Harry Corcell - Crazy Sh*t In Real Estate with Leigh Brown - Episode #140

You haven’t seen crazy ‘till you’ve been physically assaulted by
a co-worker for answering a phone, amiright? Harry Corcell,
newbie realtor, comedian, and expert tech wiz, has got all the
reasons why you absolutely should NOT contact him – and there are
plenty! Harry is eager to please his clients and will do anything
necessary to sell in the fastest and smoothest way possible.
Listen in to hear how Harry’s skills from the corporate tech
world transferred into real estate and how he’s using technology
to his advantage.


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Time Stamped Show Notes:


00:45 – Introducing Harry

00:50 – He’s a father of three and located in Boston; he
started doing real estate part-time while he was a stand-up
comedian

01:13 – Harry’s CSIRE story

01:30 - He was renting apartments for a company; they didn’t
have internet and did everything manually

02:10 – The phone in the office kept ringing while he was
with a client so Harry picked it up; his co-worker told Harry’s
client to leave and began assaulting Harry

02:15 – 20 years later, after working a corporate job, he got
laid off and looked into getting his real estate license

03:00 – Why people shouldn’t work with Harry

03:22 – He’s high-profile on social media, he works with a
mentor to offset his rookie mistakes, and he’s great at follow-up

05:20 – He’s been in real estate for a short time, but his
skills from working in technology are transferrable

06:00 – He’s used to tough negotiations and is comfortable
working harder to get the best results

06:20 – The emotion evolved in real estate

06:45 – Every transaction is personal

07:50 – What Harry loves about real estate today

07:58 – Technology makes deals easier

08:50 – People are anxious to click through without reading,
but technology does save lots of time

10:15 – The convenience factor of online

10:45 – Realtors know the community and neighborhood

12:00 – How to reach Harry: LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter;
he works with Engel & Völkers 



3 Key Points


Every transaction in real estate is personal.

Technology is great when used properly.

Realtors know the community like a generic website
doesn’t. 



Credits


Audio Production by Chris Mottram

Show Notes provided by Melissa Valder