{"id":9585,"date":"2009-08-21T17:47:03","date_gmt":"2009-08-22T00:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=9585"},"modified":"2009-08-21T17:47:03","modified_gmt":"2009-08-22T00:47:03","slug":"rebarcamp-its-not-just-for-realtors-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/9585\/rebarcamp-its-not-just-for-realtors-anymore\/","title":{"rendered":"REBarcamp: It’s not just for Realtors anymore"},"content":{"rendered":"

Got any thoughts about REbarcamp? I’m not even sure how to spell it. But I went to REbarcamp in Columbus OH-I-O<\/a>, and had a mahvelous time<\/a>. The venue was nice, clean, easy for the navigationally challenged to navigate, no waiting lines at the Ladies Room. What more could we ask for? It was well-organized, and the organizers were accommodating.<\/p>\n

A question came up while I was there: Would I go to another rebc? It gave me pause. I like to meet people, so I would certainly be looking for another opportunity to do that again. But rebc? I’m not so sure. I really dislike conferences in general, and on the drive home, just like I did after BHBU, I pondered what I would do to improve my rebc experience.<\/p>\n

I did get it wrong about rebc sponsorships<\/a>, btw. No one pays any attention to who is sponsoring anything, so that is a total non-issue. If you are using sponsorship as advertising, well, um, yeah. Of course the highlight was meeting people I only know online. Meeting face-to-face is one of the best reasons to go to most real estate functions, and rebc is no exception to the rule. What was so wonderful about rebc\/OH-I-O is that the vast majority of people there were corn-fed Ohioans, just like me. My people. We have a common bond, we speak the same language, there is an ease and familiarity that follows. I really loved that more than I can express, so I would look for opportunities to get together locally and share ideas- that’s all barcamp is about<\/a>, right? So here’s where it gets a little sticky to me. What is the big deal?<\/p>\n

Call it Midwest practicality, but it’s local Realtors. And we are talking about local real estate. Think about it. When did this become hoopla-worthy? When did you need a name, an umbrella organization, a fancy venue, a nearby hotel, a website, a logo, sponsors, organizers, nationally known speakers, in order to share ideas about local real estate?<\/p>\n

And so. Come with me to a little meeting with Jesus. I want to get together with Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Call it Midwest practicality, but it’s local Realtors. And we are talking about local real estate. Think about it. When did this become hoopla-worthy? When did you need a name, an umbrella organization, a fancy venue, a nearby hotel, a website, a logo, sponsors, organizers, nationally known speakers, in order to share ideas about local real estate?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,212,29],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-9585","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-casual-friday","7":"category-flourishing","8":"category-group-therapy","10":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7186,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/7186\/how-does-a-success-like-rebarcamp-avoid-the-shoe-pinch-of-growing-pains\/","url_meta":{"origin":9585,"position":0},"title":"How does a success like REBarCamp avoid the shoe pinch of growing pains?","author":"Teri Lussier","date":"February 27, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Okay, I'm being silly, right? 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