Premier Real Estate

Taking the plunge and buying a real house is a big deal.  To be perfectly honest, the first time that I brought my first home, it was not a home at all, rather it was a trailer.  While most people associate trailer homes with something less than credible, in this day and age, that perception is just wrong.  Trailer homes are honestly some of the coolest looking homes and they have so much space inside of them, it truly is crazy!

However – there are some things that you should do even before you begin going to mobile home parks in search for your dream mobile home.  The first thing is research.  You want to ensure that you are not only going to be getting a good deal, but you also want to make sure that it looks nice.  Looking online for credible mobile home parks and taking some tours is a great idea!

Another thing that you want to make sure of is how you plan to purchase the mobile home – financing is probably the best option, however you do have to have decent credit for that.

Real estate is a tricky thing to get a handle on – you never really know what you can and can not do and that is exactly why we are here!  The question on many people’s minds right now is should you buy a home or should you wait?  Well – the first question that you should ask yourself is ‘are you ready to settle down?’

Once you buy the home, it is going to be very difficult to get rid of and resell right now … so that is something that you want to make sure that you consider when you are making the decision to purchase a home.

Another thing that you need to think about is if you can afford the home that you are considering buying.  While prices have dropped themselves down a lot in the real estate market, you want to make sure that you find a home that is going to fit into your budget and that can be hard if your budget is very, very small.

Now that we have talked about two of the major points as to why a real estate agent should not have a Facebook page – let’s touch base on three more points that are very important.  One thing is the content of the Facebook page.  Most of the time, your Facebook page is not going to contain a lot of the content that you can provide via a blog or even your own website – so that is something that you need to really think about.

The next thing is going to be SEO.  If you are going to sign up for a business Facebook page to promote your website and/or blog – you are going to cut them off at the knees because you are not going to have any SEO on your Facebook page, which you could add onto your blog or website.  Another thing is the prospects that you could gain via Facebook – while you might end up with a lot of fans, you are not truly going to be earning a lot of money.

Facebook is a place for teenagers and people who are not trying to run a business – while I personally love Facebook, I would never put my business on it.

Times are pretty tough nowadays, especially for the real estate market.  I know that I see houses all the time that are being sold by owners because they do not want to pay realtor fees.  However, if you are a real estate agent with no money at all for advertising for your services – I can help you!  There are many different ways that you can market yourself for little or no cost at all, all it takes is quite a bit of work and some determination and you should be fine!

One of the first things that you are going to need to do is look for free publicity.  This could be in the form of online newspapers, networks, 24 hour TV news and all new radio stations.  You could even advertise online on places like craigslist and things like that.  Coming up with a Myspace page or even a Facebook page is a great way to get your name out there too and it does not cost you anything at all!

And I will let you in on some more secrets in the next blog, so make sure that you stay tuned!