I'm sure there are many of you out there that regularly search for real estate for yourself and for customers. Whose site do you use? If you are like most consumers you use one of the biggies like Realtor.com, Trulia or Zillow. If you are a real estate agent, your probably use the local MLS. But what if you have your own site? Do you use it?
I went to my brand spanking new web site the other day to perform a search, so that I could see what potential customers were seeing, and guess what; there was no place to put in an MLS number to perform a specific property search. Wow! Am I glad I tried it out. I got on the phone and immdiately requested the MLS number search be added to the home page and search features. Moral of the story:if you aren't using your site to perform property searches, why would anyone else want to use it?
See the attached photo where I corrected my faux pas.
http://www.screencast.com/t/lFOqGgTX
As of January 1, 2010 I will be completing my first official year as a Realtor. Wow, has it been exciting. Looks like I will be ending the year with 14 sales totalling around $1.929 million. Not too shabby considering we've had a poor economy and BP made our life even more exciting along the Gulf Coast by peppering our pristine waters and sugary beach sand with little tar balls. I think the media made it worse than it really was considering our area saw very little effect from oil except the "media tar ball fallout". Next year may prove to be even more exciting with prices even lower and interest rates creeping up.
In our area, Lynn Haven continues to have steady sales and even some new construction. The beach is continuing to support condo sales and contracts continue to come in on short sales and foreclosures. One of the positive effects of the BP disaster is that several first time home owners have been able to put down sizeable down payments for homes from their BP checks.
I'm looking forward to selling real estate this next year on the Gulf Coast. Come join us by buying a second home or moving down to Panama City Beach, Panama City or Lynn Haven. We'd love to have you join us in Paradise. Check us out at www.thebeaches360.com
Well, its not very warm in the Sunshine State today, at least not in Panama City. We're struggling to get the thermometer above freezing and the potential for dipping into the 20s is high for tonight. The sun was out this morning but that didn't do much to help raise the temperatures. I'm not sure how this affects the bird life around here but I did see seagulls and pelicans swooping and diving in the 15+ knot winds we experienced early this morning. I hope the weather doesn't dampen the buyers enthusiasm we've seen lately with condo and second home purchases. With the interest rates rising o so steadily the last few weeks, we may see some folks deciding to pull the purchasing trigger a lot sooner than later.
Join us to live the Gulf Coast Lifestyle at http://www.thebeaches360.com#mce_temp_url#
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30 year experienced marketing professional selling the Florida Gulf Coast Lifestyle.
I am motivated real estate agent with extensive experience in marketing, advertising and public relations. In 2009, I associated with the largest local brokerage, Counts Real Estate Group, inc., mainly because of their impressive marketing presence in our regional market as well as their impressive penetration of the commercial market. I am leveraging my marketing and advertising experience with listings promotions and a heavy Internet presence. My new user friendly web site #mce_temp_url# www.thebeaches360.com recently went live and incorporates three blogs highlighting life along the Gulf Coast, specifically, my families' life on a local bayou, my husband, Bill's, perspective on living along the Gulf Coast, and a real estate perspective. I have recently teamed up with another Count's agent, Alan Graham, who has extensive experience in the construction field through his previous career as a residential and commercial engineer with Gulf Power Company, part of Southern Company. Alan also had a decade of real estate experience as well as 20 years marketing experience. Together, we call ourselves, the Beaches360 Pro Marketing Team. From the unique perspective of "living the Gulf Coast lifestyle" we help buyer's and seller's live life along the Gulf Coast.
I have lived in six cities in the northern panhandle of Florida: Marianna, Panama City, Tallahassee, Pensacola, Panama City Beach and Lynn Haven. In each of these cities I have experienced the joy of living in the Sunshine State as well as waterfront living, both fresh and salt water. I grew up learning to fish and hunt as well as bike and hike the main roads and country trails of this beautiful part of the South. Having lived in a variety of cities, I learned to appreciate the innate beauty of each community and what areas fit a variety of lifestyles. I presently focus my real estate marketing efforts on the Lynn Haven and Panama City markets but also have listing and sales experience in Panama City Beach, and along 30A. I have sold homes, vacant land, commercial real estate, condos and investment properties. I have experience in short sales, and foreclosures.
I recently purchased an investment property which Kathy Bass had listed. Working with her to complete the purchase was a sincere pleasure. While the deal was not complicated, there were several issues which had to be addressed prior to closing. Kathy facilitated resolution of these issues and made the entire process smooth and painless for both the buyer and seller. She is a natural at dealing with people, is an outstanding communicator, and she pays attention to detail. Kathy Bass is a true professional and I would absolutely turn to her again for assistance in the future.
Clark “Buck” Rogers
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