The little BIG things that 2009 is sure to bring!

The little BIG news for me personally in 2009.

Just before 2009 arrived my wife had some "news" for me on Christmas Eve morning, we would welcoming a new addition to our family. We had recently been discussing the idea of another child and then there was nothing left to discuss,LOL! Every child is a blessing and I can't wait to meet the newest addition to our already crazy family. She is due right around my birthday so I just may get the best birthday gift a father could ask for! Lots of rest and peanut butter blizzards from our local DQ are in order.

My other BIG news in 2009 is...

MARKET SHARE!!!

Historically, when real estate markets shift from "hot" to "cold and slow" is when the top agents gain the most market share. As a market tightens up and selling a home takes much longer and buyers seem to have all but disappeared...so do agents. The first wave of agents to drop by the wayside are typically the lowest producing ones and then agents who were close to retiring anyway. With less agents to compete with that means more potential business for you! Our local market is experiencing this exact thing right now and my intention is to capitalize in this and gain market share.

Here are some practicle ways I plan on achieving this goal:

• Call expired listings as they can be a gold mine for business (some restrictions may apply in your area).
• Spend your advertise $$$ wisely in order to maximize your ROI, Google and Facebook Ad words are a great way to reach a target market.
• Call your Sphere of Influence as you never know who they know that might be thinking of buying or selling.
• Network with other agents, idea sharing helps everyone (isn't that what makes ActiveRain so great!?!)
• Most importantly...Stay Positive! No one gets excited about Real Estate talking to a doom and gloom kind of agent!

Okay, enough talking about it...I have some calls to make!!! Thanks for reading this post and happy blogging!

Sincerely,

Jason Neumann