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I’d probably hate this if I was a Realtor…..

Thomas Halzack, Thomas Halzack (RightTrac Financial Group)
I realized long ago that being in sales requires special skills and special patience. I had a conversation today with a long time Realtor (30 plus years) about the industry in general and what has changed and what has stayed the same. One of the…

Things We Forgot to Say Goodbye To – For the 55+ Crowd

Laurie MacNaughton [NMLS# 506562] (Middleburg Mortgage, a Division of Middleburg Bank)
Laurie MacNaughton [NMLS #506562] June 19, 2013 This past week I read some very sad news: as of June 1, MetLife’s Mature Market Institute is no more. To those not familiar with the reference, Met’s MMI was arguably the premier…

10K points until 1M points on Active Rain

Cheryl Ritchie Southern Maryland 301-980-7566 (RE/MAX Leading Edge www.GoldenResults.com)
10K points until 1M points on ActiveRain. Darn, let me think this through. At ten comments a day, ten posts a week and ten reblogs a week, that's a few weeks. I better squeak out that 1M landmark post soon. Wonder what tune could make an…

Woof from Riley Rover

Cheryl Ritchie Southern Maryland 301-980-7566 (RE/MAX Leading Edge www.GoldenResults.com)
Woof from Riley Rover. Keep your paws off my pillow, please. When you search for a new home, remember a big back yard for your Pooch. Make sure there is a swimming hole nearby. Look for a comfy spot to snooze in the sun. And make…

Focusing on What Lies Beneath

Myrl Jeffcoat (Real Living Great West Real Estate)
Last week when I wrote about a trip to San Francisco, I provided photo scenes of the city’s amazing landscape. There are so many delightful sights in and around San Francisco it can sometimes be difficult to focus in on the finer details,…

Exceeding Expectations, Give It Your All

Debbie Reynolds, "The Real Debbie Reynolds" (Prudential PenFed Realty)
Exceeding Expectations, Give It Your All As a leading real estate agent in Clarksville TN, I know it is important to give the best service possible to my clients. I realize there are many agents to choose from and the only thing that really sets us…

Good Days - Bad Days - Busy Days

Homes for Sale Newburgh NY | Newburgh NY Real Estate Agent, Janis Borgueta (Key Properties of the Hudson Valley)
Photos Matter - I like to make them Awesome! Some days are better than others I had originally planned on writing more about the Auto Awesome feature on Google Plus today, but alas the day got away and when I looked at the draft of my post, I…

Wordless Wednesday - I can resist anything except temptation

Richard Iarossi, Crofton MD Real Estate, Annapolis MD Real Estate (Long and Foster® Real Estate, Inc.)
All photos and written content were produced by Richard Iarossi. Copyright 2010 - All Rights Reserved. This content may not be reproduced or reprinted, except for ActiveRain Re-blogging, without express written permission of Richard Iarossi,…

Wordless Wednesday: An Angel in Old Town La Quinta

Kathy Schowe~ La Quinta, California 760-333-8886 (California Lifestyle Realty)
An Angel in Oldtown La Quinta A good friend of mine shared this photo with me of his daughters dance recital in Old Town La Quinta I have been creating cards for marketing and for gifts and I enhanced his photo to create this magical image of…

New Family Addition!

Brampton Homes For Sale | Brampton Real Estate, Al and Peggy Cunningham | 905-450-5500 (We have a home for you! Call Us! RE/MAX Realty Services Inc.)
New Family Addition! Meet Frankie, Our latest addition to the family! Yes, he does look like that. He was just told he shouldn't be on the couch and this is the look he gave! No, not ours this time, this four legged fellow is our daughter…

The Key To Staying Connected is Using The Right Technology

Chris Hardy Northern Colorado Real Estate (Elevations Real Estate, LLC www.BuyFortCollinsHomes.com)
The Key To Staying Connected is Using The Right Technology. I have been reading a number of blogs about technology and the cool gizmos, apps, plug-ins, devices, software, and services that many of our colleagues here on the ActiveRain swear by on…

What is the difference between a Standard 203k & a Streamlined k?

Mike Young, FHA 203k Consultant 707-812-7668, the203kconsultant (203kOnLine.com)
What is the difference between a Standard 203k & a Streamlined k? I've just been reading a number of blog posts that all says something about this quesiton and they all seem to have different opinions… lets get it straight and clear the air..

Wordless Wednesday My memories of Istanbul

Yolanda Cordova-Gilbert David Weekley Homes in Cinco Ranch (David Weekley Homes)
These past few days my thoughts have been with the people of Turkey; more specifically the people living in Istanbul. When were there in late April early May we had the start of this on May Day they were telling us to stay in the hotel we did…

Tom Braatz, In Waukesha County Real Estate why is it getting harder to find the home we want?

Tom Braatz,Waukesha County Realtor Real Estate agent,Waukesha Cty WI Real Estate (Re/Max Realty Center 262-377-1459)
Remember the old market from just about a year and a half ago? You could take your time and pretty well be able to go back and see a house two, sometimes three times. Things were difficult, and homes were not moving that fast. Lots of changed in a…

Just had to share: FHA wants title traced back prior to 1803

Pacita Dimacali - ePRO, SRES, CDPE, MBA Alain Pinel in Alameda County CA (Alain Pinel)
Part of rebuilding New Orleans caused residents often to be challenged with the task of tracing home titles back potentially hundreds of years. With a community rich with history stretching back over two centuries, houses have been passed…

Rentec Property Management Software Announces Eleven New Developments!

Dulcey Schuster- Property Management Software (Rentec Direct Property Management Software Tenant Screening)
Rentec Direct has kicked their development team into high gear and have launched eleven new features in 2013 and the year is only half over. Features, based on customer requests are prioritized by Rentec’s advanced tracking system which…

Tom Braatz, In Waukesha County Real Estate is now a great time to list my home?

Tom Braatz,Waukesha County Realtor Real Estate agent,Waukesha Cty WI Real Estate (Re/Max Realty Center 262-377-1459)
I have had many people call me in the last few years asking me when would be a good time to list. In the past number of years I would have to tell them that what they were looking for in a net proceeds check, as well as finding the right buyer in a…

Market Consistently And Relentlessly And You Can't Help But Win

Barbara Todaro "New Franklin MA Homes" (RE/MAX Executive Realty )
We all work at different levels and with different methods It doesn’t matter what methods you use. You will use what works for you in your marketplace. What DOES matter is HOW you market. We all understand that to market properly, we need…

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