Internet Savvy REALTOR is Your Best Choice...

Marti Pattinson — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:54:00 GMT

The answer is usually price, location, condition and marketing. But an agent must be internet savvy and know how to market on the internet for todays consumers who shop for houses on the internet first. Our market is in a flatter position and we have stepped into a buyer’s market. National media is not our friend. The DFW market is stronger than many other markets. However, most of the DFW homes are experiencing a problem in step-up housing. That is to say, normally as the family or income expands the homeowner is ready to step up to a larger mortgage to accommodate the families needs. As an example stepping from an $150K to a larger home would usually be to a $250-$300K. Our economy is a factor. We are still driven by our economic dependency on our local industry. Although we are fortunate to have this base of opportunity, this must change in order to grow. The only way to change this perception is to embrace the inevitable by promoting our outstanding communities as part of the Greater Dallas Forth Worth Metroplex. Our counties governments, our city officials, our schools, our churches, our medical communities provide the perfect setting to accept this growth. I am a member of the local Association of REALTORS the local MLS and NLS and am honored to promote the properties in a broader marketing arena.

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Marti Pattinson — Mon, 19 May 2008 18:25:00 GMT

I've been using aluminum foil for more years than I care to remember. Great stuff, but sometimes it can be a pain. You know, like when you are in the middle of doing something and you try to pull some foil out and the roll comes out of the box. Then you have to put the roll back in the box and start over. The roll ALWAYS comes out at the wrong time!

Well, I would like to share this with you. Yesterday I went to throw out an empty Reynolds foil box and for some reason I turned it and looked at the end of the box. And written on the end it said, "Press here to lock end". Right there on the end of the box is a tab to lock the roll in place. How long has this little locking tab been there? I then looked at a generic brand of aluminum foil and it had one, too. I then looked at a box of Saran wrap and it had one too! I can't count the number of times the Saran warp roll has jumped out when I was trying to cover something up. I'm sharing this with my friends that did not know this. I hope I'm not the only person that didn't know about this.

M. A. "Marti" Pattinson

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