Apr. 18, 2007 - It's Only A Matter Of Time
This blog has been a very nifty tool in my quest to become the almost famous real estate broker of choice to the masses. Because of my e-PRO® status I know how to sort and filter my e-mail to find out where people are finding my contact information and an amazing amount is coming from this very blog. Keep coming back, sweet readers. It gets better.
Let's recap, shall we? I have been on local radio as the Real Estate Expert from Des Plaines, where I was able to expound upon what it means to be an e-PRO®. I was featured in the "Agent Snapshot" section of "Chicago Agent" magazine. I have been contacted by a publishing house and asked to review the June Fletcher book "House Poor", which I have done, and let me take this opportunity to say that it turns out that this book becomes more and more relevant as those tricky loan products of days gone by take their toll on the current market. I was featured in one of Charles Rutenberg Realty of Illinois recruitment brochures. On the national level, I have received the recognition of my peers through various nicknames, praise and titles. Lastly, judging from the tone of some of my hate mail, I have managed to touch some sore spots on the consciouses of the less competent. Oh, did I mention that I have also managed to facilitate the sale of tens of millions of dollars worth of real estate?
Yesterday I received an e-mail from Amie Kershbaum, a publicist from 360i, touting the premier of a new show on HGTV called "Bought and Sold". According to the e-mail, this is going to be "a new reality show about real estate". It "puts the real in realty with a first ever look behind the scenes at everything agents do to make their clients happy". She goes on to say that "These are passionate, hard-working agents who embody how real estate is a lifestyle, as you recently mentioned". So obviously she has read my blog, because I always mention that real estate is my lifestyle, not my job. Included in her e-mail was a link to HGTV's website, where there is a video commercial for "Bought and Sold", as well a link to a sneak preview on youtube (which doesn't work here). The show premiers Sunday, April 29th at 10 PM Eastern/Pacific time.
You will have to check it out yourself, but judging from the sneak preview, "Bought and Sold" would do themselves a great service by seeking me out so they could do a show about me. In fact, I think that all of my past clients who think they have been well served should contact HGTV and tell them exactly that. I believe all of my service partners, you know, mortgage brokers, attorneys, home inspectors, etc. should do the same. Those of you who have given me material for my blog in hopes that I would promote it for you, and have gotten mentioned, like Felicia from Harper Collins, should call or e-mail HGTV on my behalf as well. All of my friends and fans in the blogosphere come on, get me on TV.
That being said, I need all of you potential sellers of multi-million dollar properties in the Chicagoland area to give me a call. I am going to need a nice upscale property to promote when I get on the show and I can see no reason why it shouldn't be yours. After all, with all of this blatant self promotion, as well as my past clients, friends, fans and associates working on this, it's only a matter of time.
As always, if you have found yourself receiving my blog postings via e-mail, it is because I have either blogged about you personally, blogged about something I know is of interest to you, or I consider you to be a person of deep thinking and intellect and I would love to have you occasionally commenting on my blog. If you would like to be removed from the list simply send me an e-mail saying so.
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