Collective Clicks: Digital Marketing for Real Estate Investors

Why the Lead Manager Is the Most Critical Role in Your Real Estate Business

Bateman Collective

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Most real estate owners treat lead intake as an entry-level grunt role. Brandon Evans hired a six-figure talent to run his phone system—and unlocked a $50K average spread on his inbound PPC leads.

Brandon is a former Vivint phone sales veteran, Utah-based investor, and pure-play wholesaler. He specializes in scaling high-margin inbound marketing funnels, elite talent management, and executing frictionless, relationship-driven dispositions.

  • The intake cornerstone philosophy: Why the first five minutes of a phone call determines contract victory long before an acquisitions rep sets foot on the property
  • Stricter cold-calling loops: Programming outbound filters to target deals priced at or below Zillow values with an immediate three-month selling window
  • Same-day appointment mechanics: Structuring intake calls to build an illusion of scarcity while driving immediate, high-conversion property walkthroughs
  • The regression toward the mean paradox: Why early marketing performance spikes are statistically unreliable indicators of 18-month conversion equity
  • Recruiting in a market downturn: How local competitor closures allow lean, aggressive companies to scoop up the market's top sales performers
  • Maintaining a 57% net profit margin: The exact structural parameters required to reverse-engineer a seven-figure lifestyle business


A-player sales professionals do not want to be bogged down by messy notes and low-intent data. Elevate your lead management position to a premium tier, shield your closers, and watch your deal sizes skyrocket.

Weekly episodes on what’s working right now in wholesaling, flipping, and investor operations.

00:41 From Vivint to Wholesaling
02:24 Why Wholesale Only
04:06 Spreads and Deal Metrics
06:37 Early Marketing Channels
08:45 PPC Performance and Variance
11:01 Lumpy Returns and Long Game
14:07 Cold Call Versus PPC Volume
14:58 Lead Management System
18:42 Motivation Pillars and Volume
22:22 Hiring an Elite Lead Manager
24:25 Winning in the First Call
25:07 Why A-Players Avoid Lead Gen
25:40 Hiring a Remote Sales Star
26:11 Buying Deep Wins Deals
29:11 Dispo Strategy and Buyer Trust
34:23 High Close Rate Through Transparency
36:16 Why PPC Was the Next Step
41:06 Same-Day Speed to Beat Competition
42:31 Choosing a PPC Vendor
46:20 Scaling Lean and Profitable
50:02 Building Talent and Culture
54:50 Wrap-Up and Contact Info


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