All Forum Posts by: Scott Scharl

Hi all! I'd love to come to this event but may have a conflict Wed. @Bob E., do you do these monthly/ quarterly or just take them one at a time? Many thanks for organizing.

Thank you all for your advice!

@Jay Hinrichs

@Jay Hinrichs and @Daniel Walker, you were right. The county tax assessor has the most accurate data and seems have a fair price, so we're going to go with them.

Does anyone know of an easy way to create and print a wall map with parcel lines overlaid on satellite imagery?

Our development group is targeting a neighborhood in Tempe, AZ, and we need a map to track our progress.  Maricopa County's online GIS is great for searching and  viewing parcels, but I don't know of a way to transfer that data to a printable format.

Thanks!

Hello BP,

I'm a new Phoenix agent looking for advice on keeping track of leads.

What is the most effective and affordable system for a part-time beginner? Do you use CRM software/apps? Spreadsheets? Whiteboard? Notepads?

Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!

@Jeff Valentino, @Linval T., @Wendell De Guzman

Thank you all for your feedback on this idea!

I see two benefits with this:

1. As a new agent and investor, I need to get my name out into the community, and 300 business cards costs under $20 at Staples. 

2. Perhaps more importantly, the challenge forces me to practice my "elevator speech," selling my services in common situations to people I meet. I see an increase in that skill as extremely valuable down the line.

I don't expect to do 50 deals in a month, like the broker said, but I don't see how 300+ cards out in the community could hurt.

Or, as a few of you said, is it really a moot point unless I can capture contact info. for future followup? 

Thanks again!

Great to see a fellow Phoenician. Welcome, @Todd Ashline!

Also, thanks @Christopher Telles for your tips! I want to figure out how to implement your strategy and work myself into this potential deal.

UPDATE: I called the landlord this morning. He wouldn't give me a price, and said that he was still "figuring things out" and did not want to be bothered with phone calls from buyers at this time. Sounded like he is still needs to run some numbers of his own and figure out what he wants.

I assured him that I would respect his wishes and not send him unwanted referrals. What's my play from here? I have to believe that every person has his price... how do I keep this alive while making it a mutually beneficial experience for all involved?

Today, I was talking with a Phoenix broker of 30+ years. David said that when he was young agent two years into the business, he went to a conference where the speaker offered a challenge: 

"Do you want to make money in real estate? Then hand out your business card to ten people you have never met, every day, for a month."

David kept track by creating a 10 x 31 grid on a sheet of paper, and keeping the paper in the middle of his desk. Every morning, a column with ten empty spaces would be there to greet him. Though it was a grind, he stuck with it, marking his checkboxes each day. Once, to keep his streak going, he had to go out for a late-night Dairy Queen just so he could meet someone new and pass them his card.

After all of that, the very next month, David did 52 deals, all without a computer or even a fax machine (this was the mid-80s).

When I have my Arizona RE license in a few weeks, I am going to take the Business Card Challenge. Who else is in?