MilitaryByOwner Advertising, Inc. | June 2013 |
Letter from the Editor
Summer is rapidly approaching, which means that thousands of military families will be driving packed cars, moving trucks and car carriers across the interstate highways of this great nation. We wish you the best of luck in every stage of your move.
It is our mission to make relocation easier for our military, so this month we have put together a terrific list of 11 Apps for a Smooth PCS Start to Finish as our Featured Article.
Because the majority of our employees are either retired or active duty military, we have a wealth of information that we love to share with our subscribers and this month is no exception. Our very own Christy Shields, U.S. Army wife, has shared her creative tips for the loose items that often result from a military move in our Military Life segment.
Our customers often ask about including a virtual tour link with their MilitaryByOwner ad. We have provided a field for our Home Tour and Home Tour Plus customers to include an external link to a virtual tour, however, creating or obtaining a virtual tour may prove to be the tricky part. We are making it easy for anyone to create a virtual tour using easily accessible tools. Please view our Real Estate Corner for examples and instructions on how to create a stunning tour of your home.
We understand the hectic pace of life during a military move and we are here to assist you with anything that you may need. We do want to remind our home advertisers to please take a moment to update the status of your ad once it is rented or sold. If you are unsure of how to make this change, please feel free to contact us through email, phone (866) 604-9126, live chat, Facebook and Twitter (@militarybyowner), or you can view our Changing Your Ad Status Video Tutorial.
Also, if you would like to share a testimonial of your experience advertising with MilitaryByOwner, we would love to hear from you.
Happy summer!
Monica Schaefer
Editor
Media Relations Manager
MilitaryByOwner Advertising, Inc.
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Welcome
MilitaryByOwner.com would like to welcome our new May Business Advertisers! Should you be in the need of their services, be sure to contact them, or any of our other business advertisers on MilitaryByOwner.com! Want to see your name or business here? Contact us
for our Media Kit.
Preschools
Ann Lipton, Parkwood Wee Center, Fort Myer, Fort Belvoir, Pentagon
Real Estate Agents
Trina Cannon, Century 21 Northside, Lackland AFB
Kathy Dobr, Enclave at the Surf, Fort Bragg
Garry Gaston, Keller Williams Realty, Fort Myer
Jim Doumit, Coldwell Banker Schneidmiller Realty, Fairchild AFB
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Featured Article
11 Apps for a Smooth PCS Start to Finish
Military families are tech savvy and are always looking for easier ways to navigate the crazy military lifestyle. From finding military housing to exploring the surroundings of your new duty station, we have put together a list of apps that will make every aspect of your Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move easier.
HOUSEHUNTING
Military relocation begins with the task of finding the perfect home For Sale or For Rent near your next military base. These two apps will ease this daunting task.
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Real Estate Corner
3 Easy Ways to Create Your Own Virtual Tour
Virtual tours are often one of the great benefits that come with hiring a real estate professional and are created using a video of the home along with special software, allowing the viewer a 360 degree view. But with the vast array of tools available today, you can achieve the same effect by using still photos of your home using tools that are readily accessible to everyone on both Mac and PC platforms.
When marketing your military home For Sale or For Rent, it is essential to create an impression that will attract potential buyers and tenants. At MilitaryByOwner, we encourage our customers to incorporate photographs as part of their marketing strategy. Two of the three ad packages that we offer allow our customers to include photographs, but we also offer the option to include a link to an external virtual tour, allowing our customers the opportunity to maximize their marketing tools.
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Featured Home
Fort Lewis, Washington
For Rent by Owner
Trenton, IL - Primrose
Rent: $2,495.00/mo.
5 Bed, 4 Bath (Single Family)
Immaculate former model 2 story
Campus Highland Home makes this a must see! 5 Bedrooms (2 Master Suites) with grand french doors entrance. 4 Bathrooms, Kitchen has granite, all Stainless Steel, Huge Family Rm, Open Living Rm, Den/bonus Rm, 2 fire places, 3 car garage w/ lots of storage everywhere!
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Military Life
PCS Moves Yield Unexpected Bounty
Bits and pieces, odds and ends, it seems like every PCS move leaves you with a pile of assorted paraphernalia minus their counterparts, lost somewhere along the way between duty stations. Instead of throwing all those morsels out, consider repurposing some of them in your garden! For years, it seemed I hung on to too much "stuff". It was too shiny or nice to throw out, yet there was nothing to do with it except add it to my ever growing pile of "nice junk". Then I went through a period (all the rage right now) of getting rid of everything that qualified as "clutter". Some items, that at a later time I wished I had back. Now, if I end up with a wayward item that has lost its other half and I especially like the color or shape, I will try to find a use for it, either decoratively or practically.
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Testimonial
This is the first time I have used MilitaryByOwner.com and I am astounded at the contacts. I could have leased my townhome 10 times over.
You have a wonderful business.
G.H.
Fort Belvoir
Springfield, VA
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