About Twin Falls County, ID

It's the middle of October and we are having a beautiful snowy weekend. The trees are white and

roofs are covered. Last week it was warm and the roses were blooming. What a difference a

few days can make. Not to fear though it will be back in the 60's by the end of the week.

Just a short cold front.

Our market even affects the kids.

Thank goodness it is not this bad in our area yet. We are still stable

but alot slower, longer days on the market. Praying the bailout and

the election will help people feel better about buying and selling.

I am staying positive and working harder. I will survive.

I was thinking of ways that I could market my self and my listings. I thought this might make

a good post. Maybe we could get a running list of everyone's off the wall ways of marketing.

I have a couple.

1. Yard sales: Yard sales are good, people are relaxed and when they see my name tag

or my truck signage they ask questions. This usually starts several conversation and

has gotten me several listings and buyers. I also leave a few cards with the person

having the yard sale and ask them to hand them out if someone mentions they are

in town looking at real estate.

2. This one happened just by accident. I was shopping with my husband at a local grocery

store the kind where you bag your own stuff. My cart was loaded so I stood off to the

side and waited for him, as it turned out I was standing next to the rack where the local

real estat book rack was. Several people stopped and picked up books, so I thought

I should say something. Well I did and that day I got two buyers. So now when I shop

I stand there for a few minutes and will almost always at least have a conversation or

pick up a lead.

Seem the out of the box stuff is fun and can work.

If you have an idea that you would like to add please do.

Who sells the most real estate in The Magic Valley?

Firm - # of Sales - $ Volume Sold
1. CIR 1,252 Sold ....................$184,631,534
2. PRU 440 Sold ....................$85,645,152
3. GSR 400 Sold ...................$67,344,558
4. Westerra 307 Sold ...........$59,423,780
5. Rasmussen 284 Sold .........$40,061,817
6. MVR 217 Sold ...................$35,483,095
7. C21 144 Sold .....................$26,387,781
8. Lezamiz 183 Sold ............$23,582,736
9. Re/Max 124 Sold ............$20,840,000
10. Exit Realty 134 Sold .......$18,827,086

If you are looking to buy or sell please consider using an agent from Canyonside Irwin Realty.

We have 7 offices in the area and over 110 agents to assist you in your next purchase or sale.

www.canyonsideirwinrealty.com

Data from Intermountain Multiple Listing service Jan 2007 to Dec 2007

When it comes to having your web site found in search engines the more the merrier.

This chart above shows a recent count of pages we have indexed in our sites compared to other companies in our local market.

The first three are our numbers with Canyonside Irwin Realty. Irwin Realty and Canyonside Realty

This will show you the difference good Internet marketing and exposure can lead to. Massive numbers of pages indexed in search engines.

The more pages found the easier it is for the public to search these major sites and find our company and inventories.

Compare apples to apples and choose Canyonside Irwin Realty to buy or sell your next property.