The Craigslist Version

I know, I know.

Some of you won't believe anything until you see it on Craigslist.

After all, what kind of broker would I be if I couldn't even afford twenty-five bucks to advertise for you on Craigslist?

So here you go, here's the ad on Craigslist. 

You drive a hard bargain.  That's precisely the kind of shrewd negotiator I'm looking for.

Is that fifty words yet? 

Real Estate Agent Jobs In Sacramento

Elite Properties is a small, independent brokerage servicing Sacramento County, Placer County, and El Dorado County, California.   We currently have five agents, and are looking to hire up to five more in 2008.  We especially need more agents in Placer County and Sacramento County.

Unlike many real estate companies, at Elite Properties, marketing online is not an afterthought -- it is the foundation of our business.  Our broker, John Lockwood (hey look, that's me!) is a former software engineer who has created the number one real estate web site in Sacramento -- as well as several other successful web sites and blogs targeting Placer County and El Dorado County.  As a result, we need agents who like working with Internet savvy buyers and sellers, because we frequently have many more opportunities (leads) coming in than we can handle. 

I was here before ActiveRain.  That's not a big deal.  I have the leads because of it.  That is a big deal.

We talk to many agents who brag about their brokers' marketing because their broker will send out 50 just listed postcards or whatever, but when we ask these agents if they're closing any business from these programs, their eyes glaze over.  People looking to buy homes are looking online -- not waiting for a postcard.  We offer many good leads, as well as a very competitive split for business you generate from your own efforts.  In addition, we can offer you training and mentoring if you wish to develop an Internet presence of your own.

We are very informal.  We work at home, using online transaction management and a company transaction coordinator to assist us with the nuts and bolts. We value cooperative arrangements with our agents such as shared marketing efforts, and we welcome agents who are strong recruiters / listing agents and who wish to lead a profitable team.  We have excellent one on one training and review, and infrequent meetings.

What we need you to bring to the table are your enthusiasm and your one or more years of real estate experience.  We need agents who can help us build online and love to write, as well as those who don't want to spend their time in front of a keyboard and who live to be out showing and selling houses.  Above all we need people who are ethical, fun to be around, and want to do a great job for their clients.

If you're interested, please contact John Lockwood at (530) 672-9160 and let's see if there's a good fit.

The Maureens Have Landed

Coming To ParticleWave - Maureen Francis

Tomorrow's guest contributor to the ParticleWave What's Your Internet Marketing Strategy series will be none other than the Oakland County real estate blogging phenomenon, Maureen Francis.

I'll have a link to the article itself when it appears, but meantime if you want to camp out waiting for Maureen's article (get in line early for the best paragraphs), you'll find the article on ParticleWave sometime bright and early tomorrow.

Darn it -- did I miss April Fools?  Well, the Sacramento Market Recovered, if you want to read about that.

Real Estate Blog Lab Author Dave Smith Appears on ParticleWave

ParticleWave.com -- home of the the Internet Real Estate Marketing Blog -- is very pleased to welcome top Tucson blogger Dave Smith as the first author to contribute to our guest author series, What's Your Internet Marketing Strategy?

Dave is the marketing powerhouse behind his wife's many successful Tucson based blogs, as well as the author of an excellent technology blog, the Real Estate Blog Lab.

Check out Dave's Article. 

New Real Estate Paradigms Now Worth 20 Cents

Well, I didn't get featured for Help ActiveRain win a six month ad. 

I guess they don't care if Cronin wins it.

I thought if used the word paradigm it might help. 

Damn you Thomas Kuhn! :)

Help ActiveRain Win a Six Month Ad

I am promoting a brand new blog.  It's only about real estate in a very general way, but you may nevertheless enjoy it.  I'm loving the heck out of writing it!

Our point here as real estate bloggers is of course to write to make money, right? Well, the point of this new blog is to discuss / teach / learn about making money by writing online in a more general way, so it has aspects of pro blogging, blog promotion, freelance writing, making money on your blog with advertising... that kind of good stuff.  All brought to you by an aspiring real estate broker / wannabe writer, your (not-)humble servant, me.

The Contest ActiveRain Can Win 

You know you have an RSS reader with spot for one more good blog in it, right?  Well, now's your chance to add that blog and help ActiveRain Win a Free 6-Month Ad.  All you have to do is visit my new blog and subscribe to the RSS feed, then let me know somehow -- maybe comment here that you subscribed.

What Else Do You Get? 

In addition to a cool 6 month ad for ActiveRain, ActiveRain will automatically be eligible for a two year free ad as well.  Plus you'll get to read me talking about fun topics like How to Get 101 New Blog Subscribers in 30 Days -- which is the whole point of the contest!

Fun, huh?  You bet it is. 

Johnoshperians, Stay Tuned for an Important Assignment

...coming in my next post.  In order for me to win my goal, any assistance you might provide in letting folks know about the next post would be great.  Side benefit:  ActiveRain may win a 6 month ad on a site I'm working hard at growing.

Sorry, did I just game the system?  Dang?  What's this world coming to?  :) 

Beautiful Four Bedroom Home in Placerville

Beautiful Four Bedroom Home With Pool on Acreage

Location: Pleasant Valley

This is a beautiful home on picturesque acreage. Plenty of room for a growing family or for vacation home with 1950 square feet and four bedrooms. Back yard features pool, a seasonal creek, and a large deck, with low maintenance landscaping and the smell of pines. Open floor plan with bright and lovely kitchen and a pantry. Plenty of parking and room for a boat or RV, etc. Large master bedroom with walk-in closet. Minutes from downtown and highway 50. Must see inside to appreciate.

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John Lockwood

(530) 672-9160

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Asking Price: $364,900.00

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3400 Fort Jim Road
Placerville, CA 95667
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Bedrooms: 4

Bathrooms: 2

Parking: Ample

Year Built: 1999

Lot Size: 3.856

Garage Size: None

School District: Placerville Union

Square Footage: 1950

Agent Name: John Lockwood

Broker: Elite Properties

MLS #: 80022941

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This week in the Johnophere

Well, it's been quite a week in the Real Estate Johnosphere.  I want to thank all of you who wanted to be members and all those of you who've gotten me to like you enough so that you are members, whether you wanted to be or not.

I've been making some forays out into the non-real-estate Johnosphere, leaving the real estate Johnosphere somewhat Johniless.  For example, this new Inklit.com blog over here is about the Writing Johnosphere, which is all about doing more writing and creating informational products that will be sold on a Web 1.0 shopping cart, which will launch over here and dovetail with the Real Estate Internet Marketing Johnosphere.

You remember Web 1.0, right?  Shopping carts.  Ebooks.  Commercial transactions. 

Good times.

I also want to announce that this I have located The Official Small Broker Forum of the Real Estate Johnosphere. Tell Jay Thompson that member #1 sent you.