5,104,931
My thoughts? Pass on this incredible opportunity. People in malls are not shopping for homes.
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Jim McCord
Cincinnati, OH
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Debbie Gartner
White Plains, NY
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Kevin J. May
Hobe Sound, FL
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Eve Alexander
Tampa, FL
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Jennifer Mackay
Panama City, FL
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
1,052,211
Oh boy, not here. Our outlet center is a ghost town. Maybe in a big metro area with a busy mall. I can think of a lot better use of time energy and money, than being where you're only going to attract shoppers.
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Kevin J. May
Hobe Sound, FL
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Eve Alexander
Tampa, FL
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
1,231,853
Bye, Bye. Won't last as long as the lease.
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Eve Alexander
Tampa, FL
2,684,009
My first Broker rented mall space in 1985, right in the middle of the food court, back when malls were happening places.
There was no ROI, none of the agents wanted "floor duty" there, so the Broker dropped it.
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Kevin J. May
Hobe Sound, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
5,230,068
We have one at the Chamber of Commerce and it really hasn't been all that 'productive!'
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
509,449
Not for me. I think people go to the mall to shop for clothes etc. It works for some companies selling time share. Of course, they promote that you can win a car, free vacation etc.
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
989,652
IMO roll the dice - what works for one does not necessarily work for another and vice versa - if the investment is reasonable, I would try it for 90 days (30-60 IMO is not enough to judge)
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Jennifer Mackay
Panama City, FL
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
1,844,291
oh hell no! There was a CB that had an office at the mall in the Sears store. Did not go over well, they moved out. Really bad 1980's idea.
Who is going to man that thing? Another thing - check the costs for those kiosks.
I remember when Kmart was rumored to buy my company. I left because I didn't want to work blue-light specials at the mall. Have been at RM ever since where we don't 'do malls'.
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Linda Metallo DiBenardo
Lockport, IL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
911,338
No thanks. My guess it would cost more in time and money than it's worth.
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
921,504
If the mall parking lot consistenly shows out of state license plates, a kiosk could be a great idea.
If its a community mall, then you need 'SOMETHING.'
I've seen 4 Kiosks turn to vapors by different brokers at the mall. The were all displaying listings. The public made it clear they already have access to listing.
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Linda Metallo DiBenardo
Lockport, IL
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
3,071,489
I've seen them here...long ago...not any more...
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
2,220,323
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
3,345,091
The thought makes my skin crawl.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Eve Alexander
Tampa, FL
5,049,183
I suspect it would be a waste of time and money.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Eve Alexander
Tampa, FL
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
544,014
If it worked there would be Realtor kiosks in every mall.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Troy Erickson AZ Realt...
Chandler, AZ
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Eve Alexander
Tampa, FL
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
6,393,404
If you have good staff there then I am sure that it will be valuable.
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
758,035
I've seen it done at the Mall here in Danbury, CT. That's a mid sized mall that draws both CT & NY residents being it is on the border. It has to grab some visitors by pure volume alone.
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
711,852
That is how I met the agent who represented me on my initial local real estate purchase 30 years ago.
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
3,416,038
A long time ago we did, we had pictures of listings, a give away box and it was fun, alot of work and time and then the price was up and up and up and it was no longer cost effective
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
809,258
Given I avoid malls like the plague I would never do it. That is just me though :-) Kasey
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
716,049
I have seen them around, many years ago... don't know if that would be a good approach or not. Don't know if consumers find the mall a good location to find, buy a home in a mall kiosk.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
577,750
Don't think it would get much business. besides that you would have to have someone at the Kiosk manning he booth for the hours the mall was open... probably 12 hours or so....
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Eve Alexander
Tampa, FL
4,800,082
It's not for me, but your results may vary.
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
4,882,355
Waste of time and money
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
4,272,548
My first office and real estate company (circa 1999) had a kiosk at the mall and that was quite profitable but it also was before the internet took off.....
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
5,772,575
Karen,
There is one in the Oaks Mall in Thousand Oaks, CA. She has had that kiosk, just fliers for many years now. I think they are good for name recognition. This agent does very well in her area and regularly makes the Wall Street top agent list.
Does te kosk do it for her? I don't think so. I just think, she is very very good at what she does. A
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
613,494
Is someone so desperate?
Who is going to be the on site real estate agent?....after all if anyone happens to stop they will want to see pictures, ask questions and get advice.
- Hire someone licensed for 12 hours a day 7 days a week? to sit and wait?
- What about the rent? Who rents by the day or month?...no one. So is that an annual lease plus security?
- What if someone claims to be "hot to trot" and wants to see it now? Do you lock it up and go?
Everything about this is a bad idea...
Eve
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
1,239,901
Should be sponsored by the broker with realtor using it as floor time.
Great idea. Probably costs 10K a month.
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
1,712,676
Personally I would rather retire.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
2,061,803
Will I be able to sell Ray-Ban knock-offs, too?
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
5,216,398
I have watched people do them. They are not worth it in my opinion. Pass!
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
7,836,134
I would worry about the costs.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
953,617
You would also have to be a directional guide to the restrooms as well, no thanks!
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
3,164,294
nope. I mean do you go to the mall to shop for houses or agents to list your house? me either.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
108,016
You have the greatest kiosk in existence at your disposal--the Internet. If you don't have a quality website, get one. Learn how to optimize it and put up some dynamite content. I think anything except a buy/sell gold kiosk is mostly a waste of time. I see these mortgage guys running booths at the local fair and at a car show I go to a few times a year, and I just feel badly for them. I've tried to talk to them, but they're so damned depreesed you can't have a conversation...
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
5,583,278
that's been done in the past in our area.... there are easier ways to find business....
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
2,781,173
I saw two agents set-up a table in a mall years ago and they didn't last
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
55,673
Save your money!
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
900,128
To do what?
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
1,466,207
Dr. Karen Jones Lewis, MBA, Broker We have one of the largest malls here on the East Coast. I worked for a company that tried this a few time and it always failed. One, no volunteers to sit in the mall all day and two, there was not much interest. At that time the mall was classified as an outlet mall with bus tours coming in and many out of state license plates. People weren't much interested in discussing local real estate.
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
1,574,666
Who goes to the mall anymore? Well, outside of Christmas and tourists the major traffic appears to be teens gathering at the food court! Besides the costs associated with registering as a branch office and other overhead costs doesn't seem attractive.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Susie Kay
Plano, TX
290,969
For me, probably not Dr. Karen Jones Lewis, MBA, Broker - I would not be at a Mall looking at anything real estate related, and usually am just there to compare items or purchase an item. My time there is limited and I go from certain stores to certain stores. Now, possibly Mall Walkers might look at a kiosk though I would think it wouldn't be with any degree of seriousness, just as something to do and to pass the time. If they stopped once, there is no saying they would stop on another day. I could see folks asking for specific advice in a situation, so it wouldn't just be looking at Home Flyers. Would you be giving Free Advice, and what if someone took it and it didn't work out well . . . I just don't think it would be a profitable use of my time (for me). I will read replies below!
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
979,496
Used to see them in malls about 15-20 years ago, but obviously it wasn't successful because there are none now. People do not go to the mall to buy a home, and with so much info about homes for sale available on the Internet, there is no advantage to try and sell homes at a mall.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,502,998
I'd think it would be a waste this time of year. People in the malls (do people still go to malls?) are interested in shopping for gifts only.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
225,526
While most if not all say No, I'm on the fence. What you need to do is figure out the costs, the foot traffic and what your expected goals are. Many malls in Chicago and here in Tennessee are closing up, since it is too easy to just shop on the internet. Go to the mall, stand there for an hour and see how many people walk by. Since you are in Florida, your mall traffic might be higher. Don't just not do it, because everyone says not to, Be different. When people say sell, I buy and when they say buy, I sell.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
4,300
Yes... they work if you do it right. I do one now and whether it’s manned or not, I get leads.
4,319,419
If one needs to be there all the time, when would we do the 'real' business?
Having said that, I have been at the booth at some events in our local community.
27,808
Imagine spending that same time prospecting ONLY expired listings like this!
5,868,544
My thoughts were exactly like Nina's. I go to the shopping mall for other things, NOT HOMES.
3,988,007
Our mall is losing traffic and the cost is very high. The only real traffic are the walkers and the holiday shoppers that are in a rush. I would not consider doing this under any circumstances.
1,153,794
A real estate related version of Zoltar will at least bring in a bunch of quarters in my opinion. I don't see the interest in one at a mall or even in malls themselves so much anymore.
3,986,258
4,434,127