Okay you seasoned agents! I want to do first-time homebuyer seminars, I would say bi-monthly. Can someone give me direction, would I bring in vendors or what? Is there a website I can get some information. Help

Thanks.

You'll want to develop an outline for your seminar (what items you want to cover). Having other people involved can be helpful (lender, title co. rep., etc.) so that if people have specific questions they can have them answered. If you have a lender that is willing, giving people information about their credit scores can be helpful. Talk to your broker to get ideas. Our local board has a class that teaches agents how to do homebuyer seminars. Yours may have something similar.

Well I think the biggest problem will be advertising medium used.

I did an Investor seminar and advertised in The Home Buyers Journal.
60,000 copies and got 1 call. That is right 1 call.

My ad was very good (see the link bellow) according to 10 people I showed it to (brokers, RE agents, people on this board).
http://www.realestatecenteronline.com/2_mistakes.pdf

The problem was that I think no one is reading that magazine for Investor Seminars.
Three was another agent running an ad for an Investment seminar in the entire magazine.

I think people read this magazine to find listings.

An ad in the Washington Post was much more effective (and it was a lot smaller).

Before you go into great detail start running your ads. See what publication or ad gets the most response. If they are held bi-monthly people can call anytime and you can always schedule them for he next one if the demand is so great. You can aovid booking a room, investing time, if the demand is not there.

I spent $600 to learn this important lesson. First see if there is a demand then offer product.

Don’t take my post as statement that the seminars don’t work. They do in certain areas and by advertising in the right places.

Thanks Alex, I will test the waters first.