All Forum Posts by: Hamp Lee III

Hey BP Community!

I want to know what other newbies are doing and seasoned real estate pros have done to enjoy the process along the way when they were getting started?

I am still in the process of looking to become prequalified within the 3-6 months for either VA or FHA Loan.

I am looking for W-2 work, as most of the lenders, agents, and other real estate pros have said with being self-employed at least 2 years of income is required, and I just started my wine tour LLC business back in July and that won't fly 🤦🏾‍♀️. I hate to put business operations on hold, but I want to get my first real estate deal done before summer 2023 and am laying the framework to do so.

I’m building myself back up from ground zero after all the not-so-great things that have happened this year like many of you have done or are doing.

Other than looking at my goals, telling myself it’s going to get better, working and believing in my plan, and being content with the process, what are you guys doing?

Is it more reading, podcasts, events, or something else?

Just want to know.

Love this topic. Feel free to check out my accounts for content ideas from an agent/investor below:

@crosbyshowhomes (on Instagram & tik tok). I also have a facebook group I started to utilize as a pipeline for future buyers, sellers and investors. I do combine my pages because I am after creating authentic relationships and want to share my passion with people, whether they are investors or not! :) 

Here are my tips though:

#1 Define what your purpose is with social media. What audience are you trying to capture?

#2 Once you define your audience, focus on creating content that adds value. So for me, I rarely post “listings”. Instead, I teach people how to run numbers, how to write better offers, how to create better attracting for their personal listings, how to start investing, etc. Basically, I’m way more focused on providing value than I am about anything else. I will also post numbers from my own investments, I share my mistakes, I share my successes, and I celebrate client success stories. 

#3 Be authentic - something I learned earlier in my career is that pretending to be someone else is never going to generate more business. There is a big difference in copying someone’s SYSTEMS vs. copying someone’s persona. I have found that having authentic videos, showing my face and letting the imperfections come through build stronger relationships with my online community. Sure, you may not like how you look on video, but people are way more likely to watch your content and follow you if you show your face and have video rather than just cool graphics. 

Ultimately, you need to know your market. Be careful not to divide followers among a number of pages. Develop content that appeals to the group you’re in, create FB groups that appeal to certain buyers/sellers/investors, network, connect and stay consistent. If you follow this pattern, you will find success! 

Let me know if you want to talk more or have any questions about the LA market and how I apply this here. :) 

It depends on what you're looking to accomplish on social media. I think it's ok to just have 1 social media brand if your goal is to present yourself as an industry expert to attract buyers and sellers and ALSO attract contractors, designers, architects, etc.

There are a few agents in my market who do this. They are a real estate agent but they also flip houses, buy rentals, etc. They share both sides of their business on their instagrams. As an investor myself, these agents are attractive because they clearly know how to work with investors, since they are investors themselves.

@Hamp Lee III which brokerage are you picking ? They may have a dos and don’ts of social media.

@Hamp Lee III

Yes you need to be descriptive of what you do on social media and make your bio as clear and descriptive as possible.

You can also take help from a social media marketing expert.

All the best!

Thanks for the shout out @Lexey Vezzoso!

@Hamp Lee III I'd love to connect and go through some things. The VA loan is the most Powerful financial product on the face of the planet if you know how to deploy it correctly.

 Hello @Hamp Lee III I've wanted to get my real estate license most of my adult life. I'm retired navy and checked into it once on shore duty but it was the wrong time. I'm in my 16th year teaching high school and take the Virginia salesperson exam 1 Oct. My plan is to start part time and leave teaching in a year or two. I get so much time off that part time for me still leaves lots of time to learn and develop my business. I have a retired navy commander/broker who says he'll bring me aboard once I get licensed. He's at a cloud based company which seems like it will be a better fit for me. I first though, need to pass the test.