Everyday Places Realtors Meet New Clients and Generate Leads
Published September 17, 2026
There are opportunities to meet potential clients and referral partners all around you. You just need a simple way to turn those conversations and interactions into connections you can follow up with.Here are four places to start.
Networking events
Chamber events, business mixers, professional associations, community events, and industry gatherings can put you in a room with dozens of people where you can network and potentially meet your next client.
Don't try to meet everyone. Focus on having meaningful conversations with about 10 people. When someone shows interest, invite them to scan your Lead Form QR code and share their information.
Open houses
An open house isn't only about selling that particular property.
It's also an opportunity to meet neighbors, future buyers, potential sellers, and people researching the market.
Make it easy for visitors to share their information using your Leads Form. Display your Lead Form QR code where visitors can easily scan it to request property details, receive market updates or stay connected.
Social media
Your social media audience can also become a source of leads.
Share your Lead Form link in your bio, Stories, direct messages, Facebook posts or LinkedIn content. You can also place the QR code on a graphic or video so viewers can scan it from another device.
Give people a clear reason to connect, such as receiving a home valuation, local market update, buyer’s guide or list of available homes.
Instead of hoping someone returns to your page, you now have their information and can follow up directly.
When someone engages with your real estate content or asks a question, don't let the conversation disappear into comments or DMs.
When appropriate, invite them to connect directly and share your Leads Form link.
Everyday conversations
Sometimes the best opportunities aren't planned, it comes natural.
You may meet someone at your child's sporting event, a community function, a restaurant, church, the gym, or through another business owner.
If real estate comes up naturally, you now have a non-invasive, easy way to collect their information and stay connected. Let them scan your Lead Form QR code or send them the link.
Your next real estate client could be waiting in one of these places!
Your 5-Minute Action for Today
Find one networking event you can attend within the next two weeks and add it to your calendar. At the networking event, you want to have 10 meaningful conversations and capture the information of the people you want to follow up with.
Then share your Lead Form link or QR code on your social media channels with a clear reason for people to connect and share their information with you.
What's Next?
In the next email we'll conclude the Lead Generation series showing you how to retrieve your leads’ information in the app and sending your first follow up email so the contacts you collected become business opportunities, not just another forgotten stack of business cards.
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