SC088: Leslie McDonnell. Having A Successful First Year Starting Part Time. Maintaining A Super High Profit Margin. Picking A Geographic Farm.

Leslie McDonnell SUCCESS CALL ***Note: If you can not see the audio player above, REFRESH your browser and try again. . . . . To listen on iTunes, click HERE. To listen on Google Play, click HERE. To download, right click the “Download” link below and “save as” to your computer. Download FULL Running Time: 1:26 Website: LakeCountyILHomes.com Background: Leslie McDonnell is with RE/MAX in Libertyville, Illinois. Last year she closed 219 transactions with a total sales volume of 75 million. Her average sales price was 342 thousand of which 39% were buyers and 61% were sellers. She operates a team with 8 members: 3 buyer specialists, 1 closing manager, 1 listing manager, 1 social media manager, 1 admin staff, and 1 team leader. Leslie McDonnell is the team leader of the Leslie McDonnell Team. She’s been an agent for 28 years and works the Northern Illinois market. Leslie sold 3,374 homes worth $1.7 billion in her career…making her a Billion Dollar Agent. In this call, Leslie talks about: Starting part time while she waitressed and selling 44 home her first year Generating her business from geographic farming, past clients, sphere of influence, and orphan clients How she achieves a super high 71% net profit margin Why she always gets every client’s birthday during the transaction Her monthly marketing plan to her sphere of influence Monthly giveaways to her past clients Past client Thanksgiving Pie Day and Christmas Party How she picks her geographic farm areas Why she includes a call-to-action in every marketing piece Direct mail campaign to her geographic farm How systematizing her business tripled her production Team dynamics, compensation, profit margins, and more 2013 Stats: 219 closings 75 million sales volume 8 member team: 3 buyer specialists 1 closing manager 1 listing manager 1 social media manager 1 admin staff 1 team leader Niche: geographic farming repeat & referrals past clients sphere of influence orphan clients (originally published on 08/21/14)