weird kind of stunned, nearly audible silence where you can almost hear the wheels turning in their minds as they try to decide what to say. On the one hand, they almost universally like the photo, but on the other hand it contradicts everything they’ve ever seen and heard about promotional photos. I deliberately wait a moment before continuing just to allow that tension to build a little. Then I answer the obvious question: “What the heck kind of promo photo is that?!” The answer is easy -- the best kind. My customers love it. It makes me look like a normal, active, fun-loving guy as opposed to a stuffed shirt wanna-be professional. Think about this: Are you attracted to success or someone trying to look and act successful? We’ve all been taught to “fake it ‘til we make it” and dress the same way, and present ourselves the same way, with the same looking business cards, brochures, websites, etc. Then we wonder why people don’t see us as outstanding. From my own local market and over a decade in real estate, only two agent photos stand out in my mind. One was an over-sized black and white, 80s “big hair”, in a tuxedo shot that looked like it was from a Van Halen album cover. It was so off-the-wall it stood out in the homes magazines like a sore thumb, but in a very good way. It screamed, “I’m confident in my ability and I don’t have to act like everyone else.” The photo belonged to a great agent named Eddie Terry (whose birthday is actually today.) The other agent photo that still stands out was one of Dee Nott who was an agent with my company at the time and now owns her own company. Her homes magazine ad had a photo from the beach. She was wearing sunglasses, shorts, a tank top, and a ball cap. She looked like the girl next door. You couldn’t help but want to work with her because she was so relaxed and real. The funny thing is that I’ve actually overheard people talking about each of those two photos, both in a good way. Except for people occasionally making fun of the “glamour shots” of some agents, I don’t know that I’ve ever heard anyone talking about another Realtor® photo. What a missed opportunity. So, I challenge you to rethink your promo photos. What do they really say about you? Do they say that you are a fun person who people would love to meet and work with or do they say you are just another Realtor® in a big sea of Realtors®? Do they say, “I am confident and I don’t need to act as if… because I already am?” But don’t just take my word for it. Why don’t you conduct your own experiment? What if you tried changing your photo to something that is truly outstanding? After all, that’s what you want the message to be. What’s the worst that could happen? How much business is your current photo bringing you? I’ll bet you will be amazed at just how many positive comments you receive. If you have never tried my Ultimate Website, I want you to check it out and give it some serious thought today. Just think, if you started this afternoon and followed my easy advertising formula to post a free ad online tonight, you could literally wake up to new customers in your inbox tomorrow! It sounds crazy, but it's exactly what you're capable of. Get the Ultimate Website » Or check price and availability in your area. As always, thanks for reading. Matt Jones Broker/President/CEO FavoriteAgent.com Matt Jones is the founder and CEO of FavoriteAgent.com, nationally syndicated columnist, broker, and best selling author. He has been profiled by major media outlets as an innovator and a pioneer in the industry, and CNN's Pulse on America claimed he and his company were "changing the way real estate is done in America."

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