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Yesterday, Rich Schiffer said the following in one of his posts:
Lenn on her "new" business strategy:
By Ed BrophySynergy MortgageMarch 3, 2007
The other day I was showing a $400,000 home which was under construction and about 90% complete. The doors, windows, and locks were all in. As I'm showing the 3500 SF home I came out of a room and saw a man in the house. The guy was wearing jeans and a sweatshirt and didn't really look like someone looking at a $400,000 house. But more than that, from the moment I saw him, the alarms went off in my head. It just didn't feel right. I wasn't sure if he had just come in from the garage door or if … (35 comments)
Yes, I know this was mentioned in a previous blog, but I've spent 20 minutes trying to find it so reference and link to it, but I can't. The point, though, was to tell you about a recent situation we had. We had shown buyers several properties, and thought they were going to make an offer on one of them. It had originally been listed at $999,000, a good price for that particular property, but was recently reduced to $949,900. The buyers liked the home, thought about it, but then decided to return to their home up north and think … (11 comments)
Out of nearly 19,000 members, only twenty have reached 100,000 points on ActiveRain. Looking through their profiles, I notice some are power bloggers, some are great recruiters, some have built great presences on Localism. Many are a mix of all three.
Two weeks after Keller Williams announced their partnership with Trulia to send all KW listings to new power real estate search engine, Realogy follows suit. Realogy is the owner of top real estate brand names such as Coldwell Banker, Century 21, and ERA.This is a great announcement for Trulia, as now 3 of the top 5 brokerages in the country are uploading their listings to their service. Century 21, Coldwell Banker and of course Keller Williams who started this online trend to Trulia. The only other big two Trulia is now missing is Remax and Prudential.This is also a great announcement for … (11 comments)
Knowing that the home staging industry is in the business of creating great first impressions, I often search the Internet looking at the websites of home stagers to see what kind of first impression they are or are NOT creating for the consuming public. 
Every once in awhile in this industry, I am amazed at the marketing efforts put forth by companies I see all over the board. I try like heck to make sure I always take notice of mail, television, radio, flyers, etc, all designed to induce customers not only to refinance, but to do it with that particular firm. Some are ingenious, some creatively misleading, some tacky and downright lame, and some are downright unethical. I got a call from a client just the other day who bought their home almost two years ago. Because of a sketchy job history, beat up credit … (8 comments)
Yesterday, I wrote a post about a closing scenario and a request for solutions. As promised, here's what happened. By the way, if you haven't read my post from yesterday this one will make no sense. I'll wait.......OK, so here we go. First, my biggest problem was that it was late on Friday and I couldn't reach the other agent or the LO. They had both disappeared. Redoing the contract or the closing docs was not an option (remember the dual closing). My Sellers were in another State, sitting at a closing table, waiting on funds from this closing. My Sellers, … (39 comments)
I know this is going to step on some toes, but it is amazing to me that when real estate agents are setting up their web sites in a template, they insist on putting in every menu item conceivable including "the kitchen sink", somehow thinking that "more is better". Oh, I understand template providers (like Advanced Access, Point2Agent, etc.) come up with every kind of content they can think of to offer their template subscribers. They do this so that their clients have a vast array of choices to consider selecting to fill in the web site pages without the agent … (10 comments)
A homeowner just put their house on the market and their real estate agent recommends an open house every Sunday until the home sells. Is this a good idea? 
In the contemplation of spring, a faint stir begins to whisper underneath the blanket of snow. Unobserved, and unobtrusively, the acorn having shed it's hard shell like a pair of worn out pants prepares to begin it's slow upward ascent. Absolutely dead and lifeless - as long as it remained a seed, it remained powerless. 
Today was graduation day........I graduated with the class of Thursday-Friday, March 2-3 staging school. 
Yay! We got an offer on a home that we have listed in Colorado Springs. 
I think we've forgotten what "the web" actually is. 
Is it ethical to solicit if they call you ,but you find out it is currently listed? (Members Only) 
I am well known in my community for besides hopefully being a very good agent, but for my marketing and especially my slogan: "Not Just Another Pretty Face."
by Rich Schiffer, Weichert Realtors 
What's a pet peeve? Wikipedia says a pet peeve is "a minor annoyance that can instill extreme frustration in an individual. Typically each person has several pet peeves that aggravate her or him more than the average person. Another person may not react as negatively or at all to the same circumstance.".jpg?1344686228)
We've all seen or heard of the scam of the Nigerian dignitary who needs you to send them money to release mega amounts of money from frozen assets and repay you in spades. This scam is now coming into our real estate offices.
ARE YOU AN ADDICT? 
Now that we got your attention—we will go on with our usual daily tripe (at this point—please imagine two coots cackling with glee—precisely what we are doing right now☺)! 
I hope I have your attention A. R. members. I have been on here just about everyday since I started sharing with you all some of my experiences, hardships and so on. I want some answers as to why we continue to come here. Continue to write and comment on other blogs. What purpose is all this writing business about anyway? I have made a short list as to why I come here, and why I write. I would like for you to continue this list, as to why you come here, please feel free to join in here and have … (32 comments)
I think everyone that posts here is obviously pro internet and big on websites and blogs. I know every time I go to some type of training it seems that promoting your website is number one on the list. But from an insider's point of view, it seems to me that some Realtors are slanting things just a little too far when creating their websites. 
Ok, we are all online, or at least we should be by now. Realogy has finally adapted to the Internet and signed on with the green guys we know as Trulia, so what’s next in store? 
I have been on ActiveRain for a few months now and have enjoyed every minute of it! I find myself checking in multiple times a day to see the new blogs that have been posted. But I have recently realized that I must be missing something.
Move Inc. has real estate blogs? That’s news to me. Probably because the splash they’ve made in the real estate blogging community has been at best ‘ho-hum’.
Today, Saturday, March 3rd, at 11 am Laguna Beach kicks off its 41st fantastic Patriot's Day Parade, in honor of the many great patriots that have fought and given their lives in the battles of Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the American Revolutionary War, fought on April 19th 1775. Patriot's Day is a civic holiday in Massachusetts and Maine, and although not celebrated widely in the US, it's meaning runs deep and is heartfelt among the citizens of Laguna Beach. It's meaning varies for many. As much as it is a celebration of our country's patriots, to local citizens … (2 comments)
It's been too long since I posted on this ActiveRain blog. So, here's a summary of what's been happening on our main Real Estate Marketing Blog.
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Has anyone been using transaction management software such as Winforms' Relay or First American Title's SmarTrac. I have used them both. They are a great way to provide your clients with a consistant reference to their transaction and its progress. It also provides the agent on the other side of the transaction with progressive documentation and uploading of signed and completed documents. However, I find it tedious and time consuming and have yet to have the agent on the other side of the transaction use it. Any comments? … (0 comments)
Take a moment to look at any photograph, painting, picture in a magazine, or look out your window. No matter where you look, or what you are looking at, you can separate the visual components into "Foreground" (the parts of the scene closest to you), "Background" (the parts that are furthest away) and "Middle Ground" (everything inbetween the closest and the furthest). 
Funny thing happened yesterday. I began working with a new client named "Phil." Yesterday Phil called me to confirm a future date to look at homes. Since I hadn't added him to my TREO, I went to do so.
This is the third in a series of reviews for real estate professionals of available online services for the listing and searching of commercial properties (and businesses)...
If you live in El Paso, Texas you know how important Ft. Bliss is to our city. What happens with the post effects our local economy in every way. That will not change but the effect will be felt even more now. Over the next 4 years Ft. Bliss will nearly double the number of soldiers with the addition of 20,000.
Well we are at 82 members and counting in "Christianity and Real Estate"Disclaimer: ActiveRain Corp. does not necessarily endorse the real estate agents, loan officers and brokers listed on this site. These real estate profiles, blogs and blog entries are provided here as a courtesy to our visitors to help them make an informed decision when buying or selling a house. ActiveRain Corp. takes no responsibility for the content in these profiles, that are written by the members of this community.
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