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Attorney Real Estate Lawyer: Best Referral Sources

Who should be sending you clients, and the rooms they are already sitting in.

Get the networking events worth showing up to

Tell us where you are. We will send you the best rooms for real estate attorneys and the next meeting dates. Add a ZIP and this page will also show your local chapters and which seats are open.

Most business owners network where their competitors are, not where their referral partners are.

Your own trade group is for learning. Your partners' groups are where the work comes from. Everything below starts with one question. When something happens that makes people need real estate attorneys, who else gets a call that same week?

Real estate attorneys sell to both individuals and businesses, and most of the work starts when somebody buys a house. It moves fast, so being the name already in hand matters more than being the cheapest. Clients return now and then, so the introduction has to keep paying off.

What starts the work
  • Home purchasewhen somebody buys a house
  • Commercial property acquisitionwhen an investor or operator buys a commercial building
  • Home salewhen somebody puts a house on the market
  • Lawsuit or claimwhen somebody gets sued
  • New lease or locationwhen a business signs a lease or opens a location
  • Death / probatewhen somebody dies and an estate has to be settled
  • Divorcewhen a marriage ends
Block one

Who should be sending you clients

Ranked by what starts the job, not by who sounds close to your trade.

  1. 01

    Real Estate Investor

    They send you work
    75

    Trigger: an investor or operator buys a commercial building

    Real estate investors hear about it when an investor or operator buys a commercial building, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.

  2. 02

    Attorney Business & Corporate

    They send you work
    72

    Trigger: somebody gets sued

    Business attorneys hear about it when somebody gets sued, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.

  3. 03

    Title Company

    Two-way
    71

    Trigger: somebody buys a house

    You and title companies both get the call when somebody buys a house, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.

  4. 04

    Real Estate Agent (Residential)

    They send you work
    71

    Trigger: somebody buys a house

    Residential real estate agents hear about it when somebody buys a house, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.

  5. 05

    Insurance Property & Casualty

    Two-way
    69

    Trigger: somebody buys a house

    You and P&C insurance agents both get the call when somebody buys a house, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.

  6. 06

    Commercial Real Estate Broker

    They send you work
    66

    Trigger: an investor or operator buys a commercial building

    Commercial real estate brokers hear about it when an investor or operator buys a commercial building, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.

  7. 07

    Commercial Property Manager

    Two-way
    66

    Trigger: an investor or operator buys a commercial building

    You and commercial property managers both get the call when an investor or operator buys a commercial building, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.

  8. 08

    Mortgage Broker / Loan Officer

    Two-way
    65

    Trigger: somebody buys a house

    You and mortgage brokers both get the call when somebody buys a house, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.

  9. 09

    Business Banker

    Two-way
    65

    Trigger: an investor or operator buys a commercial building

    You and business bankers both get the call when an investor or operator buys a commercial building, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.

  10. 10

    Commercial Lender

    Two-way
    65

    Trigger: an investor or operator buys a commercial building

    You and commercial lenders both get the call when an investor or operator buys a commercial building, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.

Block two

Where those people actually are

Ranked by how many of your best partners are in the room, and how much work each one can send you.

Start here

Your local Realtor board or association

Your partners are in this room: residential real estate agents, title companies, and mortgage brokers.

Join as a vendor and you are in front of hundreds of agents. They need people they trust at every closing. Ask about the vendor committee and the classes for new agents, not just the parties.

Your partners' association Monthly Under $500/yr ~4 hrs/month
Find your local chapter →

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  1. 01

    Your local Realtor board or association

    Your partners' association

    Your partners are in this room: residential real estate agents, title companies, and mortgage brokers.

    Join as a vendor and you are in front of hundreds of agents. They need people they trust at every closing. Ask about the vendor committee and the classes for new agents, not just the parties.

    Monthly Under $500/yr ~4 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  2. 02

    LinkedIn groups & local B2B communities

    Online community

    Your partners are in this room: real estate investors, business attorneys, and residential real estate agents.

    Works when your buyer has a job title. Useful comments on your partners' posts beat posting your own.

    Always on Free ~3 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  3. 03

    Your city or county chamber of commerce

    Chamber of commerce

    Your partners are in this room: business attorneys, residential real estate agents, and title companies.

    Too big and too broad on its own. The value is in one committee. Pick one and go every time. The same fifteen people show up, and they get to know you.

    Monthly Under $500/yr ~4 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  4. 04

    Local mortgage bankers or brokers association

    Your partners' association

    Your partners are in this room: title companies, mortgage brokers, and commercial lenders.

    Loan officers know a house is selling 30 to 60 days before anyone else does.

    Monthly Under $500/yr ~3 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  5. 05

    NAIOP (Commercial Real Estate Development Association)

    Your partners' association

    Your partners are in this room: real estate investors and commercial real estate brokers.

    Developers, owners, and the money behind big projects. This is where a building exists before anyone digs.

    Monthly $500–$2,000/yr ~4 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  6. 06

    BNI

    Structured referral group

    One seat per category, so your competitors are excluded by rule and the seats around you are the partners above.

    The biggest referral group in the world. You meet every week. Only one person per job. They expect you to show up.

    Weekly $500–$2,000/yr ~8 hrs/month One seat per category
    Chapter finder →
  7. 07

    LeTip International

    Structured referral group

    One seat per category, so your competitors are excluded by rule and the seats around you are the partners above.

    Weekly referral chapters. One person per job. Strong with trades and home services.

    Weekly $500–$2,000/yr ~7 hrs/month One seat per category
    Chapter finder →
  8. 08

    Network In Action

    Structured referral group

    One seat per category, so your competitors are excluded by rule and the seats around you are the partners above.

    Referral groups that meet once a month. Good if you cannot give up a morning every week.

    Monthly $500–$2,000/yr ~3 hrs/month One seat per category
    Chapter finder →
The competitor trap

Land title association

Most real estate attorneys join this room first. It is also the one most likely to be the wrong pick. Title agents and closing lawyers. They touch every deal on its last day. Everyone in it does what you do. Join it for the training, the licences, and the ties to manufacturers. Do not join it for referrals, and do not join it instead of the rooms above.

Land title association →

Let us be straight with you. For real estate attorneys, a weekly referral group is not the best pick. Your partners gather in professional groups instead, so spend your time there. We would rather say that than sell you a seat you do not need.

Block three

Is your seat open?

Prime Time takes one attorney real estate per chapter. Put in a South Florida ZIP above and we will show you which seats are open.

Add a ZIP code at the top of the page to see which seats are open.

Get the dates

Have the next meetings sent to you

The rooms above are the answer. This is when they meet. Tell us where to send it and we will email you the next dates for real estate attorneys, with the one page plan.

We already know your trade and your area from this page, so there is nothing else to fill in. We do not ask for a phone number. Every email we send has an unsubscribe link.

Take this with you

Your one-page action plan

Five partners, five things to say, three rooms. Print it and keep it in the car.

Networking plan: Attorney Real Estate

The five people who should be sending you clients

  1. Real Estate Investor (They send you work)
    Shared trigger: an investor or operator buys a commercial building
  2. Attorney Business & Corporate (They send you work)
    Shared trigger: somebody gets sued
  3. Title Company (Two-way)
    Shared trigger: somebody buys a house
  4. Real Estate Agent (Residential) (They send you work)
    Shared trigger: somebody buys a house
  5. Insurance Property & Casualty (Two-way)
    Shared trigger: somebody buys a house

The three rooms to be in

  1. Your local Realtor board or association: Your partners are in this room: residential real estate agents, title companies, and mortgage brokers.
  2. LinkedIn groups & local B2B communities: Your partners are in this room: real estate investors, business attorneys, and residential real estate agents.
  3. Your city or county chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: business attorneys, residential real estate agents, and title companies.

Don't confuse this with networking: Land title association. Learning and supplier access, not referrals.