March 24, 2008...2:11 pm
Rant mode on!
I participate (mostly lurking) on several listserves with other real estate agents - some local, some national. One of the largest has had a running conversation for the last few weeks about using Craigslist for advertising properties. The talk has run from “It’s a wonderful resource that makes the phone ring.” to “It’s a horrible place that takes porno and you would be cheapening your seller’s properties by advertising there.” PUL-EEZE!
Where to advertise is a choice. If Craigslist bothers the seller, don’t advertise there. If the seller thinks Craigslist is a good idea (most do if it makes the phone ring, they like it even better if it sells their property :>)), then by all means put it up there… Last time I checked, people looking for houses were not looking for porno and vice versa…and Craigslist has a strict policy against porno…remove it immediately when notified…and words like the above are how rumors get started…
The overall tone of the conversation on the listserve about Craigslist has died down now but the inpur from agents that use it are that it is fantastic for rental property and depending on how you use it, worthwhile for sale property. We use it for some of our listings…haven’t used it long enough to have all the tweeks necessary to use it to its fullest but we’ll work on it!
Now I could start on the press and the real estate market and their take on Chicken Little…but I’ll turn the rant mode off for the day!
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