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RAINING AGAIN

By Joan Snodgrass

Services for Real Estate Pros with Midamerica Referral Network

August 25, 2007 10:00 AM

RAINING LOCALLY IN SHELL KNOB

This Shell Knob Realtor wants to thank Active Rain for my second and third sale as a result of Localism.

Thanks

It was a pleasure to finally meet with a couple that I had only been dealing with on-line, and then by phone since they first contacted me off my Active Rain blog July 30.

What's really neat, is that we all felt that we knew each other. There was no getting acquainted time needed. We could get right down to discussing the property they were interested in, and we had already established a feeling of trust. This is especially important, as I was working both sides of the deal.

We discussed what they would like to offer, wrote it up, and got it accepted within the hour without a counter. God is good. Active Rain works. What more is there to say?

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Neal Bloom

Brokered by eXp Realty LLC - Weston, FL

Realtor CRS-Weston FL Real Estate

Just closed on the first two of three leads from here.

Aug 25, 2007 10:08 AM

Chris Fuller Your Realtor in Thermopolis Wyoming

Properties West, INC. - Thermopolis, WY

That is great I am Waiting for the ability to write this Article.... :)

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Clayton, MO

Hi Joan!! Congratulations. That's great!! I have 3 buyer's I'm working with who found me from AR and localism, but haven't closed yet. Gotta love AR. :)

Aug 25, 2007 10:37 AM

New Jersey Real Estate James Boyer Morris, Essex & Union County NJ Realtor

RE/MAX Properties Unlimited, Real Estate - Morristown, NJ

Congrats, Congrats, Congrats,

Keep on blogging for your local consumer.

James Boyer

Aug 25, 2007 12:12 PM

Joanne Hanson

Coldwell Banker Colorado Rockies Real Estate - Frisco, CO

Summit County, Colorado Realtor

Joan, you do such a good job blogging for localism, and it is nice to see it paying off. I thought you meant it was really raining again! There has been so much rain in the midwest!

Aug 25, 2007 05:53 PM

Joan Snodgrass

Midamerica Referral Network - Kimberling City, MO

Neal:

Congrats - We're really in the same category. I've closed on one, but the two I wrote yesterday are cash, so good as closed.

Aug 26, 2007 09:33 AM

Chris: kEEP POSTING AND POST ABOUT YOUR AREA. iT WILL COME . i'M GETTING ABOUT ONE LEAD A WEEK FROM AR, BUT THAT'S DUE TO MY STANDING IN GOOGLE. ON A NORMAL DAY I SHOW UP ONCE OR TWICE ON THE FIRST PAGE OF A SEARCH AND TWO MORE ON THE 2ND PAGE. SO A STRANGER READING IT FEELS THAT I AM THE EXPERT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR.

Aug 26, 2007 09:37 AM

Pamela: Way to go girl! I've got several more AR leads I'm working, but in a recreational area, they usually look around a long time before buying.

James: Thanx. I blog every chance I get.

Joanne: Yes, I can understand how you would get that opinion, but no, we're not in the flood area. We have actually only had 2 inches of rain in the past 8 weeks. Good news is we're saving gas and effort on lawn mowing - bad news is the weeks of 100 degrees fried my garden and flowers.

Aug 26, 2007 09:41 AM

Margaret Woda

Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. - Crofton, MD

Maryland Real Estate & Military Relocation

The newest source of "warm" leads. Who knew... I'm exploding with leads from blogging, as well.

Aug 26, 2007 09:42 PM

Arina Hanciulescu

RealtyPros - Las Vegas, NV

RealtyPros

Takes some time to get to move around this community and get leads.

Aug 30, 2007 10:32 AM

Daniel Seider

BTRE Big Trees Real Estate - Arnold, CA

That is great. I hope to have the same results. Any suggestions?

Aug 31, 2007 03:02 AM

Daniel:

I post alot to localism. Check articles in the local paper and see if it warrants a post. Take pictures of local interest, interview local merchants post it with a picture. It seems to add up to Google juice. People find you, and if they like you - by reading your blog - maybe they contact you.

Good luck

Aug 31, 2007 10:17 AM

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