Is Facebook Marketplace a good place to market your listings?

• Over 1 million people shop for real estate on Facebook Marketplace.

• 96% of Millenials belong to a  social network.

• 55-65 year old women are the fastest growing segment.
• If Facebook were a county is would rank 3rd in size behind China and India.

Is Facebook Marketplace free?

• There is a monthly fee.

• You can get your first month FREE!
  RE50 is the coupon code to get your first month free.
• The system offers one-stop syndication.
• Tracking effectiveness and results is available.
• Listings are also exposed to the Oodle network.
• Post and manage multiple listings at a time.
• Information is safe and secure.

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1. Realtor.com

Realtor.com has a free Facebook application that pulls your listing information from Realtor.com and adds it to your Facebook profile in a box on your left sidebar and in a tab. All you need is your MLS ID and you are good to go. The one drawback to this application is when visitors click on your listing they are taken to the Realtor.com page and away from your Facebook profile. Once on Realtor.com, a visitor may never get back to your information.

You can download the application at www.SeeMyListings.com.

2. My Real Estate Listings

This application is powered by www.previsite.com. The Facebook application is free, but you must subscribe to Previsite. Included in your yearly subscription is a camera kit to do your own virtual tours, a web based platform to upload, organization and management of your images. You can add floor plans and hotspots, send your tours to facebook, twitter, send video tours to youtube, get traffic statistics, email/share the tour, print flyers, etc. A yearly subscription is $579.

This application received rave reviews from the agents using it and listings are displayed in an attractive manner. When accessing the application you must sign up for a Previsite account first. I was sent to a Login page with no ability to create an account. Extremely frustrating to say the least!!

3. Center Stage For Real Estate

This application is from Clientopoly. It displays your listings and even sold properties, publishes updates to your page and automatically generates a flyer/web page. There is a 30 day free trial and then a $96 annual subscription. Listings are displayed nicely and when clicked on a custom flyer displays. This application can be added to a Page, as well as your Profile.

4. My Agent Desk

You must be a member of My Agent Desk to use this application, but membership is free to Real Estate Professionals. Listings are added to a box in your left sidebar and to a Tab. The listing display page is not terribly exciting nor is the property flyer. I wasn’t impressed by the typos on the Info tab.

Here is a full flyer view.

5. Real Estate Agent Widget

This application gives you a separate, professional Real Estate Agent profile with the ability to add your Real Estate listings directly to a Facebook personal, business or fan page. The widget is eye catching and one I thought looked promising. But there are 2 reviews on their page and neither is complementary. Complaints are the widget is too far down on the wall and the subscription is difficult to cancel. You go to http://socialrealestatetools.com to subscribe. The cost is $129.99 annually.

6.  Mighty Agent Listings

You must have an account at www.MightyAgent.com. Mighty Agent creates single property websites for your listings. There is a $195.00 set-up fee and a $39 month fee for 2 agents (I’m guessing a Team). Property domain registration and sign riders are also available. The summary page of listings is the nicest looking that I have seen. When you click on the listing it brings up a full page property flyer customized to the agent. Here is an example: http://selwithdel.com/?mlsnum=3850719.

7.  Real Estate – Realtor Listing Application

This application is from www.elistit.com. It provides a slide show in the left sidebar of your Profile plus a summary page that will show all your listings in a wider column then the Narrow Box. It will also show your contact information and your company logo. Elistit offers a 14 day free trial and then it is $99 annually. I couldn’t get any pricing info until after I signed up for the free trial.

8.  Real Estate Agents Listing Application
Real Estate – Agents Listing Application by SocialRealEstateTools.com lets you add your property listings and manage a professional real estate profile. This service works by combining a feature rich editor for your real estate profile and property listings for sale with custom built Facebook apps and features. This is the same application as #5 with a different name.

9.  See Live Listings

When I clicked on this app, I got a blank page. This is what Julie Woodward-Trenker had to say:  “Well I filled this out except that everytime I confirm my information, the page defaults to listing me as a Spanish Tutor instead of Residential Real Estate Agent. What’s that about?????”

10. USAHomeSearch

If you have an account with www.USAhomesearch.org, you can post your listings to your Facebook profile page. I couldn’t get my login to work and there are many requests for help on the Wall for this provider. I couldn’t find a sample of a summary page.

11. Agent Nation

The AgentNation Facebook App integrates with your AgentNation real estate listings, virtual tours, and blog displaying them on your Facebook Profile. AgentNation offers virtual tours, property flyers, Google street views, Realtor.com integration, unlimited hosting, video creation and hosting, and Facebook integration for $89 a year. There is an impressive introduction video that is worth taking a look at, https://www.agentnation.com. The summary page is easy to read and here is a sample of a virtual tour, http://www.agentnation.com/vt/1118.

Well, my friends, your real estate virtual assistant has done her homework and compiled this extensive list of applications to help you decide how and where you want to  display your listings on Facebook. I hope it saves you much time and aggravation so you can get back to your job of selling real estate.

If you are confused, have questions or want help with your Facebook and social media presence, give me a call or shoot me an email. I’m here to help!!

Knowing this, you will understand why I was thrilled when my client, Mike Manosky with RE/MAX Huntsville, shared a compliment he received from a Craigs List user: 

Hi Ruth Ann,

I just wanted to pass along this email I got last night off Craigs List. I really enjoy reading the copy you create as well. Thanks for all the great work!

Mike Manosky……

I am not looking to buy or sell a house, but I am retired and therefore have time to look at homes offered for sale.  I must say that your description of this property was masterfully done and should bring you many inquiries.  

It’s such a pleasure to see well written ad copy at at time when some realtors don’t even know how to spell or care enough to include a picture of the property! Hopefully your thoroughness and ability to paint such a positive picture of this home brings you much gratitude from the home’s owners.  Keep up the great work!   

JK 

Marketing of your listings or listing coordination an ideal task to outsource to a real estate virtual assistant, especially if you don’t enjoy writing. You might be wondering how be can write aobut a hoouse we have never been in. What happens with Mike is he provides us with an information sheet he uses when he takes the listing, the MLS sheet and photos. You see the results.

Contact us today. We’d enjoy making YOU look good!

A real estate virtual assistant forum I belong to had a discussion this week concerning the various single property website platforms and the light bulb went on…what an informative blog post. 

There has been a growing trend over the past couple of years for real estate professionals to market their listings with property websites. These websites use the property address as the domain name (Example: www.123mainStreet.com) and are a relatively inexpensive marketing tool.  Below is a comparison of some of the platforms available and their features (I found this on www.epropertysites.com):

Features and pricing are updated frequently and I encourage you to visit each vendor’s website to confirm features and pricing for yourself prior to purchasing any of these products. 

There have been discussions on various real estate blogs as to whether the use of single property websites are a good SEO decision, but this is another whole blog post. What property websites are good for is a marketing tool. They will assist you in: 

1. Getting the listing 

The competition mostly likely is not using cutting edge technology. 

2. Getting referrals from the sellers 

Of course the sellers will be sharing their property website with everyone they know. 

3. Increased exposure with Single Property sign rider 

The yard sign ranks second for property exposure according to NAR. Adding a property website sign rider makes the sign even more valuable. 

As a real estate virtual assistant, I like to stay abreast of the products available to my clients. I have to admit when I started putting this information together, I had no experience with ePropertySites.com. The list of features is impressive and the price is exceptional. I will be recommending them in the future! 

Listing coordination and marketing of listings is a service I provide as a real estate virtual assistant, including creating your property websites. If property websites are a tool you want to add to your online marketing, but don’t have the time, give me call at 757-271-6047. I can help!

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First, a real estate VA, or Real Estate Virtual Assistant, is an independent contractor providing administrative, creative and technical support for real estate professionals. I work off site…at my own computer in my sweatpants. Believe me, this is one VA who will never use a webcam!! Thus, saving you overhead costs. You don’t provide space or equipment for me.

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What can I do for you as your real estate Virtual Assistant? My specialties are systems development, marketing, listing coordination, Internet marketing, lead coordination, and blogging. The only thing I can’t do for you is make copies and put up signs & lock boxes.

If you are wondering if you need a real estate VA, ask yourself how much time you spend sitting in front of a computer or fooling with paperwork instead of being in front of Buyers and Sellers. If your answer is “too much”, then you need my help.

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