At all of our InvestorCompsOnline conventions, boot camps, or seminars the issue of marketing comes up at least once if not a hundred times. Someone will mention Facebook (which is a whole different story) and this is always closely followed by a comment about Twitter. So, we at InvestorCompsOnline decided to do the research for you to determine is Twitter worth it? If it IS worth it, how can investors best use it for profitable results? First, let’s look at just what Twitter is and what it can do for your advertising efforts.

Twitter.com is a site where an investor can create a profile and become a “micro-blogger” Twitter is like a typical blog (aka web-log) in that it lets you say anything you want to say to anyone and everyone who will view it - with one exception. Twitter only allows a subscriber to express themselves 140 characters at a time. So it’s a kind of like using you cell phone to send the world a brief text message. When you locate a profile of someone whose “tweets” you are interested in, you can “follow” them - whenever they post anything new, it will be visible on your Twitter home page. If anyone finds YOUR profile and follows YOU, then you will be alerted that someone is “following” you. Now that you are aware of the basics, let’s discuss making this a powerful and PROFITABLE tool for you.

Because the old saying “Out of sight, out of mind” is absolutely true, you’ll need to remain active with your “tweeting”.  InvestorCompsOnline suggest you should be posting at a minimum, once a day. Find something to “tweet” specific to real estate - something that your “followers” will find useful. If you just start sending info about homes you have for sale, it probably will not get you as far as you planned. Think about it this way - when was the last time you opened and really read an email from someone attempting to sell you something?

If you give your followers information they can use or information they find interesting (even if it ISN’T about real estate) then you’ll have an opportunity to keep their attention. When you gain their trust, they’ll be more willing to consider what you have to say when you do offer them a property you have listed.

Twitter, like other social networking sites, is a wonderful way to network and connect with people - just keep in mind that they are real people and desire to be respected and treated like real people. They aren’t dollar signs. So connect when someone follows you, send them a short personal “tweet” letting them feel you appreciate them.

Remember that being real with others and giving thoughtful content is what Twitter is made for - the profit will follow if you treat people like people and post routinely so that your Twitter marketing is constantly on the radar! The more you “Tweet”, the larger your following will become - and the larger your following, the better your opportunities of communicating with a person who is interested in making a deal - which, of course, means a greater opportunity for you to profit! 

 

 

 

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Sales of existing U.S. homes surged a record 9.4 percent in September as Americans rushed to take advantage of a tax credit for first-time buyers before it expires next month. Purchases rose to a 5.57 million annual rate, more than forecasted and the highest in more than two years, the National Association of Realtors stated in a recent article.

InvestorCompsOnline has helped our members to take advantage of this “surge” by teaching them to accurately valuate property and keeping them informed on all the latest trends in the industry.

The September increase in combined sales of single-family houses and condominiums was the biggest since comparable records began in 1999. This is largely in part due to REO deals. The share of homes sold as foreclosures or otherwise distressed properties was 29 percent in September from 31 percent in August. REO Gold Miner has provided access to these deals for many of our ICO members. At REO Gold Miner members can find and valuate these “in demand” distressed deals with the click of a button.

InvestorCompsOnline research has shown sales of existing single-family homes climbed 9.4 percent, the biggest gain since 1986, to an annual rate of 4.89 million. Sales of condominiums and cooperatives increased 9.7 percent to a 680,000 rate. This is huge, but you better believe REO’s help lead the way in this category as well.

Many investors are hoping for an extension of the tax credit to continue this surge in the market as last month’s sales were heavily dependent on the tax credit. The tax credit is important to investors since it helped move their rehabbed REO inventory.

Many Realtors’ groups are lobbying to extend the first-time homebuyers credit on concern demand will wane after it lapses. Many senators have urged their colleagues to extend the credit through next June.

Whether the tax credit is extended or not, InvestorCompsOnline and REO GoldMiner provide the tools needed for our members to continue to take advantage of this unique and very profitable market.

InvestorCompsOnline has provided our members with extensive training into non-disclosure states.  As we continue to search the nation and educate ourselves we consistently update our members on the new data and research we find. 

 

During this routine research, we have discovered some non-disclosure states that do not provide mortgage information.  Typically, we can extrapolate the value of a property using the mortgage data.  But, what do you do when it’s not available?  Well, InvestorCompsOnline has taken the time to research with county appraisers and assessors to get insight into how to valuate property in these markets.  True “appraiser secrets for the investor”. 

 

For example, Montana is a complete non-disclosure state.  All the details of a sale are private, including the mortgage data.  However, InvestorCompsOnlinehas discovered that it is an “ad valorem” state; which means it is taxed based on the true market value of the property.  The local appraisers must analyze actual HUD’s, recorded deeds, and talk to home buyers to determine closed sales price.  This information is not readily available on the local MLS.  So what does the local investor do?

 

InvestorCompsOnline has done some of this preliminary research for you.  We have determined after research with the Montana state government assessors and local appraisers that the taxable values are within a variance of approximately ten percent.  Now this isn’t hard and fast, but it is a great start for helping these local investors determine market value of their deals. 

 

This is just an example of the hard work, knowledge, and training InvestorCompsOnline provides to our members to keep them up to date on opportunities in their markets and training them to build the most successful real estate business they can.

 

by Mark Jackson

Here is something to think about, communications experts tell us that the average person speaks enough to fill 20 word processed pages every day. This means our mouths crank out enough words to fill 2 books of 300 pages each month, 24 books each year, and 1,200 books in 50 years of speaking. Thanks to cell phones, VoIP, voicemail, and face-to-face conversations and now social media, words comprise a large part of our lives. So the kinds of words we use are important.

David’s mouth was filled with praise when he wrote Psalm 126. The Lord had done great things for him and his people. Even the nations around them noticed. Remembering God’s blessings, he said, “Our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing” (v.2).

I challenge you to think of the words you would use in verse 3 had you been writing this psalm? So often, our attitude may seem to be: “The Lord has done great things for me, and I…
   …can’t recall any of them right now.”
   …am wondering what He’ll do for me next.”
   …need much more.”

Or could you finish it by saying, “And I am praising and thanking Him for His goodness”? As you recall God’s blessings today, express your words of praise to Him. I admit often I do not keep the Father first at mind or in my words. Let us all use this message to keep what the Lord is doing through and for us in the words we us.

See you next Sunday,

MJ

PS Let no thought linger in your mind that you would be ashamed to let out of your mouth.