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Land Surveyor: 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 land surveyors 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 land surveyors, who else gets a call that same week?

Land surveyors sell to both individuals and businesses, and most of the work starts when an investor or operator buys a commercial building. It moves fast, so being the name already in hand matters more than being the cheapest. Most clients buy once, so the flow of new names is the whole business.

What starts the work
  • Commercial property acquisitionwhen an investor or operator buys a commercial building
  • Home purchasewhen somebody buys a house
  • Renovation projectwhen a homeowner decides to remodel
  • Financing or refinancewhen somebody needs a loan closed
  • Lawsuit or claimwhen somebody gets sued
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
    73

    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 Real Estate

    Two-way
    72

    Trigger: an investor or operator buys a commercial building

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

  3. 03

    Business Banker

    They send you work
    71

    Trigger: an investor or operator buys a commercial building

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

  4. 04

    Hard Money / Private Lender

    They send you work
    71

    Trigger: an investor or operator buys a commercial building

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

  5. 05

    Commercial Lender

    They send you work
    70

    Trigger: an investor or operator buys a commercial building

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

  6. 06

    Commercial Real Estate Broker

    They send you work
    69

    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

    Mortgage Broker / Loan Officer

    They send you work
    69

    Trigger: somebody buys a house

    Mortgage brokers hear about it when somebody buys a house, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.

  8. 08

    CPA / Accountant

    They send you work
    67

    Trigger: somebody needs a loan closed

    CPAs hear about it when somebody needs a loan closed, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.

  9. 09

    Title Company

    Two-way
    66

    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.

  10. 10

    Commercial Property Manager

    Two-way
    64

    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.

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: real estate attorneys, mortgage brokers, and title companies.

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
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  1. 01

    Your local Realtor board or association

    Your partners' association

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

    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

    Local mortgage bankers or brokers association

    Your partners' association

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

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

    Monthly Under $500/yr ~3 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  3. 03

    Your city or county chamber of commerce

    Chamber of commerce

    Your partners are in this room: business bankers, commercial lenders, and commercial real estate brokers.

    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

    LinkedIn groups & local B2B communities

    Online community

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

    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 →
  5. 05

    A paid mastermind inside your own industry

    Paid peer group

    Your partners are in this room: real estate investors and private lenders.

    Owners in your trade from other cities, so nobody competes. No local referrals by design. The real payoff is running a better business.

    Quarterly $2,000+/yr ~4 hrs/month
  6. 06

    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 →
  7. 07

    Land title association

    Your partners' association

    Your partners are in this room: real estate attorneys and title companies.

    Title agents and closing lawyers. They touch every deal on its last day.

    Quarterly Under $500/yr ~2 hrs/month
    Chapter finder →
  8. 08

    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 →

Let us be straight with you. For land surveyors, 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 land surveyor 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 land surveyors, 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: Land Surveyor

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 Real Estate (Two-way)
    Shared trigger: an investor or operator buys a commercial building
  3. Business Banker (They send you work)
    Shared trigger: an investor or operator buys a commercial building
  4. Hard Money / Private Lender (They send you work)
    Shared trigger: an investor or operator buys a commercial building
  5. Commercial Lender (They send you work)
    Shared trigger: an investor or operator buys a commercial building

The three rooms to be in

  1. Your local Realtor board or association: Your partners are in this room: real estate attorneys, mortgage brokers, and title companies.
  2. Local mortgage bankers or brokers association: Your partners are in this room: commercial lenders, mortgage brokers, and title companies.
  3. Your city or county chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: business bankers, commercial lenders, and commercial real estate brokers.