Consistent Listings generates co-op listing leads by running YouTube ads to shareholders in your zip codes while they search board approval, flip taxes and what their apartment is worth, then a US-based ISA team calls each lead within minutes and books the qualified ones as in-person appointments. Most agents sign two to three listings in their first 100 days, and we guarantee at least one in writing or your money back.
- Co-op shareholders search board process and flip tax questions before they search for an agent.
- YouTube targets by zip code, search intent and household income bracket, not by who owns co-op stock.
- Our US-based ISA team confirms co-op versus condo, board readiness and share loan balance before booking.
- The 100-day guarantee measures a signed listing agreement, not a closing, so board approval time does not count against you.
What co-op shareholders search before they call an agent
A co-op shareholder rarely opens with "real estate agent near me." They open with the mechanics of the sale: what the board will ask, who pays the flip tax, and what their shares are worth once maintenance and the underlying mortgage are priced in. Generalist agents skip these questions, so the shareholder keeps searching until someone answers them.
The phrases below are the ones we build co-op campaigns around. Each one gets a different line in the video.
| Search phrase | Intent stage | What the ad says |
|---|---|---|
| how to sell a co-op apartment | research | Selling a co-op has four steps most agents get in the wrong order. Here they are. |
| what is my co-op worth | valuation | Co-ops are priced off the building, not just the unit. Here is how I would price yours. |
| co-op flip tax who pays | research | The flip tax comes out of your side at closing. Here is how to price around it. |
| how long does co-op board approval take | timing | Board approval sets your timeline, not the contract date. Here is what to expect. |
| co-op board rejected buyer what happens | research | A board rejection puts you back on the market. Here is how to pick a buyer who passes. |
| selling a co-op vs condo differences | research | Your buyer pool is smaller than a condo's. That changes how I market your apartment. |
| co-op maintenance too high should I sell | timing | If maintenance keeps rising, here is how it affects your price and your timing. |
| selling inherited co-op apartment | research | Selling a co-op from an estate has extra steps with the board. Here is the order. |
| can I sublet my co-op instead of selling | timing | Most boards limit sublets. Here is how to compare renting it out against selling now. |
| co-op closing costs seller nyc | research | Here is every seller cost on a co-op sale, including the ones the building adds. |
The board-process phrases carry the most weight. A shareholder who searches "co-op board rejected buyer what happens" has already lost a deal once and is choosing whoever answers that fear first.
Why co-op leads from building farming and portals do not turn into listings
"I lost a deal at the board interview and the seller blamed me."
A board rejection sends the apartment back to market, and the shareholder remembers whose buyer got turned down. The agent carries the reputation cost even when the board's reasons had nothing to do with the listing.
"Portal leads in my area are all condo and rental buyers, not shareholders thinking of selling."
Portals sort listings by property type for buyers, not by a seller's ownership situation. A shareholder weighing whether to sell never shows up in that funnel.
"I farm three buildings with mailers and the doormen throw half of them out."
Building-based farming depends on lobby access and produces no signal of who is actually ready to sell this year.
"Sellers ask me about flip taxes and financing limits before they ask about price, and if I hesitate they move on."
Co-op sellers screen agents on process knowledge, and there is no second chance to build trust once that first answer falls flat. A campaign built for YouTube ads for co-op listings puts the process answer in front of the shareholder before the screening call ever happens.
The system, fitted to co-ops
01 Deploy what already works
A co-op script opens with the board package or the flip tax, not your name, since that is the order a shareholder wants answered. We write it from what sellers already type into Google, and you read it once, in about an hour, rebuilt from the same framework running in every market we run in.
02 Precision targeting
We reach homeowners in zip codes with a high share of co-op buildings, chosen from your active buildings and the surrounding neighbourhoods. Targeting is by location, search behaviour and household income bracket matched to the price band of the buildings, never by who holds shares.
03 ISA qualification
Our US-based team calls every lead within minutes. On a co-op lead the team confirms it is shares, not a condo or a rental, before anything else, then works through timeline, board readiness and whether anyone else is on the shares.
04 You close
A qualified appointment lands in your calendar with the shareholder's situation written up: the building, the timeline, the flip tax and financing questions already raised. You walk in as the agent who has done this before. Ads usually live within about a week of your recording, sometimes inside 72 hours, and the 100-day clock starts then.
Targeting co-op shareholders on YouTube
Co-op campaigns are built around building geography, not around who owns the shares. The layers below are the ones that matter.
Geo: zip codes with a high share of co-op buildings, chosen from the agent's active buildings and the surrounding neighbourhoods, sized to one agent per market. Signals: search intent for what's my home worth, sell my apartment and how to sell a co-op, plus in-market behaviour for residential real estate selling and household income bracket matched to the price band of the buildings. Exclusions: renters, licensed agents, and zip codes with little or no co-op stock.
Targeting uses location, search behaviour and income bracket only. No protected characteristic is used, and the creative is written for every shareholder in the zip codes. Spring and early fall are the strongest listing windows in New York; board meeting schedules and the summer slowdown stretch closings, so the off season is when trust is cheapest to build, and a video shareholders have already watched carries into the season that follows.
What our ISA team asks co-op shareholders
A co-op appointment only counts if the shareholder can actually sign. The team confirms that before it books.
| Question | What a good answer sounds like | What we do not book |
|---|---|---|
| Is your apartment a co-op or a condo? | It is a co-op, I own shares. | A renter, or a condo that belongs in another campaign |
| Have you decided to sell, or are you still weighing it against subletting? | We have decided to sell; we are working out timing. | Only curious about value, or set on subletting |
| When would you like to be closed and moved out? | A date inside the next 3 to 12 months, allowing for board approval. | No timeline, or expects a 30-day close without knowing the board process |
| Do you know your building's rules on financing, sublets and the flip tax? | Roughly, and they would like the agent to walk through them. | Not a disqualifier; the answer shapes the appointment notes |
| Is anyone else on the shares, or is this an estate? | Just me, or the co-owner agrees, or I am the executor with letters. | A co-owner who has not agreed, or an estate with no executor appointed |
| Is there a share loan on the apartment? | Yes or no, either is fine as long as they know the balance. | Owes more than the apartment would sell for and cannot cover the gap |
A shareholder who clears every row lands on your calendar with the board timeline and flip tax already noted. Appointment setting for real estate agents means walking in already knowing what the board interview turns on.
What a qualified co-op listings appointment looks like
The trigger here is usually the same: a maintenance increase or a special assessment letter from the board. Our US-based ISA team picks the call up, not you. They dial in an average of 48 seconds and work a 10-point qualification before anything reaches your calendar. 95% of what they book shows up.
These are the points that decide it for co-op listings.
| What the team confirms | What gets it booked | What gets it declined |
|---|---|---|
| Is your apartment a co-op or a condo? | It is a co-op, I own shares. | Renter, or a condo that belongs in another campaign. |
| Have you decided to sell, or are you still weighing it against subletting? | We have decided to sell; we are working out timing. | Only curious about value, or set on subletting. |
| When would you like to be closed and moved out? | A date inside the next 3 to 12 months, allowing for board approval. | No timeline, or expects to close in 30 days without knowing the board process. |
| Do you know your building's rules on financing, sublets and the flip tax? | Roughly, and they would like the agent to walk through them. | Nothing wrong here; the answer shapes the appointment notes. |
| Is anyone else on the shares, or is this an estate? | Just me, or the co-owner agrees, or I am the executor with letters. | A co-owner who has not agreed, or an estate with no executor appointed yet. |
What usually gets one declined is the same thing that makes it hard work: [object Object]. Before you drive out you get the recording, the transcript and a written brief on motivation, timeline and price expectation.
What agents ask before they start a co-op campaign
Co-op sellers only come from building referrals, not from ads. Shareholders search the same questions every seller does, plus co-op specific ones. We target those searches in your zip codes, and our ISA team confirms the apartment is a co-op before it reaches your calendar.
My market is mostly condos and rentals; there are not enough co-ops to fill a campaign. We check that on the YouTube Listings Call. If your zip codes do not have enough co-op stock to hit the pace, we tell you and cut the call short.
Co-op deals take months to close, so 100 days is not enough. The guarantee is a signed listing agreement in 100 days, not a closing. Board approval time does not count against you.
I already farm my buildings and the doormen know me. Keep doing that. YouTube reaches the shareholders in the buildings you cannot get into, and the ads run while you are at the board interview.
Brian signed 3 listings and $100K in commissions in 90 days running the same system, and Ted and Matt closed 8 listings in 100 days on it in Canada.
Co-ops in Canada
Equity co-ops of the New York kind are rare in Canada. Most Canadian housing co-ops are non-profit, and members do not sell an interest at market the way a New York shareholder sells shares. Where equity co-ops do exist, in parts of Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and a handful of older buildings elsewhere, campaigns use CAD math, provincial rules and the local term co-ownership where it applies, and our ISA team calls Canadian numbers the same way it calls US ones.
For most Canadian agents this niche folds into the condo listing leads campaign instead of running as its own program.
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Questions, answered
How do I get co-op listings when most of the leads in my area are condo buyers?
Co-op listing leads come from targeting zip codes with a high share of co-op buildings and search phrases specific to shares, boards and flip taxes, not from a generic seller campaign. Consistent Listings checks your building mix on the YouTube Listings Call before launch, and the ISA team confirms co-op status on every lead so condo and rental buyers never reach your calendar.
What questions do co-op shareholders search before they call an agent?
Co-op shareholders typically search how to sell a co-op apartment, what their co-op is worth, who pays the flip tax, and how long board approval takes, weeks before they search for an agent by name. The YouTube ad answers one of those questions directly, so the shareholder already trusts you by the time our YouTube ads for co-op listings campaign generates the call.
Does the 100-day guarantee work when co-op closings take months?
The 100-day guarantee covers a signed listing agreement, not a closing, so the months a co-op deal spends in board approval do not count against the clock. The clock starts when your ads go live, and if you show up to your qualified appointments and do not sign a listing in 100 days, you get a full refund.
Can I target co-op buildings by zip code with YouTube ads?
Co-op campaigns target zip codes with a high concentration of co-op buildings, drawn from your active buildings and the surrounding neighbourhoods, combined with search intent and household income bracket matched to the building price band. Targeting never uses a protected characteristic, and licensed agents and zip codes with little co-op stock are excluded from the audience.
How does an ISA confirm a lead is a co-op shareholder and not a renter or a condo owner?
Our US-based ISA team, part of Appointment Setting, opens every co-op call by asking whether the property is a co-op or a condo and whether the caller owns shares or rents. Renters and condo owners are routed out or into the right campaign, and only confirmed shareholders with a stated timeline move toward a booked, in-person appointment.
Is there enough co-op stock in my market to run a seller campaign?
That depends on how many co-op buildings sit inside the zip codes you already work, which is exactly what the YouTube Listings Call checks before anything launches. If the building mix cannot support the pace of 2 to 3 qualified appointments a month, we say so on the call rather than launching a campaign that will not perform.
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Get 2 signed listings in your first 100 days. YouTube ads to homeowners in your zip codes, a US-based ISA team that books the qualified ones, and a full refund if you do not sign a listing in 100 days.