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Yep, it’s Chili IN TEXAS
We will FINALLY have winter weather for Christmas and you guessed it, folks are complaining. Don’t be a Scrooge, enjoy the chili weather. I leaned into it today and split some fire wood and I’m ready to load the outdoor firepit and roast marshmallows. It’s a tad bit windy right now, but hopefully that will level off soon and we all can enjoy a fire outside and those roasted marshmallows. If you are still looking for that Christmas gift that has been escaping you? Your in luck I have some suggestions for you. How about the latest FIRE TV CUBE with Alexa built in? CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT along with the NEW FIRE TV ALEXA VOICE REMOTE PRO CLICK HERE TO CHECK IT OUT. These 2 items will keep you entertained when you just want to stay out of that chili weather. One last suggestion and I will wish you MERRY CHRISTMAS. On sale and in stock, at the time of this post, the latest update to the Echo Dot the 5th generation with clock AND it has a temperature sensor so Alexa can tell you the temperature in the room that this device is in. CLICK HERE TO CHECK THIS AWESOME ITEM OUT, I LOVE MINE
THAT’S ALL FOR NOW. MERRY LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST CHRISTMAS,
SCOTT
YES, VIRGINIA, IT IS HOLIDAY SEASON!!!
Halloween got us rolling and we can’t get to Christmas fast enough. That means there will be several sales between now and BLACK FRIDAY that will try to keep the registers ringing. So what does that mean for real estate agents, and potential buyers and sellers…..If you don’t like the results you are getting….it’s time for change.
Insanity:
doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
–Albert Einstein
Sooo for real estate agents maybe it’s time to stretch the net a little wider to try to catch more fish. Maybe it’s time to add some marketing that will REALLY turn some heads. Yes it’s time for you to add VOICE GUIDED HOME to every one of your listings… or let’s just start off by contacting me and asking for a FREE, no obligation, FLYER for your listing presentation. Email me at: info@livingtherealestatelife.com Don’t forget to put your contact information in the email. This FLYER will be CUSTOMIZED for YOUR business. The VOICE GUIDED HOME is all about marketing YOU and YOUR awesome listings. What is VOICE GUIDED HOME? I am glad you asked.
Voice Guided Home is the FIRST voice integration marketing Service for REAL ESTATE. Imagine if you will a world where the “for sale” home comes to life and talks to the potential buyers about all the FEATURES AND BENEFITS of their next home. A truly immersive service that will have the potential buyer’s talking about YOUR listing for days and weeks after their visit.
Your listing will be the listing they can’t stop talking about.
Created by Living the Real Estate Life this service provides a listing specific script programmed to highlight the reasons why a buyer would want to call your listing their next HOME. Onsite set up includes all of the the internal marketing voice integration speakers, sign rider, key fob and more.
For buyers and sellers it’s time to look at your goals, are they realistic. What has changed around you. Are homes languishing on the market for what seems like months. You drive by that home every day but has it really been 3 months or is that your brain filling in the gaps? Have that conversation with your real estate agent. Interest rates will go up and eventually they will go down but has anyone talked you you about buying down the rate or refinancing or assuming a loan? These are all good conversations to have with your real estate agent. Information sought is information gained and as you read this, let me be clear I am not advocating an internet deep dive. Have that one to one talk IN PERSON with your real estate professional, reassess your goals and create a viable plan together.
Back to the Holiday season if your looking for a great gift, yes you can get it on Amzaon.com, but pleas start by having a look at some of these items FIRST. I do like a good Alexa device and these will be on sale off and on all during the HOLIDAY season. Again, start here and I appreciate your support.
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Prime day is TODAY and tomorrow and there are some deals to be had. It IS like Christmas in July!!!
Let’s start off with the lowest price on my favorite echo dot. You can pick up the 3rd generation echo dot for $17.99. This is the perfect time to start building your smart home environment. Click the link to see the deal. https://amzn.to/3AIxEmQ
If your looking for an echo that acts like a television or video calendar for the family check out the Echo Show 15, Full HD 15.6″ smart display. PRIME DAY price $179.99, regular price $249.99 https://amzn.to/3P5pwRY
There are other echo dots that are pretty cool and one of those is the Echo Dot with Clock, yep you get the best of both worlds. PRIME DAY price $32.99, regular price $59.99.
Prime Day is TODAY, TUESDAY, JULY 12 & WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 2022. If you have been waiting to start using Alexa for your business, NOW is the time to get things started. Here to a list of all of my Alexa favorites. https://livingtherealestatelife.com/the-next-level/
OPPORTUNITY to START
I use the Amazon Alexa products for real estate and for teaching real estate classes and AMAZON has announced the NEXT Prime Day which is July 12 & 13. Keep a look out for early & Prime day deals here. I am look forward to seeing LOTS of Echo dot and smart home opportunities.
Updated Technology Class Now Available
“Take a walk on the wild side.”– Lou Reed
I am excited to announce that I have re-written and now have FULL Texas Real Estate Commission approval for my latest version of AMAZON ALEXA, and her friends, for REAL ESTATE. The class is titled: Making ALEXA Work for Real Estate #43586. You want to WIN more listings? You just need to add the value that is missing, a personal marketing touch. Here’s the kicker– You don’t have to spend a fortune or be a computer genius. It’s time to learn how easy it is to Make ALEXA work for YOUR real estate business. I am ready to teach you what you’ve been missing. This class will be offered IN PERSON & on zoom. I suggest the IN PERSON class as you will get a chance to see and hold the Alexa devices and start making some decisions on where you want to start. Click here to see more.
***** Making ALEXA Work for Real Estate #43586 (3 Hours T.R.E.C. Continuing Education) Use technology to give your seller’s the best opportunity to sell their home in ANY market. Secure more listings & elevate your listing presentation, with little out of pocket. This class will introduce you to Alexa, the Voice Assistant & her friends. You will learn how to create an in home, interactive showing experience that uses YOU & YOUR seller’s marketing message & light up the house—THE SHOWING A BUYER WILL NEVER FORGET! We will also discuss daily uses, converting your blog to a Voice blog, a brief history of voice assistants, how to protect your clients, & where The One to Four Family Residential Contract resale mentions this technology. Learn from an Alexa Voice Skill award winner and creator of the first Alexa voice Skill for Real Estate in The Woodlands, Texas. ***** Authored and Taught by Scott Culberson, Provider Living the Real Estate Life #10445
Helping you to…
LIVE the real estate LIFE,
Scott
AVAILABLE NOW, but not for LONG
I am reposting this, not only because it’s a good post, but because the ECHO FLEX is back in stock for a short time and it will be a short time because this item sells out fast. Read on to see why this device is GREAT!!!
My first favorite smart device is a smart speaker from Amazon, the Echo Flex. THIS IS A GREAT SMART SPEAKER TO GET YOU STARTED–With a starting price tag of $24.99 you immediately start to see why I like this device. The small price tag is only equaled by it’s small size(2.8″tall by 2.6″ wide), but don’t be fooled their is ALOT you can do with this device. This is the only Alexa speaker that plugs straight into the wall. What comes in the box is the Echo Flex and some instructions that’s it, NO CORD. You plug the Echo Flex directly into an outlet and you can plug it in RIGHT side up or UPSIDE DOWN. I’ll explain why you might want to do that later. The Echo Flex has a 3.5mm line out on the side, perfect for plugging into a speaker, a USB PORT on the bottom, and Bluetooth capabilities. The microphones, speakers and on/off buttons are on the face of the Echo Flex. The speaker is small, but with the Bluetooth capability you can synch to a more powerful Bluetooth speaker or an Amazon Echo Dot or like I mentioned earlier you can run that 3.5mm wire to a bigger and better speaker. Because of it’s size and the ability to plug directly into an outlet this Echo can go places other echo’s have difficulty like behind a counter or on a wall that doesn’t have a table or ledge near it. You can use this device just like other Echo devices, calling the wake word and then asking for what you need. Wake words include: Alexa, Computer, Echo, Amazon, Ziggy and any of the celebrity voices you have paid for. Here is an Amazon link to the Echo Flex.
The Echo Flex has several accessories that you can use with the device and one of these is my second favorite smart device. Important thing to note you can only use one accessory with the Echo Flex at a time. I mean you plug the accessory into the USB port on the bottom of the Echo Flex. The three most popular accessories are a digital clock, a night-light and a motion sensor. The brand of accessory that I have tested and have had positive results with is made by Third Reality. The device that I have tested is the motion Sensor, $14.99. You would plug the motion sensor into the bottom of the Echo Flex and then plug the Echo Flex into an outlet. Your motion detection would be at the bottom of the device. If you are not getting the range that you want you simply unplug the Echo Flex, flip it upside down and now the motion detector is on the top. Here is an Amazon link to the Motion Sensor for Echo Flex. Link to the Clock. Link to the Night-light.
Having a motion detector with a speaker opens up a world of opportunity with Amazon Routines. Your looking at around a $40.00 one time fee. Let me be clear, that’s buying an Echo Flex and a Third Reality Motion Sensor and does not include any shipping and handling. You can add Amazon Prime or Amazon music but all of your echo devices will work fine without an Amazon Prime or Amazon music account. Let’s talk about routines.
The flow of a routine is: Trigger=Action.
Your trigger is motion detected. Your action could be all of the following: 1) Sound “dog barking” 2) Smart Home “lamp goes on” 3) Alexa says “Someone’s in the kitchen”. You can also set this routine for certain days of the week and certain times of the day. You can then have the routine wait for let’s say 15 minutes then turn off the lamp. Lastly you can suppress the routine for a number of hours or minutes before it will run again, that way people won’t be tripping it over and over again and it becoming annoying.
The small price tag and size makes the Echo Flex and it’s motion detector the perfect tool for any real estate agent or broker listing properties. It’s perfect for you to promote your listings as buyer’s tour the property and you might want to use one during and open house. After all Alexa is the ultimate assistant, put her to work upstairs or in another part of the home. She can talk to buyers upstairs while you talk to a group in the kitchen. The ultimate open house that EVERYONE will be talking about.
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Helping you to…
Live the Real Estate Life,
Scott
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