131021TA – Alexis Bolin SUCCESS CALL


October 21, 2013 SUCCESS CALL with

Alexis Bolin

Running Time: 1:52

Background:

Alexis Bolin is with ERA Legacy Realty in Pensacola, Florida.  Last year she closed 125 transactions with a total sales volume of 30 million.  Her average sales price was 240 thousand of which 30% were buyers and 70% were sellers.  She operates a team with 4 members:  1 buyer agent, 1 administrative assistant, 1 office manager, and 1 team leader.

Alexis Bolin is the team leader of the Bolin Group.  She has been an agent for 35 years.  Alexis sold 165 homes in her best year and sold over 5,100 homes in her career.

In this call, Alexis talks about:

  • Lessons learn by being a waitress for 18 years before real estate
  • Knocking on 50 doors a day to get started
  • Selling 100 homes per year way back in 1987
  • Her “Leap Frog” approach to geographic farming
  • Running a small team and maximizing profit
  • Generating 70% of her business from past clients and sphere of influence
  • Scripts for following up with your past clients
  • Her recipe business card
  • Christmas mailing and pie giveaway party
  • Her local access TV show “Let’s Talk Real Estate” that she’s hosted since 1987
  • Why she is called the “Queen of Objection Handling”
  • Role playing common objections, such as:
    • Will you lower your commission
    • I want an experienced agent to list my house
    • I only want to buy directly from the listing agent
    • I need to think about it
  • Plus team dynamics, profits, and more

Stats 2012:

  • 125 closings
  • 30 million sales volume
  • 4 member team:
    • 1 buyer agent
    • 1 administrative assistant
    • 1 office manager
    • 1 team leader

Niche:

  • repeat & referrals
  • past clients
  • sphere of influence
  • geographic farming

Click here to listen to the interview with:      Alexis Bolin