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How to become a Neighborhood
Specialist in 2 hours (06/20/2012)
         Joseph Petrie & Desiree Savory
    joseph@josephpetrie.com 713-875-3001
   desiree@desireesavory.com 713-557-1531
              www.eNurtureU.com
What are you expecting out of this
class?
 Respect
 Navigation in the neighborhood
 Get away from paying 40% referral fees
   Generation more of my own business – tired of
   giving up my own money
 Knowledge about being a neighborhood specialist
 The number one call that a person makes in my
 neighborhood
Social Networking
 Facebook Fanpage
 Twitter
 LinkedIn
   All three social networking platforms automatically
   update with listing activity
 Pinterest – new social networking platform for
  sharing websites on boards with pictures as the
  link. Others will share that link.
 Google+ (Google Plus)
 Blogging
What are you doing to be flexible in
the real estate community?
 Do you have the right email address?
   Get a domain based email address
   (www.godaddy.com)
 Get a CRM program
   Outlook
   Zoho
   Top Producer
   Something!!
Are we in a buyers or sellers market?
 Depends on the need of the buyer or the seller
 We have a Global, National and Regional (State
 of Texas) and Local (Houston) Economy
Subject: Medical Center
 Almeda/288
 610/South
   This means nothing to the person in France
 Talk to me about Houston
   It’s a big pie.
 $500 3/2.5
Capture areas of your screen with
the Snipping Tool
       Go to Start, Programs, Accessories, Snipping Tool
Report: Medical Center
 “In the the last 6 months. The sale price/list price
  is immediate area of the medical center, there
  were 37 Active properties; 25 properties under
  contract. 52 properties have sold within 6%.”

 When you are holding an open house, you can
  run a statistic report before your open house on
  that particular area and provide statistics on that
  subdivision, schools in the area, etc.
Tune in to our radio show
 www.blogtalkradio.com/josephpetrie
   There are 2 specific shows that you can listen to
   that focus on social media.
 Listen in every Friday at 12:30 PM.
What are we representing?
 Houston in the metropolitan area
 This is where people think of when they think of
  Houston
 People go to the internet first when they are
  looking for information.
 Google is the first search engine that we look in.
Useful Websites
 wikipedia.org
   Use to get details on geographic areas
 http://www.visithoustontexas.com/
 www.har.com/schoolzone
 www.visithoustontexas.com
 http://houston-dvd.onlinefootagelibrary.com
HOUSTON

 “It’s the city of big plans and no rules,…world-class
museums…and the biggest damn liquor store on the
                           planet
           How could you not love Houston?”

           Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
The Basics
 America’s 4th largest city
 2.3 million residents
 No ethnic majority
 83 languages spoken
 “Houston” First word spoken on the Moon
 18 Museums with in walking distance
 6.6 million visitors to the Museum District
 17 Block Theater District
 12 resident performing arts companies
 44 Houston Grand Opera world premieres
“It’s easy to conclude that Houston has one of the most
satisfying food scenes in the country right now” The New
                           York Post


  60 cuisines offered by Houston restaurants

  8986 food service and drinking establishments

  6 James Beard Award nominations in 2011

  5.7 No of times Houstonians eat out per week
“Houston is ready for the big leagues”
             Business Traveler

 2 No of the times the Houston Dynamo have won MLS cup
 2 No. of times the Houston Rockets won the NBA
  championship
 2 retractable-roof stadiums (Minute Maid and Reliant Park)
 3 No. of the downtown stadiums when Dynamo stadium
  opens in June
“Thisis a city’s city: standing proud, happy and bright at the
 center with a rugged ring around the middle. Houston literally
                               hums.”
                       Dallas Morning News



 49 No. of institutions in the Medical Center
 #1 Ranking of M.D. Anderson as the top cancer center in
  the country
 1,000 No. of acres within the Texas Medical Center
 93,530 No. of Texas Medical Center employees
FACTS ABOUT THE MEDICAL
        CENTER
Of the 49 Member Institutions
 21 Academic institutions
 16 Hospitals
 3    Medical schools
   3 Public health organizations
   1 Dental school
   6 Nursing schools
   2 Schools of Pharmacy
   25 Agencies of government
How to become a neighborhood specialist 062012
How do you describe status?
 Withdrawn, Terminated and Expired:
   “This is what the market has rejected”
 Open Houses: Find something in your office to
  hold open
 Hold an open house during the week

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How to become a neighborhood specialist 062012

  • 1. How to become a Neighborhood Specialist in 2 hours (06/20/2012) Joseph Petrie & Desiree Savory joseph@josephpetrie.com 713-875-3001 desiree@desireesavory.com 713-557-1531 www.eNurtureU.com
  • 2. What are you expecting out of this class?  Respect  Navigation in the neighborhood  Get away from paying 40% referral fees  Generation more of my own business – tired of giving up my own money  Knowledge about being a neighborhood specialist  The number one call that a person makes in my neighborhood
  • 3. Social Networking  Facebook Fanpage  Twitter  LinkedIn  All three social networking platforms automatically update with listing activity  Pinterest – new social networking platform for sharing websites on boards with pictures as the link. Others will share that link.  Google+ (Google Plus)  Blogging
  • 4. What are you doing to be flexible in the real estate community?  Do you have the right email address?  Get a domain based email address (www.godaddy.com)  Get a CRM program  Outlook  Zoho  Top Producer  Something!!
  • 5. Are we in a buyers or sellers market?  Depends on the need of the buyer or the seller  We have a Global, National and Regional (State of Texas) and Local (Houston) Economy
  • 6. Subject: Medical Center  Almeda/288  610/South  This means nothing to the person in France  Talk to me about Houston  It’s a big pie.  $500 3/2.5
  • 7. Capture areas of your screen with the Snipping Tool Go to Start, Programs, Accessories, Snipping Tool
  • 8. Report: Medical Center  “In the the last 6 months. The sale price/list price is immediate area of the medical center, there were 37 Active properties; 25 properties under contract. 52 properties have sold within 6%.”  When you are holding an open house, you can run a statistic report before your open house on that particular area and provide statistics on that subdivision, schools in the area, etc.
  • 9. Tune in to our radio show  www.blogtalkradio.com/josephpetrie  There are 2 specific shows that you can listen to that focus on social media.  Listen in every Friday at 12:30 PM.
  • 10. What are we representing?  Houston in the metropolitan area  This is where people think of when they think of Houston  People go to the internet first when they are looking for information.  Google is the first search engine that we look in.
  • 11. Useful Websites  wikipedia.org  Use to get details on geographic areas  http://www.visithoustontexas.com/  www.har.com/schoolzone  www.visithoustontexas.com  http://houston-dvd.onlinefootagelibrary.com
  • 12. HOUSTON “It’s the city of big plans and no rules,…world-class museums…and the biggest damn liquor store on the planet How could you not love Houston?” Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
  • 13. The Basics  America’s 4th largest city  2.3 million residents  No ethnic majority  83 languages spoken  “Houston” First word spoken on the Moon  18 Museums with in walking distance  6.6 million visitors to the Museum District  17 Block Theater District  12 resident performing arts companies  44 Houston Grand Opera world premieres
  • 14. “It’s easy to conclude that Houston has one of the most satisfying food scenes in the country right now” The New York Post 60 cuisines offered by Houston restaurants 8986 food service and drinking establishments 6 James Beard Award nominations in 2011 5.7 No of times Houstonians eat out per week
  • 15. “Houston is ready for the big leagues” Business Traveler  2 No of the times the Houston Dynamo have won MLS cup  2 No. of times the Houston Rockets won the NBA championship  2 retractable-roof stadiums (Minute Maid and Reliant Park)  3 No. of the downtown stadiums when Dynamo stadium opens in June
  • 16. “Thisis a city’s city: standing proud, happy and bright at the center with a rugged ring around the middle. Houston literally hums.” Dallas Morning News  49 No. of institutions in the Medical Center  #1 Ranking of M.D. Anderson as the top cancer center in the country  1,000 No. of acres within the Texas Medical Center  93,530 No. of Texas Medical Center employees
  • 17. FACTS ABOUT THE MEDICAL CENTER
  • 18. Of the 49 Member Institutions  21 Academic institutions  16 Hospitals  3 Medical schools  3 Public health organizations  1 Dental school  6 Nursing schools  2 Schools of Pharmacy  25 Agencies of government
  • 20. How do you describe status?  Withdrawn, Terminated and Expired:  “This is what the market has rejected”  Open Houses: Find something in your office to hold open  Hold an open house during the week