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Social Media Marketing - Be Where Your [Future] Clients Are
Sara Bonert {Real Estate Internet Marketing} (Zillow)
I just got back from a  Real Estate Bar Camp in Atlantic City  and like so many conference I attend lately, social media marketing dominated the conversations.   A lot of talk revolves around: how can I get Twitter followers, how can I get Facebook…
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Nick Zappa (RE/MAX Alpine View)
So here we go. We submit a very low offer on a foreclosure, the bank gets back to us with "REJECTED" and a big checkmark in the box "no counter". I inform my client that the bank did not counter and he goes ballistic. I try to explain to him again…
Is House Flipping Making A Comeback?
Johnny Davis (Davis Signature Realty LLC)
According to today's The Wall Street Journal house flipping is making a comeback. The article states that "flipping homes is back in fashion". The story goes on to tell of a Phoenix, AZ. man who bought a house at auction for $486, 300 and sold it a…
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THE FIRST RULE OF AN INTRODUCTION TO BLOGGING, KEEP IT SHORT AND SIMPLE AND I'LL PAY ATTENTION AND LEARN
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate
WHEN THE SOLUTION MAY BE WORSE THAN THE PROBLEM, FOLKS WILL SIMPLY TUNE OUT. OR, who reads the instructions to putting the crib together??? BLOGGING IS SO EASY, EVEN A CHILD CAN DO IT??? That's not what I hear. What I hear is - - - -..
Blogging and Time Management
Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager (ActiveRain)
One of the common concerns I hear from people about Blogging is that they just don't have the time. Seriously though, we live in a world where Starbucks offers drive-thru coffee for those who don't even have time to sit and enjoy it. Everything in…
Warning: Use these 5 Sure-fire Decluttering Tips at Your Own Risk.
Donna Ross - Home Staging, Sydney, Australia (Great Impressions Real Estate Staging & Consulting - Sydney)
If you find yourself with a home that's currently on the market, or you're just about to take the plunge and face the property market head on, then it's quite possible that you've at least considered have a good clean out and cutting down on some of…
Another Mess to Clean Up for the Profession
J. Philip Faranda, J. Philip Real Estate LLC
I'm not the first to lament what stupid things some agents do to tarnish our profession. Incompetence, malfeasance, shoddy standards and putting their own needs ahead of the client's have been well documented. It isn't much fun being the first…
AND WHAT IS HARDSHIP?
John Occhi, ePRO, Hemet-San Jacinto CA Real Estate, 951-443-6259 (Allison James Estate and Homes)
Short Sales are dominating the listing side of the MLS in the Hemet - San Jacinto Valley, CA and are starting to show up more and more in the SOLD MLS listings as well. The common denominator of all of these short sales is that the homeowner has…
Why Active Rain Sucks
JL Boney, III Columbia, SC Real Estate (Russell and Jeffcoat)
In my time here I have read countless posts, wrote over 550, and commented nearly 10, 000 times. In short, I have had the privilege to see a lot on AR, some good, some bad, and some that just defies any category that you could possibly put them…
Finally Broke my 50th Referral on Active Rain
Larry Bettag - Cherry Creek Mortgage
You know… when I started on ActiveRain it took me almost 100, 000 points to get to receiving my first referral. After the dam broke, it seemed like I had been getting referrals every week. Then, this past summer, I kinda slid. Sure I wrote posts,…
Dear Holmdel New Jersey 07733 Seller, Is Your Listing Dead on its Feet?
Andrew Lenza (Weichert Realtors)
I call it listing fatigue There's a point of Dimishing Returns to every unsold Holmdel, New Jersey house sale. Some Realtors call it overpriced or stale. The condition is worse. The once "hot" Holmdel MLS listing is now "not. " Eventually…
DIY - A Growing Trend?
Melinda Peterson Grants Pass Southern Oregon Real Estate Cafe (Real Estate Cafe)
DIY - A Growing Trend? From home improvement projects to filing income tax returns, America is seeing a new generation of do-it-yourselfers (DIY). Perhaps the renewed interest in do-it-yourself projects surged with the advent of the Internet…
Realtors: Here's Another Reason Why I Love Short Sales
Melissa Zavala Realtor® North San Diego County Homes (Broadpoint Properties)
Many readers are already aware of my status as a short sale aficionado. I've been called crazy, sick in the head, strange But, I have also been called knowledgeable, helpful, detail-oriented The main reason that I love short sales is because…
The Bare Minimum
James Quarello - ASHI Certified CT Home Inspector (JRV Home Inspection Services, LLC)
There seems to be a consciousness on building codes recently. I myself have been a little more focused on codes of late. This is probably because I have inspected a fair number of newer homes and homes with additions recently. The one theme that…
Sixty Eight Years Ago Today
Karen Kruschka - Fairfax Prince William Stafford County VA Real Estate Service (Long & Foster America's #1 Privately Owned Real Estate Co.)
"Yesterday, December 7, 1941 -- a date which will live in infamy -- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan", from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's address to a Joint…
Are The In-laws Killing Your Deal?
Michael Thornton - Nashville, TN area Home Inspector (Complete Home Inspections, Inc.)
Are The In-laws Killing Your Deal? Let's face it folks, because of the stimulus package, more and more of us are working with first time home buyers. Along with the befits of having a potential deal and a paycheck, also comes the baggage - the whole…
Is Real Estate Social Media "The New Coffee Pot Crowd?"
Jim Crawford ~ Atlanta Real Estate-ABR E-PRO (RE/MAX Greater Atlanta)
Personally, I get the real estate social media part where it is really about business to business networking and building a client base for future sales. It really isn't as much about socializing as many in our industry think. That is just the 'fad…
Desert Sunset Hike in Ironwood National Monument, Arizona
Mike Jones (SUNSTREET MORTGAGE, LLC)
That's Ragged Top Mountain in Pima County, AZ. You can get there by taking Sasco Road, a straight ribbon of dirt that passes through some of the most pristine desert you'll ever see. It starts at Interstate 10's Red Rock exit, just south of…
 
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