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Cedar Rapid's real estate information from Trego Real Estates Christopher Smith. Updates on the market, community, and events in the Cedar Rapids and surrounding area.
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As a former teacher, I love to use my past experiences in education as a Realtor.  One effective method of prospecting has been the Neighborhood Report Card.  I type in all the listings sold, days on the market, and for what percentage of the asking price.  Customers, especially them engineer typ...
08/16/2006
I had this wonderful agent call me today and discuss the possibility of listing or not listing a property.  It was with a friend of hers, but here's the lowdown.  The house is in shambles, the mechanicals are 20 years and out, and the house is on one of the busiest streets in Cedar Rapids.  The o...
08/15/2006
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The more I'm in real estate, the more important I think Branding is to your business.  There is one agent in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and everywhere you look is her brand, all over billboards, print advertising, etc...  I also know that branding does not come cheap.  However, you can create your own br...
08/15/2006
Not everyone is comfortable with going up to a total stranger's home, knock on their door, introduce themselves, and talk about their business.  In fact, most of us are not comfortable with this approach to prospecting.  I started brainstorming with some fellow agents one day and came up with a w...
08/14/2006
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My friend who is a lender and I are thinking of starting a neighborhood networking group that consists of one lender, one Realtor, one electrician, one etc...  Has anyone considered starting such a group in their neighborhood or town and what are your general rules?  I have been part of these gro...
08/13/2006
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Starting this time of year and for the rest of the year, traffic can start to slow down for Open Houses.  I have recently started inviting neighbors in the general area of the Open House just to get my name out there, plus let neighbors know what the "competition" looks like so to speak.  Most ar...
08/13/2006
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I thought I was fairly computer literature until I had to optomize my website so it could be seen or high enough in the search engine rankings.  Can someone provide me with a link to STEP BY STEP instructions to perform some tasks to optomize my website.  Remember, it has to be SEO FOR DUMMIES!  ...
08/07/2006
I'm looking for any information on Realtor related websites or magazines that sell postcards, mailers, magnets, etc... for good prices to mail out to my sphere of influence.  Anyone out there had any success with one particular website or magazine?  Also, has anyone used the service to mail out y...
08/05/2006
In the news recently, there have been reports of the real estate market softening.  These reports come primarily from the east and west coasts of the United States, but here in the midwest, specifically Cedar Rapids, Iowa, we have not seen that "bubble" that experts have been talking about.  In f...
08/05/2006
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Cedar Rapid's real estate information from Trego Real Estates Christopher Smith. Updates on the market, community, and events in the Cedar Rapids and surrounding area.