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Jim Kimmons (RealtySoft.com Chief Evangelist)
Now I know why so many real estate professionals don't like the number or quality of leads they get from their websites. NAR's annual Member Profile was just released for 2012. Let's take a look at some of the revelations in this member profile…
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Matt Cochrell- Broker, Columbus OH (Core Ohio Realty Advisors)
As I venture forth in ActiveRain bootcamp I was asked to identify why I got into real estate. As I pondered the question, the more interesting it became. The real answer is, "I don't know! ". It wasn't as if I have some long family history, or that I…
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Tammy Lankford/Broker Lane Realty Lake Sinclair-Central GA
There is this house… that my office has "experience" and "history" in making it happen that first time. I do not know who owned the house or who had the house listed when Lane Realty first clients purchased it, but they called one of my agents…
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Joni Staples, CRS ♥ Broker Associate (936) 650-9017 (Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate - Anderson Properties)
How to Add Copyright to Your Photos Using PicMonkey I just received a comment from an old post that I had written about how to put copyright on photos using Picnik. As we all know, the Picnik is over. BUT don't worry! Adding copyright is…
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Patty Da Silva, CDPE BROKER- REALTOR® Davie, Cooper City, Plantation, Weston. (BROKER of Green Realty Properties® - 954-667-7253)
As a South Florida Listing Broker, I am often asked questions by Sellers considering listing their home as a short sale, so I thought that I would post a short Q&A with very basic answers. By no means is this an all inclusive, but I believe it…
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John McCormack- AlbuquerqueHomes.com (Albuquerque Homes Realty * www.AlbuquerqueHomes.com)
Do you look up to the Big Dogs in ActiveRain? It has become self evident that there really are some Big Dogs in ActiveRain From day one as an ActiveRain newbie I have looked up to some of the Big Dogs here in ActiveRain. I have enjoyed the…
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Mike Cooper (Winchester Real Estate Sales, Cornerstone Business Group Inc)
I'm currently working an REO where there are left-over tenants from the previous owner. He never bothered to tell his tenants that he had been foreclosed. As a matter of fact, his former tenants have paid him rent for the past three months. I'm sure…
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Webster, Ma Conrad Allen, Realtor (Re/Max Professional Asociates)
Nope. They are both done by a surveyor. A plot plan shows the lender where your house is located on the land. It shows if there are any zoning violations. Older homes were built before there was zoning. They are too close to the side yard or the…
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Martha Brown Homes & News Around Annapolis (Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc)
Can An E-Mail Become A Binding Agreement To A Contract? So today while reading my emails one popped up from Capitol Title a well known and respected Title Company here in Maryland. Like everyone I use email quite often and have found it to be a…
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Town and Country Real Estate of the North Fork
An issue some home owners often forget when choosing a Real Estate Agent (after interviewing the agent, establishing you enjoy working with the agent and quizzing their knowledge and marketing savvy) : how well does your agent cooperate with other…
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Kimberley Kelly (Palm Springs & La Quinta, Calif. SFR, HAFA 760-285-3578)
I often wonder who actually READS the posts we all take the time to put out there. Are people seeing what we write? Are our blogs instigating discussions, causing others to laugh or nod their heads in agreement.. maybe just find comfort in numbers?..
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Myrl Jeffcoat (Real Living Great West Real Estate)
In some regions of the country, including Sacramento, we are beginning to witness a shift from a glut of properties on the market with few homebuyers, to one where current market reports reflect more homes transitioning to “pending sale”…
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Kristine Ginsberg Morris County, NJ Stager (Morris County, NJ: Elite Staging and Redesign, LLC)
Reaching 300K Points: My ActiveRain Journey, the Good, Bad & the Ugly When I wrote my first ActiveRain post never did I dream I reach 300K points, make friends with some of the most amazing, kind hearted, fun people and come to love blogging…
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Mark Hall Homes for Sale Vancouver Washington (Elite Realty NW - Keller Williams, Vancouver Washington)
I just ran into a client who I helped to buy a new home a few months back. She told me a very interesting story… WAIT, I am getting ahead of myself… We were in a very competitive market for their price range and they had very specific…
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Joan Rogliano (Rogliano Real Estate Group)
"What do you mean you talked them out of listing the house? " That's a question I've heard many times from colleagues. Called by a client to list the home I helped them to buy, our discussion revealed one of them really didn't want to sell. So, I put…
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Elizabeth Weintraub, Sacramento Short Sale Agent, Land Park, East Sac, Lyon RE (Top 1% at Lyon Real Estate #00697006)
Why do people want to believe the bank is their friend? Those warm fuzzy days of friendly banksters are history. You especially can't believe what you hear from a bill collector such as Green Tree I know of Sacramento short sale agents who won't…
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David Artigliere, ARTI Home Inspections, ASHI Certified Home Inspector (Reading, Pottstown, Norristown, Philadelphia)
How will I get paid as a 203K Contractor? (Philadelphia) As a 203K Consultant and Home Inspector in the Philadelphia area, I often get asked how the 203K contractor will get paid during the 203K process. A 203k loan is an FHA Loan that allows…
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Gene Mundt Mortgage Lender Chicagoland Mortgage Lending (815.277.4036 www.genemundt.com)
Multiple Offers and Appraisals. Learning to Co-Exist Successfully We are presently in the time of year when Appraisers, Realtors, and Mortgage Originators.. as well as Home Buyers and Sellers are often "anxious"…
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Roger D. Mucci Lake, Cuyahoga and Geauga Counties (Shaken...with a Twist 216.633.2092)
Last week I had several painters out to the house I'm living in to give me estimates on pressure washing and painting. It's amazing how prices vary for the same job, but that's not the issue today. Both of them told me that there were issues…
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