mls: Three Focus Areas for 2007 - 01/03/07 10:01 AM
My wife belongs to our local businesswoman's association. She's in the medical field. She doesn't attend meetings religiously, but she shows up from time to time. The makeup of the group doesn't vary much. There are a smattering a small business owners. There's a good dose of financial advisors. But the bulk of the (12 comments)
mls: Investor Perspective :: FSBO's on the bleeding edge - 12/31/06 11:21 AM
Another post from an investor's perspective. The lexicon of marketing jagon came up with the "leading edge vs. bleeding edge" concept a few years ago. The first guys out of the gate often get chewed up, while the fast-followers hop in once the market has been primed. Anyone out there remember (3 comments)
mls: For Real Estate Agents :: 5 Types of Investors, and What to Do About It - 12/20/06 12:41 PM
This is the third in a four part series for Real Estate Agents on Dealing with Real Estate Investors. In previous EquityScout posts I investigated what investors are looking for in a real estate agent and why real estate agents should care about investors. Here's part three: what kind of investors (14 comments)
mls: Another non-traditional player jumps into the MLS game - 12/12/06 04:39 PM
And not just any player. Google has joined Zillow.com in the real estate fray. Lots of news recently on non-traditional players in the Real Estate Industry moving into waters that traditionally has been jealously guarded by the National Association of Realtors. From the if you can't beat ‘em, join ‘em file: (3 comments)
mls: It was never a question of "if" but "when" - 12/07/06 09:59 AM
The new 300 pound gorilla, Zillow.com, has taken the logical next step. Now you can go and post your home for free and get exposure to Zillow.com's massive customer base. Interesting tag line: It's FREE and anyone can do it. Translation: you don't have to be a licensed real estate agent. (39 comments)
mls: Listing Photo Pet Peves... - 12/06/06 08:45 AM
I'm coming at this issue from the viewpoint of a Real Estate Investor and a amatuer hobby photographer, so I might have a slightly different point of view. But as I scroll through listings I'm always running into little things that annoy me - things that a photographer, with a little (11 comments)
mls: Marketing your property online...Photos matter! - 12/05/06 10:40 PM
Almost all buyers in the real estate market conduct some of their shopping online, whether they're FSBO's, bank owned foreclosures on MLS, or garden variety properties listed by realtors. When buyers check out a potential investment they're basically looking for something not to like - a reason not to make the (0 comments)
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