http://www.propertymarketingblog.com Prep, Primp and Promote your way to real estate selling success! Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:15:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In this episode, we'll explore some unique ways that you can make the most out of showing property. You'll learn some tips to prepare properly and make sure your clients remember their dream home properly.Duration : 0:5:14 http://www.propertymarketingblog.com/property-marketing/showing-property-in-style "I am planning to market my condo for rent myself. I would like to know how do agents find their contacts and get potential tenants?" Here's a good beginning answer from "Newlywed": The primary way agents locate potential properties is through the MLS. Unfortunately, because you're not an agent, you don't ... http://www.propertymarketingblog.com/property-marketing/marketing-your-property-yourself-a-question-from-the-field Learn the new rules of real estate marketing! Dan Gooder Richard begins by explaining that the Internet is a tool to selling homes, not a method of selling homes. Its another tool for marketing, branding, communicating, growing your business and much more. Realtors need online marketing to not only brand themselves, ... http://www.propertymarketingblog.com/property-marketing/real-estate-rainmaker-guide-to-online-marketing Sincere thanks to my buddy, Joe Ferrara for bringing a new study from Michigan State University  into the real estate space for the rest of us to gnaw on.  It meshes with an article I wrote over a year ago on tailoring your workstyle to fit Gen and Y when ... http://www.propertymarketingblog.com/property-marketing/new-study-tells-what-4-things-consumers-want-most We know that most buyers want to "move in on Friday, unpack on Saturday, and go to work on Monday".  This is why new construction always trumps "pre-owned".   I wrote an article a year ago about competing against new construction.  You're welcome to read the whole thing  However, I believe the ... http://www.propertymarketingblog.com/property-marketing/stagers-secret-tips-for-when-you-prepare-a-property-for-sale-to-compete-against-new-constuction-2  As you know, the first step to selling property is preparing the thing for sale. (Prep~aration, the 1st of my 3 p's - where Primp and Promote are the other 2.) There is a site that will tell you, for your specific zip code, what the ROI - Return on Investment ... http://www.propertymarketingblog.com/property-for-sale/property-marketing-preparation-secret-weapon  I own Sid's book and have long found it extremely useful in the Preparation phase of Property Marketing.There are lots of simple, straightforward tasks you can execute around the home that will reap huge rewards when it comes to presenting an attractive property for sale. Sid uses helpful inspiring language ... http://www.propertymarketingblog.com/uncategorized/home-makeovers-that-sell-quick-and-easy-ways-to-get-the-highest-possible-price You know that buyers start their search for a new home online. You know that both buyers and sellers check out realtors online before they meet one. You know you have to master this online thing... over and above putting your property listings on Realtor.com, Trulia, Zillow and whereever else the Office ... http://www.propertymarketingblog.com/property-marketing/fish-where-the-fish-are-and-stick-with-it-until-they-bite Property marketing has changed, thanks to the internet.  Because anyone can research houses for sale, with or without a realtor, the way properties look becomes of the most important factor.  Therefore, to successfully market property, it must be conditioned (prepared), styled (primped) and placed online artfully, copiously, everywhere ... http://www.propertymarketingblog.com/property-marketing/property-marketing-changed-by-the-internet