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Ask an Ambassador: How do I figure out how to do something I see on AR? Tammy Lankford- lake sinclair (706-485-9668) (Tammy Lankford/...

My Favorite Newbie First Posts! Week of May 17th 2013 Connie Harvey Realtor Nashville TN Real Estate (Pilkerton Real...

Little Things - Gregg the Title Guy (My First Blog) Gregg Harris

The May market update from our broker... Norm Werner (Real Estate One)

The instructions for the CO Alarm says……… Charles Buell, Seattle Home Inspector, Charles Buell, Seattle ...

"The Last Bookstore" in Los Angeles, CA of the top 20 in the world! Endre Barath,Jr. Realtor Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002 ...

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11 Things You Wish Thieves Would Take - But They Won't Valerie Zinger (House Proud Ottawa-Ontario-Canada)

I'm Registered For Another BOA Short Sale Forum in Tysons Corner VA Jeff Pearl (RE/MAX Distinctive / LIC in VA MD DC)

Out of Office Memorial Day 2013! We'll Miss You! ActiveRain: Keeping You In The Loop! (ActiveRain Corp.)

The Ikea Effect and the Field of Real Estate Escondido Real Estate - North San Diego County Homes, Melissa...

You Don't Know What You Don't Know, Until You Do! Liz and Bill Spear RE/MAX Elite Warren County Ohio: Cincinnati...

Incompetent buyer's agents have spoiled it for the rest of us. Alan May, Coldwell Banker Realtor® Evanston, Illinois & Northe...

Ooopsy! Is That Picture Floating Around The Internet?!? Janell K.

Pocket Listings - The Pros and Cons DeeDee Riley El Dorado Hills Realtor (916)225-2719, DeeDee Ri...

Puggle at the Window: A "Marketing" Quagmire Andrew Capelli (Stewart Title Company)

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	When Realtors Attack... Amanda and Jared Christiansen Fort Wayne Real Estate, Amanda and Jared Christiansen (Century 21 Bradley ) I'll never forget the phone call I received from Mr. Angry Agent. There was a miscommunication about a showing on one of his listings, and he wasn't happy. Not at all. I answered the phone and he started SCREAMING at me with a lot of… Comments (204)
	Out with the Old, In with the New Contest Debbie Reynolds, "The Real Debbie Reynolds" (Prudential PenFed Realty) Out with the Old, In with the New Contest. As we come to the end of the year everyone is thinking about how to do things better in 2013 and how to make our businesses grow. We have learned so much through ActiveRain this year in the way of… Comments (200)
	What is Mortgage APR, Can You Explain It? Bill Ladewig Your FHA Guru - FHA and VA Loans Since 1970 WHAT IS MORTGAGE APR, Can You Explain It? APR Demystified and APR Predators Exposed First, lets demystify Annual Percentage Rate (APR). Mortgage APR was designed to allow consumers to use one standardized number to compare each lender's rate… Comments (187)
	ActiveRain/DocuSign Challenge: Going Paperless in Your Real Estate Business ActiveRain Contests (ActiveRain Real Estate Network) Going Paperless Over a year ago we had you take a look at your business and share with us your plan for going paperless Or if you had already eliminate paper from your business we asked you to share with us how you had done this. Well you… Comments (186)
	BOA Have a Heart!!! Gail Robinson, REALTOR, e-PRO Fairfield County, CT (William Raveis Real Estate, Southport, CT) BOA SENT ME A DECLINE LETTER TODAY AS MY HUSBAND WAS BEING ADMITTED INTO HOSPICE I made all the trial loan modification payments on time over the phone via my BOA Customer Relationship Manager, yet today I received a FedEx letter stating that my… Comments (182)
	RealEstate.com Real Estate Roller Coaster Contest ActiveRain Contests (ActiveRain Real Estate Network) Most people like roller coasters. Right? Maybe it's just me, but something about the anticipation of climbing that first big hill knowing that at the top things are going to take a pretty good turn and send you speeding down toward the bottom, as… Comments (182)
	YOU and ActiveRain have the Perfect Recipe for Helping Others Enjoy the Upcoming Holidays! Gene Mundt Mortgage Lender Chicagoland Mortgage Lending (www.genemundt.com) YOU and ActiveRain have the Perfect Recipe for Helping Others Enjoy the Upcoming Holidays! Recently, I wrote a post regarding a recipe my wife considered life-changing The responses I received to that post, got me thinking. That… Comments (182)
	My First Blog Scott Larson Park City, Utah Real Estate News (Scott Larson & Co. (Keller Williams Park City Real Estate)) I joined ActiveRain about a month ago and have been setting up my page as well as reading and learning from some of the other blogs on this site. I decided today was the day I would jump in and start my own blog. First, a bit about me. I have 25… Comments (179)
	Sorry, All Home For Sale Listings Have Been Removed From My Website Jeff Launiere, Jeff Launiere (Future Home Realty) Update 4:31PM EST March 11, 2013 - I just received word from Laurie Janik, Chief Legal Counsel at the National Association of Realtors that the Lawsuit has been dismissed. I am not sure what has happened but I am thrilled. I want to thank everone… Comments (178)
	MR and MRS MOUTH AT WORK AGAIN Richie Alan Naggar... People first, then business! (Richie Naggar Ran Right Realty Riverside, Ca) Me and another Realtor just stood there and watched a family member of the buyer kill the perfect deal for all while touring a potential purchase before contracting… We were speechless and we also were the only two people in the room who knew that… Comments (177)
	Baby Boomer Degeneration Richard Yates - Broker (Coldwell Banker Real Estate) Baby Boomer Degeneration From 1946 -1964 approximately 76, 000, 000 babies were born during post-World War II and labeled The Baby Boomer Generation. Based upon the average life expectancy of about 80 years, there will be a lot of Degenerated Baby… Comments (174)
	SHE LOST A CLIENT DUE TO HER CLEAVAGE! Paula McDonald, RE/MAX The Woodlands, TX 936-203-0279 (Chevaux Group, PLLC) SHE LOST A CLIENT DUE TO HER CLEAVAGE! I received an interesting call the other day A long-time client had a friend who was looking for an agent in The Woodlands. My sweet friend of course referred them to me. Upon meeting the new client, we… Comments (174)
	ActiveRain/DocuSign Challenge: Electronic Signatures in Your Day to Day Life ActiveRain Contests (ActiveRain Real Estate Network) For a number of years, I've had the pleasure of people wanting to show me cool ideas (or at least ideas they think are cool, who am I to judge? ). Anyone in their right mind, when sharing a cool idea is going to have you sign a NDA, or non… Comments (174)
	The Four Worst "Upgrades" Homeowners Make Doug Rogers- Your Pineville Louisiana Agent (Century 21 Millennium) The Four Worst "Upgrades" Homeowners Make This post has nothing to do with personal space, taste, or comfort. One of the benefits of home ownership is NOT having to get permission to make changes to your space. Instead, let's examine five… Comments (172)
	Are You Working With Another Agent? Emmary Simpson ChRC® Tierra Antigua Realty - Tucson AZ (Steinborn Referral Associates - Las Cruces, NM) I'm seeing situations starting to pop up again in a lot of blogs around the internet. Buyer calls an agent and asks them to show them a home. The agent asks THAT questions: "Are you working with an agent? " More times than not, the buyer responds… Comments (170)
	When To Use Your Phone ... As A Phone. Gabrielle Kamahele Rhind, Broker/Owner (KGC Properties LLC, Tucson Property Management & Real Estate) "It takes to much effort to talk. " That's what a friend's daughter once said when I asked why she responded only to text messages and not phone calls. Now that's lazy. Made me think of a recent closing where the other agent had a few requests of… Comments (170)
	Set up Google Authorship Through ActiveRain: Super Easy ActiveRain Real Estate Network (ActiveRain Corp.) We recently released a new feature on ActiveRain that easily allows you to set up Google Authorship inside of ActiveRain with very little hassle. What is Google Authorship? Well there are a ton of articles out there that explain it much better… Comments (168)
	I have an Appointment to show Your Listing but there is no lockbox! Connie Harvey Realtor Nashville TN Real Estate (Pilkerton Realtors) I have an Appointment to show Your Listing but there is no lockbox! Last week I tried to show this listing when it first came on the market. The Showing Center returned my call and said that there were no Showing Instructions and that the agent… Comments (167)

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