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"You've Just Sponsored a Community! - Now What?"

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Real Estate Agent with Fathom Realty West Sound WA State 52404

Silverdale WA Waterfront and Public PierOkay, so if you're like many of your fellow ActiveRain members, you've recently been caught up in the Localism Land Rush, and have successfully acquired sponsorship of one or more communities within your market area.

After all the celebrative fireworks and fanfare, perhaps you're left scratching your head and asking yourself, ....Now what?

As a licensed real estate professional here on the beautiful Kitsap Peninsula in scenic Washington State, I was fortunate enough to have secured the town of Silverdale WA, an unincorporated community situated along the shores of Dyes Inlet, home to the Kitsap Mall and nearby Bangor Submarine Base.

I thought it might be fun (and perhaps helpful) if, over the next couple of weeks, I published a series of on-going articles to chronicle my activities on the Localism Silverdale WA community page. This might provide some of you with ideas on what you can do with your own sponsored community. As we go along, feel free to pipe in and share your creative thoughts and ideas on what you're doing!

To find the series, "Making the Most of Your Sponsored Localism Communities" and "Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About Localism, But were Afraid to Ask,"...go HERE!

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Rich Jacobson is a REALTOR® and licensed Broker with Fathom Realty. He's a Crab Hunter, Clam Digger, and Oyster Shucker, skilffuly vanquishing anything in a shell! He is the Social Media Evangelist for Life on the Kitsap Peninsula & The Western Puget Sound in scenic WA State.

George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Rich, I am one of those that is not sure what the benifit is in all those, so I have held off on doing anything.  I will be interested in not just seeing how this works, but also looking for the advantage in it.

Aug 08, 2008 01:36 PM
William Collins
ERA Queen City Realty - Scotch Plains, NJ
Property and Asset Management

Rich,

Thanks for the post and taking the lead and creating a model for the uninitiated.

Aug 08, 2008 02:22 PM
Stephanie Edwards-Musa
thredUP.com - The Woodlands, TX
knitwit at thred UP

Rich, is there a timeline to get our descriptions in?  I hopped on and did the sponsorship today, but I have an extremely busy weekend. 

Just wondering.  I want to do it asap but don't know if I'll have time this weekend.  Would do it tonight but I'm about to fall asleep standing up.  :)

Aug 08, 2008 02:27 PM
Bob & Carolin Benjamin
Benjamin Realty LLC - Gold Canyon, AZ
East Phoenix Arizona Homes

Will be looking forward to this series you write. We have some communities but have not had time to do anything with them yet.

Aug 08, 2008 02:46 PM
Lanre-"THE REAL ESTATE FARMER" Folayan
Samson Properties - Bowie, MD
I don't make promises.I deliver results.SOLD HOMES

Rich I am definitely going to be looking forward to this series. I haven't even purchased a community yet. But once I want to know first what I am going to do with them once I purchase them. Have a great weekend. Great post.

Aug 08, 2008 03:04 PM
Kevin Comerford
Coldwell Banker Preferred - Media, PA

Thanks for the post Rich, looking forward to the series.

Aug 08, 2008 04:50 PM
Diane Aurit
LKN Realty, LLC - Mooresville, NC
Lake Norman Real Estate

Rich, excellent idea!  I have my own ideas but you are always one step ahead so I'm sure I will learn much from your series!

Aug 09, 2008 01:09 AM
Chip Jefferson
Gibbs Realty and Auction Company - Columbia, SC

Great idea Rich. I can't wait to see what you have to say. It helps to see a sample of someone else's ideas to help develop your own.

Aug 09, 2008 02:04 AM
Sharon Alters
Coldwell Banker Vanguard Realty - 904-673-2308 - Fleming Island, FL
Realtor - Homes for Sale Fleming Island FL

Look forward to seeing how you progress. My communities were bought - I am a newbie to AR, but look forward to posting good content. Thanks for doing this.

Aug 09, 2008 04:23 AM
Elva Branson-Lee
Solid Source Realty GA - Atlanta, GA
CDPE - Atlanta Real Estate & Short Sale Agent

My community was also in there several times. I think perhaps two of us purchased Ellenwood, Ga. Whatzup with that?

Aug 09, 2008 04:34 AM
Chris Tesch
RE/MAX Bryan-College Station - College Station, TX
College Station, Texas Real Estate

I'll be following along Rich!  Anxious to see it!

Aug 09, 2008 05:37 AM
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Keller Williams Realty - Ann Arbor, MI
Ann Arbor Area Real Estate

Rich,  I might have to send a real question to you, if you don't get this...but do we post on our own website or localism?

Aug 09, 2008 10:41 AM
David Thomas
HomeSmart Realty, Elite Group Scottsdale, Arizona - Gilbert, AZ
Phoenix,Chandler,Mesa,Gilbert,AZ

Looking forward to the series and the answers to all of the questions posted here.  thanks

Aug 09, 2008 10:41 AM
Rich Ferretti
Rich Ferretti Real Estate - Charlotte, NC
ABR QSC Realtor/Broker, Charlotte NC Real Estate a

Great idea, thanks so much. I locked in a few areas near Charlotte NC and would appreciate any help.

Aug 11, 2008 01:34 AM
Russell Lewis
Realty Austin, Austin Texas Real Estate - Austin, TX
Broker,CLHMS,GRI

Rich, I have subscribed to your blog specifically to learn more about putting the communities I managed to claim" to the best possible use. Thanks you for posting because I am s-l-o-w-l-y starting to get a handle on this!

Aug 11, 2008 02:44 PM
Cynthia Tilghman, Realtor® Onslow County NC Home Specialist
Kingsbridge Realty, Inc - Hubert, NC

Thanks Rich,
I kinda rushed and did not do a great job with my descriptions so I'm going back and redo.  Thanks for all the good info.

Aug 12, 2008 11:50 AM
Debra Kukulski, Broker Associate
RE/MAX Suburban - Cary, IL
SRES;SFR,CDPE;GRI;ABR;e-PRO Realtor, Northern IL

Hey Rich...do you know when the maps on Localism can be fixed?  I played around but was not able to save a map that really showed the community.  Thanks for all your work:-)

Sep 18, 2008 02:23 AM
Chastity Guevara
Camelot's Quest Realty - Casa Grande, AZ

Rich,

Have you started this series, because I haven't seen any posts on it.  I just sponsored a community and I am very interested in knowing what to do with it.  Also, I was wondering why someone can sponsor a community and never post anything to it...I can understand if the person just acquired a community and is working on getting posts together...but I have seen some cases where the person has been sponsoring for well over a month with no posts to the community while others have posted content.  Shouldn't there be a stipulation to sponsor a community you have to at least post 1 - 2 things a month?  That's is just my thought.

Chastity

Oct 09, 2008 04:07 PM
Rich Jacobson
Fathom Realty West Sound - Poulsbo, WA
Your Kitsap County WA Real Estate Broker

Chastity:   You can find the first five articles in this series HERE!

Oct 09, 2008 04:17 PM
Chastity Guevara
Camelot's Quest Realty - Casa Grande, AZ

Thanks Rich

Oct 10, 2008 02:51 AM