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OKNancy

(41,832 posts)
Sun Feb 12, 2012, 11:55 AM Feb 2012

My new Realtor is "gay friendly"!!

My husband and I had a small disagreement when we were looking for a Realtor to sell his mother's house.
He had met someone on one of his jobs who impressed him, I thought we should use someone who lives in the neighborhood.

So, we went to googling, and the one he wanted listed this on her webpage.

My Specialties
Golf, gay friendly, sports, Oklahoma, empty -nesters, first time home buyers, relocation.

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Guess who we are picking? I was so happy to see this in knuckledrag Oklahoma.
She is very successful according to hubby.

( note: our daughter is gay and lives in the same town as we do, so this is important to our family )

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My new Realtor is "gay friendly"!! (Original Post) OKNancy Feb 2012 OP
and here i thought Knuckledrag was a suburb of peoria. xchrom Feb 2012 #1
Good for you. William769 Feb 2012 #2
Isn't that All State Insurance? n/t justiceischeap Feb 2012 #4
Oops. blushing William769 Feb 2012 #6
Smart marketing. Scuba Feb 2012 #3
I actually think it is. OKNancy Feb 2012 #7
Hey, if one can identify a demographic making up 10% of the populace and reach out.... Scuba Feb 2012 #9
Nice job, OKNancy! Hopefully the house will sell soon. LonePirate Feb 2012 #5
Great! Call Me Wesley Feb 2012 #8
LOL - you MUST tell all OKNancy Feb 2012 #11
Muskogee. Call Me Wesley Feb 2012 #12
Awesome! Behind the Aegis Feb 2012 #10

OKNancy

(41,832 posts)
7. I actually think it is.
Sun Feb 12, 2012, 02:35 PM
Feb 2012

In the neighbor where I live, it seems most of the sales are to single people. I know my new next door neighbor is a gay single man.
Of course it's a nice little middle-class neighborhood. Nothing fancy, but it's fairly peaceful. Not many houses go up for sale because most people stay.

 

Scuba

(53,475 posts)
9. Hey, if one can identify a demographic making up 10% of the populace and reach out....
Sun Feb 12, 2012, 02:42 PM
Feb 2012

... to them while others are shunning them (or worse) it's smart marketing. I believe one or more the cruise lines have been offering "gay cruises" for a while.


It's also a nice gesture to say "I value you and your business despite what others may say about me for doing so".

Call Me Wesley

(38,187 posts)
8. Great!
Sun Feb 12, 2012, 02:41 PM
Feb 2012

This European here was just in OK, and it was quite a cultural excursion/experience, to say the least ...

OKNancy

(41,832 posts)
11. LOL - you MUST tell all
Sun Feb 12, 2012, 04:25 PM
Feb 2012

here if others don't mind or go to the Oklahoma group.
Did you go down near Poteau? I think I remember that was our connection.. or was it Ada?
I live in Tulsa, which is a lot different than SE Oklahoma. LOL - we even have a large gay pride parade.
Never any problems that I know of.

Call Me Wesley

(38,187 posts)
12. Muskogee.
Sun Feb 12, 2012, 05:10 PM
Feb 2012

We arrived in Tulsa (the international airport they call it ...) and went there once before we left. What can I say? I don't know when I lost count of the churches, saw the bars without windows way out of town and, surprisingly enough, had a nice chat with a gay guy in front of Walgreens. He was ringing the bell for the salvation army.

I don't think they have a gay pride parade there. They should, of course.

Behind the Aegis

(54,064 posts)
10. Awesome!
Sun Feb 12, 2012, 03:08 PM
Feb 2012

We had one too when moving back to Oklahoma. It was very nice to be treated like a real couple and she listened to both our opinions (mostly mine because I am kinda of a, well, fill in the blank).

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