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Rainer
280,028
Dipti Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
On a team with Praful Thakkar

Own printer.

Aug 01, 2018 09:48 PM
Rainmaker
974,320
Bruce Walter
Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN

Gita, if it is a small job we will use our own printer.  Our office has a great printer for color copies and we use that as well.

Mar 19, 2015 11:23 PM
Rainmaker
2,491,709
Captain Wayne - Rowlett Real Estate School
Rowlett Real Estate School - Panama City, FL
Rowlett Real Estate School / Owner and Instructor

Hi Gita, we are set up with the printing.  We print and we bind all our own books and materials.

Mar 19, 2015 01:39 PM
Rainer
12,741
Holly Biltz
Charles Rutenberg Realty - Saint Cloud, FL
I sell the dream of Home Ownership!

Our office will print whatever I need printed but most of the time I print myself.

Mar 19, 2015 08:29 AM
Rainmaker
443,320
Cindy Davis
SD Home Source Realty - San Diego, CA

I don't use a lot of print material anymore, so generally just print things out from my printer. If I wete to do something in mass, I would certainly use a professional at that point.

Mar 19, 2015 08:28 AM
Ambassador
6,911,136
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Both, depends on the quantity needed.

Dec 28, 2019 09:37 PM
Rainmaker
444,270
Dianne Goode
Raleigh Cary Realty - Raleigh, NC
Realtor/Broker

The answer is .. both.   Business cards and postcards I have professsionally printed, and certain flyers for buyers or listing packets where I want maximum professional impact.  Everything else I do myself.  Today's home printers are pretty good these days.

Mar 20, 2015 11:49 AM
Rainmaker
946,619
Jeff Pearl
Realty One Group Capital / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA
Full Service Full Time Realtor

Mostly get them printed, usually using express copy, although on occasion I'll print some flyers at home.

Mar 20, 2015 09:54 AM
Rainmaker
4,434,277
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Michael, thank you for sharing.

Mar 20, 2015 08:49 AM
Rainmaker
4,434,277
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Scott. I agree. It can be cheaper if they ahve a sale.

Mar 20, 2015 08:49 AM
Rainmaker
4,434,277
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Audrey, I use my home printer.

Mar 20, 2015 08:49 AM
Rainmaker
4,434,277
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Debbie, Thanks for the comments.

Mar 20, 2015 08:48 AM
Rainmaker
4,434,277
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Kathy, Thanks for sharing.

Mar 20, 2015 08:48 AM
Rainmaker
4,434,277
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Debbie, I also print a few post cards at home but it cause a paper jam sometimes.

Mar 20, 2015 08:48 AM
Rainmaker
4,434,277
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Evelyn, I agree it is expensive.

Mar 20, 2015 08:47 AM
Rainmaker
4,434,277
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Larry, I agree it takes too much time to do our own.

Mar 20, 2015 08:46 AM
Rainmaker
4,434,277
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Eric, I will have to use high quality gloss paper. Thank you.

Mar 20, 2015 08:46 AM
Rainmaker
4,434,277
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Praful, Thank you.

Mar 20, 2015 08:45 AM
Rainmaker
4,434,277
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Emily, Thank you for sharing the tips. I use publisher if I am amiling few post cards and use a local printing company if I need more.

Mar 20, 2015 08:45 AM
Rainmaker
4,434,277
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Annette, Thank you for the great tips.

Mar 20, 2015 08:43 AM
Rainmaker
4,434,277
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Lana, thank you for the tip.

Mar 20, 2015 08:43 AM
Rainmaker
482,331
Lana Robbins Realtor ® Licensed Real Estate Broker
Aloha Kai Real Estate - Clearwater, FL
Licensed in Florida, Washington, and Hawai'i

Hi Gita. I order my postcards from xpressdocs.com I can make my own design and upload it which is a plus. More cost effective that way.

For expired listing letters I buy paper and envelopes from Office Depot now called Office Max.

For flyers I print my own with my sturdy and reliable HP color laser printer which is a workhorse.

Mar 20, 2015 07:11 AM
Rainmaker
921,504
Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

Printing full color full page on the Epson costs about 33 cents a page.

The office charges 15 cents on the color laser.

If the marekting material has self life such as a guide or book or reference material, I will have a printer do a better job than I can with binding and all.

Mar 19, 2015 11:06 PM
Rainmaker
459,293
Emily Medvec
eXp Realty LLC - Santa Fe, NM
Broker | Realtor | Serving Santa Fe & Northern NM

When I print I use my own desktop printer or office and I use Market Leader for direct mail aka postcard printing. I let Buffini print my items of value. What is most important is tracking results. All my print marketing material has unique QR codes and web links. By the way, what do you do?

Mar 19, 2015 09:04 PM
Rainmaker
4,323,300
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA
Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Gita Bantwal I use my own printer.

Mar 19, 2015 03:22 PM
Rainmaker
582,156
Eric Kodner
Madeline Island Realty - La Pointe, WI
CRS, Madeline Island Realty, LaPointe, WI 54850 -

Due to logistics (our office is located on an island) and the fact that our listing information needs to be regularly updated, we print our own marketing materials.  We use a laser printer and high-quality glossy stock.

Mar 19, 2015 02:49 PM
Rainmaker
1,683,918
Larry Johnston
Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN
Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

We have done both, but the materials we are doing now is becoming too time consuming, so we are getting outside bids on that.

Mar 19, 2015 02:14 PM
Rainmaker
2,443,346
Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

I print most of it myself. To expensive to have printed.

Mar 19, 2015 12:58 PM
Rainmaker
2,235,021
Debbie Laity
CinaJones Real Estate - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County

I have a good printer and print a lot of my own, but I do have my postcards professionally printed. 

Mar 19, 2015 12:26 PM
Ambassador
6,312,463
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Retired Home Stager/Redesign

Gita- I don't use a lot of printed materials so I use my printer for what I need.  I'm always changing my material anyway, so it wouldn't be cost effective for me to have them printed. 

Mar 19, 2015 11:47 AM
Rainmaker
3,988,194
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Small batches we do in the office on the company printer. For higher quality pieces and bigger volume I use a printing company and use really good paper.

Mar 19, 2015 10:55 AM
Rainer
19,761
Audrey Black Maine
Mount Dora, FL

I use my at home printer or the one at the office. 

Mar 19, 2015 10:46 AM
Rainmaker
3,417,775
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

BOTH, it depends how many i am printing, some times it is cheaper to go to Staples than use my own printer if there is a lot. 

Mar 19, 2015 09:19 AM
Rainmaker
4,883,408
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Gita - I use a professional printer for the majority of my marketing materials.

Mar 19, 2015 08:45 AM
Rainmaker
4,434,277
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Holly, Thank you.

Cindy, I do the same as you.

Mar 19, 2015 08:31 AM