Whether you be on the fresh water lake or the salt water, I can guarantee you there will be a show to watch. The famous Hoodsport Firework Show will be on the 4th of July this year, and I must say the best place to view it from is down the North Shore in the town of Tahuya, or in a boat on the Hood Canal itself.
So there I have it, ive created my profile, and I am trying to get this site down. It doesn't like any of the links I apply, and all of my photos appear to be to large. But I am determined.
Since ActiveRain is most every ones go to page for information, what is your take on Squidoo? I am excited to get familiar with it. It seems to be a very resourceful site that you could publish a lot of information for the public eye. Is this site an asset to your on line business?
1. How on earth do you use it.
2. Is it worth you taking the time to explain it?
3. Have You had positive results from the site or am I wasting my time?
Don't take your ActiveRain profile for granted, this could be your best tool. Most areas are starting to see a small real estate spike in activity, maybe its a great chance for you to go through your profile and dial in all of your content. Content is KEY when targeting a specific market, and we all know that. Consumers on the Internet are like traffic on the freeway, you want them to take YOUR exit to YOUR website, profile, anything you can provide that lets them know who you are and what you do.
Though Google and such search engines pull from your blog, they also pull from your profile, your profile is your ultimate opportunity to dial in your key words, and not make yourself sound ridiculous for repeating them.
I understand most of you have your profiles completely set, and you are at the top of your local search results all the time. But there are a lot of people with some pretty bare profiles. Spend some time, spruce it up.
I'm sure you all have seen one, but how many of you have actually been on one?
For us, its a regular thing, we drive to Bremerton, hop the ferry to Seattle, and go play!
One thing I love about the beautiful Pacific Northwest is how unique we are, For example, there are major bodies of water that separate some of our major towns. The solution, a Ferry Boat...
Here in Mason- Kitsap County, we heard this news earlier this month.
It is projected that the Bremerton- Silverdale area will experience a growth of approximately 5.22% annually for home prices, for the next ten years! This news is the most positive thing we have heard in a very long time. With this growth, we are predicting a rise in stable jobs and increased home values.
When I heard this I thought it had to be to good to be true. Just to give you an idea, this is the area at topic...
-This is the Bremerton waterfront in Kitsap County Washington, photo from www.ellokitsap.com
It is being published every where and the numbers are in.
"Here are the markets in the United States in which home appreciation is expected to grow handsomely in the next decade, according to U.S. News & World Report. The markets are followed by the projected annual percentage change in home prices from the fourth quarter of 2008 to the fourth quarter of 2018:
"It's nice to see that the real estate prices are coming back up here. It definitely does say something about the state of our local economy." - Bremerton Sun
This news was announced at our Windermere Peninsula Properties' meeting last week and we all felt a slight glimpse of hope for our area. This is Local MEDIA, publishing POSITIVE STATS!?! WAHOOOO!
The top dogs spend anywhere from 5-30 thousand dollars a year promoting their name. Hmm cool. But a company like Windermere may spend 5-10 Million a year promoting their name.
As a consumer Most of us recognize this name.
Now if I had one that said
Josh Murphy Real Estate, you would have no idea
Which would you rather sit by, your cell phone that you have posted on a few websites, threw in a few real estate guides, or the phone line of your company that is on every sign that you list and your fellow agents, not to mention the name itself that is promoted infinitely.
You want to be where the buyers and sellers are right? Let them come to YOU. I know you're busy, so am I. Floor time can be used very constructively to work on your deals as you would be anyways.
Put the time in, it is what is working!
Many agents are finding success by snatching every bit of floor time possible. It shouldn't be thought of as a punishment at all. You are absolutely crazy if you are turning floor down. In my opinion of course.
If for whatever reason you happen to stumble accross Belfair Washington, my goodness will you be glad that you did. Belfair is an area that is so unique it is extremely hard to even understand. Belfair itself is a valley, cut down the center is the famous Hood Canal, and at the very tip of the "hook" is Belfair, attop the West side of the valley, is the Olympic Mountains...absolutely breathtaking on a sunny day!
In the summertime, Highway 3 that you travel to enter to Belfair will most likely have a small waiting line, but moves quickly once you get into town. People come from far and wide to par-take in our Lifestyle.
The Hood Canal is the pinacle of our tourist attractions. Every year it blesses us with Oysters, Clams, Crab, Shrimp, and Salmon GALORE! The area of Belfair itself is very rural, but is rapidly growing, I guess you could say our little secret is getting out!
1. It is a top destination get away in the Pacific Northwest, talk about a year around Vacation!
2. Waterfront is quickly becoming a hot item, how much longer will it be available affordable.
3. Spending time on/ looking at the Hood Canal tends to make all of the problems of the world disappear.
4. If you come to visit, you WILL want to move here, it happens all the time.
5. Josh Murphy is a local, Belfair Hood Canal Specialist and if you stop in at Windermere Peninsula Properties I would love to show you around our area.
What could be stopping you? Lots are inexpensive in Mason County, and so is lumber, grab your tool belt, and build some houses for Windermere to list, so we can also bring our buyers and jumpstart our local economy here.
Hmm... Maybe if I ask a different way... our market is left with junk and people want your new house. Make sure we price them well, and don't build to many, but a few to look at would be a good idea.
Sincerely,
The future Listing agent and Selling agent of your home.
So there you are, ready to list your home in Mason County with Windermere Peninsula Properties, a full service brokerage, ready to jump at your real estate needs and beyond.
The home is clean, staged, the yard trimmed and the grass is shimmering.Your priced about $30,000 over anything in your neighbor hood, comparable. You have put a ton of work into the home, new slate flooring, granite slab counters, heated exterior water spigots, the whole bells and whistles.
Unfortunately
THE BUYER DOESN'T CARE.
They want a deal. They don't care that your home has 50k in upgrades over anything else on the market.
PRICE YOUR HOME TO SELL IT, Right away.
I understand you want to stick it out, maybe get a little bit more money, but after a few weeks, the home is old news. The buyers that are going to be targeted have unfortunately missed it because the MLS doesn't allow a criteria stating Listed at_________ but really would take_________.
Start with your best foot forward, the best price you can be at, or else you too will miss your buyer, and experience the High Cost Of Overpricing.
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Since ActiveRain is most every ones go to page for information, what is your take on Squidoo? I am excited to get familiar with it. It seems to be a very resourceful site that you could publish a lot of information for the public eye. Is this site an asset to your on line business?
that you did. Belfair is an area that is so unique it is extremely hard to even understand. Belfair itself is a valley, cut down the center is the famous 
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