New Agent with 500 business cards...Whats next?

[Jose Robles]

Hello everyone! I received my license a month ago and I am armed and dangerous with 500 freshly printed business cards....What do I do next? I am working a full-time position as an International Life Coach which grants me a lot of freedom in time however I am strapped for cash for now. There is a mountain of training I SHOULD get through at my brokerage, I have to identify my SOI, create a business plan with no real data yet, and again SHOULD be attending Real Estate Agent conferences and get-togethers. I know I want to work with investors and build my own real estate portfolio that will grant my family and me financial freedom but what do I do next? Thank you for the insight in advance! And thanks for letting me rant lol

[Bruce Lynn]

Get in front of 500 people face to face TODAY or ASAP that have the potential to buy real estate or know someone that will buy.
That does not mean an easy 500 like going into Starbucks and talking to the baristas.  Not that they don't have potential, but you want to be talking to the highest potential buyers/sellers.  FSBOs and Expired listings have raised their hand saying they want to sell...look at me.
How many of your life coaching clients are ready to move with new jobs?...selling and buying....you're going to help them and get them connected for referral fees right?
Who else in your community gets you clients?   Who has the highest propensity to move?
Investors are an option, but I would think that is likely a slow option for most investors.   Probably 90% of the investors only buy one investment property in their lifetime...so I would not focus on those.  Going to investor meetings at least 1/2 the people and maybe more are realtors or want to be investors, but have no resources....so today when you need immediate business, I don't think that is the place I would focus....when you are successful and generating income, then go after those.