ActiveRain has hit a Ceiling - 05/16/2008 09:52 AM
Let's start with this: I love ActiveRain. Lately, however, I have felt that ActiveRain may have hit a ceiling. I felt affirmed in my thoughts when Jonathon Washburn posted How can ActiveRain be more than itself? In my opinion he's basically saying "where do we go from here."
Initially I thought the … (18 comments)
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Who is your Wing Man? - 05/15/2008 10:36 PM
It amazes me in real estate how much we are "counted" on for the other things to make things happen. As a client and professional team up in a trusting relationship, clients want to know about other services like cleaning people, pool service, inspectors, Home Warranty, etc.
You have in essence … (41 comments)
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What Do You Expect? - 05/15/2008 10:34 PM
I have a quote framed on my desk, and while I can't say it's my favorite quote (there are far too many wonderful ones out there to ever be able to narrow it down) it is the one in which I believe the most passionately.
"An individual seldom exceeds his own … (40 comments)
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How To Get People To Comment On Your AR Blog - 05/15/2008 10:32 PM
Well, I'm back to reading again. I got my hands on a great blogging book. Such a nerd, I am. I've been trying to find some information on how to pull people into your blog and leave those cute little things we call "comments". So here is the run down on … (51 comments)
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Simple Reason Why BANKS Won't Speed up Short Sales - 05/15/2008 10:31 PM
I have been buying and selling distressed properties for a long time. We used to call the short sales a different name. They used to be called "Work Out Properties".
We used to be able to get a list from a local banker and we would have a short appointment … (36 comments)
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How To Make Your Post Featured Every Time - 05/15/2008 01:39 PM
We all heard about the importance of quality content. Writing quality content is possible for anyone. The question is what constitutes quality and how to make our writing to be of that caliber. Here are the Three Quality Tests you could apply to help you with your content. The ideas … (72 comments)
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Me.Dium May Be A Perfect Fit - 05/15/2008 01:36 PM
I stumbled upon a social browsing site that immediately caught my eye - it's called Me.Dium.
What is Me.Dium? By their own definition, "Me.dium is a social browsing software company offering a browser extension that allows people to surf with friends." Me.Dium was founded in 2006 and is compatible with a … (34 comments)
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In Defense of FSBO's - 05/15/2008 01:34 PM
After two posts about my daughter's failed purchase of a FSBO property and LOTS of comments to those posts over the past few days, I feel a need to come to the defense of FSBO's. Someone has to play devil's advocate, and I started this conversation - so why not me.
By way of … (36 comments)
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Is This Happening in All Areas???? - 05/15/2008 01:34 PM
My last post involved "open listings", and my feeling that they may be opportunities for promotion.
One of the assumptions that I had about "open listings" was that the seller would pay one agent (likely a buyer's agent) an amount LESS than a full listing dollar amount- negotiable, as we all … (35 comments)
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It's Really Hard to Sell a House with Your Legs Crossed! - 05/15/2008 01:32 PM
Bathroom Chat Part II
While following Kathy Somer's blog on faux staging last week (that topic was beat to death, but here it is if you were living under a rock and missed it...) something came up over and over again that I'd like to challenge address.
Stagers keep talking … (35 comments)
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