I got a secret.. Most of the agents out there are SLACKERS!! Sorry if I let the cat outta the bag but I had to say it!! As we all know this business is cutthroat. Everyone is always looking for a way to make their next dollar. Want to be a top agent? Want to be a member of the elite club of agents? Want to know the secret????

When I tell you, you are never ever going to believe it! Many agent think it takes lots of $$ in fancy shmancy advertisement and other ways to get ahead in this market. Wellllll, let me tell you, you can get ahead with a few bucks and a good pair of shoes.

A few weeks ago, my FSBOgirl  and myself,decided to do something not many agents do. We picked a community and decided to OWN it.... It is not a huge community, about 65 single family homes in the 400k to 500k range. We started mailing to these homes, got our names out there to get noticed. Before we knew it, we HAD a listing!!

What better an opportunity to introduce ourselves to the neighborhood personally than to tell them about the available home in their neighborhood, and all the info on it! We hit the pavements one sunny afternoon and started knocking. With eye catching flyers in hand, a few goody bags, we knocked.

Leary at first, I had to admit. Then... It happened, people actually liked talking to us! We made contact on the upwards of 20 homeowners that day....AND... we totally impressed our sellers for going the extra mile in the marathon. It took under 2 hours and made 20 new contacts. Where else can you do that? For free??

SO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN....

Our next endeavor arrives in a few short weeks to this community, stay tuned, we have a plan... I'll give you a clue, it involves ears! A couple hundred of them...

I think we rock for going the extra mile in the Real Estate Marathon..

Gloria www.harfordcountyhomesearch