With a solemn nod to Dustin, the First Man of real estate weblogs, I wanted to cite posts of merit that have been bouncing around in my brain. I’m not as ambitious as Dustin, though, so I want to go to one place only for now: The Real Estate Tomato. Weblogger Jim Cronin is a vendor, and this might ordinarily put him on my suspect list. But he is so forthcoming with valuable information that two things come across very clearly: He cares more about you getting results than his getting a sale, and, in consequence, he’s probably just the vendor you want if you do decide to make a purchase. I’m not his cheerleader — nor even his customer. But I have been enriched by his generosity on his weblog, so I’d like to share some of those riches with you, if you haven’t seen them.
(Sotto voce: I’m taking this to ActiveRain, too, where Jim is alike unto Saint Francis Xavier, a warrior missionary.)
With that, Tomatillos, little tomatoes:
- Google Base expands its role as a real estate listings aggregator.
- A California brokerage is trying to restrict agents’ right to maintain their own web sites.
- e-Pro may be the best waste of time and money in the NAR’s arsenal.
- Peas and tomatoes? Ick! Even so, here are some great blogging tips.
- That website your brokerage gave you as a perk? It’s worth every penny you paid for it.
- Tips for using free on-line services to get listings out to the national listings aggregators.
- Why serious Realtors need a multi-function phone like the Treo 650 or 700.
The titles are mine, so don’t blame Jim. There is much, much more to be explored, including excellent SEO resources. How far back did I go? August 1st. There is plenty more in the archives of The Real Estate Tomato…
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Dave Barnes says:
Greg,
1. Tomatillos (from Dictionary.com) = “A species of ground cherry (Physalis ixocarpa) native to Mexico, widely naturalized in eastern North America, and having an edible, yellow to purple viscid fruit.”
Note: not tomatoes.
2. Tomatillos (from wikipedia.org) = “…Even though Tomatillos are sometimes called “green tomatoes”, they should never be confused with green, unripe tomatoes, because these could be poisonous because of their content of solanine. Other parts of the tomatillo plant also contain toxins, and should not be eaten.”
Note: Not tomatoes.
,dave
August 22, 2006 — 6:50 pm
Greg Swann says:
At the risk of seeming argumentative, tomatillo in Espanol is a diminutive/comparitive meaning little tomato. As a proper noun in English it may well be something else.
August 23, 2006 — 7:40 am
Cathleen Collins says:
Yeah Dave. But here in Phoenix, where we actually buy tomatillos in the grocery stores, not look them up in wikipedia, they look kinda sorta like little green tomatoes. Hence, I will assume, their name. They may not be tomatoes, taste only like a relative of tomatoes, have a husk around them that you need to remove before you see the “tomato,” but we love ’em anyway.
August 23, 2006 — 7:42 am
daniel says:
toe-MAY-toe, toe-MAH-toe. . . I love language, and I don’t even care about the tomatillo debate. I do, however, like the Real Estate Tomato. It is a staple of my morning RSS rundown.
August 23, 2006 — 8:15 am
Dave Barnes says:
Cathleen,
Some of us in Denver also buy tomatillos and make recipes such as: http://www.pepperfool.com/recipes/dirvine/green_enchilada_sauce.html
,dave
August 23, 2006 — 8:22 am
Greg Swann says:
I agree with you, Dave. What Cathy’s talking about ain’t a tomato. I expect she’ll make that enchilada sauce, though, so this should prove to be a tasty discussion.
August 23, 2006 — 8:43 am
Todd Tarson says:
tomatillo’s are a staple in my wife’s homemade salsa. Plus at an eatery I frequent they have a tomatillo based salsa that is very good.
I bet either salsa would be great on those enchilada’s though.
August 23, 2006 — 9:40 am