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Each year on 2nd of February, and today on February 02, 2016, we celebrate unoffical Groundhog Day.This year Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow on Tuesday morning February 2nd, which means spring will ...

If The Market Is So Hot, Why Has My House Not Sold?The Alexandria La real estate market continues to thrive. The interaction of low rates, lack of rental options, and a stable employment picture have caused ...

     Social Media Networking and Blogging are about engaging with other people!   What about you?  Are you getting comments on your Blogs?  Do people Like your posts on Facebook, on LinkedIn, on ActiveRain, ...

We market for business and there should always be a thought as to how effective that marketing is doing.  Getting calls from prospective clients is what we strive for.  We do our blast emails with newsletter...

Here I am again, on the precipice of another life changing event.  This time it is moving from my home to a smaller space.  Downsizing is emotionally difficult and getting the home ready for market and for t...

Another Real Estate Bottom Feeder . . . Rises to The Top It's been slightly less than 10 years since the DOJ settled its lawsuit against the NAR,The settlement amounted to the break-up of NAR's memberships' ...

A Curious Word- WeltanschauungActiveRain has put in place community rules and guidelines to keep the membership on track and focused on the intent of the network. They also have shared their Weltanschauung w...

I have always said in a real estate transaction, there are four main parties, buyer, buyer agent, seller, seller agent. True, there are ALL the other parties, lenders, inspectors, appraisers, settlement comp...

About six weeks ago, one of my longtime yoga buddies started having migraine headaches. She's been to doctors, had cat scans, taken prescription pain medication and had acupuncture treatments. She's been mis...

How do you feel when your calls or emails are not returned when you are attempting to create new high-trust relationships?  Do you give the person the benefit of the doubt that the timing of your value propo...

If a Buyer asks you about a Pre-Foreclosure, would you know what they are talking about? First i will burst many Buyers bubbles by telling them a "Pre-Foreclosure" is simply a home in the Foreclosure proces...

I recently received a call from a woman who wanted more information on home staging. Her home had been on the market for 3 months with very little interest. Her agent suggested "decluttering" but didn't prov...

A while back I was showing properties down in the city.  This was a buyer whose funds were limited, and we were looking at proprieties in marginal neighbourhoods that needed a fair amount of fixing up.He was...

Can Life Insurance Be A Source Of Down payment Funds?  I grew up in a time much different than today.  A time where families planned and took steps to cover possible major financial expenses.  Expenses like ...

 "You're Not And Empty Nester, You Have Your Doggie"This is my Saturday afternoon musing!A well meaning woman said this to me. We had met on a walk along Lake Arrowhead this morning. There is a great place t...

What if you have no clients to work with? What can you do? Well, don't hang out in the office waiting for the phone to ring, it won't....  ....go out and take photos and blog about neighborhoods, their schoo...

I love Active Rain! I love Active Rain!I've been blogging in "the Rain" since 2007! I think I learned more here about how to move my business forward than I did when I took the extensive Graduate, REALTOR In...

Last month Betty decided to get the hell out of Moscow, Texas and make a run for the bigger city, Dallas. After 16 years she had sold just about every house in the small Texas town of about 200 people. Green...

Last week was fun, between meetups, Ringing and Singing, and the January challenge, and none of these posts have much to do with any of these.  So here goes:Pay attention to your IoT Device Security Robert S...