I’ve been reading about Twitter for some time now and I’ve been less than interested in getting into it, but some real estate agent folks are jumping on this bandwagon much like they’re finally figuring out LinkedIn and Facebook. A recent class from Brad Hanks about Online Social Networking that my broker put on for our offices and a “random hot post” from Scobleizer regarding the subject on WordPress really got me looking at it again.
Considering the limitation of 140 characters and spending time accruing followers and coming up with content for this as well as my blogging work, not to mention my “real job” of real estate agent, I feel that there isn’t enough time in the day to all of these things. Or at least not being able to do them well. I could do them, but at what cost? My sanity? My livelihood? My relationships? Having a fairly strong online presence is currently enough for me especially since I know I’m already ahead of 95% of my competition in the ways that me and my team are presented online to the public. However, I will say that I can be persuaded if there can true value shown. Just to try it out, I’ve just signed up for it so you should be able to find me under rebahaas if you want to “follow” me. 
What are your thoughts on Twitter?
As a consumer, do you feel it’s where you would prefer to get your real estate information? Or, do you find other venues more useful? Would you choose your agent based on whether or not they utilized this tool? Or, would other tools be sufficient – such as newsletters (print or email) and blogs?
Any real estate agents think this tool has really increased their business or helped to develop a new way to provide information to your client base? I’d be interested to hear it.
