I recently read an article and the author was VERY adamant that open houses did not work. I think Open Houses do work if done correctly and "worked" like any other real estate SYSTEM. I have been in the real estate industry now for over 25 years. I calculate that I must have held at least 2 open houses a month for at least 15 of those years. That calculates to be 360 open houses. With an average of 5 visitors per open house =1800 new prospects. Now what I don't know is the conversion rate of those 1800 prospects. When I first started out, I did not have any kind of a business plan or system in place for tracking my business. What I do know is that I would rather sit at an open house than sitting in an office "waiting and hoping" for the phones to ring. Over the past few years, the prospects that I have found via open houses have been my main source of business. I would be interested in hearing what is your main source of new prospects. D...
Continuing on our tour of the county our next stop is at the northern end of the Myrtle Beach area at a town called Loris. LORIS QUICK FACTS: 23 miles from the coast of South Carolina 7 miles from the North Carolina state line Loris was incorporated on July 26, 1902 The annual Bog-Off Festival attracts approximately 25,000 people. Loris began as a railroad town serving the lumber industry in the late 1880's and became the first town in the state to have its own newspaper, high school, bank, telephone system and doctor. Today, the revitalized downtown area offers shopping, dining and southern hospitality. Enjoy the local farmers market. For more information about Loris and homes for sale in the area call or email me. Sue Lucas Broker Associate Re/Max Southern Shores 843-997-4595 www.suelucas.com sl1586@sccoast.net Facebook
Foreclosure Stats are in from Realtytrac.com: For August 2012 1 in every 677 homes in South Carolina received a foreclosure filing. 1 in every 692 homes in Horry County received a foreclosure filing in August 2012. 148 homes filed foreclosure in the Myrtle Beach area this includes zip codes, 29588, 29575, 29579, 29577 and 29572. The highest filings were in the 29579 and 29588 zip codes. Foreclosures will continue to hit our market, but the rate at which they are being filed is slowing down. There are still some great buys here at the beach!!!! For more information or a list of the newest foreclosures call or email me. Sue Lucas Re/Max Southern Shores https://www.facebook.com/CarolinaForestRE www.suelucas.com 843.997.4595 sl1586@sccoast.net
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