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Living in Seattle my back yard is filled with "Big Boys"- Redfin is providing phenominal search capabilites, Zillow is constantly innovating with new tools and a vibrant real estate community, Estatley is making good head way into the search areana as well. How is a small Seattle Real Estate company to compete in this areana?

I was recently working with a client on a purchase and sale agreement. As we began to talk about the purchase price I was ready to show off my research and comps but was interupted by my client showing me a Refin page with the exact same comps that I had and I bet it took her half the time it took me to pull these results. I also find more and more of my clients search for their homes online and send me the MLS number. Is my job in…

Everyone is on Twitter now days. Companies are using Twitter to connect with their customers, grandparents are tweeting to see what their grandkids are up to, and as a real estate agent you are sitting on a wealth of information that can take your business to the next level.

If you are not familiar with Twitter I would recommend a great video put out by Common Craft explaining Twitter, http://www.commoncraft.com/twitter. Essentially Twitter is a microblogging service, that allows you to tell people what you are doing in 140 characters or less. You can post updates through the Twitter website, on a mobile device through texting, or a slew of third party applications that make tweeting easier.

First thing you want to do is a get a Twitter account and start…