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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is GolfHomes.com?
A: GolfHomes.com is a golf real estate advertising service. We
are part of the Dream Home Network, which includes
LakeHouse.com (online since 1997) and LakeHouseVacations.com (online
since 2003) and is based in Mansfield, Texas. We are here to help realtors, agents,
and individuals sell their golf course properties. We do not own any properties ourselves. We are not a real estate company. We do not operate on a commission basis. Our service is golf property advertising for a flat fee.
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Q: Why should I advertise my golf property on GolfHomes.com?
A: GolfHomes.com is a specialized real estate service.
With so many real estate websites on the internet, your property gets better
promoted if it is on a specific, niche-oriented site. Since we only feature golf properties, your home or golf lot will not be lost among thousands of other properties. Our uniqueness is what brings you closer to making a sale. Visitors to GolfHomes.com are here looking specifically for golf property.
GolfHomes.com is part of the Dream Home Network including
LakeHouse.com (online since 1997) and LakeHouseVacations.com (online
since 2003). It is our dream to offer a suite of websites that are dedicated to
marketing recreational properties.
GolfHomes.com services the entire United States. Most often, buyers are not exactly sure which golf they want to buy property on, so they search many. Here they can browse
many golf courses at a time and make their search easier and quicker.
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Q: How do I advertise my property on GolfHomes.com?
A: STEP 1: Read our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy .
STEP 2: Register if you are not already a GolfHomes.com member. If you are a member, LOGIN to your account.
STEP 3: Go to the Advertising Rates page and select an ad type 10 photo or multi-ad package.
STEP 4: Fill out an online form with your property information
STEP 5: Add photos
STEP 6: Pay online with a credit card and activate your ad
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Q: What does it cost to advertise golf property on GolfHomes.com?
A: See our Advertising Rates page.
- Single ads are $69 / 6 mos.
- 3 ad packages are $129 / 6 mos.
- Annual membership packages start at 10 ads for $299/year
We accept most major credit cards, money orders and personal checks.
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Q: Is my LakeHouse.com or LakeHouseVacations.com membership (pre paid ads) also valid on GolfHomes?
A: Yes. If you have purchased an annual membership on any of our other websites, LakeHouse.com or LakeHouseVacations.com,
you may allocate any number of those ads to GolfHomes. Please contact us and we will
customize your account for you.
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Q: How do I get an Agent Spotlight on GolfHomes?
A: See our Advertising Rates page.
Agent Spotlight ads are available with our annual membership packages, starting at 10 ads for $399/year. See our
Spotlight Info page for more information.
If you currently have an Agent Spotlight on Lakehouse.com, AND you also have a listing on GolfHomes,
we may have already set up a spotlight ad for you. Please review your Advertising Account Info Page
to see if you have a spotlight ad (look for Active Spotlight Ads ). If you do not have an Agent Spotlight and you qualify for one,
please contact us to set that up.
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Q: Can I advertise my property if it is not on a golf course?
A: Yes. We do require that all properties advertised on this site be located in a golf community, but they are not required to be
located ON the course.
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Q: What is meant by a "FEATURED AD"?
A: Featured ads are randomly featured on all GolfHomes.com web pages in the left hand column. (5) different properties are
displayed at a time. Properties are also featured on the various state pages, randomly, (5) at a time. This gives your
property optimum exposure. All paid ads with a good photo are displayed in the Featured Ad column. When you are on a particular
golf course page, you will only see properties from that golf in the Featured column, as long as there are at least 5 properties currently
being advertised on that golf course. If you are on a particular state page, you will only see properties advertised from that state.
The display order and frequency is completely random. We do not control what displays in the Featured column, except for un-Featuring an ad,
which we may do if there is no picture or the main picture is undesirable, such as a drawing or plat.
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Q: How do I update or disable my ad?
A: You have 24 hour / 7 day a week access to instantly update your ad. Simply login to your account and click on "My Active Ads".
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Q: How do I pay for my ad?
A: If you skipped the payment page while submitting your ad, you can pay for your ad by logging in here: LOGIN
and then clicking on the option "Pay" that is next to your ad. If you are already logged in, click here to go to your account: My Dream Home Network Account
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Q: What if I forget my login id or password?
A: Your login is your email address. If you do not remember which email address you used, you can contact us, by using the
contact form and we will look it up for you. If your email address has changed since you registered
with us, login in with your old email address and click on the link Update My Profile click on the link "Change Email Address" to can change.
If you have forgotten your password, go to LOGIN and click on "Forgot Password?". You will receive
an email very shortly with your password. The email will be sent to the email address that you initially registered with.
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Q: I am having problems logging in.
A: You may need to clear the cookies and temporary internet files on your computer. You can also try to enter the website thru a different URL. Try one of these:
Login
My Account
Your computer must also be set up to accept cookies or you may not be able to login.
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Q: How long will my ad be displayed?
A: All paid ads will be posted for 6 months or until you disable the ad or request it be removed. Ads that are part of a multi-ad package
are good for 12 months.
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Q: My property is listed with a realtor. Can I also advertise it here?
A: First you should check with your Realtor, but we have no problem with advertising your property here, just like you
would in any newspaper. We will gladly list your Realtor's name, email address and phone number as the Contact.
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Q: Why can't I find "my" golf course here?
A: We have about 5000 golf courses in our database. We only show courses that currently have properties on them. If you get ready to advertise and do not see your course we can add it for you.
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Q: How will I be contacted if someone is interested in my property?
A: In the Contact section of your ad there will be a link to an email contact form, so you can be directly contacted by potential
buyers. Anytime your email address is displayed on a website, it is likely to be retrieved by companies that send out spam/junk emails. By using our "hidden email"
technology, you can still be directly notified, without your email address being "exposed". Whether or not your phone number is displayed is entirely up to you. It is not a required field.
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Q: What is the difference between a "site clicks" and "hits"?
A: A "site click" is increased when someone clicks on an external website/http. This is for people that have another website where they are
advertising their property. Many real estate agents use GolfHomes.com to drive more visitors to their company's website. We have this count on the ads to
show how many people are clicking thru to their website. A "hit" is increased by 1 when someone clicks on an ad to see the full details. Each view of the ad, in
full detail, is counted only once every 24 hours.
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Q:If I pay for an ad and that property sells, can I replace the ad with another property without paying again?
A: No. As stated in our AD GUIDELINES AND RULES
each ad is for one specific property. Once it is sold, you must update your property to sold status. Any new properties can only be advertised by submitting a new ad.
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Q: Where is my ad?
A: Your ad will be located in your account on the "Active Ads" page upon successful completion of your credit card payment.
If there was a error with your credit card transaction, your ad will be located on the "Inactive Ads" page. Click on the Activate/Pay/Renew link to complete payment and activate your ad.
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Q: How do I post my ad to the GolfHomes.com Facebook page?
A:
1. Go to your ad's detail page to get your ad's URL, such as : http://GolfHomes.com/...
Copy the URL by selecting it in the address bar and then right click on your mouse and select COPY.
2. Go to our facebook page at
https://www.facebook.com/Golf-Homescom-333171148641/
. Or search for Golf Homes in the Facebook search box. (Notice there is a space in our name on facebook, between Golf and Homes). Click on the LIKE box.
3. Click in the "Write Something..." box and then PASTE your ad's URL, using right click.
4. Click on POST.
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PHOTO HELP
Q: I uploaded my photos. Why are they not displaying?
A: If you do not see photos on your ad, they did not successfully upload. You can try again and upload them one at a time or email them to photos(at)DreamHomeNetwork.com,
replacing the (at) with @. You should receive an automated email response from the Photos Department, letting you know that your photos were emailed successfully. If you do not receive a response, we have not received your photos. Please call 888-933-5253, M-F, 7 am - 5 pm, for further assistance. If you experience problems uploading your photos, reduce the size of your full-size images before uploading.
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Q: What if I do not have photos of my property?
A: When you submit an ad, you are not required to add photos. If you want to add or change them at any time, you can login to your account and upload, change, or delete photos.
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Q: Is there a limit on the size of photo I can submit?
A: For fastest uploading times, we recommend resizing your pictures to less than 6 mb. Our system will automatically change the dimensions (height and width) of the photo, if necessary, so it will fit on a computer screen.
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Q: What formats are allowed for photos?
A: Your photos must be in either .jpg or .gif format to load properly to your ad.
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Q: What is the difference between .bmp, .jpg, and .gif photo formats?
A: A photo stored in bitmap format (.bmp) is not as internet efficient as a photo stored in .jpg or .gif format. For example,
a 600k bitmap photo is only approx. 60k in .jpg format. If you have photo editing software that can convert a bitmap photo to
a .jpg photo, then you will get the best photo type for use on the internet and this website.
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Q: What if I don't know how to upload photos or have photo editing software?
A: If you do not know how to upload photos, you can email them to photos(at)DreamHomeNetwork.com, replacing the (at) with @. Please include your ad # with your request. You should receive an automated email response from the Photos Department, letting you know that your photos were emailed successfully. If you do not receive a response, we have not received your photos. Please call 888-933-5253, M-F, 7 am - 5 pm, for further assistance.
If you do not have electronic versions of your pictures (in .jpg or .gif formats), you can send them to us by regular mail to
GolfHomes.com
5301 Hidden Valley Ct
Mansfield, Texas 76063
and we will scan and add them for you, at no extra charge. If you want your photos returned to you, please include a self addressed stamped envelope. Label the pictures with your ad number and in what order you want them.
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Q: How can I change my photos?
A: If you have uploaded your allowed number of photos, you must first delete a photo to add another. When changing/updating photos, you must click on REFRESH or Press F5 key to refresh the thumbnail (small) photos. If you are on a Mac, look for the REFRESH or RELOAD button, typically located by the URL at the top left of the page (in Chrome), and the top right of the page (in Safari), or click on RELOAD PAGE under the VIEW tab, or Command R.
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Q: I have changed my photos but the old ones still show up?
A: Go to your ad from the home page (www.GolfHomes.com) and click REFRESH or Press F5 key and you will see the new pictures. If you are on a Mac, look for the REFRESH or RELOAD button, typically located by the URL at the top left of the page (in Chrome), and the top right of the page (in Safari), or click on RELOAD PAGE under the VIEW tab, or Command R.
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Q: How do I upload pictures taken with a mobile device, such as an iphone, ipad or tablet?
A: When taking photos with your mobile device, you must hold the device in landscape mode (long ways across), with the home button on your right side. The camera lens should be located in the top left corner as you are holding it. If it is not held this way, your pictures may upload sideways or perhaps upside down. There is an option available to rotate your photos, on your account page.
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