ActiveRain Success Stories

"My first real success story just came this week after several months of every day blogging. A gentleman researched me on Active Rain and on Trulia, and we're submitting an Offer. It's not accepted yet, but I believe this is great proof of the power of Active Rain. I've had a lot of good comments, and I don't think it's just "dumb luck" that I'm generating leads every day since I've been diligent about Raining. I hope to be posting about my closing soon!"

"I got my first ActiveRain lead in less than two weeks of actively blogging. To me, blogging is about sharing knowledge and ActiveRain has enabled real estate practitioners to do this all over the globe. Thanks Active Rain! UPdate: I got a seller referral from ActiveRain and was on Channel 2 news because of my blogging."

"MaryAnn has been selected as a 2012 Five Star Mortgage Professional. Texas Monthly partnered with Five Star Professional to identify the mortgage professionals in the Dallas/Fort Worth area who provide exceptional service and overall satisfaction as indicated by clients, peers, and industry experts. The 2012 Five Star award winners are a select group of fewer than 7 percent of mortgage professionals in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The list of Five Star Mortgage Professionals will appear in a special advertising section in the May issue of Texas Monthly."

"I've closed at least 9 deals directly from ActiveRain. Not bad huh."

"I am active online and enjoy educating my business partners and clientele. Please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions you might have."

"I love ActiveRain. We have a great referral network and the system is very easy to use. Since my membership began I've received alot of referrals and I enjoy networking, meeting new people. Thanks ActiveRain!"

"Talk about success in AR...i have a week to prove it...3 buyers have met with me specifically because they have been reading my blogs on localism and appreciate my sharing so many things about the community that will help them find a home. They each said they had no doubt that I was the one to work with! How can that be? Let your true you in the real estate field flow out to the community and it is a win win situation for you...I can not wait to find them each a home of their dream."

"I was a skeptic. I thought - "Only other agents read the blogs of other agents." Which is of course partly true, but I didn't see the value in that. Now I do. I have made so many connections and most importantly, have had 2 referrals as a direct result of AR and there are 3 more in the works! I am now a convert :)"

"I just signed up for Active Rain this morning - my first blog post has already been commented on by 3 members and someone has already visited my sales site. This is a great tool for those looking to connect with real estate professionals."

"So Far Active Rain has allowed me to connect with peers, share information, learn about new or complex practices, and even has given me a small customer base. Everyone in my office thinks Active Rain is such a useful tool."

"I have had the pleasure of working with other agents via Activerain and have sold a home to a family who was relocating to our area via Activerain. THANKS for providing a great resource for the professionals in the real estate industry as well as the consumer."

"A few days ago I got an e-mail from a prospective client that was looking to refinance her home. She said she was looking for someone online and ran into my activerain profile, e-mailed me, and boom I found a great client and more business!"

"Yippee... What an amazing week! Thanks Active Rain for making it happen for me. I had two previous clients that I worked with more than 10 years ago locate me by emailing me through AR. These clients did not have my current contact informtion but was able to find me on the web. Now with this being said, I picked up a purchase loan and now working with the second client to build their credit scores up a little so we can do a refinance for his family soon. AR does payoff! Thanks again!"

"“This is What a Raving Fan Sounds Like in Manchester, CT” I met with LeeAnne last summer. She had just lost her job, working at a bank. As a result of the loss of job and having to collect unemployment benefits, she and her husband where having a difficult time making ends meet. She was in the process of a workers compensation action, that was going to take a few months to get resolved. She had told me, that the reason she contacted me, was that her bank would refer clients to me on a regular basis. So, you never really know who is pay attention. No matter how I worked the numbers, using the husband’s income only, the debt ratio was just too high to be able to do a refinance for them. We had to wait until the compensation matter was resolved. She said, we’ll wait and we’ll be back. She contacted me a few days ago, letting me know the matter was resolved and was ready to move forward. We are refinancing a 1st and 2nd mortgage, giving them $4,000 extra cash and saving them $705 per month. 4% is better than their existing first mortgage of 6.375% and a 7% second mortgage. I can’t wait to close their mortgage next month. I love what I do for a living. In their book, Raving Fans: A Revolutionary Approach to Customer Service*, Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles write: "Your customers are only satisfied because their expectations are so low and because no one else is doing better. Just having satisfied customers isn't good enough anymore. If you really want a booming business, you have to create Raving Fans.""

"I'm new to ActiveRain and already I see the benefit of connecting to a great market of hard working people!"

"Active Rain has been a wonderful community, of which has assisted me in promoting many local businesses as well as my own work. My recent finding with Google Analytics has found that my referrals with Active Rain show them as the highest contributor. They also have me as #2 in my Kendall, Miami, FL community of Real Estate Professionals & #1 Home Stager in the same community in the three month period I have been here. I have found a wonderful camaraderie beyond value."

"I posted a recent article on "Tenant Screening". I share the horrible experiences that owners could encounter when renting their home to a "nice couple" without getting a backround check. I had a lady comment that she was looking to buy a investment property in the next year and was going to bookmark my page."

"I've had 2 closings in December from buyers who found my website through blogs, and I have a listing from an active rain referral in the over $400k price range. I'm happy with the results."

"I just received another REO that found me on Active Rain!!"

"It's only been a couple of days on activerain and I've already seen comments on my blog and I've enjoyed reading the Featured Blogs each day. Very informative and helpful. Also, Every day I am gaining information to share in my office to help our agents be more productive with our various jobs."