150507TA – Char MacCallum


May 7, 2015 SUCCESS CALL with

Char MacCallum

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Website:

Char4Homes.com

Background:

Char MacCallum is with the Char MacCallum Real Estate Group in Olathe, Kansas. Last year she closed 173 transactions with a total sales volume of 31 million. Her average sales price was 181 thousand of which 50% were buyers and 50% were sellers. Char also manages 126 rental properties with 82 thousand in gross monthly rents. She has a 13 member team: 3 buyer specialists, 2 listing specialists, 1 inside sales associate, 1 closing/transaction coordinator, 1 marketing manager, 2 rental property managers, 1 property acquisition manager, 1 virtual assistant, and 1 team leader.

Char MacCallum the team leader of the Char MacCallum Real Estate Group. She has been an agent for 37 years. In her best year (2004), Char sold 210 homes worth 35 million. She has sold over 3,500 homes in her career.

In this call, Char talks about:

  • Being a part time agent for her first 10 years in real estate
  • How she generates 80% of her business by repeat & referrals from her past clients and sphere of influence
  • Her past client annual marketing plan
  • Why she likes events and giveaways
  • The 2 hour event that costs $2,400 and brought in $70k in GCI
  • Why you need to tell a story in your marketing
  • Her super simple referral script that works
  • Why you need a success book
  • Working with bulk investors
  • Starting a property management division
  • The LPMAMA buyer qualification system and scripts
  • Her referral brokerage
  • Team dynamics, profit margins and more

2014 Stats:

  • 173 closings
  • 31 million sales volume
  • 13 member team:
    • 3 buyer specialists
    • 2 listing specialists
    • 1 inside sales associate
    • 1 closing/transaction coordinator
    • 1 marketing manager
    • 2 rental property managers
    • 1 property acquisition manager
    • 1 virtual assistant
    • 1 team leader

Niche:

  • investors
  • property management
  • repeat & referrals
  • past clients
  • sphere of influence