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#359863 - 12/07/10 09:23 PM
Door knocking 101
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Loc: Shreveport, LA.
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A very successful agent in our office was giving "success" tips at our sales meeting, and said that to be a top agent, you HAVE to door knock. This agent does the marketing, the internet, and the old school door knocking combined.
I am certainly not doubting the fact that the process does work for many agents, but you absolutely HAVE TO to be successful? I wouldn't even think most door knockers believe that ALL successful agents knock doors.
Opinions welcome!
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#359866 - 12/07/10 09:40 PM
Re: Door knocking 101
[Re: droll]
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I disagree 97%. Theree is no 'have to' in this business, even for success. In my area virtually no one door knocks.
Edited by Doin' bpose (12/07/10 09:52 PM)
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#359867 - 12/07/10 09:46 PM
Re: Door knocking 101
[Re: Doin' bpose]
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Registered: 11/21/10
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Loc: St. Paul, MN
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Everyone's definition of success is different. Personally, I don't enjoy door knocking. So if I'm not enjoying it, this will likely come through in my delivery and will significantly reduce my converion rate. This all may have something to do with how much my wife dislikes when solicitors knock on our door. I don't want to be "that solicitor". lol...
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#359884 - 12/07/10 11:52 PM
Re: Door knocking 101
[Re: droll]
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Registered: 01/19/06
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Loc: New Jersey
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Absolutely not. NONE of the top agents in my area would be caught dead door knocking. There is a certain group of door-knocking devotees who treat it as a religion and believe that collecting bad leads is the goal of real estate. As opposed to providing top notch service that will get you all the business you will ever be able to handle.
These devotees are also typically the gullible types who attend Tony Robbins and Craig Proctor and love to compare notes on how many "leads" they collect and how many "millions" they are making. They also usually are suckers for motivational gurus, vegetarianism, bowel cleansing, and other silly fad-forms of "self-improvement".
The bottom line is you NEVER, EVER, have to knock on doors to be a top-of-the-line real estate agent. In fact, I would argue that the act of cold door knocking automatically relegates you to a very low status in the real estate world. Similar to a vacuum cleaner salesmen, ambulance chaser, rug merchant, you get the picture.
So do not trouble yourself over this in any way. Be a fantastic, high-performance agent, get your clients from the web (it is 2010 after all), and from high tech prospecting and farming (the methods are out there, and they work amazingly well). You never have to do a bad Willy Loman impression to be a great and well-paid agent.
Good luck!
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#359888 - 12/08/10 05:21 AM
Re: Door knocking 101
[Re: navarac]
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Registered: 07/22/10
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Must do a good job?
Sold a professional engineer his home and a investment property a couple years ago. The investment property needed major work (he knew this before buying), he called me every week to come by and advise him on the project, I did this. Client then buys a 35' sail boat in the states and asks me to help him sail it up to Canada, I have lots and lots of sailing experience, I agree. Second day at sea his diesel engine overheats I replace the water pump for him while in a confused sea (not easy), he bought the boat because the owner had spent 15k on a new diesel engine. Third day out the gear linkage comes apart(no transmission) yep I fix it. He joins a Yacht club in Toronto and invites me down every weekend to sail and attend the Yacht club diners/events. He thinks I'm his sailing buddy/hero.(He is afraid to take his big boat out by himself and if it breaks I'm the guy that can fix it, I helped a friend build a 37' Schooner, I know a fair amount) I meet many people, many call me when a home sells on their street or to invite my wife and I over for a drink/diner.(I have too many friends already) Never do a single deal over a three year period as a result of this client and his wealthy Yacht club friends.
If I had invested this time into prospecting I would have sold homes, Navarek says "good luck" I say work hard on you business and don't hang out at Yacht Clubs. Go and sail with your own tribe and enjoy yourself.
Why does Craig Proctor E-mail me each day?, I told him I'm not a homo sexual and yet he keeps trying. He has to learn that No means No.
Edited by Hunter12 (12/08/10 06:40 AM)
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#359907 - 12/08/10 10:02 AM
Re: Door knocking 101
[Re: Hunter 308]
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Registered: 01/19/06
Posts: 994
Loc: New Jersey
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Must do a good job?
Sold a professional engineer his home and a investment property a couple years ago. The investment property needed major work (he knew this before buying), he called me every week to come by and advise him on the project, I did this. Client then buys a 35' sail boat in the states and asks me to help him sail it up to Canada, I have lots and lots of sailing experience, I agree. Second day at sea his diesel engine overheats I replace the water pump for him while in a confused sea (not easy), he bought the boat because the owner had spent 15k on a new diesel engine. Third day out the gear linkage comes apart(no transmission) yep I fix it. He joins a Yacht club in Toronto and invites me down every weekend to sail and attend the Yacht club diners/events. He thinks I'm his sailing buddy/hero.(He is afraid to take his big boat out by himself and if it breaks I'm the guy that can fix it, I helped a friend build a 37' Schooner, I know a fair amount) I meet many people, many call me when a home sells on their street or to invite my wife and I over for a drink/diner.(I have too many friends already) Never do a single deal over a three year period as a result of this client and his wealthy Yacht club friends.
If I had invested this time into prospecting I would have sold homes, Navarek says "good luck" I say work hard on you business and don't hang out at Yacht Clubs. Go and sail with your own tribe and enjoy yourself.
Why does Craig Proctor E-mail me each day?, I told him I'm not a homo sexual and yet he keeps trying. He has to learn that No means No.
I have submitted this post to a team of expert linguists who completely deconstructed it in a search for meaning. The search was futile, the post is a random collection of letters and words. So let's move on, shall we?...
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#359926 - 12/08/10 01:18 PM
Re: Door knocking 101
[Re: DerrickTeam]
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Registered: 01/26/09
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Loc: Old Dominion
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I have submitted this post to a team of expert linguists who completely deconstructed it in a search for meaning. The search was futile, the post is a random collection of letters and words. So let's move on, shall we?... LMAO  dittos
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#359935 - 12/08/10 02:16 PM
Re: Door knocking 101
[Re: Doin' bpose]
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#359941 - 12/08/10 02:53 PM
Re: Door knocking 101
[Re: navarac]
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[quote=Hunter12]Must do a good job?
Sold a professional engineer his home and a investment property a couple years ago. The investment property needed major work (he knew this before buying), he called me every week to come by and advise him on the project, I did this. Client then buys a 35' sail boat in the states and asks me to help him sail it up to Canada, I have lots and lots of sailing experience, I agree. Second day at sea his diesel engine overheats I replace the water pump for him while in a confused sea (not easy), he bought the boat because the owner had spent 15k on a new diesel engine. Third day out the gear linkage comes apart(no transmission) yep I fix it. He joins a Yacht club in Toronto and invites me down every weekend to sail and attend the Yacht club diners/events. He thinks I'm his sailing buddy/hero.(He is afraid to take his big boat out by himself and if it breaks I'm the guy that can fix it, I helped a friend build a 37' Schooner, I know a fair amount) I meet many people, many call me when a home sells on their street or to invite my wife and I over for a drink/diner.(I have too many friends already) Never do a single deal over a three year period as a result of this client and his wealthy Yacht club friends.
If I had invested this time into prospecting I would have sold homes, Navarek says "good luck" I say work hard on you business and don't hang out at Yacht Clubs. Go and sail with your own tribe and enjoy yourself.
Why does Craig Proctor E-mail me each day?, I told him I'm not a homo sexual and yet he keeps trying. He has to learn that No means No.
I have submitted this post to a team of expert linguists who completely deconstructed it in a search for meaning. The search was futile, the post is a random collection of letters and words. Navarerk, I'm quite touched that you went to so much trouble, my posts must be of great importance to you.
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#359952 - 12/08/10 05:24 PM
Re: Door knocking 101
[Re: Hunter 308]
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Loc: Los Angeles
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I think it's safe to say this thread has been successfully derailed.
Droll, many would argue that door-knocking is a necessity, but plenty of others won't. It all depends on your definition of "success."
I, for one, measure success as making money doing things I really enjoy. I don't really enjoy door-knocking, so even if it made me more money I certainly wouldn't feel more successful.
If you want a different perspective, try picking up a copy of Jennifer Allan's "Sell with Soul" book. Surely somewhere in between her perspective and Mike Ferry's you will stumble upon your own favorite balance of profit and enjoyment.
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#359961 - 12/08/10 06:13 PM
Re: Door knocking 101
[Re: navarac]
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Registered: 11/30/10
Posts: 289
Loc: SoCal
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[quote=navarac]Absolutely not. NONE of the top agents in my area would be caught dead door knocking. There is a certain group of door-knocking devotees who treat it as a religion and believe that collecting bad leads is the goal of real estate. As opposed to providing top notch service that will get you all the business you will ever be able to handle.
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No, no! Those aren't agents, those are Jehovah's Witnesses.
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