Gatlinburg Real Estate Blog

This morning, Lord willing, I will be leaving for Scottsdale, Arizona for my annual CyberStars Summit meeting.  Each year, our group gathers to share the very best ideas we have regarding how to integrate the latest technology into our real estate marketing efforts.  Membership in this group is by invitation only and less than 200 real estate professionals worldwide are members of the organization.  Some of the absolutely sharpest people I know are from the CyberStars group and I always learn a lot of good information. For the next 4 days, my head will hurt with new ideas - Somewhat like trying to drink from a water fountain.  I will be back in Gatlinburg late Wednesday and my staff will be holding down the fort while I'm gone.  That's the advantage of having an entire team of professionals.  Clients are not neglected while I am learning how the latest technology can be used to improve our real estate practice.

This morning, Lord willing, I will be leaving for Scottsdale, Arizona for my annual CyberStars Summit meeting.  Each year, our group gathers to share the very best ideas we have regarding how to integrate the latest technology into our real estate marketing efforts.  Membership in this group is by invitation only and less than 200 real estate professionals worldwide are members of the organization.  Some of the absolutely sharpest people I know are from the CyberStars group and I always learn a lot of good information. For the next 4 days, my head will hurt with new ideas - Somewhat like trying to drink from a water fountain.  I will be back in Gatlinburg late Wednesday and my staff will be holding down the fort while I'm gone.  That's the advantage of having an entire team of professionals.  Clients are not neglected while I am learning how the latest technology can be used to improve our real estate practice.

Technology to the Rescue! Sevierville police announced today that an arrest had been made yesterday of a man suspected of 41 separate burglaries of local cabins. The prime target in these crimes were the popular flat panel big screen television sets that are in such demand in rental properties. Unfortunately these TV sets are also very easy for a criminal to convert into cash making cabins that have them very much at risk of being broken into. While some rental agencies have advised owners to remove flat screen televisions from their properties to decrease the risk of a break-in, one owner took a much wiser approach. The thief was captured and the crime spree halted because at least one owner of a stolen plasma display television had hidden a small GPS/Cellular transmitter inside the set which began transmitting a location signal as soon as the TV was removed from the owner's rental cabin. Using a website provided by the device manufacturer the owner was able to provide the...

Technology to the Rescue! Sevierville police announced today that an arrest had been made yesterday of a man suspected of 41 separate burglaries of local cabins. The prime target in these crimes were the popular flat panel big screen television sets that are in such demand in rental properties. Unfortunately these TV sets are also very easy for a criminal to convert into cash making cabins that have them very much at risk of being broken into. While some rental agencies have advised owners to remove flat screen televisions from their properties to decrease the risk of a break-in, one owner took a much wiser approach. The thief was captured and the crime spree halted because at least one owner of a stolen plasma display television had hidden a small GPS/Cellular transmitter inside the set which began transmitting a location signal as soon as the TV was removed from the owner's rental cabin. Using a website provided by the device manufacturer the owner was able to provide the...