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Does retail sales experience translate to real estate? If the success of today’s guest, Landon Stone, is any indication, it certainly can! Landon’s team doubled their business in a market that’s down 40 percent. And his first year in the business, he closed 33 deals. Listen and learn how to start your real estate career with strong sales and how to scale your success with a team. Landon and Shelby also discuss FSBOs, expired listings, high-value clients, and more.

Listen to today’s show and learn:

  • Landon Stone’s transition from retail to real estate [2:19]
  • Landon on selling his first flip [6:03]
  • Why Landon decided to become a real estate agent [7:31]
  • How Landon closed 33 homes his first year in real estate [9:32]
  • The one goal to focus on when calling cold leads [13:28]
  • From FSBOs to expired listings [17:39]
  • How to get referrals and the conversations to have with cold leads [19:27]
  • Why Landon Stone almost quit real estate after a successful start [22:22]
  • Advice on starting a real estate team [26:37]
  • What Landon’s real estate team looks like now [28:27]
  • Winning business in a down market [33:00]
  • Determining your average ticket and increasing it [36:41]
  • Where to find high-value clients [38:16]
  • Resources for doing deals [41:06]
  • Landon’s advice for real estate agents [43:44]
  • Landon’s plans for growing his real estate business [49:36]
  • Where to find and follow Landon Stone [52:23]

Landon Stone

Landon Stone is BORO Realty Group’s CEO, Founder, & Team Leader! He’s driven & passionate about helping those around him make all the right moves! Landon, born and raised in Texas, relocated to the Greensboro, NC area after graduating from Texas Tech University. With a history of working in sales, the ambition of an entrepreneur, and a dream of designing a life to be proud of, Landon found himself starting his career in Real Estate. His mission is to advise his clients at a high level of expertise with a goal to help all of his clients build and maintain long-term wealth. As a General Contractor and Real Estate Investor, he adds an additional dimension of value being able to help clients make design and rehab decisions based on the value it brings to their properties. He strives to impress, push boundaries and help those around him grow into the people they desire.

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Hear how to generate your own real estate leads for free via Facebook groups on today’s podcast with Laura Griffin! In this interview, Laura tells listeners how to set up real estate Facebook groups, how to moderate them, and how to win business from those who join. Laura and Shelby discuss the various ways to grow a group, what information to capture, and more in this comprehensive guide to generating leads via social media.

Listen to today’s show and learn:

  • About Laura Griffin [2:02]
  • Generating real estate leads without focusing on real estate [4:33]
  • Tips on setting up a Facebook group for real estate leads [6:41]
  • Information to capture from new Facebook group members [9:42]
  • Browser extensions for building a Facebook group [11:35]
  • Welcoming new members to your real estate Facebook group [14:39]
  • Rules that will help you run your Facebook group [17:56]
  • Whether or not to let other real estate professionals into your group [20:06]
  • Group guides for buyers, sellers, and more [21:42]
  • Ways to grow your real estate Facebook group [26:29]
  • Contests for generating potential clients [28:57]
  • Group analytics for catered content [32:25]
  • How a content calendar can help you with consistent content [35:41]
  • A great post for digging data out of your real estate group [38:15]
  • Promoting listings via your Facebook group [41:31]
  • Why people leave real estate Facebook Groups [43:13]
  • What most people miss when creating a Facebook group [44:41]
  • Laura Griffin’s real estate coaching program [45:35]
  • Where to find and follow Laura Griffin [47:36]
  • The great thing about Facebook groups [49:13]

Laura Griffin

Laura Griffin is an expert at leveraging Facebook Groups for lead generation in her real estate business.  With over 15+ years in the real estate industry she has leveraged the power of her local Mom Facebook Group with over 10K moms into her main lead generation source creating over $20+ million dollars a year in sales.  As a result of her Facebook Group she has been honored to be recognized as a Top Producer in the Northern Virginia Association Of Realtors® year after year.  She now teaches other agents how to use the power of Facebook Groups as a FREE lead generation tool in their business by coaching other agents and her course on Facebook Groups.

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-Aaron Amuchastegui

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Closing buyer leads in 2023 is not easy. High home prices coupled with soaring interest rates has made buying property unappealing, if not impossible, for many Americans. Still, there are prospective buyers out there, and today’s guest, Scott Smith, is a certified pro at closing cold buyer leads. On this Real Estate Rockstars, Scott shares proven objection handlers, his best buyer scripts, and more. Shelby and Scott also discuss details on buying a real estate franchise, including what it costs and when it’s worth it.

Listen to today’s show and learn:

  • Scott Smith’s real estate background [1:55]
  • What it’s like buying a real estate franchise [3:03]
  • Free training on rapport and relationships [6:37]
  • Being genuine, not salesy [8:33]
  • Being reliable and following up [10:51]
  • “The cost of waiting” script [12:29]
  • Why stories sell and where to get them [17:13]
  • Conversing instead of pitching or prodding [18:40]
  • How a client’s kids can help close the deal [21:06]
  • The most important thing to do in a conversation [24:25]
  • A positive definition of sales and scripts to establish trust [26:21]
  • Scott’s script for new buyer prospects [28:51]
  • Scott’s advice on real estate CRMs and taking notes [36:04]
  • A quick tip for getting information from out-of-state buyers [39:45]
  • How to get information on a prospect’s finances [43:34]
  • Where to end your call with a potential buyer client [47:34]
  • Scott Smith’s real estate goals for the future [49:11]
  • Where to find and follow Scott Smith [50:51]

Scott Smith

Scott P. Smith is a seasoned real estate professional and the founder of You 1st Realty and You 1st Realty Infinity. With a deep understanding of the Colorado real estate market, Scott has built a reputation for delivering personalized service and leveraging the latest real estate technology to ensure his clients get the most out of their buying, selling, or investing experiences. His passion for helping people navigate the property market is evident in his commitment to providing up-to-date market insights and trends through Coloradohomefinder.com, one of the most used real estate websites in Colorado.

Scott is a firm believer in the accessibility of real estate as a means to change lives and build generational wealth. He is dedicated to empowering others to tap into their full potential in real estate careers, emphasizing the importance of taking action over extensive education. Through his innovative ideas and unique business plan, Scott has positioned You 1st Infinity as a game-changer in the industry, offering a one-of-a-kind lead generation and a powerful suite of tools that keep agents seamlessly engaged with their clients.

In addition to his commitment to agent growth, Scott is a strong advocate for remote work and its impact on the real estate industry. He has moved all of You 1st Infinity’s training and company gatherings to a virtual setting, allowing agents to participate from anywhere in the world. Scott’s vision for You 1st Infinity extends beyond providing agents with the tools and training they need to succeed. He also offers an aggressive commission split and a unique Business Partnership Program, providing agents with additional revenue streams and the opportunity to continue earning even after retirement.

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It might go without saying, but I’m going to say it anyway: We really value listeners like you. We’re constantly working to improve the show, so why not leave us a review? If you love the content and can’t stand the thought of missing the nuggets our Rockstar guests share every week, please subscribe; it’ll get you instant access to our latest episodes and is the best way to support your favorite real estate podcast. Have questions? Suggestions? Want to say hi? Shoot me a message via Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or Email.

-Aaron Amuchastegui

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The New York-based Bowery Valuation has just announced Series A funding in the amount of $12 million to further its technology-powered real estate appraisal platform. According to the announcement, Bowery raised the capital from Builders VC, Camber Creek, Corigin Ventures, Fika Ventures, and Navitas Capital.

Bowery Valuation aims to fix the broken property appraisal system

Bowery Valuation makes technology that appraisers can use to streamline and make more effective their efforts. A mobile app, for instance, enables users to check off items without having to write down details. As ordinary as this function may sound, it’s surprising nobody else thought of creating tech before Bowery. This app even pulls data from the cloud so appraisers don’t have to surf to find it.

There’s also natural language capability that helps users generate reports. The company narrative says the technology-driven innovations “modernize the appraisal process,” and considering pencils and paper are still the “go to” tools of appraisers… Well, the best innovations are the simplest ones, and Bowery’s team seems to have reinvented the appraisal wheel.
Jim Kim, General Partner of Builders VC, and lead investor offered this statement via BusinessWire:

“Bowery brings a whole new way of thinking around appraisals and efficiency when it comes to using technology in the antiquated world of real estate valuation. Builders VC is thrilled to be investing in this team and company, applying a modern mindset and technology to an outdated industry.”

Moving forward, Bowery Valuation is now rolling out a white-label version of the aforementioned app for customers and is expanding outside the company’s original licensing areas in the Eastern U.S. Bowery Valuation has moved out of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Conneticut, into L.A. and Chicago, with other markets in coming into range. Co-founder Noah Isaacs, told reporters his company wants to be in either Los Angeles or Chicago in the next few months. Isaacs told reporters Bowery has tripled its customer base since March of 2018. Bowery Valuation is currently focused on multi-family and mixed-use assets, but the company has plans to expand to other commercial properties in 2019, according to Isaacs.

Isaacs and his childhood pal John Meadows, founded Bowery back in 2015 after the duo worked together at the same appraisal firm in New York. Bowery is based on the vast experience the two gleaned from working in the business, and improvements the founders knew would make a difference for appraisers. Joining the co-founders, Princeton economics wiz, Cesar Devers came aboard as CTO before the three got accepted to the startup accelerator MetaProp NYC.

In the past year alone, Bowery has raised a total of $17 million, tripled its client base, revenue, and headcount, and valued more than $3 billion in commercial real estate. Bowery is now working extensively with top-tier lenders and operating in New York, New Jersey, 

Phil Butler is a former engineer, contractor, and telecommunications professional who is editor of several influential online media outlets including part owner of Pamil Visions with wife Mihaela. Phil began his digital ramblings via several of the world’s most noted tech blogs, at the advent of blogging as a form of journalistic license. Phil is currently top interviewer, and journalist at Realty Biz News.

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Commercial real estate experts, seasoned investors, and highly successful new agents joined us last month to share what’s working for them in today’s competitive markets. On this episode, we share some of July’s best real estate podcast clips. Discover incredible guests you may have missed last month so that you can go back and catch their interviews in full. We also highlight some of the industry’s biggest news stories, including one suggesting that real estate will save the U.S. economy.

Listen to today’s show and learn:

  • Home Sales Surge Thanks to Record-Low Rates [0:42]
  • The Power of Positive Habits [3:27]
  • Want More Real Estate Clients? Read the News! [7:38]
  • Vacation Rentals, Airbnb, and Investor Clients [10:38]
  • The Industry’s Most Rewarding Niche: First-Time Home Buyers [15:05]
  • Mortgage Rates Dip Below 3 Percent: Now Is the Time to Invest in Real Estate [18:51]
  • Overcoming Adversity for Millions in Annual Sales [23:15]
  • Will Real Estate Save the Economy? [27:53]

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