Monthly Archives: August 2017

10k Views On A Zillow Listing? – Here’s How – LINK

DC Real Estate Investing

Re: 10k views on Zillow

On Monday, September 11th we are going to talk about marketing your real estate business.

Most people think about marketing in our business as “looking for homes”.

But let’s talk about the time when you try to sell the property.

Let’s start here and agree that it’s important it is to get your property in front of as many people as possible – who qualify for your home.

Here is a quick link to a Zillow article. In the article, you will read how important the photos and a good description are for your views. They follow it up with a great sample of a well-written property description.

Which is all well and good. Great article.

But…..

What they are leaving out in this story is the fact that in order to sell the property you have to market to a hungry audience and target the people who are qualified to purchase the home.

The good news is – it’s easier than ever to target your market. And you don’t have to worry about getting 10,000 views on Zillow in order to sell a property today.

You only need one view from one person to make a sale. As long as you trigger their emotions in certain ways – they won’t be able to forget your property. (In fact, they will have to see it.)

That’s just a hint of what you have in store for our next WREIA event on Sept. 11th. You are going to learn some great “stuff” about marketing at our September meeting.

Our guest in September is an outside speaker.

Well, sort of.

Many of you know him and have met with him after some of our previous WREIA meetings. We often talk about the various forms of marketing he helps me with throughout the year.

Come on out on Monday, September 11th. He will be hyper focused talking about marketing small businesses in our area that brings results.

Getting your message in front of the right audience has never been more important.

Learn what it’s like to run monthly 4 and 5 figure marketing campaigns for companies in the DC area and beyond.

You may have no interest in spending 70-80k in a month on marketing.

That’s completely fine. You can relax.

You will learn to easily use these tactics and scale them down – or up – depending on your individual needs.

You can grab a seat for next Monday night or become a WREIA member here.

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FOCUS and make 2017 a great year for your business!

Let me know how I can help you,

John Peterson
301-881-5541
Washington REIA Network, President
Profitable Property, Founder

Ric Edelman says “Retirement is GONE.”

A top financial adviser says the notion of retirement is gone — here’s what he thinks people will do instead

  • Joe Avella and Libby Kane
  • Aug. 16, 2017, 10:35 AM

Ric Edelman is the founder and executive chairman of Edelman Financial Services, one of the nation’s leading financial advising firms, and author of the new book “The Truth About Your Future: The Money Guide You Need Now, Later, and Much Later.”

Ric says the notion of retirement is gone.

Following is a transcript of the video.

The notion that you’re born, go to school, get a job, retire, die. That’s gone. You’re not going to do that anymore.

Life expectancy is most likely going to be extended dramatically, meaning you may very well live to 110 or 120. The notion of retiring at 65 and living 120 there’s no way you’re going to be able to afford a life of leisure for 50 or 60 years.

The notion of retirement is gone. This was the 20th century innovation. It didn’t exist in the 19th century and it’s not going to exist in the 21st century. You’re going to work until you’re 75, 85, 95, 105. And don’t worry about it. It’s not as horrific as it sounds. Because you’re going to want to do that.

You’re going to want to work for two reasons. Number one: you’re going to be healthy enough to do it. You’re going to be as healthy at age 100 as you are at age 40 or 50, and that means you’re going to want to remain viable and a participant in the economy and in the community to be a valued member of the community.

Second, it’s going to be easier than ever to make money thanks to the shared economy, the gig economy, the notion of part-time work, working through the internet. It’s going to be easier than ever to earn a living. You’re not going to have to work 40 or 50 hours a week, and you’re not going to have to make 100 or 200 grand a year to do it. You’ll be able to supplement your income, 20, $30,000, $40,000 a year working on a part-time basis doing whatever you feel like doing. It’s going to be easy to make money, and that means instead of waiting until you’re old to retire you’re going to be able to retire early and often.

We call them sabbaticals right now. So you’ll go to school, you’ll get a job, and then you’ll take a couple of years off, go back to school, and emerge with a totally new career.

And you’ll do this cyclical lifeline frankly for your entire life. So the notion of a linear lifeline is gone. Instead it will be a cyclical lifeline where you will engage in learning, employment, and leisure on a repeating cycle for as long as you live.

It’s going to be fun and it’s going to be enjoyable and it’s going to be beneficial for the community as well. What’s not to love?

Originally found at http://www.businessinsider.com

Content may be edited for style.

Home Prices Rose in Every State in the Nation—Except One – Realtor.com News

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Realtor.com News

Home Prices Rose in Every State in the Nation—Except One
Realtor.com News
“The fact that the oil markets have been a little bit slow probably has as many people looking to leave the state as coming in,” says Chief Economist Danielle Hale of realtor.com®. Even with the decline, it’s unlikely hordes of wannabe homeowners will …