Less is more (in most cases)
May 2, 2007
On many occasion (in this Blog and to those starting a blog) I have said that you don't have to write essay after essay to become an effective Blogger. Well folks...I got stymied by not heeding my own advice. I have a least 3 to 4 articles that are drafted but not published and/or ideas for articles that I believe would be meaningful to consumers. So, why haven't I published them? Because they are turning into intellectual ESSAYS! It is frustrating to say the least. What the $%& am I thinking? Just do it I tell myself.In the meantime, I have received a couple of interesting requests (actually one request of me and one request by me). First, AOL Real Estate asked if I would feature a series they are running called "Inside Stories of..." on this Blog. Here is the exact email message I received:
So, I have taken them up on their offer (I am flattered actually) and will publish one of their articles at least weekly along with my critique, comments and advice. I would also appreciate your perspective on these articles by giving your comments.Dear Choice Realty Team,
I’m a Promotions Manager for AOL Real Estate, and have read your NOVA real estate blog, being a Loudoun County resident myself. Your insights are thought provoking and often times right on the money. I would love to get your opinion about an “Inside Stories of…” series we are currently running. We interviewed various players in the real estate process for candid (some harsh) realities of the business. I know you’ve posted about such subjects, and thought you could take a look at what we’ve done, and offer a fascinating perspective; good, bad, or ugly.
I’ve included our entire lineup for this original series. If you decide to blog and need more info from me, please feel free to contact me anytime. Thanks for your time.
~Stephanie Heese
Promotions Manager
AOL Marketplace
Next, I recently met Kyle Cascioli who has real estate related articles published by Inman News and by his local Realtor Association in Colorado. Kyle has been in the real estate business most all his career, is the broker-owner of Barrett Associates and is an adjunct Professor of Real Estate at the University of Denver. He is also the Manager of Real Estate Services at HomePoint.com, Kyle has given me permission to republish a number of his articles here and I, of course, will add my commentary and you can too...
Which brings me full circle...if I can't get MY ESSAYS published on my own Blog, use OP's (other people's). Seriously, I'm looking forward to getting these started and your feedback. I'll continue to update all the tables and charts on a daily basis and/or when the public data is available. AND, I will work on my essays as well as some short snippets to satisfy your real estate appetites.
This turned into an ESSAY of sorts...AARRRGG...or is it ARRRRRG!
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Rosemarie, such kind comments. Keeps me motivated. Thanks.
Merv,
You just keep getting better and better. I think the addition of the "other peoples" information will enhance the already valuable resource you've put together. Not to go overboard, but I do want to thank you for all you do, there's simply no other blog (or for that matter, resource, online or off) that I've found to be as comprehensive, reliable and insightful. Keep up the great work!
Harriett (actually I am going to start referring to you as simply VW), I visited your site yesterday and really like how you spread the pages out a bit. It is amazing the effort you must put into research. As for my essays, I'm trying to get back to just writing about what is on my mind and exposing the absurdities in our industry. I am also on a mission with a few national colleagues to promote real estate consulting and consulting business models. I'm spending a lot of my time focused on that and have neglected my own Blog to an extent.
I always look forward to your comments. Alby's too but he has been quiet for a while.
My best,
Merv
PS: I'm getting quite a few visitors from your Blog. Thanks. And, I had to dig your latest comment out of the spam trash again. It might have had to do with something I tweaked in my filters regarding the quantity of links in the comment message. I changed it back so we might be OK again. Do you likje the preamble to the pass phrase? Now it is hard not to get it right.
Merv -
This is wonderful news -- we so look forward to your essays.
Actually, what first drew me to this blog were some candid words from you last year about the real estate market and what was going on the inside at "the agency".
Http://franklyrealty.blogspot.com is also enjoyable for the same reason. But he doesn't post enough, either. Probably too busy actually working at his real estate job!
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