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Older Agents: Have You Adapted to Online Real Estate?

By Rich Cederberg

Real Estate Agent with eXp Realty

March 02, 2010 03:51 PM

If you're an older agent I want to know: Have you adapted to online Real Estate?

For those of you who are holding out on all these changes in online real estate, let me tell you about my daughter Allison. I am so proud of my daughter Allison. She made her first business cards today.

No, she's not following in her dad's footsteps and going into real estate. Not yet anyway.

Her new business is called "Groceries are Fun!" She even has a great tag line: "I'll carry your worries away!"

We're not sure exactly what services she is going to offer, because, you see, she is only 9 years old.

Can you make your own business cards online? Do you have the computer skills that today's 9-year olds are learning? If you don't, it's time to sail off into the sunset. Today's real estate is done online. The marketing that sells houses is online. The networking between professionals is done online. The information that consumers want about all aspects of real estate is online. If you're an older agent have you adapted?

Oh, and did I mention? Coming soon: My daughter's new website. No she's not desiging it herself. Her older brother is. He's 11 and oh, you know what? He works with HTML code! Do you even know what that is?

Move over dinosuars! Adapt or become extinct. Lose all the hairspray, the fancy car and the self-indulgent networking lunch and let the internet generation take over! We serve our clients so much better than you can!

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Geoff ONeill

John L. Scott Medford - Medford, OR

I have a seller who is like this. He thinks my internet marketing is free. One day I showed him how his home was being marketed on my windows phone. He hasn't asked me to advertise in the paper since.

Mar 02, 2010 03:54 PM

Kevin Dunlap

Trident Investments Group - Las Vegas, NV

Regardless of your age, you must have an online status. This then leads to SEO and maintaining a website, blog sites, online advertising (like on Craig's List) and a multitude of other things you must do. If you are old school, then you will miss out on so many opportuinities.

Mar 02, 2010 03:56 PM

Vickie Nagy

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate - Palm Springs, CA

Vickie Jean the Palm Springs Condo Queen

Hey Rich, it's all too true! There are so many great and wonderful free tools online that benefit businesses, large and small.

Mar 02, 2010 04:08 PM

Todd & Devona Garrigus

Garrigus Real Estate - Beaumont, CA

Broker / REALTORS®

Yes, yes and Yes! The internet will change everything, but nothing more than homebuying!

Mar 02, 2010 04:09 PM

Michele E. Samson

Realty World City of the Bay - Sonoma, CA

wait...what do you consider older? LOL...and yes, if you can't keep up...you'll ...well, you'll be out of business!

Mar 02, 2010 04:16 PM

Bob & Carolin Benjamin

Benjamin Realty LLC - Gold Canyon, AZ

East Phoenix Arizona Homes

You are right -- those of use who can't keep up will be left behind.

Mar 02, 2010 04:32 PM

Robert Machado

HomePointe Property Management, CRMC - Sacramento, CA

CPM MPM - Property Manager and Property Management

More and more is done online, but there is still a place for print ads. There is a percentage of business still done there, mainly by us old folks.

Mar 02, 2010 04:41 PM

Rich Cederberg

eXp Realty - Albuquerque, NM

eXp Realty Agent Albuquerque

Robert-A tiny and ever shrinking percentage!

Mar 02, 2010 04:43 PM

Elite Home Sales Team

Elite Home Sales Team OC - Corona del Mar, CA

A Tenacious and Skilled Real Estate Team

I have been with computers and online since I first got into the business.

Mar 02, 2010 04:52 PM

New Construction Ocala Florida Real Estate

Pivotal Properties, LLC - Ocala, FL

Living and Loving Florida!

You are absolutely correct. I am 29 an already feel like I'm behind. These days in order to have a nice facebook fan page without paying thousands of dollars is to learn the FBML. There is soooo much technology out there and to be successful business people we must grab it by the horns!

Way to go to your daughter!

Mar 02, 2010 05:11 PM

Rebecca Gaujot, Realtor®

Lewisburg, WV

Lewisburg WV, the go to agent for all real estate

Yes, I am there. I think it is great that your kids are so literate with computers and the Internet. At their age, I was outside playing in the woods, swinging from grapevines, building tree houses, etc.

Mar 02, 2010 05:15 PM

Don't worry everyone, "Older" is just a state of mind!

Rebecca-We do some of that too!

Mar 02, 2010 05:16 PM

Mary Douglas

United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado - Red Feather Lakes, CO

REALTOR, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado

Hi Rich, You're right of course, I'm waiting for my grandson to turn 9 so he can help me LOL!

Mar 02, 2010 11:38 PM

Steve, Joel & Steve A. Chain

Chain Real Estate Investments & Mortgage, Steve & Joel Chain - Cottonwood, CA

Rich,

I'll have to ask Joel his opinion on this. LOL

Steve

Mar 03, 2010 01:29 PM

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