Archive for January, 2006

Farmers feel the pinch

Although not a new trend, farmers have been taking on second jobs to make ends meet. One farmer realized it was time to farm some real estate leads to support his family.
Here’s an interesting article by Ching Lee, Assistant Editor. Courtesy of California Farm Bureau Federation

As a third-generation farmer who says he’s been driving […]

Vegas Baby! Ultimate Sports Fantasy

Not into gambling or broadway shows? Then why would you even consider going to Las Vegas for a vacation? Ultimate Sports Entertainment, Inc may have the answer: A $4 billion sports mega resort.
If you’re a sports nut, this may very well be too cool to pass up.
“Our goal is to bring an unparralled sports […]

A Spider’s Web: Vertical Real Estate Search

There’s a proliferation of Vertical Real Estate Search Engines (Spiders) that are being introduced to consumers. Two of latest spiders to launch in New York are Trulia and Realestateadvisor. They join Natefind, Streeteasy, Propsmart, PropertyRover (Read REAL DEAL article), Oodle and the now defunct Cribseek (Read RainCity article). With all these choices, it will be […]

A Spider’s Web: Vertical Real Estate Search

11:56 pm 1.30.06…..still writing…..

Stand out from the crowd

While in Central Park, NYC, this weekend, my wife and I saw this duck, literally standing out from the crowd of other ducks. While others enjoyed swimming, this duck fellow seemed to enjoy walking on water instead.
How do you stand out from the crowd?
As Sellsius members, real estate brokers, agents and other professionals can create […]

New Construction: Do’s & Dont’s

Sellsius welcomes all builders & developers to join our Real Estate Community. For $29.95 per year, per development, you can list all your pre and new construction units - Sales and Rentals. Plus, you receive all the other benefits of Sellsius membership. Please visit our coming soon page and email us to be added as […]

Deal Sweeteners?

So, what will it take to seal the deal? A 60 inch plasma TV? Bamboo flooring? Swimming pool? Finished basement? Granite Countertops? How about a free golf membership? How about an all inclusive paid trip to Las Vegas? These are just some of the creative incentives builders, developers and Real Estate Agents are offering home […]

Kosmix vs. Google

Our philosophy has always been that there is nothing that cannot be improved or enhanced. Sellsius is applying this philosophy in Real Estate with our “Niche Search”. We have always found the “needle in the haystack” approach to Real Estate search to be too cumbersome. Seems like Kosmix is on a similar wavelength. They seek […]

Got Questions & Answers? YAHOO!

Here’s a follow up to our post on Naver.com, the Korean search engine, which uses “Knowledge In” for more relevant search results. YAHOO has introduced YAHOO.ANSWERS, in BETA which is a Web 2.0 Social Networking Community where anyone may ask or answer any question.
Here’s a nice write up about it from Search Engine Watch.
Give it […]

Be Your Own Boss, Buy a Business

In the Article, Buy A Local Business and Be Your Own Boss, Garrison Wells states:
There is no good or bad time for buying businesses, Wells says.
Well, almost. Don’t buy a liquor store in January, he notes.
“What’s the number-one New Year’s resolution? To quit drinking,” Wells says. “You don’t want to buy a liquor store in […]