That said, I’ll be sitting on a panel of my peers – Ginger Wilcox , Teresa Boardman , Ines Hededus-Garcia whom I greatly respect where we’ll be discussing – you guessed it – real estate blogs and how Realtors can benefit from them. … Friday I’ll be attending part of Bloodhound Unchained – where I hope to bring back at least three nuggets/tools/things which I can apply to my business – and therefore – my clients.

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If you’re a Realtor in this challenging market, now is the time to invest in yourself and your business; learning tactics, strategies and tips – real, applicable knowledge such as that found at this event – is a huge step in that direction. … As I’ve never placed much value in the alphabet soup of Realtor designations, but on the actual knowledge gained, I recognize tremendous value in learning from some of the most successful real estate bloggers, leaders and visionaries in the country – this event is representative of those values. Look at the lineup – Dan Green Daniel Rothamel David Smith Rich Jacobson Dustin Luther Jason Berman Jeff Turner Kelley Koehler Mariana Wagner Matt Faglioli Michael Price Mike Mueller Morgan Brown Teresa Boardman Todd Carpenter

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For those who may question my not-hating-the-bubble-bloggers’ mentality, it’s because they actually value good Realtors, and offer constructive (and blunt/brash) criticism – something that is often missing. … A good realtor, in our humble opinion, is someone who takes into consideration not just the profit aspects of helping people to buy or sell what is typically the largest purchase of their lives, but also someone who knows that owning a house conveys with it other elements: a sense of community, a sense of responsibility, a sense of security, and that in the current market, and for several years to come, these intangibles may be more important than large profits.

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