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Voting for the Best Listing Post has Opened! Check Out the Finalists & Vote Now!

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Real Estate Agent with Myrtle Beach Homes Blog

Well, the listing contest was a great success!  We had 52 entries!   Now comes the exciting part.  Here are the top 10 entries and a survey that follows to allow you to vote for your favorite post.  Remember, when picking a post, choose your favorite based on the content & creativity of the post, NOT the quality of the listing.  Voting will be open until Sunday, September 20th at Midnight.

Please take a few moments & view the top 10 listing posts.  After you have finished, you can then vote for your favorite in the poll below. So, without further ado, let me introduce the 10 finalists!  Each of these members will win at least 1,500 points for making it to the final 10.  One lucky winner will win 10,000 points for the best post.  You, our members will choose 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place.  So please take a moment to read these posts & then vote for your favorite!

4-bedroom, 4+ acres, 4-car garage, 4 SALE, Tulsa, Oklahoma $300,000 - 1727 S 151 E Avenue- Lori Cain

Custom Detached Home Montclair Country Club, Prince William County, Dumfries VA- Karen Kruschka

George Washington Didn’t Sleep at 1806 Courtland Street but You Can- Cindy Jones

Conover NC Brick Ranch on 1.65 Acres- Mike Kelly Jr.

Brand New 3 Bedroom Townhouses in Haymarket, Starting at $219,990-Chris Ann Cleland

Lunada Bay Palos Verdes Estates Condo For Sale- Maureen Megowan

1731 Winding Willow Dr. Trinity Florida 34655 For Sale In Heritage Springs- Dick & Dixie Sells

Fairlea, WV Commercial Land For Sale Near Greenbrier Valley Medical Center- Rebecca Gaujot

33 Peddlars Drive - The Greens - Branford Connecticut Short Sale Townhouse- Donna Bigda

Home For Sale in Peel Village 25 Terra Cotta Cres., Brampton, Ontario L6W 1B9- Al & Peggy Cunningham

Now that you have read all the posts from our finalists, it is time to vote!

In case you wanted to see the other great listing posts, take a few minutes to check some of these wonderful listings out.  There are some great features that can be found on so many of the listings below to enhance your listing posts.  Just for entering the contest, these lucky members will receive 500 bonus points for their entry.

Marco Island: Sands B404 - Beach views!- Natalie Kirstein

Beautiful Single Family Home On Maverick Golf Course Is looking For A Fun Loving New Owner!- Cindy Cranston

Home For Sale: 117 Belmont Drive Hendersonville NC- Robin & Sue

Riverfront Condominium, Vero Beach Florida, Riverview In Grand Harbor- Barbara Martino-Sliva

China Spring Dream Home--JUST REDUCED!- Wendy Montoya

1480 Foxmoor Ln Elgin, IL - Great 4 bedroom on large fenced corner lot!- Vicki Watzlawick

28458 NORTH SHORE RD, LAKE ARROWHEAD CA 92352 ~ A SHORT STROLL TO TAVERN BAY BEACH CLUB- Kat DeLong

420 Blooming Meadows Rd - Holly Springs NC - Real Estate- Nellie Lytvinenko

Introducing Big Canoe- Charlie Ragonesi

31 Bonnybrook Drive, New Milford, CT. Go Green, Go Clean and Save Green $$!-Andrea Swiedler

9195 Red Baron Reno Nevada Real Estate - Just Listed- Terrie Leighton

Northern Liberties Real Estate - 1309 N Lawrence Street Unit 10 - Purchase or Rent to Own- Christopher and Stephanie Somers

Lake Monticello Open House Sunday Aug. 30 - 8 Wildwood Drive- Pam Dent

Featured Listing Friday-Tim Mcintyre

HOME FOR SALE - Gilbert Arizona - E. SANTA FE LANE- Harry F. D'Elia

12410 Cobblestone Dr. Hudson, FL. 34667 / 2/2/1 on Bear Creek, Huge lot- Roy Barnhart & Gail McKay

Franklin, NC 115 Buck Mountain Estates ~ New Custom Home for Sale- June Tassillo

1939 8th St SE Canton, OH 44707- Deborah Wilson

Move To Edina – 6025 Wooddale Ave – Charming!!- Chris Prescott

Frederick Maryland Home For Sale - Featured Listing 551 Ellison Ct in Frederick MD 21703- Fernando Herboso

202 Elm Street Windsor Locks CT- Matt Listro

Highlands Lakes NJ Foreclosure - An REO gem among Vernon-Sussex County homes for sale- Irene Kennedy

3151 Bolero Pass Atlanta Georgia 30341 HOME FOR SALE- Sally English

Freeport Waterfront Home - Welcome To 648 Nassau Avenue- Geri Sonkin

Are We Compatible? West Orange, NJ House Sale- Bev and Bob Meaux

SHORT SALE - 1 RIPLEY LN., MUTTONTOWN, NY - BEST BUY IN TOWN - $1,250,000- Rosalinda Morgan

Highly Upgraded Aliso Viejo Condo is Waiting for You! 22681 Oakgrove Aliso Viejo for Sale- Christine Donovan

West Hartford 4 Bedroom Colonial . . 9 Wardwell Rd . . $379,000- Ed Silva

Family Home Seeks Loving Family to Share Laughter and Good Times!- Lesley Lambert

15806 White Canyon Lane - New Listing in Summerwood / Susan Brown, Your Texas Connection, Keller Williams Realty- Susan Brown

Best Buy in the Mountains - $9,900 Lot in Bear Paw Lakefront Resort, Murphy, North Carolina- Kate Wheeler

Yukon Oklahoma Resort Like Acreage Property- Joe Pryor

For Sale: 2-Family Home in Southbridge, MA - $160,000- Kathryn Acciari

New Beginnings in Greenlawn- Marie-Denise Kratsios

Vacant Land For Sale in Sneads, Florida- Paula Stone

Welcome Home to 9908 North 120th East Avenue in Bailey Ranch Estates, Owasso Oklahoma!- Bob Haywood

$204,900 - 2 Bedroom 2 / Bathroom Chic, Green and Energy-Efficient Condo in Carnegie, PA- Christa Ross

Fayetteville homes for sale in Fayette County Georgia, 175 Gray Fox Point- Richard Weisser

650 Slyvan Hill Rd Saxe Va. 6 BR 4 BA-7000 sq ft. $595,000- Pat Preston

Anthem Highlands - 2899 Ainslie Lake Avenue- John Novak

Tri Cities Washington | Commercial Building Lot & Acreage in West Pasco- Colleen Lane

Home for sale in Firelight Highlands Ranch CO - 10721 Briarglen Circle- Rita and Brian Burke

A huge thank you to all our members who participated in this contest!  It was a great success!  Also, be on the lookout for the final results after voting has closed.  I will announce the winners right here on my blog.

 

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Fernando Herboso - Associate Broker MD, & VA
Maxus Realty Group of Samson Properties - Clarksburg, MD
301-246-0001 Serving Maryland, DC and Northern VA

I can't believe my little dog "Tigre"was rejected but. . I'm game and I'm voting for my favorite

It was a fun contest 

Sep 15, 2009 02:35 PM
Chad McBain
RE/MAX R.E. CENTRE - Guelph, ON

Some good entries, and a cool contest.

Sep 15, 2009 03:56 PM
Christine Donovan
Donovan Blatt Realty - Costa Mesa, CA
Broker/Attorney 714-319-9751 DRE01267479 - Costa M

I'm off to go see what the great creative minds at AR have come up with to market their clients' homes.

Sep 15, 2009 04:43 PM
Roland Woodworth
Benchmark Realty - Clarksville, TN
Benchmark Realty

Jeremy... WoW.. 52 entries... Not bad at all.. This is another great and exciting opportunity for members to get additional exposure on their listings. Look forward to see the outcome of the voting.

Sep 15, 2009 04:58 PM
FN LN
Toronto, ON

Another successful ActiveRain contest.  It's fantastic to see so many great entries and to see how people across North America are promoting their listings.

Sep 15, 2009 05:38 PM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Jeremy - very cool. But somehow I missed this - too busy I think. There are some great listing posts here. Congratulations to all who participated.

Jeff

Sep 15, 2009 06:31 PM
Charlie Ragonesi
AllMountainRealty.com - Big Canoe, GA
Homes - Big Canoe, Jasper, North Georgia Pros

Hey Jeremy very cool and thanks for running this contest/ They are all so much fun. My recent blog about contests offers a suggestion you may want to take up

Sep 16, 2009 12:38 AM
Susan Brown
Keller Williams NE, Kingwood Texas (Humble & Atascocita too) - Kingwood, TX

What a great contest.  And I've learned from the top ten.  So many ideas!  Thanks for the 500 pts.

Sep 16, 2009 01:02 AM
Leesa Finley
RED Properties - Wake Forest, NC
RED Properties - Raleigh NC Real Estate

Jeremy - There are some incredible entries above! I must not ever look in the right places because I never know about contests until after it is too late......:(

Sep 16, 2009 01:53 AM
"The Lovely Wife" The One And Only TLW.
President-Tutas Towne Realty, Inc. - Kissimmee, FL

LOL...

In my case it's not a pot. It's a cauldron :)

TLW...ROAR!

Sep 16, 2009 03:26 AM
Jody Keating
Jody Keating Connective Realty,LLC, Bryan/College Station,TX - Bryan, TX
Broker/MM/Realtor, Bryan / College Station, TX

Jeremy,

Really great. Some very creative listings. I enjoyed reading them but now I just want to be able to buy one of them, shows what can happen if you put some thought into advertising your listings. Cudo's to the agents !!!!!

:)

Sep 16, 2009 04:37 AM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

Jeremy:  Glad to cast my ballot.  And I didn't even vote for myself. 

Sep 16, 2009 06:47 AM
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

The finalist really put some effort into their post. I am inspired.

Sep 16, 2009 06:53 AM
Bill Gillhespy
16 Sunview Blvd - Fort Myers Beach, FL
Fort Myers Beach Realtor, Fort Myers Beach Agent - Homes & Condos

Hi Jeremy,  Wow  !!!   Did I learn something today ?    My own listing posts look so lame next to these beauties !  No more !

Sep 16, 2009 09:15 AM
Stacie Colclasure
Gateway Holding and Referral Company - Bethalto, IL
Realtor, Bethalto, IL

They were all really good.  However, there is one that really stood out in my opinion.  Why?  It was simple.  No information overload.  If one wanted more information, there was the option of clicking on a link to get it.  And most important, it didn't bore with details.  It was very fun and entertaining!

Sep 16, 2009 11:23 AM
Vickie McCartney
Maverick Realty - Owensboro, KY
Broker, Real Estate Agent Owensboro KY

Hi Jeremy~ I missed this contest too.  But, that is OK I couldn't have done any better than any of these contestants! 

Sep 16, 2009 12:13 PM
June Tassillo
Owner/Broker RE/MAX Elite Realty - Franklin, NC
Let me help you with the next phase of your life!

Jeremy ~ Thanks for having this fun contest.  Even though I didn't win it was fun and I learned from others!  Good luck to everyone.

Sep 17, 2009 06:36 AM
Sharon Alters
ONE Sotheby's International Realty 904-673-2308 - Jacksonville, FL
Realtor - Homes for Sale Fleming Island FL

OK, it's late, so I'm going to have to come back to see these tomorrow.

Sep 19, 2009 05:24 PM
John Grasty
for real estate results in the Tri-Cities. - Port Moody, BC
Your Tri-cities REALTOR, neighbour and volunteer.

Jeremy,

The way of describing a home for sale to the "Traditionalists" and "Boomers" has mainly been by detailing the features.

I believe I read somewhere on AR that NAR is estimating just over 77% of the real estate business nowadays is coming from "Gen X" & "Gen Y's".

This huge segment (of X & Y's) is apparently most interested in the lifestyle (vs. the features) a home offers. Videos provide these buyers with the information on features (a picture is worth 1,000 words) anyway.

I'm really interested to know if there was one entry that stood out from others in describing the lifestyle?

Sep 21, 2009 04:47 AM
Robert Havana
Park and Protect- Alberta Real Estate License Parking - Calgary, AB
Alberta Real Estate License Parking

I am not in the contest but will certainly take a look at the contestants and cast a vote.  Hate to miss out on an opportunity to help someone win a prize.

Sep 28, 2009 02:32 PM