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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…

CONTEST: Photos Make A Difference - Then and Now

Bryan Robertson (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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

Get Ready for the Summer Season Contest!

Anna 'Banana' Kruchten - Phoenix Real Estate Broker,CRS 602-380-4886 (Phoenix Property Shoppe)
Get Ready for the Summer Season Contest! Summer is just around the corner and it's time to spruce up your local marketing efforts! So what does that mean you ask? It means now is a good time to Make Your Blog POP with information about local…

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…

The Lockbox Blues

Debb Janes~Realtor® Camas, Washington EcoBroker (The Carl Group, LLC)
A bad case of the Lockbox Blues Not sure about you, but I get frustrated with the lack of consideration concerning lockbox placement. I've had to stand on my tip toes, bend down with my backside in the air, slog through mud, and fight off…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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