MLS search

Living in Oklahoma City, I was happy to see the Google search phrase (mls search) bring up an OklahomaMLS.something on the top of the string. If I was a home buyer, it might have manipulated me to an avenue of buying a home. However, out of the first page of results, there wasn't any links that took me closer to an actual search of the Oklahoma City and Edmond area. Some of the links had Oklahoma Metropolitan listings advertised, yet there were no actual live searches.
I refined my search by adding Oklahoma and got better results. It's a long trip for Internet users who don't know a lot about searching for Real Estate. There are many capture pages and misleading highlights to lure them into an organization that will put the potential buyers in a system that does not require talking to a Realtor until all the personal information demands are met.
Unless you are experienced enough to buy your home without a Realtor, or have been a Realtor lately in the state you are buying your home, you will want to use a Realtor's service. Buying Agents do not charge for their service and are paid for their work by the Listing Agent's commission.
If your buying a home, I recommend that you contact a Realtor today and take advantage of the service they provide. Find one that communicates well with you, and you will help you move forward, and release you from spending a lot of time on the Internet.
Sincerely,
Rick Jackson

Yukon homes for sale

www.DreamsDoComeTrue.Us
There are still some really nice new and used homes in the Meadows At Surrey Hills located at Hefner and Mustang Road in Yukon. Also there are several lots left to custom build a home to fit your needs.

This little neighborhood has it's own Elementary School with sports fields, and the Surrey Hills Golf Club is close enough to drive your golf cart to. The swimming pool should be open next summer along with the community club house. Great for booking birthday parties and other group functions. All of this with very low HOA dues.

The Northwest Expressway and Kilpatrick Turnpike are only five minutes away to provide you with businesses and stores for all your shopping needs.
Please contact Rick or Nancy today for more information about living in the Meadows at Surrey Hills.
Merry Christmas
From
Rick and Nancy Jackson

Dreams Do Come True

Real Estate Marketing

This blog is not about Oklahoma City or Edmond area homes and real estate. It's about the companies that feed off of Realtors income. I'm sure your services function very well and are effective for some of my associates in the cyber world, but please don't insinuate that I don't know what I'm doing when I want to cancel a search phrase or a product with you.
I was recently sold a search phrase with a set up fee while driving to a closing. The sales person had found my contact information on Activerain and offered a sponsored link on a top search engine. I placed the ad and monitored my results for a month. According to the Marketing Company I had 33 clicks.
I received several calls in a two week period from different marketing companies wanting to sell me search phrases as sponsored ads. The more I thought about it, the clearer it became. These marketing companies search for a particular product service company. First of all, they find these companies on the internet by searching. Then they test phrases that are working well with search engines for the type of product that these companies offer. Then the search phrase marketing companies start calling the Businesses in each area. If you purchase such phrase, you pay for the sponsored ad for years, while it forces your original web link farther down the search engine list.These sales people are very skilled. My hat goes off to you at your selling abilities. Also like I said at the beginning, some Businesses need you. Just don't tell me what I need to do, and that I have to explain why I don't want to purchase anything. Would you want me to insist that you belong in a certain house, then make you explain why you shouldn't live their if it wasn't the home for you?

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Oklahoma City and Edmond Custom Homes

The Oklahoma City and Edmond areas are bursting with new homes and additions. Some families want to build a custom home to fit their own needs, styles, and tastes.
I started writing a step by step process as a guide help someone to custom build. I was going for a simple step by step document. Something like Custom Build Your Home for Dummies. I didn’t like the idea of referring clients to dummies. Besides, there already is a book with a similar name for $13.59.
As I started writing the procedure out, it soon became clear that there are so many variables that it was somewhat mind boggling. The bottom line is it depends on each prospect’s circumstances, the cooperation of the Builder, and the location. It’s not a difficult process and is done one step at a time.
You can either have an architect design your dream home, or start looking at new homes on the market. If you go with an architect, it will most likely cost more, and be hard to visualize the finished home until completion. It will have to fit on the lot of your choice and meet Home Owner’s Association guidelines.
Builders are already building new homes that you will probably like a lot without changing much. Find some homes that you really like and think about what you might want changed. This way you will have seen the finished home, lacking only the magic of your own modifications. Most builders don’t have a problem with design changes as long as they are structurally sound. If the changes are minor it may not even cost any more. Some upgrades can be left off to save you money that you can use for a larger kitchen, dining room, or study. On the changes that are more extreme, the Builder will be able to give price quotes.
Some builders want a large deposit if you custom build your home in a way that varies from their original plan. Builders have to be careful not to build a home that can’t be sold if you for some reason don’t qualify at the time of the closing, or act of God changes the final outcome. If you start working with a builder with a house they have already started, and your changes are minor, the larger deposit is usually not necessary.
My simple solution for custom building your own home, is find a Realtor that can guide you through the process. A Realtor that works well with builders, and is qualified to give you a comparative market analysis for the area that you want to build in. If you own your current home, you will probably want to use a Realtor to sell it anyway.
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Edmond Realtor web pages, Realtors R Us

There is no doubt that some Realtors work really hard on their web pages to keep them up where the search engines will rank them at the top of the list. Some Realtors maintain their own pages, while others hire professional companies to do this for them.

Nancy and I designed our page when we first got into real estate mostly for the sake of having an URL address we could put on our business cards. As time went on, SEO (search engine optimization) companies started contacting us with promises to put our page at the top of the primary search engines. Then as our page climbed higher in the ratings, companies started contacting us to offer us sponsored links with real estate phrases such as " new homes in Mayberry USA". The sponsored adds were tempting. Then we figured out that the companies were contacting us because we were already climbing up in our ratings.

Our main purpose of our web site is to help buyers and sellers with questions, searches, and general information about their real estate needs. We also advertise our listings to help those who list with us sell their home. We even support home owners who want to sell their own home without using a realtor.

Since you the reader, have a lot of experience on the Internet, we would like you to visit our page and send us your comments about what you like, or dislike about our web site. We welcome all advise and compliments. Visit us today at Dreams Do Come True, LLC. and let us hear from you.

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Oklahoma after the election

As a Realtor in Oklahoma City, I see people buying and selling homes for many different reasons. I wished it was always because things were going good for them. It seems that things are once again moving. Prior to the election, I could see a little bit of fear in the faces of prospects that were still coming to open houses. I think a lot of folks were worried about interest rates, the stock market, gas prices, and maybe even our national security.

I can't say that these concerns were not having an affect on myself and some of my friends, but now that the election has passed, life appears to have gone back to some sort of normality.

I remember finding an old newspaper one time in an old demolished house. I think the paper was dated something like 1938. As my friend and I read it, were astonished at how much it resembled the current paper. Sure the warr was in different country, and the economy was on another scale, but it was pretty much about the same subject matter that we are all concerned with today.

I wished that at least one of the local networks would just air positive news for those of us who wish to remain positive. Wouldn't that be great if we watch the news and hear things that people did that were good. The only problem would be that advertisers might not be available to support the programing due to the majority of the public watching the news that feeds fear into their lives. We may need to know what is going wrong and hurting people, but we also need to know about the good things in life. We can't undo the bad, but we can believe for the good.