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Cheryl Ritchie, Southern Maryland  301-980-7566 (RE/MAX Leading Edge www.GoldenResults.com)

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Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

Brian Buffini for me for sure! And everyone should at least check once! More than half of the real estate transactions are referrals so I wonder why people look at some unknowns, cold calls and door knocking.

Dec 25, 2014 09:14 AM
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Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

Cheryl, I highly doubt that a 'canned plan' will work right out of the box.  Take a look at what they are offering and pick the best parts of each that you feel will work for your market.

Dec 24, 2014 09:10 PM
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Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573
MOOERS REALTY - Houlton, ME
Northern Maine Real Estate-Aroostook County Broker

Look first at what has worked in your market using your unique talents that match that market. Pour gas on those areas. And the ones you don't enjoy but know you need to roll up your sleeves and dive in over on the deep end. Not just the easy, good enough shallow end. Real estate is a business first and last. Your profit is in those expenses... that is where the real cream is found. Beef up your marketing media streams and consider yourself an owner of a newspaper, radio, television, one big Internet local portal of information. Make that signal strong and list more, market harder to win more tickets to the front row seat of a real estate closing. Lots of them.

Dec 24, 2014 08:39 PM
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Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
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I've never used canned business plans.  I've always done my plans based on what I learned at P&G (my 1st job).  I use OGSM - What are my objectives, what are my strategies to get there, what are the tactics to make it happen and the measures to keep track.

I also look at the overall metrics on sales...what is avg job size, which then tells me how many jobs I need.  Then, what is my close rate? That tells me how many appts.  How many leads convert to appts and that tells me number of leads needed.

Then, I plot out by month.

Dec 24, 2014 07:46 PM
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Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

I'm not using any of the advertised systems. I'm going back to some very basics that others aren't doing in this computer age. 

Dec 25, 2014 08:41 AM
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Jon Kolsky
Kolsky Realty & Management - Long Beach, CA
Licensed California Real Estate Broker

Cheryl Ritchie ~ I;m not big on having a canned plan! With that said. Those that plan for success usually find success

Dec 25, 2014 08:13 AM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

I make my own.

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Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

Dipti nailed this one!

 

Jun 22, 2018 05:37 AM
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Dipti Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
On a team with Praful Thakkar

I don't have one.

May 09, 2018 09:57 PM
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Carla Muss-Jacobs, RETIRED
RETIRED / State License is Inactive - Portland, OR

How about . . . canning the can and opening up a can of whoop butt instead?   My "goals" are no different than they were when I began real estate, keep on trucking!

Dec 28, 2014 06:04 AM
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Fred Carver Real Estate Consulant
Retired BC Realtor - Victoria, BC
Accredited Real Estate Consultant

Hi Cheryl Ritchie     ...For a guaranteed results  Mike Ferry's  system will get you to your goals Don't think of his prospecting, pre qualifying and listing presentation as as just Scripts...You need to know what to say and when, think of his model as you are an actor, Actors and singers practice for hours to know their lines, so shouldn't we, so when iI's show time you are ready, professional and get the job done...resulting in a predictable income working 5 days a week

Happy Holidays!

Dec 28, 2014 04:24 AM
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RVA HomePRO Michael Hottman
RVA HomePRO Realtor with Keller Williams serving Hanover, Henrico, Chesterfiled and Richmond, Virginia - Glen Allen, VA
Helping you achieve goals in life & real estate

Cheryl Ritchie I've looked at a couple of plans including the one REMAX offers and need to work through one so I have better direction this year. I would love to close 20 deals this year and know I need the direction of a plan and will likely use a hybrid of plans, especially one that involves daily/weekly tracking to keep myself accountable and not get lost in the apparent fires of the day.

Dec 27, 2014 09:55 PM
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Ginger Harper
Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage~ Ginger Harper Real Estate Team - Southport, NC
Your Southport~Oak Island Agent~Brunswick County!

I use a canned plan to have some indication of what I need to do to meet my goals for the year.

 

I use it as a guide to keep me on track.

 

Our NC Realtor ASsociation has a guide that you can use..

Dec 27, 2014 09:50 AM
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Richard Robibero, e-Pro, ABR, SRS
Panorama R.E. Limited - Toronto, ON
Selling Your Home as if it were My Own!

Hi Cheryl Ritchie ... as with everyone I'm not going to follow a canned plan. I'm still figuring out what is working and what is not with my original plan.

Dec 27, 2014 09:17 AM
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Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Cheryl, Good luck in achieving your goals  in 2015.

Dec 27, 2014 08:16 AM
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Gary L. Waters Broker Associate, Bucci Realty
Bucci Realty, Inc. - Melbourne, FL
Eighteen Years Experience in Brevard County

It seems I am no different than most on here...no canned anything for me except maybe canned Spam or sardines!

Dec 27, 2014 03:39 AM
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Larry Brewer - Benchmark Realty llc
Benchmark Realty LLc - Nashville, TN

Hi Cheryl - It's good to have you back. You know how I think, so for all of these people who don't like canned plans,  you are probably hurting yourself. It's like trying to re-invent the wheel. What's the point, these plans were put together by the best in the industry and have been proved to work over and over again. What it really tells me is that most people here don't want to follow any business plan. They are flying by the seat of their pants. That works, but it won't get you as much business as a proven plan.

 

 

Dec 27, 2014 02:19 AM
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Janice Soard
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Goshen, IN
The People you Know, Like and Trust!

I have not used any planned by other business plans.  I have to take in my own local market and then go over it with my Broker.

Dec 27, 2014 01:55 AM
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Kathy Goldman
REVA Online | SEO Boost For Real Estate, Social Media Marketing for Real Estate and Real Estate Blogging Expert - Waukesha, WI
Social Media & Marketing for Real Estate

Kathy Goldman - REVA ~ I am not a fan of canned anything! I believe in unique ideas and understanding what you believe the market will do for your business. Some of my clients do things that work in one market yet are definitely not ideas I would recommend in another market. I do my research. If you have last year's outline, you might want to use it again, but designing your plan based on your budget, your market and your goals is still the best way to go! 

Dec 26, 2014 06:12 AM
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Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

The best plans are always those that incorporate your passions and your ideas you are willing to pursue. The key is to take something frome verything you invest in. The best teachers are the ones who dont' tell you what you have to do according to them, they are the ones that inspire you to do what you need to do.

Dec 26, 2014 05:03 AM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

I do not use a canned business plan either.  One thing I will be doing in 2015 is creating pie charts to track progress.  I tend to be more visual and seeing growth in a chart versus just numbers appeals to me.

Dec 26, 2014 02:20 AM
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Mel Ahrens, MBA, Kelly Right Real Estate
Kelly Right Real Estate - Hood River, OR
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We do not use a canned plan but one I developed.  It incorporates many of the same things as a canned one but specific for our needs.
Mel

Dec 26, 2014 12:57 AM
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

I don't believe in "canned" anything--I pick and choose the best of what I see on lots of plans. But, I am a long-standing Buffini-ite, so I do follow a lot of that. I also am a member of Paperless Agent and pull out appropriate things out of there.

Dec 26, 2014 12:35 AM
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Chris Webb
Nova Home Loans - Tucson, AZ
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Don't forget Market Leader or Zillow!!

Dec 25, 2014 11:59 PM