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Aug
24
Posted by Jim Warner
Pickett Street, originally uploaded by Jim Warner, Realtor.
I have spent a lot of time out and about reading real estate blogs lately. One in particular that I like is the Pickett Street website and blog. Pickett Street Properties is made up of three excellent Realtors with Keller Williams Realty in Bothell – Dennis Pearce, Jesse Moore and Lisa Bender – together they manage to put out a solid piece of work and some quality posts. They recently announced their new map based property search through Diverse Solutions – it is an awesome tool, easy to use and you can save your preferences for automatic updates. There was a particularly timely post by Dennis Pearce regarding his thoughts on where the market is and where it might be headed. I appreciate professionals that take pride in their work and as a Buyer or Seller these days it should be one of the things you look for in selecting your next agent, go see for yourself at Pickett Street. If you get a chance to leave a comment or message be sure and tell ‘em you heard about them from fellow Realtor, Jim Warner over at Lynnwood Undressed.
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Aug
24
Posted by Jim Warner
A cross roads store, bar, “juke joint,” and gas station in the cotton plantation area, Melrose, La. (LOC), originally uploaded by The Library of Congress.
Back in the day, as people came and went in their busy lives, they would certainly venture past the local crossroads store on their way to anywhere. In order to be relevant on a continuing basis the storekeepers felt they needed to carry every conceivable item crammed in to any space left unfilled. Of course in they end they had to prioritize and make sure they provided the essentials, the things people in the community needed to have or they would risk becoming irrelevant. The irony was that whether or not one actually needed anything, you would generally make a stop either outbound or on your way home, to find out what the latest news in the community might be and pick something up anyway. These corner stores have long since faded into history in many parts of the country, replaced by the ubiquitous 7-11or Wal-mart. Stores that still try to carry everything, except the personality and heartbeat of a community. As the internet has proliferated and information washes over us like one tsunami after another, we see small communities being reformed in every conceivable area of common interest on the web. People want to go where the information they get is not only current, but relevant. These small communities are thriving once again. Blogs are the new country store. Treat your customers well and make sure in your attempt to stock your shelves with what you think they want, in order to remain relevant you have to carry what the community needs.
