Real Estate Broker and Technology

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In the past I worked in a small town selling real estate although I now work in the city, Portland Oregon. Small towns can benefit greatly from the use of technology. Not all of the technology that is used in the city is needed or appreciated in small towns. More often than not some technologies are even looked down upon in some towns as absurd or frivolous and left with a ” City Slicker Nonsense”comment as its epitaph.

Such technologies as Twitter have suffered such ridicule in small towns. Yet in reality Twitter might just be the technology that would be very advantageous to country folk. As an example: Your Wife or loved one is a Realtor(R) and shows small country properties. They are often gone for hours at a time. By following them on Twitter you could provide the both of you with some peace of mind.

I also think that social platforms like Activerain , Facebook , and Myspace  just to mention a few could be used much more to your advantage than you may have ever considered. Posting local attractions, photo’s, community events etc. on these platforms will play to the internet crowd who might be looking for just the type of community that you work and live in for there next home.

In this country their are thousands upon thousands of great communities that do not see the light of day to the outside world. Mostly because they do not have the budget or the savvy to attract people especially on the net. You could become that portal. ActiveRain’s Localism   provides an ideal platform for this.

You could also dominate your market ( if you are not currently doing that already ) by demonstrating to the community your expertise in technology. Often times I found that Buyer’s and Seller’s in my former small town did not themselves use technology but were pre-convinced that the technology advanced sales person stood head and shoulders above those who chose to only follow the old methods especially when times are tough.

So if you live in a small town or a big city and have resisted technology or even been part of the nay-sayer’s perhaps you should take another look. You might just surprise yourself with the beginings of a great 2009 through the world of technology.

Let Technology take you to fabulous_Portland_Oregon  and find out why more people are moving here than ever before. Either to Downtown Portland or one of our many small town suburban areas and towns.

Let technology help you to stay on top of the Portland Real Estate market and Let_your_next_Home_find_you!  Presented by Real Estate Broker Herb Hamilton

February 20, 2009 by hamilthe : No Comments

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