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Hi there. Today I feel inclined to write about one of my pet peeves. OK it's not colored post titles, how to blog, signature spam in comments or any of those "hot" topics. It's actually about real estate and pricing. 
Ok… time to get started. I’m going to lay out a few basic options for you here:
For many of us working with buyers and sellers in the "baby boomer" generation and beyond is becoming increasingly common. 
Some of you might know that I am a very big hockey fan and played roller hockey when I was a youngster.
"Who " would have guessed 200 posts could come and go so quickly. A lot has happened since I first became a member of Active Rain. I was one of the first to found a "Group" and it has nearly 2000 members now-Wow. I have read a lot, written a lot, taught a little and learned a lot from this wonderful forum. There is some enormous talent here on the Rain. The Who's Who of Active Rain in MHO are the icons Broker Bryant's Real Estate Ramblings always great information combined with a lot of wit and charm and modesty (good looking … (32 comments)
WHERE DO ALL THE CRITICS COME FROM?Blogging is for everyone, everyone who blogs. If it weren't for them, they wouldn't blog. Even the critics need bloggers who write what the blogging critics consider bad blogs. Otherwise, the blog critics wouldn't have anything to blog about. They, the bloggers, had something to say or they wouldn't have blogged. Bloggers are like sand pebbles. Put enough of us together and you have a wonderful sandy beach that supports, can be molded and offers beauty beyond the ability of mere mortals. Blogging critics are like ocean waves. They wash over everything, then drift away … (56 comments)
I have submitted another posting on the Real Estate Finance Market market, with basic news on what is happening every day. I think the next logical step is to talk about WHY this is happening. The main motivation and reason that a market collapses or gets saturated is greed. There is soooo much money to be made on every side of every transaction. Realtors, mortage brokers or lenders, title and escrow, appraisers, everyone involved, gets paid, and gets paid well for their time. With the increase in demand over the last 4 years, the attractiveness of joining the real estate workforce has gotten even … (13 comments)
I have been asked to help with posting info on localism.com so here is my explanation on the process.
When I signed up for Member Spotlight I had no idea who I was going to write about (except my assignment of Jeff Turner - see below). I get so much valuable information from AR by reading featured posts, and my subscribed blogs. However, the feeling that there is so much more out there always haunts me. 
While I was going through real estate school I had learned so much that it was nearly overwhelming. However, I did enjoy it and felt that I was well equipped to start my new career. Of course all of the local real estate companies are recruiting you and now it is up to you to choose the one that will be the best fit. I began my career with a fairly large and highly reputable company. This particular company did loads of transactions per year, had most of the top agents in the area, and were up-to-date with technology.
Let's face it, blogging is not for eveyone! You may be one of those for which blogging really isn't well suited.
Well - as was once said "Thank God it's Friday!"
In posting to localism, we have some choices. Some I find myself pondering over where it should go. Some of my blogs really should go in several, or have no place to go. Anyone else run into this? 
What would you do if "IT" went away today? What is "IT?" The "IT" I am referring to is your real estate career. You get up every morning excited, looking forward to the challenges and opportunities the day will bring. appointments, emails, closings, Active Rain, your inner circle of real estate related colleagues.... Oh yes, it is a lifestyle that you (we) have chosen to live!
This morning after logging on to the ActiveRain Network and commenting on some posts I scooted on over to a group that I recently founded....Tributes and Kudos from the Heart! I quickly noted that there was a new member with a post to the the group and proceeded to check it out.
My photo was getting pretty out of date (no more facial hair), so I've put up one that is much more accurate. :) … (0 comments)
Are you new to Washington State? Or, are you a long-time resident yearning to learn more about Washington's rich history? HistoryLink.org is an online encyclopedia of Washington State history providing information on people, places and events. "HistoryLink.org provides a free, authoritative, and easily accessible history reference for the benefit of students, teachers, journalists, scholars, researchers, and the general public. The encyclopedia contains more than 4,000 essays as of 2006."
For anyone that trades articles or blog posts with others, you need to think beyond the initial trade. In my opinion, article exchanges are done for three reasons - content, traffic and backlinks. 
I have a listing that is a beautiful home that has been lovingly redone and is a good size. The problem is, in a town with abundant and inexpensive three and four bedroom homes, this gorgeous home is only two bedrooms. Unusual for the area and I imagine when people plug in a search most are starting with the normal parameters. I almost always narrow it down by price, bedrooms, garage spaces, those that do that are excluding this property. 
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If you live in the Las Vegas area and are an animal lover, there is a meeting you should attend. I had put up a post about it on my other blog. The Clark County Animal Advisory Committee is having a public meeting. The time and address can be found at the other post, but the item up for discussion boils down to requiring Pet Stores and private breeders to sterilize any cat or dog before being able to sell the animal. All pets will also need to be chipped prior to sale. This would go a long way to reducing … (6 comments)
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Fredericksburg Virginia, an historic city located 50 miles south of Washington DC and 50 miles north of Richmond Virginia, appeals to many tourists who come to the area to visit the many Civil War battlefields within a short driving distance from the city.
Andrea Peterson, a Granite Falls music teacher at Monte Cristo Elementary School, has been name the Nation's Best Teacher. President Bush is scheduled to make the annoucement recognizing Andrea's achievement and what a great thing for the City of Granite Falls. I will definetly watching and maybe even score an autograph/picture, read full article.
I was at a technical seminar for real estate agents in our local area franchise offices about a week ago. The people leading the seminar are Internet and web consultants who used to work directly at the state level with one of the major real estate franchises.They covered several topics that were centered around making maximum use of computers and the Internet to increase effectiveness and promote ourselves and advertise our listings. What was eye-opening to me is the awareness they had of ActiveRain and that they are recommending it as an important resource to their agent clients, especially for promoting one's self through blogging and … (4 comments)
For those mystified by the initials above, they refer to the California Association of Realtors and the Kansas Association of Realtors.
What % of leads result in closed transactions?by Kaushik Sirkar, Chandler REALTOR®Chandler AZ Real EstateDisclaimer: 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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