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Did You Say... SINKHOLE?!

Mel Peterson - The Naked Blogger, www.BuyInOregon.com (Real Estate Cafe LLC)
Don't Walk From This Home… RUN! It's rare when you hear those words roll off the lips of a trusted home inspector, but I knew he wasn't kidding. After being in contract for 4 months on an Oregon Short Sale the listing agent disclosed there…

A view from a prospective buyer ~ Can we be welcomed graciously?

Dorie Dillard Realtor® Canyon Creek NW Austin TX homes for sale (Coldwell Banker United Realtors)
A view from a Prospective buyer: We know it’s a seller’s market. We got here as quickly as possible to view your home and see if we should write an offer! My agent spent 10 minutes clomping around the outside of the house to locate…

Showings Instructions Should Not Be Brain Surgery Make It Easy

Michael Jacobs, Pasadena CA/SanGabriel Valley Realtor, 818.516.4393 cell (Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate)
Showings Instructions Should Not Be Brain Surgery Make Showing Your Pasadena Home for Sale Easy When you put your home on the market - showing instructions should be as simple as possible while allowing you as the…

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…

A New Day - To Rejoice & Be Glad

Richard & Beth Witt - Broker - Re/Max Wittney Estates (RE/MAX Wittney Estates)
A New Day has come, whatever may pass and whatever lies before me let me be singing when the eveining comes… A New Day - To enjoy the wonders of you my Father - Psalm 40:5 A New Day - To fear not - Isaiah 41:10 A New Day - To please…

How NOT to sell or influence people

Anna 'Banana' Kruchten - Phoenix Real Estate Broker,CRS 602-380-4886 (Phoenix Property Shoppe)
How NOT to sell or influence people I was somewhat amused to hear my assistants account of a sales call she took this afternoon. A guy was calling that wanted to connect directly with me, which quite frankly isn't going to happen while I…

Ask an Ambassador-No I Really Mean it...Ask US!!

Brenda Mullen-ABR, e-Pro-210-807-0819 Selling San Antonio TX Area Real Estate (RE/MAX Access)
Ask an Ambassador-No I Really Mean it… Ask US!! Ask us something.. pretty please. This Ask an Ambassador Group has been around for a month or so now and we have Ambassadors diligently trying to come up with topics that you, the ActiveRain…

BUY HOMES IN ROCKWALL COUNTY, TEXAS

Barbara Hensley, Homes for Sale, Luxury, Acreage, Waterfront, Golf Course,Ranches (RE/MAX Properties, Rockwall, Heath, Royse City, Rowlett, TX)
Buy Homes in Rockwall County, Texas Dallas in My Rear View Mirror! Don't Move to Dallas Until You See Rockwall on Lake Ray Hubbard Lake Ray Hubbard and Rockwall are sought after destinations for savvy relocating buyers when moving to Dallas!…

Beyond The Listings; The Changing Role of the Broker Website

Jeff R. Geoghan - Marketing VP & Coach (Coldwell Banker Select Professionals)
Can I just come out and say this? The Big 3 have taken an insurmountable lead in capturing the real estate listings web traffic out there. Or stated another way; if someone is looking at listings in your market they are almost guaranteed to be…

DHS Thought They Found A Use for All the Ammo Purchased

Than Maynard Managing Broker 405-527-3012 (Coldwell Banker Heart of Oklahoma)
DHS Thought They Found A Use for All the Ammo Purchased I am sure that much to DHS' and the Federal Government's disappointment Tea Party protesters are not violent. (Unlike the OWS people, but hey, they are liberals and democrats, so they can do…

Introducing Ms. Lisa Friedman to Our Active Rain Community

Jerry Newman,REALTOR®,Texas Agent San Antonio Real Estate & Military Reloc (Green Home Realty, 210-789-4216)
I recently visited Kathleen Daniel’s New Group, Member Outreach Group, and I read a post entry for Kathleen’s contest by someone whom I presumed was a Newbie. You see the contest challenged AR bloggers to seek out a New Member, and help…

When and When NOT to Text!

Karen Crowson, ABR, SRES, Livermore, CA (Alain Pinel Realtors, Pleasanton, CA)
Text is here to stay – that’s a fact of life. It certainly has its advantages and can be a fabulous communication tool when properly used. But like anything else, it can be misapplied and abused. In the world of real estate it can be…

Coming Soon In Woodbridge - Town Home In Convenient Prime Location

Karen Kruschka - Prince William, Fairfax ,Stafford County VA Real Estate Service (RE/MAX Olympic Realty)
This three level town home is close to transportation, schools, shopping and major recreation venues. It features 3 bedrooms, 2. 5 baths, fireplace, finished basement and deck. The subdivision common areas are professionally landscaped and well…

Referrals Are What We Depend On.

Captain Wayne Rowlett - Florida Real Estate School, Captain Wayne Rowlett (Rowlett Real Estate School LLC)
While Google is a very good source and is where a lot of our Students find Rowlett Real Estate School, word of mouth and student referrals are even more important to us. Turning out students who are fully prepared for the State Exam makes a…

The Real Estate by Design Group goes to Gerhard's

Carissa Acker (Real Estate by Design with Keller Williams Realty)
While in our meeting last week, we discussed many ideas for 2013 and what we would like to accomplish as a team. Of course, one of our goals is to remain your local Real Estate experts. Another goal we discussed was to give back locally by hosting…

Buyers Beware- A Small Crack Can Turn Into a Small Fortune in Repairs

Jeff Pearl (RE/MAX Distinctive / LIC in VA MD DC)
I stopped by to discuss progress and repairs with owners of this home yesterday. They bought it approximately 2 years ago. Sellers provided their own "engineers" report stating this small crack should be fixed, but was nothing to worry about. Well,…

On A Rainy Summer Day In Prince William County Visit The US Marines

Karen Kruschka - Prince William, Fairfax ,Stafford County VA Real Estate Service (RE/MAX Olympic Realty)
Opened symbolically on November 10 2006. The National Museum Of The Marine Corps currently houses artifacts portraying the history of the US Marines from November 10, 1775 to the present day. The museum is a 120, 000 square foot state-of-the-art…

Upcoming Wellington Florida Events: Week of 5/20/13 to 5/26/13

Michelle Gibson REALTOR® Wellington Florida Homes for Sale (Hansen Real Estate Group Inc. )
Get the scoop on this weeks Wellington Florida Events right here! Coming up this week is the Wellington Food Truck Invasion and a FREE Concert. WELLINGTON FOOD TRUCK INVASION WHEN: THURSDAY, May 23rd, 2013 TIME: 5:00pm to 9:30pm WHERE:…

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