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Appraisal Angst! Who’s Right or Does It Even Matter? Michelle DeRepentigny, Broker * Athens, GA (Success Realty)

Real Estate- Buyers and Sellers Agents Important Do’s and Don’t Debbie Nieman (Keller Williams Sonoran Living)

Graduation Day at the Nations Top Forestry School Bob Crane (Woodland Management Service)

Buyers And Sellers Need To Use A Professional Realtor George Souto (George Souto NMLS# 65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages...

Why Do Home Buyers Use Zillow and Trulia? Tammie White Realtor® Franklin TN Homes For Sale (Benchmark Re...

27 reasons why I love being a Realtor. Amanda and Jared Christiansen Fort Wayne Real Estate, Amanda a...

What Does It Mean That We Are A Back-Up Offer? Larry(Lawrence)& Sheila Agranoff,Realtor Long Island Homes & C...

Seller Disclosures Notice, Five Things a Seller Should Know Bob Ratliff, (512-587-5689) Austin Texas Real Estate, REALTOR®...

Huge Google Change to Blogging IMSD Designation (Internet Marketing Specialist Designation)

Print Campaigns. YUM! Kristen Ueckert, 817-422-3322 Keller, Texas! (Ueckert Realty LLC)

My Favorite Newbie First Posts! Week of May 10th 2013 Connie Harvey Realtor Nashville TN Real Estate (Pilkerton Real...

Security Cameras, Motion Sensor Triggers, Ladders and Neighbours Valerie Zinger (House Proud Ottawa-Ontario-Canada)

Even Real Estate Agents need a Mission Statement (MVVBP) Lori Ballen, Lori Ballen - The Ballen Group (Keller Williams R...

BOA Have a Heart!!! Gail Robinson, REALTOR, e-PRO Fairfield County, CT (William Ra...

Options for Keeping Your Mileage Log Bill Zumwalt (William T. Zumwalt CPA, CTC "The Tax Coach for R...

Who is Reading Your Blogs? Jerry Newman,REALTOR®,Texas Agent San Antonio Real Estate & M...

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	But I Don't Want To See That House Lisa Von Domek - Broker/Associate/Realtor (Lisa Von Domek & Associates / Real Living Real Estate Group) "But I don't want to see that house"… Has that statement ever been made to you? I recently sold the perfect home to some wonderful clients - and it was exactly the house they didn't know they wanted. Discussing the checklist of "must haves" and.. Comments (216)
	Today I Worked for Free, Because Every Day They Work For Me Cherimie Crane, www.BeaufortTime.com (Cherimie Crane & Associates, Ballenger Realty) It isn’t like our jobs lack difficulty, emotion, or even on many occasions, risks to our health. Even the most skeptical of client, in the end, believes we have earned every cent of our commission. The days have grown longer, the questions… Comments (212)
	Active Rain Challenge: What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger Leslie Ebersole, REALTOR® Chicago's Western Suburbs (Baird&Warner Fox Valley) Life is full of difficulties, but setbacks and challenges can be the foundation for success. Adversity actually can make people stronger and healthier. The ability to cope with adversity -- to thrive when life is difficult, to get back up when you… Comments (211)
	Buyers!!! A Home Inspection is Not to Re Negotiate the Deal!!! Pam Crawford, Owner-RE/MAX Prof. Assoc.,CDPE (RE/MAX Professional Associates) Buyers~A Home Inspection is Not to Re negotiate the Deal!!! When selling /buying a home in Massachusetts, it is common practice and encouraged for the buyer to have a home inspection on a house once you have agree on price, terms and conditions… Comments (210)
	CONTEST: Photos Make A Difference - Then and Now Bryan Robertson, Real estate broker Los Altos & Silicon Valley Luxury Homes (ARRIVVA) Your personal photo is a critical part of your marketing for more agents. Most of the time, prospects will see your photo before they see you in person. While it’s funny to say that many agents use their “high school yearbook photo… Comments (207)
	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)
	Every Single AR Post in Google, With Your Face in the Results! AZ SEO Expert: Phoenix SEO Consultant This post is no longer relevant, because ActiveRain made it much easier. If you want your face to appear in the Google search results- just edit your ActiveRain profile and add a link to your Google+ page. That's it. No need to read or watch the… Comments (193)
	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)
	Go For the Gold - Active Rain Olympic Contest Anna 'Banana' Kruchten - Phoenix Real Estate Broker,CRS 602-380-4886 (Phoenix Property Shoppe) Go For the Gold - ActiveRain Olympic Contest The Excitement is high for the Opening Ceremonies of the London 2012 Olympics! While I was listening to several Olympian athletes talk about what it took to get where they're at today, I was… Comments (185)
	Whether Or Not We Have Multiple Offers Is None Of Your Business Bryant Tutas Broker/REALTOR(R) Tutas Towne Realty, Inc (Bryant Tutas-Tutas Towne Realty, Inc) Hi folks. I’ve read a couple of posts recently that have left me scratching my head. Both were about listing agents and their “unethical” practice of not handling multiple offers according to the Buyer agent’s expectations… Comments (185)
	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)
	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)
	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)
	LAST DAY: IMSD Systems Challenge ActiveRain Contests (ActiveRain Real Estate Network) The Best Agents Have Great Systems The most successful agents in our business have successfully implemented systems. The word 'systems', to me, conjures up images of mainframe computers and huge scrolls of paper being printed into cardboard boxes… Comments (176)

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