I’m now a big fan of Lofty and the reason why is the property alerts. Faster and more accurate than Real Scout…. I am curious about your thoughts and what is your experience from your current clients have been? Thank you in advance for all your help.

Everybody is going crazy in a good way mostly about REAL Broker buying REMax. I'm just curious to hear your thoughts on this. Me personally, I think it's great to have an older company step into all the technology and support you get with REAL. Of course I am partial to the fact that they will be getting Lofty for a smoking deal. LOL!!!!! This is a general discussion, let's keep it productive and friendly. This really should not effect anybody's business, just curious on your thoughts on such a big move.

Google Just Dropped a Big Update on Reviews (GBP) — Here’s What Actually Matters Google quietly updated their review guidelines… and yeah, this one’s going to affect a lot of agents and businesses. Here’s the simple breakdown: What you can NOT do anymore: • No incentives for reviews(no gift cards, discounts, “we’ll send you something if you leave a review” — all out) • No cherry-picking happy clients(you have to ask everyone, not just the ones you know will leave a 5-star) • No asking for specific wording(can’t say “mention this” or “talk about this service”) • No asking for reviews in-person at the moment(don’t stand there and have them leave it on the spot) • No pushing staff names in reviews(even asking them to mention you specifically can be an issue now) What Google IS cracking down on: Google is watching for patterns. Things like:• Sudden spikes in reviews• All 5-star reviews with similar wording• Reviews that look “guided” or scripted• Anything that looks like you’re controlling the outcome If it looks manipulated, they’ll remove them. Simple as that. What you SHOULD be doing instead (this is the play): • Ask every client for a review — good or bad• Send the request AFTER the transaction, not during• Keep it neutral and open-ended• Let them write whatever they want Example: “Hey [Name], if you have a minute, I’d really appreciate you sharing your experience here.” That’s it. No pressure. No scripting. My take (important): This actually helps people doing things the right way. If you’ve been building your Google Business Profile legit:• real clients• real experiences• consistent asks You’re going to win even more now. If someone’s been gaming reviews… they’re about to get wiped. I’ll break this down more in a video, but if you’re running Google reviews right now, it’s worth tightening this up immediately.

Get into your lofty system and select all the leads that you have not contacted in a while. Send a mass text: Hey #lead_first_name#, some amazing new properties just hit the market today. Do you want me to send them to you? Literally copy and paste that. Watch your responses blow up. You'll get yesses, you'll get the GET SCREWED texts as well. LOL!!!! The whole point of this is to move people thru and out of your system.

We are so stoked to have you here. Lofty did another update and so did google profile, I am currently breaking down all the changes and will have them here for you shortly.