{"id":1741,"date":"2009-03-10T09:46:38","date_gmt":"2009-03-10T14:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhgrealestateblog.com\/?p=1741"},"modified":"2024-12-30T14:48:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T19:48:28","slug":"deals-on-the-bus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bhgrecareer.com\/bebetterblog\/deals-on-the-bus\/","title":{"rendered":"Deals On The Bus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Last weekend, I was mindlessly channel surfing when I landed on <a href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/tlc.discovery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TLC.<\/a> A common stopping point for me when scrolling around the stations. Like most other times when I\u00a0breeze by this\u00a0channel there was a show that had something to do with real estate. But this wasn&#8217;t your typical rerun of some\u00a0real estate wannabe\u00a0flipping a house and making a $150,000.\u00a0 This was a new show! I guess it only makes sense that reality\u00a0TV has to look for new angles given the change in market conditions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This show was called:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/tlc.discovery.com\/tv\/deals-on-the-bus\/deals-on-the-bus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deals On\u00a0The Bus<\/a>. On the screen was a real estate agent talking into the microphone of a tour bus to a group of buyers. The group was touring homes for sale in Corona, California. That was it, within 30 seconds I put the remote control down and was instantly drawn into the delight of viewing these properties along with these stangers on a tour bus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><!--more-->As well as seeing some beautiful homes that had previously sold for more then a million dollars and were now available for 30-40% less, I learned a little bit about each potential buyer&#8211;why they were looking, their relationship, their concerns.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">At the end of the show they recapped who made an offer on what and who didn&#8217;t. I think two couples of the 6 or 8 on the bus did make an offer on a property they saw that day. By the time the end of the show came I was already on Google learning more about this concept.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Turns out there are companies and agents that are using this marketing technique as the premise for their business. Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dealsonthebus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dealsonthebus.com<\/a>. According to their site, this is a full service real estate brokerage where agents offer listing and buyer representation. Their main source of prospecting is offering free bus tours in neighborhoods mainly focusing on foreclosed properties.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">I think this concept is very interesting. I would go on\u00a0a bus tour. In fact, I&#8217;ve added it to my to do list just to experience it. Appartenly, most Saturday&#8217;s you can find one in many cities (mostly on the west coast). It takes about two hours to see anywhere from 5-10 homes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">What do you think of Deals On The Bus?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A good marketing idea for agents or a gimmick for TV?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Would this work in your market?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend, I was mindlessly channel surfing when I landed on TLC. A common stopping point for me when scrolling around the stations. Like most other times when I\u00a0breeze by this\u00a0channel there was a show that had something to do with real estate. 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