These are just a handful of the many agents from all over the U.S. and Canada who have experienced phenomenal success thanks to working with the pre-screened, validated referrals we send them.
What some of our other agents have to say!
Hello.
Please let this letter serve as a recommendation for Real Estate Client Referrals. I have been a participant for over 1 year now and have had no complaints to their service. They not only provide me with excellent leads, but the customer service has been outstanding. This is one lead referral agency that I belong that I whole heartedly recommend. This is a top notch agency!
If anyone has any questions concerning this agency, or would like to discuss this recommendation in more detail, they are most welcomed to give me a call or email me.
Make it a Great Day!
Crystal Jacobs, Realtor
865-765-2772 cell
800-683-3197 toll free direct
865-397-4214 office
865-397-5132 fax
I have worked with Real Estate Client Referrals for a long time now and they have been great to work with. Any time I called, they were able to help me and made me feel like an important part of their business.
Dennis Opperman
Realty Executives Metro One
816-405-6527
....I just finished writing an offer for another RECR referral! It works! I've been using this tool for over two years, and it has been a great way to supplement my normal business. I plan on continuing to use this terrific service!
Peg Jacobs
Prudential Georgia Realty
404-786-7281
"Thanks for the great service we get from Real Estate Referrals! We've tried a few referral programs and have been burned, but your company is serious about what you do. The referral you send is either a good one (people who say they are ready to engage in a real estate transaction) or not. If not, you remove that customer from your referral list and issue another one in its place. Our agents have had great success with these customers... they may as well have walked in the front door! Thanks for your dedication and follow-through."Joe Bottorff, Broker/Owner,
CRS, EcoBroker DOC Real Estate, Inc.
Greenwood, Indiana
This referral system works! If you take advantage of the opportunity in front of you and be prompt in your follow through you will close deals. These are warm calls, of course not all work but thats the beauty of it -you get replacements. I have closed several deals and working on one right know.
Shawn Endicott
Coldwell Banker TG
shawnidre@msn.com
"I rarely write anyone about their service, but wanted to take a minute to let you know what is happening with one of the referral leads I received from you.
On December 6, 2006 you sent me a buyer who wanted to buy, fix up and flip homes. I followed up with her by phone and then, emailed some listings. Within 30 days, she had found a property, closed on it, and my commission was $4,950. Not bad for the first lead! What I really like is that, not only did I earn a commission on the sale of the home, but will be listing the new remodel sometime later this month if all goes well.
What I have found to be effective for follow up is the method I just explained, and will continue to use it with other new referrals sent my way. This was a quality lead and has already paid for my investment in your system, and then some. I try to follow up with all new leads within 24 hours and by doing so with this buyer, the transaction took only 35 days. My close rate is only 1 out of 28 so far, but others are in the system now and I am hoping the future holds as much potential for me as my first buyer. Even if some of the others don't pan out, the odds are still in my favor for getting another closing and making your system a great supplementary income source.
What is also kind of exciting is another buyer wants to flip properties with 2 other partners. It could continue to lead to other income that I hadn't planned on when first starting with your service. It could become a true bonus!
What I have found compared to other lead sources, is your leads seem to be more of a "warm" lead, than other types. This always makes things easier at the front end, and the client is more willing to work with me.
I feel the price I have paid for your service and the income received has already more than made this an excellent investment in my overall marketing program! I would like you to know that I would recommend your service to other agents, if they understand that not every lead is going to pay off. Thank you again for helping me to become more successful."
Elaine Ladwig, GRI, RECS
Prudential NW Real Estate
elaine@pnwre.com
In this trying real estate market, having someone on your side is worth every penny! Having the Real Estate Client Referrals network has been a life saver! No question, you do need to pony up some money to buy a package of referrals. But, after trying this system for only one month, I immediately increased my referral account to the $5,000 package!! In the first month, I received 13 new referrals!! Some of them weren't quite ready, willing and able to buy. But, the ones that are will be great sales!! I even received an attorney who has already referred me to a buddy of his who is also looking to buy! So, I'm getting referrals from their referrals! That's TWO new buyers I never would have had without
http://www.recr.com/ ! I love that RECR is generating the leads and marketing me! All I have to do is call up the buyer, qualify them, and off we go!!!!
The Chin Team
Jenny Chin, Allison F. Harris & Alison Day
Howard Hanna Smythe Cramer
Real Estate Client Referrals has been a great lead generator for me. Of the 40 leads I received I am now working with 9 of them. I am closing one of them in November and have 2 clients between $800,000 and 2, 000,000 that are coming into town in the next 3 weeks. It is the best bang for your buck and I will talk with anyone who is interested in my experience with them.
Dennis O'Brien
The Real Estate Group
I signed up with
http://www.recr.com/ in January of this year...and to date, I have been amazed by the quality of the leads I've received!! I had one closing and one ratified contract in my first 3 months with RECR!
I made over $13,000 on my first contract!!! I have had 3 others since that time...and am waiting to close on several more!!! In total since January, your clients have earned me around $37,000 in commissions!! Not bad for a $2,000 investment!!!
Most recently, in October, I had a client call me out of the blue that asked me list her house...I had forgotten that you sent her to me MONTHS PRIOR!! So, now I have that in work also! And, just in the last two weeks (November 1st to November 14th) I have received 3 referrals. I'm actively working with 2 of them as buyers and listed a home for the 3rd!! I'm loving it!!!! You guys rock!!!
Ken Isaacman, ABR
Keller Williams
Chantilly, VA
I have been using Real Estate Client Referrals for a couple of months and have recommended it to several fellow Realtors that I know in my area. I would recommend
www.recr.com to any Realtor that is interested in getting clients. I have enjoyed a steady stream of real, "live" referrals, all of whom have been spoken to already and are ready to speak to me. The customer support staff is very responsive and courteous. All in all, RECR is a wonderful company to work with!
Tim Montoya
"Minimizing stress....Maximizing results!"
Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.
In this market, an online presence is crucial as buyers are doing their own research in buying properties. I would like to say that RECR is the only online referral service that I would use for buyer leads for a couple of reasons:
#1. You have an exclusive city which is your territory and every lead is exclusive so you don't have to worry about competing with other realtors
#2 If there is any problem or dispute with a lead, just call customer service and they are phenomenal at replacing bad leads...
For any realtor that is serious about picking up quality buyers, this is a proven system that works. For anyone that has any further questions you email me at
tony@c21merit.net . Thanks again RECR for your great service!
Tony R. Serrano
Broker
Century 21 Merit
Direct: (562) 307- 4080
Fax: (562) 268 - 2220
www.myfreehomeguide.com
Empress Group, Inc. has been using the Real Estate Client Referral system for over 5 months. The leads generated by the system have increased our business three-fold (Yes, that's a 300% increase!!!) and provided a steady stream of transactions!! We are very pleased with the responsiveness of the Customer Service professionals who provide a high level of service. As broker/owner, I don't hesitate to recommend this system to brokers and agents alike.
Silas Mariano,
RMS, Broker/Owner Empress Group, Inc.
The services that Real Estate Client Referrals (
http://www.recr.com/) provides are second to none. My business has increased 300% since signing up just a few months ago. After one month of receiving the first referral, I closed one transaction and was already negotiating the second. What really has impressed me about your company is the customer service that you provide. Any time I have a question, I receive an immediate response. You have a client for life with me!
Jennifer L. Ellis, Broker, Realtor, SRES
Bruce Williams & Associates, Inc.
Re/Max 1st Choice
I just closed my first deal with a client given to me by Real Estate Client Referral! I received this lead on April 14th, showed them properties on 3 different occasions, negotiated the contract and closed on it yesterday May 30th. This one closing has more than paid for the service. And the best part is I am still working with 6 other clients!
Joyce Goodwin
RE/MAX Select
Oviedo, FL 32765
I signed up with www.recr.com in January of this year...and to date, I have been pleasantly surprised by the quality of the leads I've received so far. I've already had one closing and one ratified contract in my first 3 months with RECR. I made over $13,000 on my first contract and am waiting to close on the second. Not bad for a $2,000 investment! I will continue to use them for leads!
Ken Isaacman, ABR
Samson Realty
Chantilly, VA
"I was very skeptical when I started with RECR in December, '07. After receiving the first batch of referrals that were sent to me, I have written one contract and have a seconde one pending. I am also working with several clients that RECR sent to me as well that are 'in work'. I enjoy the ease of operation and the fact that, if I need any help, I can call CS for assistance and get it done right away. I highly recommend anyone work with RECR to help increase their bottom line! It works!!"
Sharon Tuckerman
Home Team Realtors, LLC
Skokie, IL
"I have been working with Real Estate Client Referrals for about 4 years now. I have tried others, and constantly have other companies calling me to jump on board with them, but I wouldn't leave Real Estate Client Referrals for anything!
There are several things that I really love about your system.
First, is the number of leads that I know that I am guaranteed to get, and for a guaranteed price, there are no surprises! Because of how the system is set up, I can have a number of different areas that are all exclusive to me. I am fortunate to have a high volume of leads that come in every week, so much so, that I have had to hire buyer agents to help me deal with the volume of leads that come in every month. That's a nice problem for a REALTOR to have!
Second, is the quality of the leads that I get. When the prospective buyer goes online, and checks out the site, it is made very clear to them that they will be contacted by an agent, so they are actually expecting my call.
Furthermore, you contact the individual a 2nd time before I get the lead to ensure that the information is confirmed, and that I am not going to receive a "bad" lead. I convert about 40% of the leads right away, meaning when I call them, they are ready and willing to go.
A lot of these people either already own a home (double ending potential) or are looking to flip homes (long-term business from the buying and flipping process). About 30% are people who will be buying or selling, just not right away for one reason or another. However, by putting them on my database and keeping in touch, I eventually get the sales as I am probably one of the only realtors who have kept in touch while they get themselves prepared to buy.
Lastly, would be the customer service and sales department I so much appreciate. They go out of their way to ensure that the leads are good, that I am kept up-to-date when I need to top up my account and that if I do run into any 'bad' leads, that I am credited back for those. Really, it is a 'no-lose' situation for me.
The business that I generate from RECR usually makes up to about 40% of my total business year after year. This year so far, I have generated over $30,000 in closed commissions, and have buyers/sellers that I am working with right now that should earn me an additional $25,000 before the end of the 2nd Quarter! On top of that I have many other leads in the pipeline that should also close in 2007. This is revenue that I have generated over and above any of my other marketing systems, and does not include the commissions that I now earn from my buyers agents who are also working these leads that I give them. I would say, "Anyone that doesn't think those are fantastic returns for the investment is crazy!"
The key to this system being successful is ultimately down to the agent. Real Estate Client Referrals provides me with the prospect asking for information to make their purchase. However, unless I act quickly, contact the lead, build the relationship and close the deal, it doesn't matter what kind of system RECR has. I, like most agents, spend thousands of dollars every year on marketing and advertising, but how much of that actually converts into closed commissions? This system costs me far less money, and I know that I am guaranteed business - it really is that simple! Thank you."
Amanda King
Brampton, Ontario
"Hi, thought you should know what has happened for me since starting your service. I have to thank you because it's really impressive!
Referral #1- Buyer lead, Received Jan. 15, 2007. Followed up with a phone call and then emailed properties. The lead turned into a transaction within 2 weeks. I only showed her 3 homes. The house sold for $85,000 which was a 3% commission co-broke. I was pleasantly surprised with this lead as it was the first one I got from your company and it paid for the program.
Referral #2- Buyer lead, received Feb 16, 2007. Followed up with phone call, left a message, then emailed and followed up with phone call again. The lead turned into a transaction within a week, with only 1 showing. House selling price was $93,000 with 3% co-broke commission. This lead was surprising because they already had the house picked out.
Referral #3- Buyer lead, received March 22, 2007. I followed up with phone call & email. This turned into a transaction on 4/23/07. This offer is contingent and is still pending. The sale price is $152,000 with a 2.5% co-broke commission, if the home closes. The best thing about this lead is that the couple has a house to sell first which I have listed at $86,900. So it will be a double commission.
As you can see, your leads have proved to be excellent for me. And maybe it also has to do with how I follow up with clients. A phone call right away as soon as I get the lead works best for me. I still call even if it says the best time to call is evening. I leave a message and then email them that I left them a message. If they don't call back I follow up the next day with another phone call during their stated preferred time.
I try not to let too much time go by before contacting them. I learned this lesson fast. Some of these buyers are in a big hurry and will call the listing agent on a house. You don't want to give them time to go fooling around on the internet again.
I don't mind that some of these clients will "waste" my time. That is part of this business and all buyers seem to waste our time at some point. Even if it doesn't turn out, you never know when they will call you back next year.
One thing I've learned about internet buyers. It takes a while for prospects to turn into customers. It is usually about a month on average with the exception of the 2 that needed a place in a hurry. Since I joined up on Jan. 15, 2007, I am still actively working with about 7 leads from you. Two of them are definite, the others are maybe someday.
My closing ratio so far has been 13% with one pending. I have only been getting leads from you a little over 3 months and feel this is very good. I would say that the conversion rate from lead to client is about 86%. Whether they will eventually buy is not known at this point. I would venture to say that my chances are as good as with any other client. Things come up in their lives in which they put purchasing a house on hold. But this is a normal part of this business.
The future of closing deals with the rest of these clients is as good as any other lead I get. You have to work them or they fall off the face of the earth. Sometimes it takes up to a year for a buyer to find their perfect home. Many buyers have a lot of fears that we have to deal with.
The clients I get from RECR are about 100% better than any other lead generating service I have dealt with. The exception is our own internal lead service, RE/MAX Leadstreet, which is about the same. I have tried quite a few without success. I've worked with Buyer's USA, Realty Trac, Reply Real Estate, Realtor.com and by far the worst was House Values. I actually did a lot of work in terms of CMA's for nothing. I had to get an attorney to get out of the contract.
I feel that the price I have paid has definitely been received back in income. This happened very quickly, which was helpful and delightful. I would recommend this service to any agent. I like the fact that they are well screened and have to call in before the lead is given out. This saves me a lot of time sifting through the people just "fooling around" on the internet.
I also recommend you because you send in a price range so at least you can e-mail the prospect if you can't reach them by phone. In addition it seems as if the company doesn't usually recruit for an agent in an area unless they have a real buyer. When you say a buyer is exclusive to a zip code or area, you really mean it!
The other great thing to mention is that many buyers have a house to sell also, so this opens up the chance to get listings. I have 1 listing right now that also has a contract on a house that came from RECR.
Thank you so much again for this opportunity to work with you."
Mary Jo Sikora
MBA, GRI, CNHS, ASP
Realtor
RE/MAX Valley Real Estate
Boardman, Ohio 44512
"Wanted to tell you that I wrote a purchase contract this morning, and we are waiting for the acceptance so we can open escrow!! This is only one of at least a dozen of the leads that I received from your RECR service that are BONAFIDE buyers and want to purchase real estate in the next three months!!
I have a listing appointment with another RECR referral, so I will list his property and sell him his new home in the next few weeks!!
All of this good stuff started happening when Terri called me from RECR. Wow, did she have her work cut out for her!! There was NO WAY I was going to PAY for leads ever again, and if there would have been a contract to sign, I would have hung up on her that very moment. Terri was very patient, and I think she could tell that I was very skeptical, so she approached me with kid-gloves, and by the end of our conversation, she had convinced me to give RECR a try.
Well, within 24 hours I received my first lead, and I am still in contact with that person--they will be buying by the end of the year. I have only "thrown away" two leads that I have received and as soon as I let RECR know that the phone number was not valid or the email address didn't work, I was credited immediately, no questions asked.
I would absolutely recommend this system to anyone that is looking for an inexpensive way to find the buyer leads that we are all so desperately seeking these days!!"
Terra Bruns
REALTOR
Realty Executives
"When RECR called me a year ago, I really was doubtful about this service. I had tried others and spent a lot of time for a whole lot of nothing. I was unsure of how this program worked or if it worked, but decided to give it a go because it was a lot less expensive than others and seemed legit. I did not get anything for about 3 weeks and had actually forgot about it and then I got my first lead. It looked legit, I called and got a real person and in less than 12 leads, I have closed 2 and listed 1, plus 2 of their family members as a result!! They are real, ready and willing clients worth in my pocket about $17,000 to date!! Great return on investment and RECR gives all info needed to get the job done!!"
Carey Chapman
Billings, MT
"I have purchased real estate leads from other lead generator web sites to be very disappointed in the leads generated.
In contrast, I have found Real Estate Referrals has done a great job at sending me very interested buyers and a few FSBO's. My last 3 closings have been Real Estate Client Referral buyer leads, and I have several other buyers that are actively looking to purchase within the next 3 months. I receive leads weekly, sometimes daily. The nice thing about it is, all I have to do is make the first call, set up a profile on my MLS, and then they call me when they want to see a home.
This is the best investment I have ever made in my business! I have invested $2000.00 in Real Estate Referrals and have made $6000.00 and I'm on a split commission.
Thank You Real Estate Client Referrals for making my job easier in this bear market!"
Kathy Bennett
Greenridge Realty, Inc.
"I signed up through Real Estate Client Referrals in July of 06. One of the very first leads they sent me turned into a closing just several months later. This client was an investor from California. He wound up buying a house for $215,000 and I earned a 3% commission off of this closing. Since that time then he has purchased two more homes and is flying out next month to look at even more homes to purchase with me. In all then I have made over $19,000 in commissions so far from just this one client.
What I also enjoy are the additional closings I have received from the initial referrals sent to me from RECR. In more than one instance, I have had clients referred to me because of the initial lead received. When considering this additional income, it makes my investment truly worthwhile.
Following up is probably frustrating for some agents if they expect every referral to pan out. But, I look at it differently. I don't mind that 80% of the leads I get will turn into nothing. The remaining 20% are making me a ton of money.
Bottom line is that I have tried all the internet referral companies. Only one company gave me clients which actually turned into something. The only online referral company that I can honestly recommend is Real Estate Client Referrals."
Ron Bodell
Real Estate Brokers International
"I think Real Estate Client Referrals is one of the best Referrals systems around. The leads are good leads not those bogus ones with fake names and phone numbers. I have tried over five different Real Estate lead programs, I spent thousand's of dollars and they all were terrible, big promises but no sales. Real Estate Client Referrals program is inexpensive, customer service is great, and if you do get a truly bad lead they credit your account.
I have been doing Real Estate Client Referrals, and in my first six months I have one closing coming up on a 200K house, one listing for 479K, and the 479K listing is buying with me, and I have an appointment for another 200K listing. I also have another buyer in my pipe-line. I follow up right away with the clients, I call them and they are receptive, not mad that you called, which to me is amazing. I would say over fifty percent have thanked me for calling!
The buyers I call and set up in a MLS search program and the sellers I try to get a appointment to do a CMA. There are no contracts, you just buy the leads, and then once a lead comes available it is sent to you, which is what I totally like. I hated with other real estate lead programs how I had to sign the contract and when it didn't work I still was paying $1000's of dollars till the contract was up. The thing I also like is you are the only one who gets the lead. I know with the one lead source at least three people get the lead.
When I was with another referral program I decided to test the system and made off I was selling my house. By the time I was done, 14 Realtors sent me marketing proposals. I don't have that problem with Real Estate Client Referrals. Do yourself a favor and try Real Estate Client Referrals, it is worth the investment in your business."
Beverly Hicks GRI, ABR, CRS
RE/MAX Alliance
Longmont, CO
"I wanted you to know that I've been using your Real Estate Client Referrals service for a few months now, and have been very happy with the service. Below, are some examples of how you have helped me.
I had a closing with clients who were purchasing their first home in St. Thomas. They bought a house for $114,000, which brought in $2710 in commission.
I should have another closing shortly from a conditional offer I'm working on with another RECR client, which will bring in $1700. That's a smaller sale, to be sure, but the clients are very happy, and I'm confident that they will be referring other business to me.
I know I will have bigger commission cheques coming in soon, as a result of real estate client referrals. One is from a gentleman, whose $300,000 property I'm listing for sale, after which he wants to begin purchasing income properties. This will be a long term client from whom I expect to make significantly more than $10,000 from.
I'll be listing another home in the $300,000 plus range as a result of RECR in about a month, and will begin working with a buyer I met through the service, who's moving back to London from Ottawa, and will be purchasing in the $100,000-$200,000 range.
Another buyer I've received is a couple who want to purchase a fixer upper house to resell for a profit. I'll be working with them for the long term, and will get some good commissions as a result.
Then, there are other buyers that I'm keeping in touch with, who signed up at real estate client referrals to receive home listings by email, out of which I know some will end up purchasing through me. As a result, I expect to make a good profit from the system in the near future.
I've also used Housevalues for internet marketing, and find several notable differences between Housevalues and Real Estate Client Referrals. I like that RECR screens leads before they are sent to me, so that I can be confident that I'm getting real contact information for the buyer/seller. Many times with Housevalues, I've gotten leads with obviously fake names and phone numbers. That doesn't happen with RECR.
And with Real Estate Client Referrals, there are no monthly fees to pay. I purchase a set number of leads, and just "refill" my number of leads when they run low. Some months are busier than others; I've found that I receive anywhere from 5-15 leads per month.
I fully recommend Real Estate Client Referrals to any agent who's looking to further build their business through internet marketing. It doesn't take much of a time commitment to follow up with the leads, and it saves having to worry about marketing your own website. It's great just having leads showing up in my email. It beats doing open houses, any day!"
Geoff Knight
Real Estate Sales Representative
Coldwell Banker 1st London Real Estate Services, Brokerage
