Ok, I’m not going to go ut and buy a bunch of driveable cars for people…  but I am still thinking…

Since I am a bona fide car guy, what if I were to offer a free car for signing up for the email list? I’m thinking Hot Wheels here, don’t hyperventilate… I’m not Oprah… really, not even close.  I have been picking these things up for my kids for a while, and these are NOT the Hot Wheels I grew up with.  Sitting on the kitchen table is a Thunderbolt Fairlane in primer black… how cool is that?

And what about something a little bigger for a listing presentation? Again, we aren’t talking about driving away in it, just a little collectible.  Again, there are some pretty cool rides.

Is it a bribe?  Sure.  But, I have talked with a lot of agents that go around handing out pies and cakes and other yummy treats.  And I certainly like those things… but I want people to look fondly back upon my visit… and not think “Great, now I have to do 15,638 crunches to work off that choco-binge.”

Just experimenting…

What do you think?

This has nothing to do with real estate.  Nothing at all.  But it’s really cool. Continue Reading »

After posting a market report… at least lately… I get asked a question repeatedly…

Is it pointing to a recovery?

The market report says Continue Reading »

FMLS put ont the numbers for August pretty fast.  Shockingly fast…  So, I was able to get the market report out faster than usual.  Take a look.  It is mixed news.  July turned out stronger than expected, but August preliminary numbers are a little weaker than I’d like.

And it is a little different than normal.

Today was a different type of day, and it will deliver a different type of Video Sunday.

To start with, it is the 7th Anniversary of the wedding of the Lovely Gail and I.  That is a pretty special thing.  And for that reason, I am making the Video Sunday somewhat about her.

The other thing was that this evening was a reunion for her marching band from high school.  While she was there, they won multiple contests and championships…  The North Gwinnett Bulldog Regiment Marching Band was a sight to see…

I don’t have any clips from the time she was in the band, but here is a more recent one.

I got an email this morning from Obeo, the provider of my virtual tours.  It was the results from a survey they commissioned about home buying habits for internet users (there were a few people that weren’t internet consumers).

Here is part of the press release: Continue Reading »

So, I write on Active|Rain… generally 10 posts a week… I know, I want the points, but it also keeps me disciplined. I write 7 posts a week for LaneBailey.com… again, one post a day is WAY easier for me to do that any other number because if I slack off the momentum, I might just stay slacked off…

But, now I am writing for Continue Reading »

Over on Active Rain, there was a post about an agent holding a listing for a year.  The seller was cool with it, because he really only wants to move if he gets “his price.”  After being on the market constantly for over a year… there were no offers.  None.  Very few showings.

What does that say?

It says Continue Reading »

… but now it is about the experience.

I wrote a little last night about the car I am currently sort of wanting.  And what I didn’t say was that I wandered into a local dealer to get a closer look.  I have been looking at it for a few weeks… and it will take a few more before I really get behind it.

But, there are a couple Continue Reading »

I am NOT a “Buy American” guy when it comes to cars.  I’m also not a “If it is foreign, it is better” guy.  Lastly, I am very much not a GM guy.  In fact, looking over the bunches of vehicles I have owned, there is only one GM car, and that was a Saturn that my father left me… and that may have been the only GM car HE had (ok, he wasn’t a car guy, so it almost doesn’t count). Continue Reading »