Real Estate Information

Our development team recently enhanced our Silver, Gold and Platinum systems to include the ability to generate a Craig’s List post, in HTML, promoting your listings. All you have to do is copy the code and add it to Craig’s list.

Step one- Log in to your admin.

Step two- Go to “My Website” then your featured Property section and view all listings. You will see a link under a new column called “Craigslist ad” Click the “View” link.

Step three- Copy and paste the code into your Craig’s List post.

Here is an example of what the ad looks like.

Building a pipeline of leads is critical to your future success. Read this comment from Rob Levy, one of the co-founder's of Real Pro Systems.

Hi All,

I wanted you all to know that 1,264 days ago a buyer came in to our buyer stealth site and has been getting emails, newsletters and of course listings.  Yesterday he called and thanked me for “thinking of him” all this time,  he is an Alaska Airlines pilot and is being moved to Portland and will be buying a house with us today.

There is no way this every would have come close to happening without RPS and all the work we all did/do to create and maintain it. 

Thanks all….  ROB

Jason O'Neil gave me an update with regard to my previous post. "313 CMA requests in 24 hours."

Hi Charlee,

We received a total of 768 CMA requests on a mailing of 62,000. Not bad percentages. That was the last week in February and we have had 6 appointments 2 listings and one closed deal.

Jason

I think Jason had great timing with is marketing efforts. It was right before spring, just when sellers are starting to interview agents and prepare for the Spring and Summer markets.

Nice job Jason and thanks for sharing!

www.oneilrealtors.com

See previous post - 313 CMA requests in 24 hours.

I'm so excited as I write this.....We get the keys to our new home tonight. Although it is not the first home my husband has owned, it is the first for me.

We were very fortunate to find what we were looking for, at the price we could afford and we get the 8K tax credit to boot.

I really do respect all of you out there in this industry. It can be a very tough profession and I must say that a good agent really does earn their commission!

A big thank you to my buyer's agent, Paige Wheelhouse, who never gave up on us. She was always available to show homes, answer questions, never pressured us into anything and was able to negotiate and get our sale closed in 5 weeks.

If you have any good advice for a new home owner, please leave a comment.

I'm off to Nashville, TN on April 28th for a unique Real Estate training event. It is unique in a couple of ways; One it is Free and two it is at a bar (or at least very close to one). Yes, a bar.... hence the name bar camp.

Click on the logo below to go to the official website for details.

Registration may be full, so if you would like to attend, register right away.

Whether you are looking to learn more about Real Pro Systems, or if you are a current client and would like to review your how you are utilizing you system and make sure you are getting the most out of it, please come and meet me at the show.

I already have a few scheduled appointments and if there is enough interest in a group demonstration, I'll schedule one for the evening of the 28th. Please shoot me an email if you are interested in attending. charlee@realprosystems.com

I recently read a post on Michael Russer's Online Dominance blog, in which Carie Gable, of RealSupport gave a great summary of some simple enhancements that a virtual assistant can do to your website that will make it more engaging to your visitors.

 “Your VA can easily slim down or beef up the stock content, re-name the pages, write SEO’d content tailored for your market and even add in all of your social networking links. Make the site more than a marketing gimmick. Make it a resource with community pages, dining suggestions, tax credit updates, loan tutorials – whatever appeals most to YOUR ideal client. The result is a site map that fits your target market’s needs and interests as well as a website that you can guarantee no one else has”

Hiring a Virtual Assistant has several advantages:

1) Utilize a Virtual Assistant only when you need them.

2) A Virtual Assistant is an independent contractor with their own equipment - no overhead, no benefits, no payroll tax, no insurance.

3) You will not pay for the learning curve of a Real Estate Virtual Assistant.  They will already be trained on the tools you require.

4) Hire an expert - Real Estate Agents are being asked to wear too many hats.  They are spread way too thin and because of technology, they don't always know how to accomplish what needs to be done to stay on top.  A Real Estate Virtual Assistant is an expert and specializes in Marketing for Real Estate and Social Networking.

5) Utilizing a Virtual Assistant will free up your time to SELL Property or work reasonable hours.  

Rob Levy was recently interviewed by Maria Patterson of RISMEDIA. This interviw has some great points I know you will enjoy. Read Rob’s interview, click here.

I’m a big fan of Rob’s, not only because of his involvement with Real Pro Systems, but because all his interviews are informative.

Rob is know as the ”Tech Guru” amongst many of the top player in the industry. If you ever had a chance to listen to his 2006 interview Star Power interview with Howard Brinton, you would understand why so many look up to him for tech tips. Check out his website at www.roblevy.com.

Don’t know about Star Power? Go to www.gostarpower.com and take advantage of an amazing network of top producing real estate agents that are willing to share their secrets of success.

Are you looking for listings? Jason O'Neil used a postcard from our marketing library and had tremendous results! Here is his email below.

Real Pro,
Just a note to let you know that I have received 313 Seller CMA requests in just over 24 hours! I inserted the card into a local newspaper that gets direct mailed to a portion of my county. Total cost was just under $2900. 

I know you love to hear the stories! In fact, this is way too many to efficiently handle.

I trust that all is well. 

Jason O'neil
www.oneilrealtors.com

Action: Used a postcard template from our marketing gallery to create the add for the local newspaper.

Results:314 Seller CMA requests in the first 24 Hrs. (definitely more will follow)

Cost: $2900

Business problem: Too much business to handle!

See updated results

Real Pro Gold has been an invaluable tool for my company. The interface is simple to use and allows for extensive customization of our website without being overly complicated. The tools Real Pro Gold provides give us a means to stay in front of customers in a personal manner without spending a lot of time behind a computer. With the tracking tools I can see how my site is performing in an easy to understand format and Real Pro's outstanding customer service team is always very responsive to my needs. The search engines love our website which means more traffic and more leads! I can't imagine my business without our Real Pro website. 

John Jones

www.JohnCJones.com

Here at Real Pro Systems we know how valuable it can be to have a truly integrated IDX solution available to you. Our IDX integration means that when the listing information is loaded onto your site, you get SEO credit for the content, and you can market your listings with confidence.

There are time saving benefits to an integrated IDX as well. Since integration means that your listing information is pulled directly from the MLS to populate your site it means no more loading listings to the MLS and then entering them a second time on your website! Are you tired of setting up visitors on recurring searches day in and day out? IDX integration automates the process of setting up of recurring searches, so you don't have to!

To learn more, click here.