Chris McAllister is a real estate investor, broker, manager and consultant based in Springfield, Ohio – Midway between Columbus…
Week 2 – Origin Story Between 2003 and 2005, Chris and a partner bought over $5,000,000 worth of real…
The Crash of 2008 & Our own kind of Boom In 2008, Springfield, Ohio had crashed. It is important…
Week 4 Launching ROOST Real Estate Co. Chris had been a successful agent, a franchise broker and a team…
Week 5 – What Makes Chris and ROOST Different Chris decided to break away from the conventional brokerage model by…
Week 6: Chris’s Unique Ability As an entrepreneur, the goal should be to spend as much time as possible focused…
Welcome to week 7: Goals, Objectives, and Attitudes for success Chris’s real estate investment philosophy is simple: buy for cash…
Welcome to Week 8 – Where we discuss Chris’s Experience as a Property Manager Chris first assembled a team to…
Welcome to Week 9 – in which we ask the critical question: Does Investing in Real Estate Make Sense for…
Welcome to Week 10: Common Traits of Our Most & Least Successful Clients This is a special episode! Over the…
Welcome to Week 11: What is Your Focus? There are many ways to make money in real estate. Chris talks…
Welcome to Week 12 – Today, we look into Chris’s approach to Acquiring Properties Some industry “gurus” with questionable ethics…
Welcome to Week 13 : The Landlord Advantage Chris understands that it is an incredible time to invest in residential…
Welcome to Week 14 – More Reasons for Investing in Rental Real Estate First, Current Demographic Trends strongly Favor Real…
Welcome to Week 15 – Chris’s Personal Philosophy George Bailey summed up Chris’s personal philosophy It’s A Wonderful Life,…
Welcome to Week 16 – in which I share the Benefits of working with a Licensed Property Manager – but…
Thank you for joining us for Week 17 – in which we learn about The ROOST Landlord Advantage™ The unique…
Welcome to Week 18 – this week, let’s discover why Chris says Owner Profitability is Job #1 Buying and renting…
Welcome to Week 19 – in which Chris explains why Relationships are Key to Success in Your Market You must…
Welcome to Week 20: Our Love / Hate Relationship with Zillow and the Rest Zillow, Trulia, Realtor.com, and a few…
Welcome to Week 21:The Lead Generation Machine! We pride our offices on being Lead Generation Machines. Agents in our offices…
Welcome to Week 24: The Three Kinds of Brokerages At ROOST we see three kind of real estate brokerages in…
Welcome to Week 25: We Are the Alternative in the Market The market of today is the perfect environment for…
Welcome to Week 26: The Quick Start Game Plan Making a move to a new brokerage is a big decision.…
Welcome to Week 27: Working The 4th of July Don’t do it. Your clients are taking the weekend off as well.…
Welcome to Week 28: What Should You Expect from Your Broker? First of all, you should expect a company, an…
Welcome To Week 29: The Mid-Year Recovery You have reached the end of marathon season and it is time to…
Welcome To Week 30: Technology and Promoting our Brand At ROOST Real Estate Co. we make extensive use of technology…
Welcome to Week 31: Technology that Supports Working by Referral We close transactions – a lot of transactions – but…
Welcome to Week 32: Technology that Supports Individual Productivity Think of your business like a stage play. There are the…
Welcome to Week 33: The Agent Business Manager – Making Sure It All Works The productivity and success of our…
Welcome to Week 34: Traits of a Successful ROOST™ Associate Our Associates Display an Ownership Attitude When there is a…
Welcome to Week 35: The Hardest Thing About Making a Change The biggest concern we hear from agents who want…
Welcome to Week 36:Off Week – Labor Day! We’re impressed that you’re here, reading this blog – but unless this…
Welcome to Week 37: Set Your Goals High We will always be a company that aspires to greatness. The bar…
Welcome to Week 38: Our Training and Development Commitment / Buffini and Company Aside from technology and tools, agents express…
Welcome to Week 39: The ‘On the Business’ Season The most successful agents know there are times to work in their businesses,…
Welcome to Week 40: Your Pay Your Way™ Whether you are new to the business, an experienced professional, or a team leader…
Welcome to Week 41: Our Financial Goal for All of our Agents According to the National Association of Realtors, the median gross…
Welcome to Week 42: New Agents, Experienced Agents, Power Agents, and Teams We have worked with agents from seasoned veterans to brand new…
Welcome to Week 43: Our Offices One of the biggest ways technology has changed the real estate business is that an agent’s office…
Welcome to Week 44: The Gratitude Season The Holiday Season is the most important time of the year for agents who work by…
Welcome to Week 45: Four More Reasons to Career with ROOST™ Still need a reason to Career with ROOST™? Here are…
Welcome to Week 46: The Refer Your Broker Plan So you have been following my weekly blog posts this year and you…
Welcome to Week 47: Happy Thanksgiving! We’re well into what we call The Season of Gratitude! And no, we’re not blogging…
Welcome to Week 48: Our Way in the Industry (A Re-Blog of Week 9) I see our company as a…
Welcome to Week 49: Why Working by Referral Matters (Week 19, Re-Blogged) Working by referral is the essence of our business.…
Welcome to Week 50: The year is nearly over! This week, I’m delighted to share with you Chris’s year-end recap of 2017!…
Welcome to Week 51: The Year-End Recovery and Celebration And so it is Christmas. Wow – this year went fast! Congratulations…
Welcome to Week 52: In Which We Wish You A very merry Christmas! – Shayna For a free copy…