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YouTube Shelf Life--It's a Long One

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Charlemagne International Properties BRE# 01147470

While enjoying a lazy morning at home, and in the middle of sauteing spinach for my breakfast, the phone rang, and being the responsible agent I am, I turned the burner to simmer and answered the call.  Much to my surprise the caller just watched a YouTube video we posted over a year ago for a listing on Calico Lake in Yermo, California.    The house was leased for a year and the seller contacted me in April to say they were going to use the "Lake House" over the summer, but they wanted to list it in shortly thereafter as they will be moving to the East Coast in a year.

 The photo above is the "back yard" of my client's lake house.  Who wouldn't love to wake up to this scene just off their patio?

My plan was to let my clients enjoy the summer at their lakefront property, contact them early August to begin the paperwork and get a jump-start on marketing the property.  That's the fabulous thing about Internet marketing--it's still out there floating around in the clouds.  Today, a consumer drove past the Calico Lake community returning to the Los Angeles area from Las Vegas, Googled Calico Lake and up popped my old listing that is about to become my new listing.

 

Who knows if this will be the right match, but I for one, am liking the way the Universe and the Internet are aligning on this one!

Comments(10)

'The Diamond Group' 'A Cut Above The Rest'
The Diamond Group @ Keller Williams - Lubbock, TX
Lubbock Texas Real Estate

It's amazing to think that long after the house is sold it is and always will be in cyberspace.  Beautiful home, hope you sell it quickly.

Jul 09, 2011 03:20 PM
Norma Toering Broker for Palos Verdes and Beach Cities
Charlemagne International Properties - Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Palos Verdes Luxury Homes in L.A.

Elizabeth - I once had a new homeowner ask me to remove his house from my Internet marketing sites--that's next to impossible to do especially since so many ads go viral.

Jul 09, 2011 03:24 PM
Gary Woltal
Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX
Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth

So glad they found you Norma and life on the Internet is definitely a long one.

Jul 09, 2011 03:26 PM
Norma Toering Broker for Palos Verdes and Beach Cities
Charlemagne International Properties - Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Palos Verdes Luxury Homes in L.A.

Gary - Maybe even eternal??

Jul 09, 2011 03:28 PM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Norma --- now, that's a shelf life I think everyone will agree is outstanding!   Very inspiring.

Jul 09, 2011 04:06 PM
Sidney Kutchuk - Realty Works Temecula Kutchuk - Realty Works Temecula
Realty Works Temecula - Temecula, CA
Realty Works Temecula

Norma;  Really nice testimony of Internet marketing!  Such a beautiful property too!

Jul 09, 2011 04:15 PM
Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP
DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX
Selling Homes Changing Lives

Norma,

That home with it's backyard is terrific! I would never tire of a view like that! The photograph almost looks like it could be an oil painting on a wall. It's so peaceful and beautiful!

Jul 10, 2011 02:05 AM
Norma Toering Broker for Palos Verdes and Beach Cities
Charlemagne International Properties - Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Palos Verdes Luxury Homes in L.A.

Michael - It was a serendipitous moment for sure!

Jul 10, 2011 06:41 AM
Norma Toering Broker for Palos Verdes and Beach Cities
Charlemagne International Properties - Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Palos Verdes Luxury Homes in L.A.

Jane - It takes time to initiate a thorough marketing blitz, but once it's out there, it's out there!

Jul 10, 2011 06:42 AM
Norma Toering Broker for Palos Verdes and Beach Cities
Charlemagne International Properties - Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Palos Verdes Luxury Homes in L.A.

Patricia - The day the photos were taken was made to order with those big clouds in the sky and water fowl on the lake!

Jul 10, 2011 06:44 AM