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Memorial Day, Honor the Fallen Bob Ratliff, (512-587-5689) Austin Texas Real Estate, REALTOR®...

How Do I Get Referrals, I Ask For Them! George Souto (George Souto NMLS# 65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages...

Customer Service is ....that darn important! Anna 'Banana' Kruchten - Phoenix Real Estate Broker,CRS 602-38...

You Can't Have Your Cake and Eat it Too Patricia Feager (Keller Williams Realty)

Buyer's Remorse...What Am I Doing Buying Real Estate? Andrew Mooers | Northern Maine Real Estate / Aroostook County ...

Yesterday @ Yosemite Myrl Jeffcoat (Real Living Great West Real Estate)

Pebble Creek New Tampa Homes For Sale Dick & Dixie Sells Realtors Tampa Bay Florida Homes For Sale...

Follow the Path of Active Rain Breadcrumbs Cara Marcelle Mancuso, Cara Mancuso (Long Realty - Dove Mounta...

You didn't answer your phone, so I called another Realtor® to help me. Sorry. Amanda and Jared Christiansen Fort Wayne Real Estate, Amanda a...

Focus On The Bottom Line Of The Counter-Offer Joe Manausa - Tallahassee Real Estate (Century 21 Manausa and...

Presumption of arrogance or statement of fact? Andrea Swiedler - Swiedler, Pomerantz & Adams, Litchfield Cou...

I Didn't Recognize My Uncle... Debbie Laity, Cedaredge Land Company, CO (Cedaredge Land Company)

Keep it Real Folks! Ron Barnes (Associate Broker at Prudential Georgia Realty)

Guest Blogging Doesn't Have to be the Red-Headed Stepchild Tammy Emineth (Personal SEO - Website SEO and Real Estate Mark...

Where Is The Most Precious Real Estate In America? Nancy Laswick, Scottsdale & Phoenix Area Realtor, EPRO, CDP...

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/...

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	Online Directories - Getting More Exposure, Recognition and Business Pamela Cendejas, Second Self Virtual Assistance (928) 692-3235, Pamela Cendejas - Second Self Virtual Assistance (Second Self Virtual Assistance) How can you get more exposure, brand recognition, consumer confidence and turn visitors into customers Online directories could be the missing link to your online marketing efforts. There are literally hundreds, if not thousands, of online… Comments (5)
	Crowdsourcing Referral Challenge Bob Crane (Woodland Management Service) Crowdsourcing Referral Challenge In this challenge, Bob Stewart asked us to talk about how successful referrals are for our business. He also mentions how Jeremiah Taylor positions people to illicit their reticular activator, in an effort to… Comments (4)
	Customer Service is ....that darn important! Anna 'Banana' Kruchten - Phoenix Real Estate Broker,CRS 602-380-4886 (Phoenix Property Shoppe) Customer Service is… that darn important! I've been a big believer in excellent customer service ever since I was a young girl. Both my parents taught us kids that it's better to do it right the first time and also to go above and beyond in… Comments (30)
	How Do I Get Referrals, I Ask For Them! George Souto (George Souto NMLS# 65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages Connecticut) How Do I Get Referrals, I Ask For Them! Mr. ActiveRain, Bob Stewart recently put out our new marching orders for the latest ActiveRain Contest/Challenge Being the good little soldier that I am, I decided that I would participate in Captain… Comments (22)
	Yesterday @ Yosemite Myrl Jeffcoat (Real Living Great West Real Estate) These past few weeks have been so incredibly busy in comparison to my usual pace. One grandson graduated from high school on Thursday morning. Another grandson has been visiting me all this week, which has been fun. Yesterday, we made a quick one… Comments (44)
	Follow the Path of Active Rain Breadcrumbs Cara Marcelle Mancuso, Cara Mancuso (Long Realty - Dove Mountain, Marana AZ) Follow the Path of ActiveRain Breadcrumbs I was flipping through the different pages of my blog site last night on ActiveRain and noticed that in just a few more clicks, 10, 000 people will have visited my profile page. Wow. 10, 000 people that I… Comments (19)
	How do I get referrals and ACTIVE RAIN CHALLENGE Rain Silverhawk Realtor® Sandpoint Idaho (Sandpoint Realty) B ob Stewart of ActiveRain recently posted a new ActiveRain challenge to share with others how I get referrals This one is an easy answer. I simply ask them that if they know of anyone that is selling their property or looking to buy to… Comments (1)
	Print Campaigns, Successes and Failures over 25 Years Bob Crane (Woodland Management Service) Print Campaigns, Successes and Failures over 25 Years Before starting our company over a quarter of a century ago, I talked with several Forestry consultants to gain all the advice I could get before starting. One of the tips that they all had… Comments (3)
	Short sale changes in the news; HARP extended to 12/31/15 and B of A revises their requirements Curtis Van Carter your Napa Valley Broker Extraordinaire in Yountville (Coldwell Banker Brokers ofthe Valley, Yountville Napa Valley) There has been a lot of events happening in the world of short sales just recently. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to extend the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) by two years to Dec… Comments (6)
	CFPB Busts Texas Homebuilder for Referral Kickbacks Bill Ladewig Your FHA Guru - FHA and VA Loans Since 1970 MORTGAGE INTEREST RATE LOCK ADVISORY May 24, 2013 5:00 PM PST Click for Updated Lock Advice 7 day Mortgage Interest Rate lock or Float Advice: LOCK The cost for a 3. 00% mortgage based on Mortgage Backed Securities increased 0. 01 point.. Comments (4)
	How Long Does It Take You To Respond To An Email? Amanda S. Davidson (Living A Dream Real Estate) How Long Does It Take You To Respond To An Email? There’s no set answer to this in my opinion. I’m just curious on the average time during the hours of say 8am to 7pm. My question is prompted by a recent scenario that left me… Comments (17)
	How do you get referrals from past real estate clients? Roy Kelley, Montgomery County, MD Homes For Sale (Roy Kelley and RE/MAX Realty Group) How do you get referrals from past real estate clients? Bob Stewart, the Community Evangelist at ActiveRain has asked network members to share one tactic that we have used to get referrals from past clients and our sphere. The systems used by… Comments (9)
	Wordless Wednesday One of my best Photos ever Yolanda Cordova-Gilbert David Weekley Homes in Cinco Ranch (David Weekley Homes) I have taken thousands of pictures I think about only 10% of them are good. This last trip I think I took one of my best pictures ever. I have been reluctant to post it as I am afraid people will think it is not much to look at. But to… Comments (19)
	Music at Midnight David Saks, Broker (The Real Estate Mart of Tennessee, Inc.) Here's one of my favorite recordings, from YouTube member Tony and Matlock Bath of a classic song sung by a fabulous songstress, Elkie Brooks singing "Blue Moon" And have a great day today and everyday, everyone, everywhere. Comments (6)
	My Favorite Newbie First Posts! Week of May 17th 2013 Connie Harvey Realtor Nashville TN Real Estate (Pilkerton Realtors) My Favorite Newbie First Posts! Week of May 17th 2013 I absolutely love discovering new bloggers. This week is no exception! Eli Magids introduces us to Charlotte, North Carolina in his first post It's all in a Name He talks about the… Comments (29)
	Buyer's Remorse...What Am I Doing Buying Real Estate? Andrew Mooers \| Northern Maine Real Estate / Aroostook County Broker, Maine Real Estate Properties, Listings For Sale. (MOOERS REALTY) The gung ho to buy, or even sell real estate for that matter happens quickly and then the self doubt can creep in. Some folks make decisions quickly that stick, last. Don't make them wringing their hands together. No bead of sweat on their… Comments (13)
	Spring Brings Sales - In Foreclosures - V Steven Cook (MLO #293441) Pierce, Kitsap, Thurston, King Counties, Steven T Cook (Cascade Pacific Home Loans - Federal Way, WA) Spring Brings Sales - In Foreclosures - V This week we find a drop down to only seven (7) foreclosures in the legal notices of the local paper (TNT). This is down from last week's total of sixteen. What is interesting about this week's listings… Comments (3)
	The Kids Were As Much Fun to Watch as the Animals! Mona Gersky, GRI,ABR~MoonDancer Realty~ Western NC Mountains (Buyer & Seller Representation) We were so lucky to have mild weather when Mom and I went to the Montgomery Zoo. The animals were a bit more invigorated as well as the children. Each busload of children were from different schools. The kids and adults all had matching t… Comments (7)

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