We use Twitter a lot here at Roost and have made some great connections over the last year. Since we are in the real estate world, we thought we would put together a list of some of the great industry Tweeple you might want to follow if you are new to this great platform. We will update this list on a monthly basis with brand new people because we are always meeting great folks on Twitter. If you’d like to follow some of us here at Roost, you can click on @AlexChangSF, @doverbey or @roost.
If you have someone you think should be part of the 50 for next month, send an email to derek.overbey@roost.com and give us their Name and Twitter handle and we’ll add them to the mix. We’ll even publish your recommendation on our blog with the next release. Please note that the list below is not in ranking order.
Roost’s 50 People You Should Follow on Twitter for July 2009
- @ResPres – Jeff Turner, President of Real Estate Shows
- @gingerw – Ginger Wilcox, Broker Associate in Marin County, CA
- @hthrflynn – Heather Elias, Realtor in Leesburg, VA
- @SarahWV – Sarah Cooper, Employee at Real Estate Shows
- @KimWood – Kim Wood, Realtor in Chester County, PA
- @tcar – Todd Carpenter, Manager of Social Media at the National Association of REALTORS®
- @tyr – Dustin Luther, Owner of 4realz.net
- @robhahn – Robert Hahn, Managing Partner of 7DS Associates
- @trulia – Rudy Bachraty, Social Media Guru at Trulia
- @AndyKaufman – Andy Kaufman, Realtor in East Bay, CA
- @BradCoy – Brad Coy, Realtor in San Francisco, CA
- @ARDELLd – ARDELL DellaLoggia, Broker in Seattle, WA
- @DaleChumbley – Dale Chumbley, Realtor in Vancouver, WA
- @Ines – Ines Hegedus-Garcia, Realtor in Miami, FL
- @housechick – Kelley Koehler, Realtor in Tucson, AZ
- @PhxREguy – Jay Thompson, Broker in Phoenix, AZ
- @SarahStelmok – Sarah Stelmok, Realtor in Fredericksburg, VA
- @RealEstateZebra – Daniel Rothamel, Community Manager at @InmanNews
- @billlublin – Bill Lublin, CEO of CENTURY 21 Advantage Gold
- @1000wattmarc – Marc Davison, Founding Partner of 1000watt Consulting
- @drewmeyers – Drew Meyers, Business Development Specialist at Zillow
- @KrisBerg – Kris Berg, Realtor in San Diego, CA
- @Cyberhomes – Reggie Nicolay, Director of Social Media at Cyberhomes
- @nik_nik – Nicole Nicolay, Blogger at MyTechOpinion.com
- @jfsellsius – Joseph Ferrara, Blogger at Sellsius.com
- @DavidGibbons – David Gibbons, Director of Community Relations at Zillow
- @jimmarks – Jim Marks, President of Virtual Results
- @staceyharmon – Stacey Harmon, Real Estate Social Media Consultant in Orange County, CA
- @EricStegemann – Eric Stegemann, Owner of Tribus Real Estate
- @LaniAR – Lani Rosales, New Media Director at AgentGenius.com
- @BHGRE_Sherry – Sherry Chris, CEO at Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate
- @ericbryn – Eric Bryn, VP of Strategic Development at Leading RE
- @missycaulk – Missy Caulk, Realtor in Ann Arbor, MI
- @tboard – Teresa Boardman, Realtor in Saint Paul, MN
- @morganb – Morgan Brown, Director of Marketing at TurnHere
- @Ribeezie – Ricardo Bueno, Social Media Consultant at Real Estate Tomato
- @LesleyLambert – Lesley Lambert, Realtor in Westfield, MA
- @MikeLefebvre – Mike Lefebvre, Realtor in Boston, MA
- @JasonSandquist – Jason Sandquist, Realtor in Minneapolis, MN
- @RealtyMan – Gerry Bourgeois, Realtor in Leominster, MA
- @MissDibbs – Deb Teufel, Realtor in Naperville, IL
- @jbinfrisco – Jason Berman, Owner of the J. Berman Group
- @TeriLussier – Theresa Lussier, Realtor in Dayton, OH
- @jburslem – Joel Burslem, Blogger at Future of Real Estate Marketing
- @JBern – Jeff Bernheisel, Marketing Coordinator at Inman News
- @pkitano – Pat Kitano, Founder of Domus Consulting Group
- @PoppyD – Poppy Dinsey, Social Media Manager at Globrix
- @heatherdedona – Heather DeDona, Realtor in Oak Ridge, NC
- @MaureenFrancis – Maureen Francis, Realtor in Birmingham, MI
- @ElaineHanson – Elaine Hanson, Realtor in Topanga, CA
We commercial real estate guys always get the shaft…
Either way, great list!
You think you are part of 'cool kids crowd' til you are not listed
Great bunch anyway
@FloridaFuture
~Susan
Nice list… At least the epicenter of the blogging world got two great mentions in Jay and Kelley.
@DeanOuellette, @DruBloomfield, @PapaGrande, @JMcHood, @SteveBelt, @CWaterhouse @RailLife and a “few” others come to mind. Man, this could easily be a “100″ list. 
“My girlfriend, Heather, is the Bay-est Realtor right here in the southern state of NORTH Cay-ro-lina. She will just hook you ryte up with the perfect house for YOU!”
Time for me to go on the lookout & see who I don't have so far. One Thing I do have on Bill is that I have at least met @heatherdedona before f2f
@myrtlebeachblog
Great list of People Derek! One thing I have over @billlublin is that I have met @heatherdedona f2f. She is way coolio
2 other names for your list:
@rerockstar
@mizzle
I want to know what that cute little kid in the header on the right is playing with.
The perfect #followfriday for RE folks new to Twitter. Follow these people stat!
@davewoodson – the Mad Mortgage Machine. Sorry, shameless plug, but I think I follow and am followed by most of the top 50 and beyond, great list just missed it by one
It's hard to narrow this list down to 50 or even 100.
Great list of the most informed in the industry. Strange how I feel like I know so many of you, esp Sarah!! Thanks for posting.
I feel oddly out of place on this list, but thanks Derek! (The pressure is killing me — Need to go tweet something poignant now before I am stripped of my crown.)
With one exception (me), great list. I'm honored to be among them.
No pressure at all Kris. Just keep being yourself and all will be fine!
I like #55 or #60 are they available?? Let's put Stockton, CA on the map!
This is cool. Thanks for the info. It does kind of remind me of Homecoming Court from high school. Who won King and Queen? Popularity contests are fun.
I wasn't meaning for it to be a popularity contest Kori. My intention is to give people new to Twitter some people that I feel are good follows. I could have used a list like this when I got on Twitter the first time and thought it might help others. Plus I'm adding to the list every month because as we all know, good people don't just stop at 50.
Derek
I know your intentions are good. I think your list is great and full of great people. I follow most if not all. But if you can't see how this may come off as a popularity contest, you're lying to yourself. If it were me doing the list, I would keep it much shorter. I would list maybe 10 people. They would be listed because I think they are truly making an impact on the industry. Not just really good at being social, though I guess I could see how that may be beneficial to beginners. I'm still wondering who the King and Queen.
Well it is people I know and I think some of them are indeed “popular” with many other real estate folks. But there are some on this list that have only been on Twitter for a short while but bring a certain knowledge or personality to the platform that I feel people could benefit from. Am I going to put someone on this list that just slaps up all of their blog posts on their Twitter stream…probably not. But there are people on this list that have made my experience on Twitter more enjoyable and I've even learned a thing or two. All lists are subjective but that is why I am making this an ongoing list that will hopefully bring some value to the people that choose to view it. I would have to say @ResPres is the King. I'm not touching the Queen with a 10 foot pole because I know better! lol
Derek
I managed to snap a pic of @ResPres accepting his RE.net Homecoming King crown: http://www.flickr.com/photos/38134749@N03/36954…
Solid list but there are two glaring omissions:
1. Brad Andersohn http://twitter.com/bradandersohn Community Builder at Active Rain and former Title rep
2. Kevin Boer: http://twitter.com/kevinboer Pat Kitano's partner at Domus and Realtor
Now that is some funny stuff there. You are going on the next list for humor alone!
I know Dean. So many people to add. Thank goodness I have August, September, October, November and December. lol
Finally getting to comment. Wowsers! I'm still in shock that I'm included amoungst these giants in SM and twitter. It is also very cool that many of them have postively influenced me and my career in the last year. Thanks @roost and Derek! I owe you HUGE hugs at RE BlogWorld!
I'll take you up on that Sarah. I guess that is what this list is all about. Not how many followers you have or how long you have been on but what you bring to the table. Good Tweets! And you my dear do just that!
Just for the record – I need to credit Sarah for being in the conversation on Twitter where my epiphany occurred. And yet – see how modest she is (as well as lovely) As you point out Derek – its about what you bring to the table- can;t wait to see the next group – no doubt they too will be awesome !
Thanks Bill. Some think this is a popularity contest which it is not. I agree that some of the names on here are very popular but that is not WHY they are on here. They bring value to the conversation and I know new people can benefit from their conversation.
Bill – Sarah as in me? I was part of an epiphany? BTW, you get loads out props for naming my blog! I find myself giving you credit about 3 times a day lately! MWA!!!
Are you and Bill have a love fest on my blog? I love it!
I forgot to leave my thanks here! Thanks Roost for thinking of me and putting me in the company of such stellar company!
Thanks for putting out great stuff on Twitter!
Not cause I forgot to comment here…. it was cause I wanted to appear last.
*THANK YOU ROOST* and Derek I'm honored to be among those named.
Just commenting so Kim wouldn't be last…
(Oh come on, you KNEW that has to happen)
That was nice Dean, thanks for the Kudos, I'll let Kevin know you threw out some love for us here! Thanks for putting this together Derek, great list of some really great folks.
That was nice Dean, thanks for the Kudos, I'll let Kevin know you threw out some love for us here! Thanks for putting this together Derek, great list of some really great folks.
Great list
Thank you for sharing it 
Thanks a lot. Estate Agent Londonderry