Missouri REALTOR® thankful for new Mercedes

Wendall Dickerman, a REALTOR® with Phase One Realty Inc. in House Springs, Mo., got an early birthday gift: a brand new 2005 Mercedes SLK 350 convertible. That's because he's the lucky winner of our Mercedes giveaway held at the National Association of REALTORS® 2004 Conference & Expo last month.

More than 4,000 agents registered to win the silky, two-seat roadster parked at our booth at the NAR show in Orlando. Many agents – like Dickerman – were skeptical when they learned we were really giving away that car.

"You're kidding," Dickerman said when one of our representatives called him to relay the news he'd won. "I've seen shows like this on TV. I don't believe it."

After assuring Dickerman he really had won the Mercedes he was elated. He registered for the giveaway last month after his Chrysler minivan broke down. Needless to say, he was more than happy to trade it in for his new set of wheels.

"My car still doesn't work – the engine blew up and ever since I've been driving my wife's car to work. Everything seems to be falling into place now," he told us.

At his request, we flew Dickerman and his wife to Orlando to pick up his car and they're spending this week driving back to Missouri in style.

We also gave Dickerman a custom Agent XSite, www.jeffcore.com, and a free license of XSellerate, our new drip marketing and lead management software for real estate professionals just released this week.

Included in every XSite is our new eSignature system, which allows any agent to give their clients online, secure, digital document signing capabilities. The eSignature system enables buyers, sellers, and agents to sign any document in PDF format electronically, instantly, even when separated by thousands of miles.

And with Agent XSites Mobile, agents like Dickerman can view and edit their schedules, e-mail clients, manage listings on their XSites, and get instant notification on new leads from their PDA or web-enabled cell phone, whether they're down the street or 800 miles away picking up their new Mercedes!

"I'm really thankful for everything [a la mode] has given me," Dickerman said. "One thing's for sure – there is a Santa Claus!"