Sent to building regs usually.Tenant complaintsNosey neighbors who like to stir things upObvious construction going on, like reroofing with no permit posted, all city employees, water guys, street guys, utility guys and plain old cops all report suspicious activities now, they know if permits are required.Your enemies or competitors, especially a competitor, they think if they have to get it so should you!

I'm still a rookie in this but I have gotten way more leads (sellers and buyers) than some of my competitors whom are using cheap marketing like bandit signs, mailers, craigslist, etc.

Body building fans expect that competitor to look better show after show.

The other model aka LLC has a much heftier setup fee, but almost no fees in the long run.Of course the competitors will tell you theirs is better, that's business.The LLC does not have to file a tax return as the income is pass through.

Start putting up signs with all your competitors phone numbers.

Don't put in any extra time/energy/work, don't worry about another competitor and keep 100% of my profits.Which one do you think most people would choose?

And sometimes its the quality of your company's brand that provides the peace of mind a home buyer needs when choosing between your house and the competitors.

Let's keep the conversation professional, and not get into putting down competitors, etc.

Any way seems like a decent tool to analyze where your site is coming up on the search engines and compare to your competitors.

It's not that easy and the $100 goes quick.If you can afford $300-$400 in adwords and have a defined campaign then you should be able to compete with the larger competitors in your market.