176 - What happens when you knock on 1,000 doors in your own neighborhood?
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Jacob McKinnon shares his remarkable journey from international marketing entrepreneur to successful real estate agent, generating $1.4 million in GCI within just three years of entering the industry.
• Started his career as a chef before building a direct sales and marketing company in the UK
• Brought his marketing business to Australia, scaling to 12 locations and 123 salespeople
• Pivoted to real estate when COVID decimated his face-to-face marketing business
• Spent first six months without a listing before securing his first sale that set a street record
• Grew from $85K GCI in first year to $300K in second year and $1.4M in third year
• Disrupted the Southern Highlands market by introducing auction campaigns
• Reduced average days on market from 155 days (area average) to just 35 days
• Creates video content for every listing, often cooking meals in vendors' kitchens
• Built success by systematically door-knocking 1,570 homes in his immediate neighborhood
• Currently leads a team including his wife as operations manager and two sales associates
• Targeting $100 million in property sales this year
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Discover more:
Chapters
1. Meeting Jacob McKinnon (00:00:00)
2. From Chef to UK Marketing Career (00:01:46)
3. COVID Impact and Career Pivot (00:03:49)
4. First Year Struggles in Real Estate (00:05:09)
5. Bringing Auction to Southern Highlands (00:07:56)
6. Video Marketing and Cooking Demos (00:15:29)
7. Building Relationships Through Door Knocking (00:17:50)
8. Learning Home Values and Closing (00:25:25)
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