closed lahomes.com

[SYSTEMX]

Please Appraise

 

[Tom K.]

Very nice name.

Worth at least low XX,XXX to a saavy LA real estate agent.

 

[financialtraffic]

This is a very good domain that could and should be used by a luxury real estate agent in LA. I believe "LA Homes" has a natural connotation of being associated with luxury or a higher standard of living. That's just my opinion as someone who doesn't live there.

I don't believe an offer less than $100,000 would do this domain justice.

It would look good on a bumper sticker, billboard or office building.

 

[dodo1]

Low to mid $XXX,XXX will be a very fair sales price with so many luxury properties for sale on the LA real estate market and hundreds of brokers competing with each other. Potentially the domain is even worth more to the right buyer, but a price in the six-figure range should be a fair market price. Good luck!

 

[Nova]

discount: $xx,xxx
reasonable min.: low $xxx,xxx
reasonably possible: low to mid $xxx,xxx

BTW, did I mention what an excellent domain this is?

 

[Duckinla]

I would sell it as soon as possible. Very likely that brokers won't quite be feeling so rich in the near future.

 

[WhoDatDog]

Super name. Only sell if the offer will change your life. The value will likely never go down, so wait until you are shaking before you accept.

If you show a little initiative and place some ads in some Los Angeles real estate magazines and other places you might be able to retire early.

 

[NameYourself]

Realistic Price: Low xx,xxx

Developed Price: Team up with some realtors in the L.A. area and I think you'll find the value to be significantly more.

 

[Duckinla]

Super name. Only sell if the offer will change your life. The value will likely never go down, so wait until you are shaking before you accept.

How can you say that and also argue that the home market in LA is going to crash? If that happens, the potential buyers for this name will reduce by 80%. It's value to an end-user will be dramatically reduced by a weak real estate market and any potential buyers may be operating on very tight budgets. Find your buyer now while their pockets are full and they are looking for ways to increase their potential for the coming hard times.

 

[WhoDatDog]

How can you say that and also argue that the home market in LA is going to crash? If that happens, the potential buyers for this name will reduce by 80%. It's value to an end-user will be dramatically reduced by a weak real estate market and any potential buyers may be operating on very tight budgets. Find your buyer now while their pockets are full and they are looking for ways to increase their potential for the coming hard times.

You need to take a business course. The worse the Los Angeles market becomes the more important advertising and getting leads will be. Either way, the name is worth a ton and the Los Angeles market is going to crash. If you take your class at a community college I will refund half if you get a C+ or better.

 

[Duckinla]

You need to take a business course. The worse the Los Angeles market becomes the more important advertising and getting leads will be. Either way, the name is worth a ton and the Los Angeles market is going to crash. If you take your class at a community college I will refund half if you get a C+ or better.

Hmm, I'll try to get into the community college during the fall per your request. In the meantime I'll have to rely on my degree in Finance and minor in Real Estate for formal education. Of course this may not compare to your credentials of "too smart to buy during the boom".

SystemX, your customers pockets will never be more full. If you can't get your price now, there is no logical reason to think you can get it in the future. If you want to believe Dogs guess that advertising dollars increase in bad times, best of luck with that theory.

 

[WhoDatDog]

Hmm, I'll try to get into the community college during the fall per your request. In the meantime I'll have to rely on my degree in Finance and minor in Real Estate for formal education. Of course this may not compare to your credentials of "too smart to buy during the boom".

SystemX, your customers pockets will never be more full. If you can't get your price now, there is no logical reason to think you can get it in the future. If you want to believe Dogs guess that advertising dollars increase in bad times, best of luck with that theory.

If you got a minor in Real Estate then you probably also took a Bartending Course at some point. When I was in college one of my roommates took a Bartending Course so he could quit his night job at Dennys. Drove his Dad's big yellow Cadillac as well. Some people minor in Real Estate and take Bartender Courses, so I understand where you are coming form.

Did I tell you about the time I poured Vodka into his big bottle of Coca Cola that he used to swig in the mornings when he was hung over? Or about the times I used to call the room on my way to my 8:00:A.M. class if he kept me up all night with his drinking (let's play hide the phone).

I won't get into the shampoo and toothbrush incidents. Fond memories...indeed.

 

[BidNo]

DenverHomes.com sold for $35,500 in Feb (SnapNames). Meanwhile Denver's population is 557,766 while LA is 3,904,507 (i.e. 7x). Looks to me you ought to be into low six figures. Nice.

Cheers,
BidNo

 

[Duckinla]

Not clear what the financial structuring of real estate projects has to do with bartending.

I just hope you went to college on your own dime. From the way you tell it, sounds like it wasn't money well spent. I hope you kept a good supply of hidden toothbrushes as well.

 

[SouthernTn]

im finding more personal insults rather than helpful information :twitch:

C'mon, lets show some maturity and have a highly educated discussion rather than replies with more personal insults. :becky:

 

[Duckinla]

No worries, it's all in good fun.

Seems that the value of the domain is pretty well settled. Only question now is when to sell. I say try to sell now or risk losing half that value in a bad home market. Nobody else on this forum seems to think it's ever a good time to sell domains (they're all going to be worth much more in the future apparently). So I will stand by my recommendation...alone.

 

[BidNo]

I'll throw in with Duck on selling now. The only question I have is, since big oil has apparently realized they tanked the US economy, will their price cuts be sufficient to keep the US economy from a nosedive. And is it really the fed's monetary policy or big oil that has the largest influence. Oh sorry, kind of off-topic.

 

[WhoDatDog]

It's really not the type of name you need to sell in a hurry. Los Angeles Real Estate isn't going anywhere.....the prices are going lower, but the houses will still be there.

Every single new real estate agent and company from now until the Internet ceases to exist will need a website....and that's just the new ones. What an advantage to have a great name like this.

Now, if you were saying that you actually had an L.A. Home, then I would suggest selling it immediately.

 

[Duckinla]

Every single new real estate agent and company from now until the Internet ceases to exist will need a website

That's the problem though. If the market falls, not only will 80% of the realtors leave the market but there will be a dirth of new agents/companies entering the market for the next few years. As time goes on the existing companies become more commited to their existing websites/domain names.

One thing we haven't discussed, this domain needs to be developed and SEO'd immediately. With a template at least. If I had this domain I would be willing to spend a minimum of $10K on SEO work and development. When you go to sell it the number of leads coming to the site will be THE critical factor. The parking revenue will be meaningless. This needs to be a PR5 or higher when you go to sell it. Would you rather tell an end-user it gets 500 visitors a month or that it earns $500 per month on 100 visitors?

 

[WhoDatDog]

That's the problem though. If the market falls, not only will 80% of the realtors leave the market but there will be a dirth of new agents/companies entering the market for the next few years. As time goes on the existing companies become more commited to their existing websites/domain names.

One thing we haven't discussed, this domain needs to be developed and SEO'd immediately. With a template at least. If I had this domain I would be willing to spend a minimum of $10K on SEO work and development. When you go to sell it the number of leads coming to the site will be THE critical factor. The parking revenue will be meaningless. This needs to be a PR5 or higher when you go to sell it. Would you rather tell an end-user it gets 500 visitors a month or that it earns $500 per month on 100 visitors?

We have a different approach. I am into domains....I don't even know what SEO stands for.....I can figure it out though. In all of my biggest buys and biggest sales the traffic, revenue, or page-rank was probably only mentioned once, and that was on this forum. No end-user has ever asked for any info like that.

This name needs none of that to be able to get maximum value. If he put that time and effort into contacting potential buyers he would be better off than trying to get traffic to the site.

Great names only need to be placed in front of the right buyers, but I see your point. I like the challenge of finding great names. Others like to work on improving search rankings and other things.

I say....get great names and let the buyers worry about the audience. The great sites take off because they provide value, not because someone was great at SEO.

My opinion is that LAHomes.com needs nothing.