{"id":17116,"date":"2020-09-24T07:39:09","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T14:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=17116"},"modified":"2020-09-24T08:22:19","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T15:22:19","slug":"zillow-whatever-you-do-dont-poke-the-bear-lol-poke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/17116\/zillow-whatever-you-do-dont-poke-the-bear-lol-poke\/","title":{"rendered":"Zillow: Whatever you do. Don’t poke the bear. Lol. Poke!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"It has been 8 years since I have regularly blogged here. During that time I have learned a lot, broadened what I do, and instead of working as an SEO constultant, I am working full time as the Director of Online Marketing with The Real Estate Group in Chesapeake VA<\/a>. I still live in Southern Indiana, but I love working with roughly 250 of the best career minded agents and without a doubt led by the best broker owners that I have ever worked with. And I have met some great ones during my career. I probably should state here and I will with each post going forward that I am acting in my personal capacity and the views are mine alone and not that of my employers. (Do you know how difficult it was not to drop in a gratuitous Mike Pompeo reference here? Lol) –<\/p>\n

I am not an Ivy League educated, MBA type. I am main street personified. So I look at things like Zillow’s announcement and the Notorious ROB’s response to it with a more practical and downhome point of view. (CLICK Here<\/a>. Please read it before continuing. I’ll wait. \ud83d\ude42 And be sure to see the menacing picture of the bear. \ud83d\ude42 ) First off, I want to thank Rob for the transparency that he was paid to consult with Zillow on the PR response to this more. Many others might not have disclosed that. We all appreciate transparency.<\/p>\n

But here from my perch just north of Louisville KY, in Southern Indiana, I would like to offer my response to his analysis. Boiled down he basically makes the case for “Real Estate Industry: OMIGOSH, WHATEVER you do, DON’T poke the bear!!! You will regret it! Zillow has (insert hushed tones) WALL Street Money! $2 Billion (end hushed tones) in cash. Ummm…okay Mitt Romney… but those of us on main street (and especially when we are not in Phoenix or one of the other cities that they iBuy in currently) might have a different view.<\/p>\n

It does not take a Phd diploma on the wall to quickly calculate that even Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It has been 8 years since I have regularly blogged here. During that time I have learned a lot, broadened what I do, and instead of working as an SEO constultant, I am working full time as the Director of Online Marketing with The Real Estate Group in Chesapeake VA. 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