5,229,328
Great question, Dave! I would put together post cards for my farming neighborhoods, sending them out to those homeowners who have lived in their homes 5+ years.
With the balance, I would take several of my sphere our to coffees, lunches & dinners!
Yes, I'm old-school but, it works for me!
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
1,052,056
Beautiful, colorful glossy jumbo postcards always get me listings for less than 1000 a pop although you have to be consistent. Also, I place a big ad in our regional Economic Development Journal quarterly, that always works. That's way more than 1000 though. But no one does that except me.
If it makes $ sense, try a radio ad campaign. Make sure they do something very unique and special, and, if you are comfortable with being very articulate, do some of the talking.
I think you need to think in terms of doing what no one else does, making it bright and shiny so sellers say wow that's impressive, I want that marketing my house. I know your area is very competitive.
I would also do what D-Max said and pour on a little extra TLC for the sphere. I know I love when our vendors ping me for a lunch or dinner out. And I'm loyal to them.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
1,844,171
Mailers .... but not all at once. Plan for a 3 to 4 month blitz.
You did not ask for instant results.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
757,885
Probably stretch it across a few modestly priced but effective advertising methods- run small ad in the local advertising they mail to each town, run Facebook ads & wrap my vehicle.
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
4,456,343
Dave, Post Cards and more Post Cards:))Endre
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
4,571,917
It's not likely to be "transformed into new listings" . I don't work that way.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,543,235
I'd put together a contest and client event with my robust database; a referral to a listing contest with a tempting prize that guaranteed effort to win it.
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Christine Kankowski No...
Poway, CA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
2,436,099
If I found $1000 I didn't know I had, I probably would find something non-real estate related to spend it on. I've never "found" money - I know where it all is!
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
4,882,355
Direct mail with a call to action
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
4,800,082
I'd invest it.
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
5,216,301
Enter Barbara Todaro and a postcard campaign!
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
4,434,127
Mailings
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
1,712,676
Google adwords.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
5,772,575
Dave,
I agree with Michael Jacobs
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,390,113
Targeted facebook ads.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
2,684,009
Take clients to lunch.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
2,220,323
I could do so much with $1,000 towards marketing.
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
5,583,278
ditto to what Wayne Martin said....
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
2,240,954
If you were a struggling agent, how to make the most of the $1000 might be not to blow it all on one shot in the dark campaign. Use $200 to fix those three ugly rust spots and clean up your car, sharpen the image of what you ride. $400 put into a better camera and to stop taking cell phone sideways images that look like someone smeared Vaseline on the scratched lens, $40 poured into better business cards with profession looking image not wearing a stained tshirt with sunglasses hoisted up on your head and a two day beard growth. Direct $200 to buy domain, set up your own blog channel and work diligently to host the posts with helpful content and sharp images from your new brownie hawkeye. Collect names from town office records in areas you need more listings and send out a mailing with the rest of the new found mad money.
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
3,344,906
That would go into producing more professional videos. I have several in the can from an all-day video production event ... that would buy me at least 5 more videos. When will you send me the $1,000????
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,725,996
Bribe the prospective seller
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
2,781,113
Buy trinkets, doo-dads, leave behinds and then pound pavement eye to eye
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
921,504
This depends on what the agent has to work with.
IF they are running a referral based business, I would have an event.
Looking to build a list? Create a resource 60% of those in the community will want.
A newbie or survivor needing 90 day business? FB ads and postcards that offer something 3% of the population would care about.
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AJ Heidmann ~ CRS
Alexandria, VA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
1,153,794
Bolstering the mail campaign looks like a viable choice.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
7,835,293
Send post cards to your farm area.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,555,763
Send out postcards. Tell people you just "FOUND" $1,000, sit back, and your phone will ring off the hook!
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
2,275
1,311,347
Postage and printing expense for mailers to my farm.
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
6,392,899
Postcard marketing, hire an ISA, or a years worth of fb adds.
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
3,416,038
Take a vacation and come back rested ready to take on the world
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
5,104,931
Farming postcards for a neighborhood or production of some very professional videos on neighborhoods.
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
1,502,868
"$500 cash to the first two people to list with me and close escrow."
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,239,801
Marketing. That amount is not enough to precipitate a listing due to high cost.
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
5,868,372
509,449
Since I have not been on vacation for a long time, I would probably take the money to take a short break. However, if I must use it to get new listings, I would do postcards. $1k isn't going to be enough, though, since postcards work throughout a period of time.
547,327
4,319,419
Dave Martin (703) 585-4687 - Facebook Ads with special message to sellers so that they click and provide their information. $1,000 is generous! Thanks a lot.
3,164,119
3,986,258