Twin Cities Homes

Spinzit Tools will arrive soon on Amazon.com

I had an opportunity to shoot the product images for Tom Brovold and Spinzit Tools.  Below are some of the images.  This product is a (whack yourself on the side of the head) "why didn't I think of that?" kind of product.  I had to learn how to remove the background on these shots.  Fairly easy in Photoshop cs3.

Keep an eye on Amazon and this blog for updates.  I have a special interest in entrepreneurial types and thus my interest in Tom and his product.

I was heading to the movies before New Year and I passed (or tried to) this kiosk that was promoting a new product.  I went back the next day and brought my camera to document the product.  It takes care of a simple but vexing problem with ratchets.

The following is the news release for the application that you can download from my website. It's free and kind of cool.  It works best if your phone is GPS enabled, but is still useful if it's not:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact

Smarter Agent: Shelly Schwartz John Walsh, Owner, Walsh Real Estate

shelly@smarteragent.com John@johnfwalsh.com

856-614-5423 612-991-4550

Search all homes for sale in the Twin Cities from your personal cell phone.

6-5-2009 Minneapolis, MN—One of the top real estate agents in the Twin Cities announced today that cell phones can be turned into the ultimate house-hunting tool. John Walsh with Walsh Real Estate is providing consumers with a mobile application called Homes for Sale that makes it possible to search all local property listings from their phone, regardless of whether it is listed by John or another broker/agent. Homes for Sale can be downloaded to cell phones, iPhones and BlackBerry devices by visiting www.johnfwalsh.com.

With Homes for Sale, consumers can be in any neighborhood and view detailed home information at the touch of a button. The GPS technology in the mobile phone, where available, locates users and pulls up addresses and information on property listings in their immediate area. Sales price, square footage, tax information, beds/baths, interior and exterior features and pictures become available instantly in the palm of their hand.

Consumers can also search by city, zip code, address, or community name when GPS is not available, or if they want to search for real estate in a particular area other than their current location.

The “Call to See” feature within the Homes for Sale application will connect users to John if they have further questions or want to schedule a tour of the property.

“I liked the fact that information from our own MLS service is used rather than possible outdated information from other services,” said John.

When downloading the application from John Walsh’s website, www.johnfwalsh.com, consumers will find a cellular application tool which provides instructions on how to send the application to their personal cell phone. Users simply select their cell phone carrier, the make/model of their device and enter their cell phone number into the downloader tool. Instantly, the application is sent via text message and downloaded to their cell phone just like a game or ringtone.

Homes for Sale is available across every carrier and mobile device via a fully downloadable application or mobile web (WAP) version. The fully downloadable version is live on hundreds of cell phone models on AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile. If your carrier or cell phone model is not listed on the downloader tool, simply select ‘Other’ and download the mobile web (WAP) version. Smarter Agent is also available on BlackBerry devices as well as the iPhone. The fully downloadable version for Windows Mobile devices, as well as other devices and major carriers, will be added over the coming months.

Homes for Sale is free to download on BlackBerry devices across all carriers and the iPhone, in addition to the free WAP version. For other devices, a nominal monthly carrier charge may apply, dependent on device and carrier, billed directly to your carrier statement.

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About John Walsh

John Walsh has been a REALTOR© for more than 20 years and owns Walsh Real Estate. John’s family has owned Walsh Title and Real Estate Services and John was a past president. John also has been in local and national leadership positions with the Women’s Council of REALTORS©.

About Smarter Agent

Smarter Agent® combines mobile location technology, such as GPS, with information about real estate. Smarter Agent is the inventor of the mobile location-triggered real estate search and has been granted four patents. By delivering location-relevant content to mobile devices and the Internet, consumers and professionals can learn, interact and transact with the world around them as never before possible.

Hey, there,

I just picked up a new listing from one of my tennis buddies.  It's at 921 Bayless Rd #D, St Paul, MN.  This is a renovation of an old School building, St. Cecelia's Catholic Church's old grade school.  What's great about it is there is only 6 units, and the space is very open and bright.  The windows let in tons of light even though it faces north. 

Statistics:

1+ Bedroom 2 bath over 1200 square feet top floor unit.