Not one other agent in the office had ever been to one and many thought it very strange of him to do so (even though, if I had bought, he would have got the listing within a month on the flip.)

It was very embarrassing to go into a loan office expecting 700+ credit score financing and not being able to get.

I have to admit I am a bit nuts about moving forward with getting my lease apps and my showing times for new tenants.I adopted the practice of "if the suns up..the office is open".

As long as it stays on that track, I'll leave it.

Now that the city is involved, Park Memorial is at the hands of the Mayor's office and his inititiatives, including the quotas: http://www.houstontx.gov/mayor/press/20070519.html.

For those of you who brand your name/slogan in your target neighborhood - how can you track its effectiveness?

I track 4 things, $ per SQFT, Average price, number of sales money in motion.

Google Analytics does a decent job of tracking where visitors are coming from for free.

You can go to your local Section 8 office and pickup a landlord packet that will describe the Section 8 program in detail.

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