Luke Bouman's (doogers) Blog

I am curious how many of you use pay per click to generate real estate leads?  There are a few people in my area who are always on pay per click and I am curious how much they spend and how succesful it is.  Do any of you recommend pay per click, and if so how much would you spend?Real Estate Hol...

Does anyone here have much success at open houses?  I have done many since I have become a real estate agent, and I have a very hard time turning my guests into clients.  Is there something that you do that makes this time successful for you?  At times I would rather have noone come at all so tha...

I have been working on my search engine optimization for 5 months now.  I spent a lot of money on a company that promised me results, and I ended up doing it.  Soon after I agreed to work with this company I realised that I really didnt need them.  They did however teach me what needed to be done...

We had an appraiser at our business meeting talk to us about a situation in which he had to do an appraisal for a home that was next to a registered sex offender.  The home wasn't selling and he found out that the sex offender lived next door, so he had to disclose that in his report.  I am wonde...

It was a difficult day going door to door today.  A fellow co-worker of mine and I picked a neighborhood and started hitting up the homes.  Most of the people were gone so I just left information on the door.  I have noticed that I never get calls from homes where I just left information on their...

One thing that I have struggled with is constantly thinking about real estate.  Some of you may argue that to be successful in this business it always needs to be on your mind.  I have trouble always wanting to check my voice mails and emails even after I get home, just hoping for a lead.  I also...

How does your blog become a featured post?  Is there someone who decides this, or do you need a certain amount of replies?Lake Michigan Real Estate

Real estate can be a great career, but it is not as easy as it looks to become successful.  In my last article I talked about the reasons why you should become a real estate agent.  Before I get into the reasons of why you shouldn't become a realtor I want to go over the reasons why you should.  ...

I am interested to hear what other people think about their job, and why we should consider being a professional in your field.  If you are a Realtor please add to my list.  I appreciate your comments and insite.     There are many reasons that real estate may be a great vocation for you. First a...

     Real estate can be a very lucrative career, but it takes hard work, perseverance, and a little luck along the way.  Many people join the real estate field because of the potential for great wealth and because of the relative ease of getting a license.  Little do people know how expensive, fr...