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How Playing Pokémon Go Makes You A Better Real Estate Wholesaler

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on Thursday, 11 August 2016
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Can Pokémon Go make you a better real estate wholesaler?

The new Pokémon Go game has taken over the news, web, mobile devices, and the streets. After years of fighting our kids for how much time they spent locked onto the Xbox we’ve been gradually waking up to the fact that video games can actually be beneficial. With the hi-tech environment we live in some video games may actually be teaching practical skills. Look at how the military recruits and uses drones today. Other games are proving valuable for people of all ages to boost creative thinking, problem solving, and brain power. So what does Pokémon have to offer real estate investors?

Searching for Properties

The main part of the new Pokémon Go game is getting out there in the real world to hunt for Pokémon via your mobile device. You walk or drive in the real world and find virtual assets on your phone. If you did any traveling at the end of this summer you’ve probably seen kids, teens, adults, and whole families out there eagerly hunting down Pokémon characters to add to their inventory.

12 months ago you might not have been able to get these kids off the couch. Now they are putting in the miles and are highly self-motivated. The two takeaways here are one; that you can gain a lot of traction in real estate as a family too, if you make it fun and provide the right motivation for getting everyone out in the field and spotting deals. Two; if you can hustle to find virtual game characters you can certainly get out of bed, take action, and go out and find house deals. You can motivate others to hustle in this way for you too.

The most successful wholesalers are those that are out there actively hunting deals every day. You can exponentially grow those efforts by recruiting others to help in your search too.

Branding

Pokémon has done an amazing job at making a comeback and reviving the game franchise. Within weeks Pokémon merchandise has hit the stores and is being proudly rocked by everyone. You can even find Pokémon t-shirts for sale all the way down at the tip of Key West. Kids and teens are already trained to know the shirts and what teams others are one, and whether they should like them or not. Where are your shirts? Where is your merchandise? Are you advertising for Pokémon or Tommy Hilfiger or Fendi every day? Or are you promoting awareness for your own real estate brand?

The Buzz

From the web to daily conversations on the street Pokémon Go is everywhere. The brand has done well harnessing internet marketing, but also word of mouth. Are you using these tactics for your real estate wholesaling business? How much are you talking to others about your wholesale business and deals? How much are you giving them that is worth talking about in their own conversations? Are they posting hashtags and @ messages with your real estate brand in them?

You don’t have to play Pokemon to become a better real estate wholesaler. But there are a lot of takeaways for many wholesalers to think about and put into play…

 

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