Archives of real estate blog entries for August 12, 2006 (Page 4)

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PLEASE Take Pictures Of Your Listings! - 08:14 PM
I'm not sure about other regions, but I am in the Middle Tennessee Assocation of Realtors, and our MLS system allows listing agents to post 10 digital images of their listings online.  In today's world of digital everything, is there some reason why I still find listings on the MLS with either no picture, or only one picture of the outside?  My favorite is when I click on a home and see the picture icon indicating there are pictures attached, but when I open the picture file it is the same picture posted over and over again.  When I see no photographs, I … (9 comments)

Hot and Humid - 06:13 PM
     It may bee hot and it may be humid but I'm happy the storm didn't come.  Im looking forward to a fun Sunday with my dog. We have a date to go to the park then Im swinging by a few open Houses.
                                                Have a Great Weekend.
                                                                         Toto says Hello.
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Secrets of the Successful Agent - 11:17 PM
I am a big proponent of the prospecting engine concept, and wanted to point out that it is the foundation for every marketing program that you have heard about.  Think about a prospecting engine as a machine where you put in a cold lead, it contacts, nurtures, educates, establishes a relationship, and positions that lead into a hot prospect that will use you over other real estate agents because the prospect is most familiar with your personal brand and feels that they already have a relationship with you.  Wow, that was a long sentence, but it gets the point across.
With that … (3 comments)

nuturing the prospect into a client - 11:53 PM
Simple Example:
Okay, so you get a potential client that request one of your free reports, but makes it clear that he has no interest in buying or selling a home at this time.   You send out the report the next day and follow up in a week to make sure that the prospect received the report.  He says he did, thanks you for the data, but once again indicates that he is currently just kicking tires.  During the discussion, you find out that he does have a stable job, owns a condo, and may someday move into a house, but has … (2 comments)

SEO, Copyright and ActiveRain - 06:57 AM
I am new here, so forgive me if Iam stepping on any toes with this post.  
I have been reading through posts here and I've noticed that quite often the blog entries are just lifted entries of articles written by other people that were posted elsewhere on the web.  Maybe a sentence is added.  To me that is not really a blog entry.  Its more like copyright violation.  IMHO, if a blogger thinks an article she/he found on the web is valuable to others, proper netiquette is to link to it.  Its OK to copy over a paragraph, or 2 or 3, … (19 comments)

Cell phone manners - 09:23 AM
Kristal Kraft's Ms. Manners post about phone solicitations made me think about something else in our industry, at least in my market.  The feedback call.  I ask for feedback and happily provide it when I can.  But when the listing agent calls me 2 weeks later, what do they expect?  I've probably been in 30 or 40 homes since then, and I only remember the ones my clients like and the real dogs.  Even then, I might not remember which one was a dog...
I ask for email feedback the morning after the showing.  If I don't get a response a day … (5 comments)

Thank our troops - 08:08 PM
Realtalker Rossi just posted something that I thought was a great idea so I am bringing his idea over here to AR.  He shared the word about a great program from Xerox called Lets Say Thanks.
The mission of Let's Say Thanks is to provide a way for individuals across the country to recognize U.S. troops stationed overseas. By submitting a message through this site you will send a free personalized postcard greeting to deployed servicemen and women.
The postcards, depicting patriotic scenes and hometown images, were selected from a pool of entries from children across the country.
All you have to do is click on your … (1 comments)

IS YOUR WHY BIG ENOUGH??? - 10:00 AM
It was a cold February morning in 1980 when a father and his son, on their way to school hit an ice patch and slid off the road and down a snowy hill. The car tumbled over a few times leaving the father miraculously unharmed but the son was thrown from the car and it came to rest on the top of his legs. Upon examination of the cars cockpit, the father realized his son was nowhere in sight and began to look for him outside the car in the frigid snow. That is when he found him trapped beneath his … (2 comments)

Rehabbing 101 --reminder! - 12:16 AM
As I had carpet installed yesterday in my rehab project -- I thought to myself where did I go wrong?  The answer especially rang true as I spoke to a client today about his upcoming rehab project.    As I consulted with him I said to him AS I REMINDED MYSELF -Do not over improve the home for the area --understand your specified area and who will purchase in that area(buyer psche) I advised him to have a detailed plan and a budget. Understand the permitting process.If you hire a GC, check in on him and put timelines within the contract w/penalties.( Suggested … (0 comments)

CNN Money - Stats for Columbia/Ellicot City, MD - 01:13 AM
A few facts and figures from CNN Money that should give you a boost... Columbia/Ellicott City, MD is #4 on their list of Best Places to live in the U.S. Here are some numbers: Median Household Income is $79,783 Job Growth 2000-2005 was 11.58% Median Home Price is $329,000 Home appreciation 2004-2005 was 21% Median age is 36.6 years old  … (0 comments)

Wishing We Could Help Everyone! - 04:56 PM
The most rewarding experience I have ever had is the ability to see a need and fill it.  Yet, I can say the most upsetting part is having a client that needs so much help and you are unable to assist them.  It seems that these people need the most assistance & guidance, I am very limited in being able to help them.  Unfortantely, it feels like many times that the people that are doing extremely well seem to get the most assistance. This is just how life is unfortantely, and I can do nothing about it except to give people advice and point them in the … (0 comments)

Investors - 07:15 PM
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