Taboo

A lot of us are posting in this thread:
http://bbs.gofuckyourself.com/showth...pagen umber=1

but I posted some real estate info this morning:
(i'm only using this thread to make it easy for me to link to for other domainers who don't want to dig for it)

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Look at the #1 reported sale for this week:
BoiseRealEstate.com $50,000
http://www.dnjournal.com/domainsales.htm

I'm sure some of the current owners of other "CITY/STATE"RealEstate.comS have no idea of what they are sitting on. Can't hurt to contact them and see what they're selling for before other realtors read in realtor newswires about this week's purchase. Why did I bring this up, because I'm sure there are plenty of smaller, localized CITYRealEstate.comS available right now for under $10. So for those that want to get in cheap, look to your local markets and spend some time seeing if any domains are yours for the taking. because they won't be in a week because every realtor out there will scoop them up if they haven't already. I don't want people to think they can't start with $10, because they can, I just showed them how.

After reading the dnjournal article, I found 5 in my local area that were sitting there and shouldn't have been, if I was doing my job. But play it smart, don't grab every city, region in your area, only those where you know a realtor would want to advertise, buy or license, YES license the domain from you. AND do NOT reserve domains with the word REALTOR, it is a trademarked word and you will get a guaranteed C&D in the mail.

also, check for:
NameofCity Homes.com
NameofCity Realty.com
ISellNameofCity .com
NameofCity Guide.com
NameofCity Online.com
and don't forget to look for:

CITY.com,.net,.org
CITY+STATEABBREV.com
CITYSTATE.com

if you want to stretch the vein, not always a good idea, try these terms: Search,Portal,News,etc.

good luck.

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find a host that will let you point all the domains to one page. list them all on the page with your different prices or licensing fees beside each domain. I would ask for an annual fee and point it to their site. tell them they can license/buy multiple names at a SMALL discount.

marketing it? easy. pick up the phone. go to your supermarket, bank, gas station, etc and pick up the free real estate guides and call the realtors in there. Call the ones who have a domain name that sucks and tell them who you are and how you are calling EVERYONE in that guide. you may even close the deal by the time you hang up the phone. this target market understands the sales process, commissions, marketing, etc and they have money and a huge desire to compete in their marketplace. you are their wake up call. Then call the ppl who don't have domains, and explain the concept. they know they want one, but haven't gotten around to it yet. and especially call the ones who are using their own personal name as their domain name because they need a more memorable domain.

pricing, all depends on market. if the houses in that area are EXPENSIVE, then you charge more. you know what you need to survive. if you want to outright flip it, then ask for whatever price you want, and keep in mind they make plenty of money.

You could always build the sites and charge small monthy fee per house ($5-$15) or per agent ($50-$100 unlimited ads) to be on the site. but that takes work, and some ppl don't want the hassle. it is lucrative, because all the realtors that advertise in the freebie newspapers are your target customers and they have already shown they understand the concept of advertising. Hook up with an SEO who wants to partner with you or milk the search engines yourself by learning the game slowly. you can charge them much more after you've built up your reputation.

I use to own some smaller city names and have sold them to agents in the past and wish I had licensed instead, but I assumed that the agents had bought up the domain market. I found out that's not true after my mining tonight. I'm entering the real estate game in a different way with LocalListings.com (''check your local listings") but I can still make time to buy a $7 domain and sell it for $2k-10k+.


@ 06:27 AM

here's some of what I picked up so far:


for Maryland:
isellgaithersburg.com
gaithersburgguide.com
gaithersburgsearch.com
germantownguide.com
germantownsearch.com
abingdonrealty.com
isellabingdon.com
abingdonguide.com
abingdononline.com
abingdonsearch.com
iselllaurel.com
laurelguide.com
laurelsearch.com

for Virginia:
fairfaxsearch.com
restonguide.com
restonsearch.com

others:
santafesearch.com
tempesearch.com

and one I can flip/build right away:
ISellPhilly.com

some of these cities won't mean anything to most of you, but to the realtors in those areas, it's their cashcow.

back to the mines...

@ 9:23

others I picked up mining this morning:

Maryland:
owingsmillsrealty.com
isellowingsmills.com
rockvillesearch.com
isellsilverspring.com
silverspringguide.com
silverspringsearch.com
towsonrealty.com
iselltowson.com
towsononline.com
towsonsearch.com
isellwhitemarsh.com
whitemarshguide.com
whitemarshnews.com
whitemarshsearch.com
bethesdaguide.com
isellchevychase.com
chevychaseguide.com
chevychasenews.com
crystalcityrealty.com
isellcrystalcity.com
isellannapolis.com
derwoodrealestate.com
derwoodrealty.com
isellderwood.com
derwoodguide.com
derwoodonline.com
derwoodsearch.com
derwoodmaryland.com
derwoodmd.com
isellhagerstown.com
hagerstownguide.com
hagerstownsearch.com
abingdonmaryland.com


Virginia:
crystalcitynews.com
crystalcitysearch.com


City names with multiple locations:
eastonguide.com
eastonsearch.com


Misc:
fairfieldguide.com
fairfieldsearch.com
isellac.com
isellatlanticcity.com
phillypennsylvania.com
insiliconvalley.com

cluck

My dad's friend actually paid $100 to list his beach house on longbeachisland.com. He said the price was ridiculously low because he sold the house almost instnatly. Real Estate is one of those markets where IMO internet property/advertising is WAY too cheap. Realtors charge thousands, but a web site can sell your home easily for a $100 listing fee.

The more people notice this, the more money they're going to shell out.

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nice numbers

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beemk

nice thread, i just picked up DetroitRE.com

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I picked up CRE.COM a few months back.

California Real Estate
Colorado Real Estate

etc etc. For this same purpose. Real Estate market is great, just wish I had a more firm grasp/target grabbing domain. Because frankly, acronyms don't cut it.

Kristian

Taboo,

Excellent thread!! I spent hours last night into the early hours buying up what I think might be good ones.

I have a question. Could you recommend the best way to sell these kind of domains? My usual route sedo and afterni. Would you recommend contacting revelant real estate firms - or is this not ethical?

Thanks.

Kristian

Kristian

axelcat

good thread

gxer

i have few real estate domains .com's
but never build a page for them , what a waste ...

beemk

which ones?

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SEObot

You are truning this forum into a domain name forum?

stocktrader23

What's with the ISellCITYNAME.com's?

What purpose would those serve?

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beemk

its a webmaster forum, domain names are completely webmaster related, would you rather see more "i'd hit it" threads?

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beemk

i was thinking the same thing, i bought some nameofcityHOMES.com's in the more expensive areas around here though, i think they will be worth something.

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Taboo

yes, contact Agents/Firms directly. call all the players in that city/town/area and tell them about the domain(s), then take bids or whatever process works best for you. good luck.

Taboo

no, of course not.

if I started a SEO/SEM thread, would you complain that it's not relevant for GFYers?

Taboo

it's a term a lot of realtors I've dealt with use in advertising, on their bizcards, flyers, etc. and many are starting to incorporate it into their domain names. I'm just trying to "get there" before they do. obviously everyone has catch-phrases that are popular in their part of the world, so stick with what works. currently 2,000+ domains that begin with term "ISell..." and many are real estate related.

and one more time for emphasis....

do NOT register domains with the word REALTOR, its trademarked and you will get notified (C&D).

good luck.

Taboo

yes, "blankHOMES.com" domains are worth more to REAs than other variations, but if most domains people mine for are gone, then there are alternatives they can register.

Kristian

Taboo,

Thanks for the advice and for the tip

gxer

i'll list them this week on my silverdomains.com site

are you looking for smth. specific ?

wdsguy

damn bro u always got great advice

Peacemaker

taboo,
please contact me on icq..
maybe have something for you
14011082
thanks

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LeWeekend

Bro I OWE U ONE UP!

Just picked some really nice domains in my "local" market and primary local language.

The same as eHome but with "local tld" and iHome.com + ihome with local tld...

Also grabbed "wohnung" = "home in german" with our primary local tld. (not that good but still ok)

There is still a lot left out there guys, don't be lazy... pick it up!!!!

LOVELY.. thanks a lot ;)

Taboo

you can email me:
[email protected]

lots of hate/fear on this board sometimes... so thanks to everyone for the kind words.

I've got more in store.

Marcus Aurelius

yeah im sitting on a few nice realty domains for the georgia area. including bufordrealty.com which is one of the largest growing commercial and residential areas in georgia right now due to the Mall of Georgia. Job boards are another good domain buy such as:

BufordJobs.com
AtlantaJobs.com

etc...etc...

LeWeekend

http://www.eiendomsmegler.com for sale, highest bid ;)

LeWeekend

Got 2 offers now, $5500 is the latest for both eiendomsmegler.com and eiendomsmegler.net

I might soon close the deal. Anyone?