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If you're going to buy live real estate leads, you need to get the most out of your marketing dollars by setting up conditions that will provide the best possible atmosphere for success.

If you are a broker, office manager, or real estate company owner providing leads for your agents you will want to make sure that lead calls are handled professionally and in the way that will convert the highest number to actual customers.

First, you will want to make sure your salespeople have soundproof offices or cubicles with quality telephone headsets. Nothing is more annoying for a potential customer than call-center chatter.

You will, of course, want to make sure that every agent has the proper training so that the calls are handled professionally and not just "off the cuff". You should have effective scripts and answers to common questions. Role playing is a great training exercise that will help your agents learn the scripts and develop a more natural telephone voice.

Keeping agents upbeat and focused is another important factor in getting the most out of your purchased leads. If a person is angry or upset, it will come across over the phone. It may not come across consciously to the prospect, but it will come across subconsciously and will affect the outcome.

Quality control is another important facet if you are managing other sales people. You will want to record and review calls so that you can look for ways to help each agent improve their conversion ratios.

You will also want to keep good records (such as number of lead given, number converted into actual sales, source of leads, etc.) for each sales person so that you can spot any flaws in the system or agents that need additional training. In managing your lead program you want to make sure that the leads are not being wasted.