Residential Real Estate Agent: 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 residential real estate agents 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 residential real estate agents, who else gets a call that same week?
Residential real estate agents sell to individuals and households, and most of the work starts when somebody buys a house. People take their time deciding, so a recommendation carries most of the weight. Clients return now and then, so the introduction has to keep paying off.
- Home purchasewhen somebody buys a house
- Home salewhen somebody puts a house on the market
- Divorcewhen a marriage ends
- Death / probatewhen somebody dies and an estate has to be settled
- Job changewhen somebody changes jobs or gets relocated
- Retirementwhen somebody retires
- Aging / care transitionwhen an aging parent needs a different living situation
- Move-in / relocationwhen a family moves into a new place
Who should be sending you clients
Who you should be sending clients to
Ranked by what starts the job, not by who sounds close to your trade.
The same list, turned around. Give first and the rest follows.
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Mental Health Therapist
Two-way65Trigger: a marriage ends
You and therapists and counselors both get the call when a marriage ends, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
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Attorney Estate Planning & Probate
Two-way63Trigger: somebody dies and an estate has to be settled
You and estate planning attorneys both get the call when somebody dies and an estate has to be settled, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
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Mortgage Broker / Loan Officer
You send them work61Trigger: somebody buys a house
You hear about it when somebody buys a house, before mortgage brokers do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
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CPA / Accountant
Two-way61Trigger: somebody dies and an estate has to be settled
You and CPAs both get the call when somebody dies and an estate has to be settled, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
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Attorney Elder Law
They send you work60Trigger: somebody dies and an estate has to be settled
Elder law attorneys hear about it when somebody dies and an estate has to be settled, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Home Health Care
Two-way60Trigger: an aging parent needs a different living situation
You and home care agencies both get the call when an aging parent needs a different living situation, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
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Staffing / Recruiting
They send you work59Trigger: somebody changes jobs or gets relocated
Staffing and recruiting firms hear about it when somebody changes jobs or gets relocated, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Attorney Family Law
They send you work58Trigger: a marriage ends
Family law attorneys hear about it when a marriage ends, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Attorney Real Estate
You send them work57Trigger: somebody buys a house
You hear about it when somebody buys a house, before real estate attorneys do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
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Home Inspector
You send them work57Trigger: somebody buys a house
You hear about it when somebody buys a house, before home inspectors do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
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Home Stager
You send them work75Trigger: somebody puts a house on the market
You hear about it when somebody puts a house on the market, before home stagers do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
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Mortgage Broker / Loan Officer
You send them work74Trigger: somebody buys a house
You hear about it when somebody buys a house, before mortgage brokers do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
- 03
Moving Company
You send them work70Trigger: somebody buys a house
You hear about it when somebody buys a house, before movers do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
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Home Inspector
You send them work69Trigger: somebody buys a house
You hear about it when somebody buys a house, before home inspectors do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
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Storage Facility
You send them work66Trigger: somebody puts a house on the market
You hear about it when somebody puts a house on the market, before storage companies do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
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Mental Health Therapist
Two-way66Trigger: a marriage ends
You and therapists and counselors both get the call when a marriage ends, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
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.
Your local estate planning council
Your partners are in this room: estate planning attorneys, CPAs, and elder law attorneys.
Estate lawyers, CPAs, bankers, and insurance people in one room on purpose. It was built for this kind of referral.
Find your local chapter →Give someone nine choices and they pick none. If you do one thing from this page, do this.
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Your local estate planning council
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: estate planning attorneys, CPAs, and elder law attorneys.
Estate lawyers, CPAs, bankers, and insurance people in one room on purpose. It was built for this kind of referral.
Chapter finder → - 02
Aging Life Care / senior care provider network
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: therapists and counselors, elder law attorneys, and home care agencies.
People who help older adults and their families move, get care, and sort out the house. They are there when the family decides everything at once.
Chapter finder → - 03
State bar practice sections
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: estate planning attorneys, elder law attorneys, and family law attorneys.
Classes, standards, and lawyers who share cases. The exception is across practice areas. Estate and family lawyers refer to each other all the time.
Chapter finder → - 04
Your city or county chamber of commerce
Chamber of commerceYour partners are in this room: therapists and counselors, mortgage brokers, and CPAs.
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.
Chapter finder → - 05
Local mortgage bankers or brokers association
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: mortgage brokers and home inspectors.
Loan officers know a house is selling 30 to 60 days before anyone else does.
Chapter finder → - 06
BNI
Structured referral groupOne 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.
Chapter finder → - 07
LeTip International
Structured referral groupOne 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.
Chapter finder → - 08
Network In Action
Structured referral groupOne 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.
Chapter finder →
Your local estate planning council
Your partners are in this room: estate planning attorneys, CPAs, and elder law attorneys.
Estate lawyers, CPAs, bankers, and insurance people in one room on purpose. It was built for this kind of referral.
Find your local chapter →Give someone nine choices and they pick none. If you do one thing from this page, do this.
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Your local estate planning council
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: estate planning attorneys, CPAs, and elder law attorneys.
Estate lawyers, CPAs, bankers, and insurance people in one room on purpose. It was built for this kind of referral.
Chapter finder → - 02
Aging Life Care / senior care provider network
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: therapists and counselors, elder law attorneys, and home care agencies.
People who help older adults and their families move, get care, and sort out the house. They are there when the family decides everything at once.
Chapter finder → - 03
State bar practice sections
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: estate planning attorneys, elder law attorneys, and family law attorneys.
Classes, standards, and lawyers who share cases. The exception is across practice areas. Estate and family lawyers refer to each other all the time.
Chapter finder → - 04
Your city or county chamber of commerce
Chamber of commerceYour partners are in this room: therapists and counselors, mortgage brokers, and CPAs.
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.
Chapter finder → - 05
Local mortgage bankers or brokers association
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: mortgage brokers and home inspectors.
Loan officers know a house is selling 30 to 60 days before anyone else does.
Chapter finder → - 06
Prime Time Business Network
Structured referral groupOne seat per category, so your competitors are excluded by rule and the seats around you are the partners above.
A South Florida referral group. Only one person per job in each chapter. So your competitors are kept out, and your referral partners have the other seats.
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An independent local leads group
Structured referral groupOne seat per category, so your competitors are excluded by rule and the seats around you are the partners above.
Most cities have small leads groups you will never find online. A realtor or insurance agent usually starts them. Ask three people in your trade who they meet with.
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State CPA society
Your partners' associationYour partner is in this room: CPAs.
A CPA is the person most business owners trust most. Sponsors can go to chapter meetings and classes.
Chapter finder →
Your local Realtor board or association
Most residential real estate agents join this room first. It is also the one most likely to be the wrong pick. 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. 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.
Your local Realtor board or association →Let us be straight with you. For residential real estate agents, 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.
Is your seat open?
Prime Time takes one real estate agent (residential) 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.
Prime Time doesn't operate where you are yet.
We have fifteen chapters in South Florida and none near you. Telling you to join would be bad advice. The rooms above are the real answer where you are. We can email you the one page version and let you know if we open near you.
Send me those roomsHave 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 residential real estate agents, 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.
Your one-page action plan
Five partners, five things to say, three rooms. Print it and keep it in the car.
Networking plan: Real Estate Agent (Residential)
The five people who should be sending you clients
- Mental Health Therapist (Two-way)
Shared trigger: a marriage ends - Attorney Estate Planning & Probate (Two-way)
Shared trigger: somebody dies and an estate has to be settled - Mortgage Broker / Loan Officer (You send them work)
Shared trigger: somebody buys a house - CPA / Accountant (Two-way)
Shared trigger: somebody dies and an estate has to be settled - Attorney Elder Law (They send you work)
Shared trigger: somebody dies and an estate has to be settled
The three rooms to be in
- Your local estate planning council: Your partners are in this room: estate planning attorneys, CPAs, and elder law attorneys.
- Aging Life Care / senior care provider network: Your partners are in this room: therapists and counselors, elder law attorneys, and home care agencies.
- State bar practice sections: Your partners are in this room: estate planning attorneys, elder law attorneys, and family law attorneys.
- Your local estate planning council: Your partners are in this room: estate planning attorneys, CPAs, and elder law attorneys.
- Aging Life Care / senior care provider network: Your partners are in this room: therapists and counselors, elder law attorneys, and home care agencies.
- State bar practice sections: Your partners are in this room: estate planning attorneys, elder law attorneys, and family law attorneys.
Don't confuse this with networking: Your local Realtor board or association. Learning and supplier access, not referrals.