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Do You Have a "Pet Peeve" Phrase?

Marte Cliff (Marte Cliff Copywriting)
Last week I went shopping with a good friend and as we drove along we discussed the latest "news" around town. She mentioned that one of the "old timer" couples was having a 50th anniversary celebration. She said "I don't actually know them, but we…

Maricopa home values - what is my home worth - MaricopaHomeValues.com

James Sanson, Homes for sale in Maricopa AZ (Sonoran Properties)
Maricopa homes values Many home owners are awaking to a new real estate market not knowing what their home is worth in Maricopa AZ. We specialize in selling homes in Maricopa, so if you are lookng for Maricopa home values we can help you. Some…

To Hire or Not To Hire A Virtual Assistant

Lorna Sherland (Success Power Brokers)
We are currently conducting a survey about hiring virtual assistants. Hope you can help us by participating and beating our deadline this week, Wednesday, 19th of June. Your responses are greatly needed. I would appreciate it so much if you can…

160 Oval Dr. Walnut Square Tract In Escrow For More Than List Price

Tim Lorenz - 949 874-2247 (TIM LORENZ of Keller Williams Realty)
160 Oval Dr. Walnut Square Tract in Irvine In Escrow For More Than List Price This Irvine Comdo in Walnut Square is in contract after multiple offers and for more money than the list price. Some of our competition talk about the ability to…

Have we gone too far with technology based marketing?

Richard Weisser, Richard Weisser Coweta Newnan Homes for Sale (Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Metro Brokers)
I am in the market for a new guitar amplifier so I decided to do a little web research. I visited a few online sites, and I finally found a decent amp at a fair price. But like all significant purchases I make, I decided to sleep on it. Imagine…

"How come?" Department

Thomas Halzack, Thomas Halzack (RightTrac Financial Group)
How come… when you make a $20 dollar donation to some non-profit organization by mail… they spend $25 dollars over the next few months on multiple letters trying to get you to give them more!

Forest Audit Inventory near Argonne, WI w artsy pics

Bob Crane (Woodland Management Service)
Forest Audit Inventory near Argonne, WI I always enjoy these audit cruises which we do for several clients in order for their shareholders and the SEC to know that their internal inventory matches up with an independent inventory…

The Connections We Make on ActiveRain---Meeting Neal Bloom

Celeste "SALLY" Cheeseman RA CRS HAWAII Mililani Oahu Real Estate (Century 21 Liberty Homes)
I started blogging on ActiveRain in March of 2007 and I have made friends over the years with many an ActiveRainer. The connections I have made on this Real Estate Network have been rewarding for the information I’ve received, referrals…

As the tempatures soar please remember.....

Yolanda Cordova-Gilbert David Weekley Homes in Cinco Ranch (David Weekley Homes)
As it Heats up please remember…….. I am writing this blog with a heavy heart today as one of my youngest son’s teammates passed away Saturday of heat stroke while he was life guarding at an area pool. Please pray for him…

If the Woods are Yours, They're not Scary.

Steve and Jan Bachman--Northern Virginia Realtors (RE/MAX Gateway, Reston, Herndon, Ashburn, Sterling, Fairfax )

Assembling – Contacts – Associations – Interactions – Connections – Affiliations

Jon Kolsky-*Long Beach CA* , Long Beach CA, 562-225-2296 (Kolsky Group; CA Dept. of RE #01311273)
Joining ActiveRain was pure luck but until I got started I had no idea just how lucky I was. From the get-go, I started seeing the unprecedented support from AR staff and AR members alike. The dedication by the staff members and the easy to…

Turning failure into success - a grand triumph

Bryan Robertson (ARRIVVA)
Failure is… relative. I got into real estate in 2005, starting as a developer. Well, the market shifted in a bad way and I quickly got my brokers license to go into residental sales. And this is where the failure starts. It did, fortunately,…

Peonies

Norma Toering Palos Verdes Homes in Los Angeles Area, Broker-Associate (REMAX Estate Properties Broker Associate Lic# 01147470)
Peonies It's not unusual for real estate pros to work on the weekend and this past weekend was no exception for me. Since I knew I would be working at home most of the weekend I decided to make my workplace look better and smell better. Of…

Are you selling knives and a blender, or a freaking house? Come on agents...

Amanda and Jared Christiansen Fort Wayne Real Estate, Amanda and Jared Christiansen (Century 21 Bradley )
One of my buyers sent me a list of a few homes she would like to see. As I was looking through the pictures and details, I came across this picture… I like knives. I like tile a nice tile backsplash as well. I'm also a big fan of blenders and…

Facebook is Not for Contract Negotiations

Debbie Reynolds, "The Real Debbie Reynolds" (Prudential PenFed Realty)
Facebook is Not for Contract Negotiations When I logged onto Facebook there it was, a Rejection notice on an offer that I had submitted for an investor. I was dumbfounded. Really, on Facebook? Many agents use Facebook to network, make new friends,…

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the new Comment Verifier on Active Rain

Barry Owen (Pareto Realty)
KUDOS to ActiveRain for that WAY COOL way of verifying that only real people can comment on posts. I HATE HATE HATE those obscure gray and black boxes with the sqwuigly letters that you've gotta type Can't ever seem to get them on the first…

Too Much of A Good Thing Can be a Little BEE-zar

San Diego Real Estate Voice authored by William Johnson GRI CRS e-Pro CDPE (RE/MAX Associates)
Too Much of A Good Thing Can be a Little BEE-zar While taking photos around the Newport Bay in Rhode Island and visiting one of the coastal hotels along the water, I was seeing things in the lens that made focusing to get a clear shot of a racing…

The Week of June 17, 2013 in Mortgage Land

Bill Ladewig Your FHA Guru - FHA and VA Loans Since 1970
MORTGAGE INTEREST RATE LOCK ADVISORY June 17, 2013 2:30 PM PST Click for Updated Lock Advice 7 Day Mortgage Interest Rate lock or Float Advice: LOCK The cost for a 3. 50% mortgage based on Mortgage Backed Securities closed up 0. 28 point…

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