Real Estate Appraiser: 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 appraisers 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 appraisers, who else gets a call that same week?
Appraisers sell to both individuals and businesses, and most of the work starts when somebody needs a loan closed. 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.
- Financing or refinancewhen somebody needs a loan closed
- Home purchasewhen somebody buys a house
- Divorcewhen a marriage ends
- Death / probatewhen somebody dies and an estate has to be settled
- Commercial property acquisitionwhen an investor or operator buys a commercial building
- Lawsuit or claimwhen somebody gets sued
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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CPA / Accountant
They send you work80Trigger: 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.
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Business Banker
They send you work75Trigger: somebody needs a loan closed
Business bankers hear about it when somebody needs a loan closed, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Insurance Property & Casualty
They send you work73Trigger: somebody buys a house
P&C insurance agents hear about it when somebody buys a house, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 04
Attorney Real Estate
Two-way72Trigger: somebody buys a house
You and real estate attorneys both get the call when somebody buys a house, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
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Title Company
Two-way71Trigger: 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.
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Mortgage Broker / Loan Officer
They send you work70Trigger: somebody needs a loan closed
Mortgage brokers hear about it when somebody needs a loan closed, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 07
Commercial Lender
They send you work70Trigger: somebody needs a loan closed
Commercial lenders hear about it when somebody needs a loan closed, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 08
Hard Money / Private Lender
Two-way69Trigger: somebody needs a loan closed
You and private lenders both get the call when somebody needs a loan closed, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
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Real Estate Investor
Two-way68Trigger: somebody needs a loan closed
You and real estate investors both get the call when somebody needs a loan closed, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 10
Home Inspector
They send you work66Trigger: somebody buys a house
Home inspectors hear about it when somebody buys a house, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Title Company
Two-way66Trigger: 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.
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Attorney Real Estate
Two-way63Trigger: somebody buys a house
You and real estate attorneys both get the call when somebody buys a house, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 03
Mortgage Broker / Loan Officer
They send you work63Trigger: somebody needs a loan closed
Mortgage brokers hear about it when somebody needs a loan closed, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Hard Money / Private Lender
Two-way63Trigger: somebody needs a loan closed
You and private lenders both get the call when somebody needs a loan closed, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
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Land Surveyor
Two-way62Trigger: an investor or operator buys a commercial building
You and land surveyors both get the call when an investor or operator buys a commercial building, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
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Real Estate Investor
Two-way59Trigger: somebody needs a loan closed
You and real estate investors both get the call when somebody needs a loan closed, 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 Realtor board or association
Your partners are in this room: real estate attorneys, 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.
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 Realtor board or association
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: real estate attorneys, 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.
Chapter finder → - 02
Local mortgage bankers or brokers association
Your partners' associationYour 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.
Chapter finder → - 03
Your city or county chamber of commerce
Chamber of commerceYour partners are in this room: CPAs, business bankers, and P&C insurance agents.
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 → - 04
LinkedIn groups & local B2B communities
Online communityYour partners are in this room: CPAs, business bankers, and P&C insurance agents.
Works when your buyer has a job title. Useful comments on your partners' posts beat posting your own.
Chapter finder → - 05
Land title association
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: real estate attorneys and title companies.
Title agents and closing lawyers. They touch every deal on its last day.
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 Realtor board or association
Your partners are in this room: real estate attorneys, 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.
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 Realtor board or association
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: real estate attorneys, 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.
Chapter finder → - 02
Local mortgage bankers or brokers association
Your partners' associationYour 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.
Chapter finder → - 03
Your city or county chamber of commerce
Chamber of commerceYour partners are in this room: CPAs, business bankers, and P&C insurance agents.
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 → - 04
LinkedIn groups & local B2B communities
Online communityYour partners are in this room: CPAs, business bankers, and P&C insurance agents.
Works when your buyer has a job title. Useful comments on your partners' posts beat posting your own.
Chapter finder → - 05
Land title association
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: real estate attorneys and title companies.
Title agents and closing lawyers. They touch every deal on its last day.
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.
See chapters → - 07
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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Vistage
Paid peer groupYour partners are in this room: CPAs and business bankers.
Run CEO peer groups. You are buying advice, not leads, but the group turns into a warm list over time.
Chapter finder →
Let us be straight with you. For appraisers, 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 appraiser 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 appraisers, 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 Appraiser
The five people who should be sending you clients
- CPA / Accountant (They send you work)
Shared trigger: somebody needs a loan closed - Business Banker (They send you work)
Shared trigger: somebody needs a loan closed - Insurance Property & Casualty (They send you work)
Shared trigger: somebody buys a house - Attorney Real Estate (Two-way)
Shared trigger: somebody buys a house - Title Company (Two-way)
Shared trigger: somebody buys a house
The three rooms to be in
- Your local Realtor board or association: Your partners are in this room: real estate attorneys, title companies, and mortgage brokers.
- Local mortgage bankers or brokers association: Your partners are in this room: title companies, mortgage brokers, and commercial lenders.
- Your city or county chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: CPAs, business bankers, and P&C insurance agents.
- Your local Realtor board or association: Your partners are in this room: real estate attorneys, title companies, and mortgage brokers.
- Local mortgage bankers or brokers association: Your partners are in this room: title companies, mortgage brokers, and commercial lenders.
- Your city or county chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: CPAs, business bankers, and P&C insurance agents.