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Keeping Up

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Real Estate Agent with Real Estate Central

Remember the saying, " keeping up with the Jonses"?   Well, in today's real estate market, it's " Keeping up with the Gen X and Y ers.   The baby boomers are just about to settle in their last home if they haven't already.  Now real estate agents are forced to deal with people who have grown up in the computer age, that's all they know.   They are on all the real estate websites searching and most have specifice homes they want to see BEFORE they even contact an agent.

Forget "The Book"  get educaed on how to use todays tools of the trade, the computer and real estate based programs, the smart phone and pda's and of course tools like Activerain 

It is imperative for Baby Boomer agents to now be able to keep up with the Jetsons and let the Flintstones go,  if you don't, you will find yourself in Bedrock with Fred and Wilma.

As I just finished typing the above line, the thought came into my head, I'm talking to the ones who really DON'T need to hear what I have just said. Those reading this ARE with

Debbie Small
Long & Foster Realtors - Martinsburg, WV
REALTOR

Well said Charlie. I'm still confused on the differences between Gen X and Y. Wonder what Z will be like :)

Oct 01, 2008 01:27 AM
Charlie Buck
Real Estate Central - Cross Lanes, WV

That is a good question

Oct 01, 2008 02:49 AM
Amy Salisbury
Leading Edge Properties - Charles Town, WV
West Virginia Realtor/Jefferson/Berkeley

HA!  Funny...Charlie you are right on target with your post.  Trying to keep up with the technology is a daily exercise for me...no calories are burning though!

Oct 02, 2008 10:18 PM