BTM187: Inside Sales Agents, Facebook Ads & Negotiating Tactics for Investors with Gustavo Castro

Gustavo Castro, today’s guest, runs one of the largest inside sales teams for real estate in North America. They make about 50K outbound calls a day, set 100 appointments a day and have over 600 active real estate clients.

On today’s show Gus highlights the power of an ISA (inside sales agent) and how to best utilize one in today’s competitive economy. Gus also knows how to fill the front end of his sales funnel with facebook ads and close on the backend with great negotiating tactics – all on today’s episode.

Key Points From This Episode:

  • Why become an entrepreneurial asset in someone else’s business
  • The power of asking yourself… ‘What’s the worst that could happen?’
  • The difference between a virtual assistant and inside sales agent
  • The future of phone marketing
  • Gustavo’s facebook lead generation strategy
  • Cost per lead vs cost per acquisition

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Gustavo’s Website

Recommended Book:

Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

Listen to this book for free!

Lifestyle Design App:

Ring Central

BTM186: Lifestyle Design Virtual Deals with Australia Based Investor Alicia Jarrett

As a global real estate investor, Alicia Jarrett, today’s guest knows all about lifestyle design. Based in Australia, she’s been able to build her portfolio and flipping business in the U.S. with a virtual team doing (practically) all of the heavy lifting.

On today’s show, we cover a wide array of topics from the difference between investing in North America vs. Australia and other international countries to the team of realtors, contractors, title companies and virtual assistants that allow Alicia to do virtual deals from a yacht in Croatia or the snow in France. Over time her preference has went from flipping single family homes to flipping vacant land and we’ll dive into all of the details here on today’s show.

Key Points From This Episode:

  • Australian Real Estate vs. U.S. Real Estate
  • The market cycles of the flipping business
  • Why land can be a more attractive investment
  • Effectively building a virtual team
  • How important the right realtor can be for your success
  • Contractors and Virtual Investors.. The good, bad and ugly

 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Alicia’s Website

Recommended Book:

Awaken the Giant Within by Anthony Robbins

Listen to this book for free!

Lifestyle Design App:

Time Buddy – Time Zone App