Top Non-Guru Websites Every Real Estate Investor Should Know About (And Probably Be Using)
By JP Moses on Oct 7, 2008 in Featured, Off Topic
So I was just listing a new property on Postlets again the other day…and thinking to myself,
“Man…how dang cool is this? I mean, what an incredible marketing resource for real estate investors to have access to?”
So then I got this idea to put together an article sharing some of the top, most important non-guru websites that every real estate investor should know about and probably be using.
And believe me, Postlets is right at the top of the list. Right there with Google Maps and Craigslist.
But suddenly I got to thinking that you guys have probably discovered and are privy to a good number of great online resources that I’m not even privy to…
Then it hit me — BLAMO! — Crowdsourcing Blitz!
Crowdsourcing can mean a couple of different things. But in this case it’s a fancy word for having others in a community (i.e. you) help create valuable content to share with everyone else.
So let’s “crowdsource” our efforts and put together a killer list of top REI websites!
So here’s the deal…
- All you need to do is leave a comment (below) with the best, most useful websites you’re aware of online. And specifically I mean useful to in your real estate investing endeavors. Whether it’s a research tool, lead source, social networking or bookmarking device or whatever.
. - Tell us the full URL / website address, plus a few words about why you think it’s so great that others should be aware of it. In other words, what’s the practical use of it?
. - Even if you see someone else has already left your top pick, go ahead and chime in with it anyway. That way we can tell which one’s are really the most popular picks.
. - And again, please remember we’re not looking for guru-websites this go around. Yes, some of them are great resources. But please let’s save that for a separate list and a post of it’s own, OK?
So that’s it. Go at it! Let’s see what you got! Chime in below.
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By Lauren (5 comments) on Nov 2, 2008 | Reply
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By Lauren (5 comments) on Nov 2, 2008 | Reply
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