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When you are first you win...

By
Real Estate Agent with Sea Glass Properties

What do Craigslist, Zillow, Backpage, and Point2 have to do with you? Nothing. Nothing at all. If you are just now signing up for these, then you are behind the curve. If you haven't signed up at all, then you probably didn't know a curve existed.

I want to share a few "firsty's"??? with you as inspiration that its worth giving things a shot:

#1. Yellow Foreclosure List signs - Sold two homes in '08 on a $300 investment.

#2. Craigslist Boise - Before there were 10,000+ listings there were 1,000 listings. I sold 5 homes in 08 on a FREE investment.

#3. REOBOI.com and Sellvi.com - $595 per year. Do numbers mean anything at all? Over 300 leads and $30,000 in direct monies brought in from these websites. Thats what we call R.O.I.

#4. Postcards - yes they work. Obtained a $3 million dollar listing from a .75 cent postcard.

#5. Real Estate Book - it isn't about the print advertising, it is about the fact that we are willing to think outside of the box and create a publication that can be distributed and mailed all over the territory/state. I can't put a number on this.

 

Maybe it isn't about being first. Maybe it is about loving what you do, thinking outside of the box, and doing whatever it takes to make this business work.

 

-- Please share a time when you have taken a risk or thought outside of the box and found it paid off for you! 

Posted by

Nick Vanassche
Sea Glass PropertiesĀ 

Jonelle Simons
Windermere Real Estate - Park City, UT

Hi Nick. Yes you're right. It's not being first in the finish line in this kind of game as long as we groove well. Everything goes fine with me in my business with this kind of curve. It's a pain sometimes because we have to be patient but investing time and effort were paid off. Good luck to us..

jonelle simons

Oct 05, 2009 08:34 AM
Julie A. Black
KAUAI DREAMS REALTY Kauai Real Property Specialist - Kapaa, HI
CLHMS, CRS, GRI, Realtor, Broker

I'm thrilled that my Craiglist ads brought me buyers and they're free. My advertising bill has really gone down. I have my blog address in my email signature and it works.

Oct 05, 2009 02:52 PM
Jim Gilbert
Samson Properties - Fairfax, VA
The Gold Homes Team

Simply wearing my badge whenever I am out has brought me transactions. 

A lady behind me in line on Christmas Eve 5 years ago at a local supermarket said she needed and agent and could I help her buy a house. Yes, it works!

Dec 20, 2010 02:08 AM