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11 Things You Wish Thieves Would Take - But They Won't Valerie Zinger (House Proud Ottawa-Ontario-Canada)

I'm Registered For Another BOA Short Sale Forum in Tysons Corner VA Jeff Pearl (RE/MAX Distinctive / LIC in VA MD DC)

Out of Office Memorial Day 2013! We'll Miss You! ActiveRain: Keeping You In The Loop! (ActiveRain Corp.)

The Ikea Effect and the Field of Real Estate Escondido Real Estate - North San Diego County Homes, Melissa...

You Don't Know What You Don't Know, Until You Do! Liz and Bill Spear RE/MAX Elite Warren County Ohio: Cincinnati...

Incompetent buyer's agents have spoiled it for the rest of us. Alan May, Coldwell Banker Realtor® Evanston, Illinois & Northe...

Ooopsy! Is That Picture Floating Around The Internet?!? Janell K.

Pocket Listings - The Pros and Cons DeeDee Riley El Dorado Hills Realtor (916)225-2719, DeeDee Ri...

Puggle at the Window: A "Marketing" Quagmire Andrew Capelli (Stewart Title Company)

What is the Difference Between Memorial Day and Veterans Day? Bette "Bet" Gottwald, "Bet" on Central PA Real Estate (Prudent...

Short Sales and First Time Home Buyers, a Match Made Where? Andrea Swiedler - Swiedler, Pomerantz & Adams, Litchfield Cou...

When Was the Last Time You Were Asked to Supply References? Tammie White Realtor® Franklin TN Homes For Sale (Benchmark Re...

Fishhawk Lake Real Estate-Fishhawk Lake Clubhouse Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Realtor® (Vernonia Realty)

Hurricane Season 2013-Tips for Getting Prepared-What You Can Do NOW! Kathy Streib-Home Stager-Palm Bch County South Florida - 561-9...

Take a minute and check what's in your drawers...you may be surprised. Roger D. Mucci Lake, Cuyahoga and Geauga Counties (Shake...

Print Marketing, Is It a Waste of Paper? Debbie Reynolds, "The Real Debbie Reynolds" (Prudential Pe...

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	11 Things You Wish Thieves Would Take - But They Won't Valerie Zinger (House Proud Ottawa-Ontario-Canada) In a series on home security, I included some tips on making your home more secure. This post is a more light hearted list of things that you can leave right on the counter or in full view of all your windows every day and hope against hope that… Comments (45)
	Where Did I Put My Listing? Michael Jacobs, Pasadena CA/SanGabriel Valley Realtor, 818.516.4393 cell (Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate) Where Did I Put My Listing? I go to through the MLS(multiple listing service) many times a day. I check for new listings, back-on-markets, price and status changes -- maybe I missed or ignored a listing and “discover” it for the… Comments (11)
	Down Payment Assistance for Houston Home Buyers Ramonica Caldwell, RC Sells Real Estate (Century 21 Olympian) Houston home buyers can receive help with home ownership through the Homebuyer Assistance Program offered by the City of Houston Housing and Community Development. This program provides an opportunity for low-to-moderate income families to own a… Comments (7)
	Happy 17th Anniversary - My Darling Cherise! Colorado Springs Realtor ® - Cherise Selley (Selley Group Real Estate, LLC) Ever since we partook in the sacrament of marriage 17 years ago, I’ve not only witnessed the visible signs of God’s grace in our lives, but also, I have watched how beautifully you’ve grown in the fullness of love as well… Comments (2)
	When Was the Last Time You Were Asked to Supply References? Tammie White Realtor® Franklin TN Homes For Sale (Benchmark Realty, LLC (615) 495-0752 or www.TammieWhite.com) When Was the Last Time You Were Asked to Supply References? My daughter is home from college for the summer. She has been making the rounds in an effort to find a summer job. Unfortunately, very few merchants are interested in hiring temporary… Comments (29)
	Where Is The Most Precious Real Estate In America? Nancy Laswick, Scottsdale & Phoenix Area Realtor, EPRO, CDPE, SFR (REALTY ONE GROUP) Where is the most precious real estate in America? Is it in Washington D. C., San Francisco, California, Honolulu, Hawaii, Biloxi, Mississippi, Sturgis South Dakota, Elwood Illinois, Wilmington North Carolina, Phoenix, Arizona Yes, it is all of… Comments (1)
	Giant Swallowtail Loves Lantana- He's Not The Only One Toni Weidman- ReMax New Dimensions - Homes for Sale (New Port Richey-Trinity-Tarpon Springs-Holiday-Hudson) Giant Swallowtail Loves Lantana- He's Not The Only One If you want to attract these magnificent winged creatures, you need lots of flowers. My Lantana bush always does the job. Other creatures love it too. The lantana produces… Comments (13)
	Create Urgency With An Open House And The Offer Will Happen Quickly!! Barbara Todaro "New Franklin MA Homes" (RE/MAX Executive Realty ) Creating urgency is the ideal way for a listing to result in an offer accepted in one day. The easiest way to create urgency with a fresh listing is to submit the listing into MLS with no showings until the open house. Our MLS allows this. If a… Comments (41)
	Marketing Is A Test...How Are You Scoring? Barbara Todaro "New Franklin MA Homes" (RE/MAX Executive Realty ) Marketing is a test. Everything we produce online and offline is nothing more than a test of what will work to trigger a potential buyer and/or seller to call us. It’s a maneuver that’s never carved in stone until positive results occur… Comments (5)
	Short Sales and First Time Home Buyers, a Match Made Where? Andrea Swiedler - Swiedler, Pomerantz & Adams, Litchfield County Real Estate (Prudential Connecticut Realty, Litchfield County Real Estate) Here in New Milford, CT short sales are on the rise. As I write this, 37. 5% of all the homes that are in a pending sale status in New Milford are short sales That is a big chunk of them, and the bulk of those are listed below the $300, 000 mark… Comments (20)
	2013 Colorado Brewers Festival - Fort Collins CO Dick Greenberg (Elevations Real Estate - Fort Collins, CO) We're less than a month away from the 24th Annual Colorado Brewers' Festival and it's never too early to clear your calendar for Colorado's premier celebration of amber nectar and the folks who brew it here in Colorado. This year's festival will… Comments (6)
	Housing report you need to see Mark Taylor, Mark Taylor NMLS# 207897 BK#00013635 (First Time Buyers Investors and move up buyers) With all the media hype on the Housing recovery - what will sellers believe? - Your local news hype or an agent armed with this factual report The following report shows the true escalation of prices over time and in my opinion negates a lot of… Comments (27)
	Asking the right questions is key, but listening to the answer is even more important. Roger D. Mucci Lake, Cuyahoga and Geauga Counties (Shaken...with a Twist 216.633.2092) Asking the right questions is key, but listening to the answer is even more important. My last post dealt with the construction of drawers and the difference between English and French Dovetailing. And the post before that one was about leather… Comments (25)
	Out of Office Memorial Day 2013! We'll Miss You! ActiveRain: Keeping You In The Loop! (ActiveRain Corp.) On thy grave the rain shall fall from the eyes of a mighty nation! -Thomas William Parsons It's that time of year again: ActiveRain's staff will be out of the office Monday, May 27. We'll be back again bright and early Tuesday, May 28th,… Comments (14)
	Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah....24 Hrs at Disneyland & California Adventure Today Kristin Hamilton CDPE, SFR, CHS, Realtor Redlands/ Loma Linda Homes for Sale, CA (Keller Williams Realty) Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah… 24 Hrs at Disneyland & California Adventure Today Today, Disneyland Resort in Orlando, California Adventure and Disneyland Park in California are all three open for 24 hours. It started this morning, May 24, 2013 at 6:00… Comments (2)
	MY CLIENTS GOT THEIR FORECLOSURE CHECK Richie Alan Naggar... People first, then business! (Richie Naggar Ran Right Realty Riverside, Ca) I blogged about it, I fought for it, I stood hard and unwavering and was knocked down, hung up on, made fun of and thrown to the streets. Got up, did some reality math which added up to this: My clients were lied to in 2007 and foreclosed upon when… Comments (3)
	Shenandoah Valley Electrical Cooperative = Poor Customer Service Mike Cooper (Winchester Real Estate Sales, Cornerstone Business Group Inc) One of the things that happens with my businesses is that they tend to cross industry lines much of the time. With an electrical contracting company and a real estate brokerage I often have two things going with the same deal. Today, is one of… Comments (5)
	Working and being a Realtor Rhode Island Realtor ~ Karen Hurst ~ Coastal Living, Rhode Island Waterfront! (STONEHURSTREALTY.COM) I was reading Bill Spears post and commenting when it occured to me that reading and commenting on posts, especially here in ActiveRain should actually be considered "work" and included in our ROI! How many times have you read a blog post and… Comments (2)

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