So you want to be an expert, some folks say that if you call yourself an expert you are one.  Some folks say it's an earned title.  A learned one.   There are neighborhood specialist, specialist in the medical field, and literature and many more than I have not enough words to write about.

I have always shied away from calling myself a "neighborhood specialist"  because it was stated by a past Chairman of our local board that designation will put you higher in accountability than any other Realtor® working in the area.  You have decreed you are a specialist, you have more knowledge than others, you are expected to know when the next event or local change will occur.

All that legalese aside though, recently I have found another way to be an expert, things we all do like  thoroughly know the area, preview the homes, read the neighborhood association newsletters, know the folks around and the shopkeepers, and bit by bit you have become an expert on the neighborhood.  Any MLS member can look up stats, that doesn't make one a neigbhorhood expert,  all of the things above do. 

With more and more folks beginning their search on the Internet become a specialist at being found, use the tools we have such as: websites, facebook, active rain, twitter, all the good techniques you learn here at Active Rain and elsewhere.  When a buyer or seller calls you have the knowledge to answer the questions, that is a neighborhood expert.

Serving South Austin Texas and surrounding areas, helping home buyers and home sellers realize their real estate goals.  Call me when you are ready for real help.  Gail Tassey, Realtor, Sky Realty Austin, 512-217-9482 or http://www.austincomeshome.com