As a native of Lima, Peru, at first glance, you'd think Elizabeth would feel like a fish out of water so far from home. But things couldn't be further from the truth.
At just 19 years old, enamored by the nature of Hawaii, Elizabeth decided not to take her return flight and instead start a new life on the island.
"I was homeless, I had no money… I didn't even have a GED!" she recalls.
But what she did have was $264 in her pocket and incredible people skills. She bought a car for $200, sold it for $1200 on the same day, and realized she'd found her calling.
From there, her transition from cars to properties was a seamless one.
As a brand new agent who wasn't originally from Hawaii, Elizabeth's main challenge when starting out was, unsurprisingly, finding clients. What she needed was a system to help her do exactly that.
"I did a lot of research and I found that many companies were trying to reinvent the wheel," she notes.
"What I found with Real Geeks was that they already had [the crucial pieces] in place."
To this day, Lizzie's favorite feature of the software is the Drip Campaigns because they allow her to focus on what she does best: building relationships with clients, while the tool takes care of the backend logistics.
"I'm a hunter. I like to be at the front, with my clients, and not behind the computer sending emails and texting."
That's why automations, email blasts, smart texting – all of these Real Geeks features make her life so much easier.
Whereas before she was copying and pasting responses individually for every single lead, now she's the one getting called by prospects who have been receiving her automated campaigns and are now ready to take action.
While she might've started as a solo agent 13 years ago, things changed pretty quickly for Lizzie.
"Thanks to Real Geeks, I get a lot of customers, and I get a lot of leads. So it allowed me to add new members to my team to call those leads." Luckily for her, the platform is designed to allow for that growth.
With Real Geeks, she can track what her agents are doing (or not doing!), she can assign leads and projects, and she can share the templates of her most successful campaigns with the rest of her team.
"I actually have two separate websites with Real Geeks – that's how much I like it, you see?!"
Another aspect of the software she appreciates is how flexible it is.
While at first, when she needed a pool of leads coming her way, Elizabeth took advantage of Real Geeks' full-service Facebook Ads managed marketing option.
Now that she's so busy, she completely turned that feature off and is fully focused on organic traffic.
One thing's for certain: that 19-year-old girl in a completely foreign country has come an exceptionally long way.
If you're ready in invest in success, just like Elizabeth, learn more about Real Geeks and our in-house marketing services today.