I received a huge thank you today from Gnome suppliers North West,
they supply most of the Gnomes sold in the Portland area. Last year
they saw a 100% increase in sales and they contribute it to the article I
wrote which was published in several local papers. Here is the article
again for your entertainment.
In the Portland area we are
near record low Inventory again. This is great for sellers, they get
record prices for their homes but for buyers this is not a good thing.
With interest rates near 4% and the medium income in Clackamas County at
around $63,000 this literally prices every first time buyer out of the
market. For Realtors in this market listings are the way to go. With
the inventory so low I’ve looked at a few different Niche marketing
options. In Real-estate Niche marketing is focusing on a small very
specific market and working it till you are the guy to go to when they
are thinking of selling. I think I found my new Niche thanks to some new
clients I just met. As it turns out my clients came from a community
that keeps gnomes on the front lawn as an indicator. What kind of an
indicator inquiring minds would ask? Swingers, you got Gnomes your open
to swinging. They sent me to a website and sure enough, it’s real. This
got me thinking, I wonder if I could specialize in the Gnome community.
I’m not sure if it will catch on but it sure sounds like fun to try. I
will tell you though I’m a little upset with my wife. She has always
told me she would support me in anything I do, apparently there must be
limits on that statement because she made it quite clear that this isn’t
going to happen and she really thinks I should go a different
direction. Ok, maybe I didn’t really receive a thank you from Gnomes NW,
but it was my highest rated article ever with over 15,000 views and
comments.