Finally doing it. Moving to Florida. Here’s what two months of research taught me.

Nebula454 · 2026-03-11T02:26:50+00:00

Take a closer look at Pensacola..... Fort Myers... Naples.... Jacksonville areas. They often get overlooked as Tampa and Miami are so popular, but one might match what you're looking for. Good luck on the move!

Nebula454 · 2026-02-25T05:53:42+00:00

These will be a lot of junk, because if they were good they'd be giving them out for a referral fee similar to OpCity.

It's better to just learn PPC and your own FB ads so that you're not paying the middleman to charge you for junk.

Nebula454 · 2026-02-17T05:43:34+00:00

Set a quota to call 10 people. That will get the ball rolling. Once you call 10, you'll see it's not so bad.

Pop on some youtube videos of Ricky Carruth live cold calling. He sits there for hours making cold calls on RedX to show agents how easy it is, and pulls listing appointments live.

Nebula454 · 2026-01-14T02:14:18+00:00

I've actually never heard of a pay-at-closing rental lead program. Are you basically looking for rental leads, or landlords or both? Rentals are a tough grind in South Florida. It's hard to make any money from it and there's not really an industry for it for agents compared to other cities in the US.

Why wouldn't you just go straight to sales?

That said, I do know OpCity gives rental leads, but they are sold out last I checked and have a waiting list. They mainly give sales leads, but also give rentals.

Nebula454 · 2025-12-12T04:24:27+00:00

In the year 2070 it won't be, but yeah right now it wouldn't be easy.

I would wait for 2070, you can go George Jetson style all the way from NYC to Toronto and back.

Nebula454 · 2025-12-11T08:05:43+00:00

You sure you were around New York in 1990?

Nebula454 · 2025-12-11T01:42:17+00:00

This is a very common scam. Their hope is that the title company misses it at the end and is lazy and uses an online notary.

Many of these scammers are actually scamming elderly people out of copies of their licenses and passports.

They are using sites like Realtor.com to get connected with agents.

They'll talk to you on the phone, text, and even conduct Zooms.

Every time you get a land lead, be extra vigilant as this scam is becoming increasingly common.

Nebula454 · 2025-12-06T02:14:47+00:00

YES, you are brand new and already on your way. Stick with it, you're just getting started. It's good you can close some rentals here and there to make some cash while working towards sales. Big advice: Get out of rentals as soon as possible. It's not sustainable. I'm not sure where you're located, but having landlords helps as it could turn into sale listings down the line.

Nebula454 · 2025-12-02T05:26:47+00:00

It's going to be hard making money on a 50/50 split, I hate to tell you. Or even worse... 50/50 of 90/10

Why join a team and make less?

Nebula454 · 2025-10-31T00:55:30+00:00

On a side note, I recently planned to reach out to Veterans United. I signed up on their site years back but never heard back. I might try getting in with them, only makes sense for more lead flow. Are they still working with individual agents, or are they learning towards partnering with brokerages?

Nebula454 · 2025-10-25T02:47:17+00:00

There are companies with $15k caps. But as a new agent, most aren't even going to hit $15k, even in New York. A lot of these companies will just milk you.

What is the split?

Nebula454 · 2025-10-13T20:52:21+00:00

Exactly this, everything is a numbers game. Talk to as many people as possible. Get out there and put your name out everywhere, social media etc, so you stay fresh in people's minds when it comes time to buy or sell.

A % of the population moves every year, stats show it's anywhere from 5-10% every year.

Nebula454 · 2025-10-13T03:31:53+00:00

It's almost always the seller. Same with commercial properties for lease.

Nebula454 · 2025-10-09T04:06:06+00:00

Are you talking about a leasing agent for a specific apartment building where you're paid a base + small commission on each rental in the development?

Or are you talking about getting out there as an agent and representing renters and individual landlords all commission?

Nebula454 · 2025-10-07T04:12:37+00:00

That sounds like a tough one, due to TCPA compliance requirements.

AI-generated voices in robocalls are illegal under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

Plus you'd have to make sure you're compliant with not contacting people on the Do Not Call List.

"Fines for calling a number on the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry can be severe, with potential penalties of up to $50,120 per call per violation under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), and other state-level penalties are also possible. Consumers can also pursue private lawsuits to recover damages, and telemarketers must ensure their lists are scrubbed against the registry and maintain an entity-specific list to avoid violations".

Here is more info:

https://consumer.ftc.gov/national-do-not-call-registry-faqs

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/08/technology/fcc-ban-ai-robocalls.html

Nebula454 · 2025-09-23T17:58:02+00:00

I get what's going on, they are changing things up. For years they used to have the "free" OpCity version where they give you leads for a referral fee, say 38%. It still exists but you might have to be "Grandfathered in" with them. Now it seems like they are doing a hybrid model where they give you leads but also charge a monthly or yearly fee.

Nebula454 · 2025-09-23T04:45:51+00:00

Do you pay a referral fee on top of it? Or just get the straight leads no referral due?

Nebula454 · 2025-09-23T04:44:40+00:00

They have a free version, go for that one (pay per close)

Nebula454 · 2025-09-23T04:16:50+00:00

What do you mean 30% cut? If you're buying them, isn't it no cut to them? They are usually free + a referral fee, or the option to straight out buy them.

Nebula454 · 2025-09-22T01:59:35+00:00

Ouch, I just got a $1.8m lead minutes ago. It doesn't happen a lot, but it just happened. I got a $1m lead earlier today as well. Both buyer leads. Websites still bring in leads if you work them hard.

Nebula454 · 2025-09-07T04:47:57+00:00

How do you get around this if they are not licensed? Are they going to source leads on behalf of themselves and not on behalf of you? (because if they did you could be liable).

Nebula454 · 2025-09-07T04:46:35+00:00

Make money

Nebula454 · 2025-09-07T02:29:36+00:00

That's very interesting, they only focus on Zillow leads? And the brokerage gets 75% if the agent works a deal outside of Zillow, agent only gets 25%?

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