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I reblogged a post yesterday about painting cabinets. I thought this was a perfect post because I made a really drab kitchen, really beautiful last year. I truly wish I could find the old photos for before and after but I think that was before I had a digital and only God knows where the photos are now. But I did take a picture of the cabinets in the bathroom that are still there---they looked exactly like them.
The most successful of my advertising copies for 2008 was the one which said, "The houses in Pepper Pike, Solon, Mayfield, Twinsburg needed for rent with option to buy".
I found myself doing my morning ritual of reading other blogger's posts, and was focusing mostly on Active Rain posts (mostly because I didn't find any external blogs on my feed reader that interested me a whole lot). As I was doing so, and collecting 25 points per comment, I realized just how brilliant Active Rain's point system is, and how that point system equates to real life.
Yep.... you heard it right. I am refusing to buy into Detroit Michigan's recession. I am not going to doomed and gloomed by the media. I can't afford to be scared. Me and my family are making a stand!!! WE HAVE DECIDED NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS YEARS RECESSION
Yesterday, I ate lunch at Google in Ann Arbor. Here is how it happened: At NAR in Orlando, Cyndee Haydon and I were walking around the Expo and Google had a large booth there.
Never under estimate your potential clients. My company received a call about 2 months ago for a Quote on a Vacant equestrian home. We followed up 3 days after the bid, they said they were not ready but that they were strongly considering the staging later on. I called back 3 weeks after to check on them and still sound interested in the staging but have so much work, because he wanted to install new cabinets in the kitchen. I suggested he did not need to I suggested buying a new stainless steel refrigerator and changing the hardware from the cabinets … (34 comments)
Recently at lunch, a friend asked why I bother to write a blog. After a short volley of debate that began with the advantages of Google rankings and then ended with, "So, has it made you money?" I started to question it myself. As my friend pointed out, many of the "bloggers" on Active Rain and other sites simply copy and paste other people's material, post up canned market reports or even slap on MLS listings in an attempt to show their sellers how much "reach" they have. 
Many members and I have been having many discussions recently about the social networking aspect of ActiveRain. I wrote a post about being part of the inner circle at AR and many comments later to my surprise I discovered that I was deeply intertwined into the fabric of AR society!
Alright, this isn't a Big Sexy Hair post, but I'll do what I can. A few people have asked me how I get my photo's onto my sidebar. It does involve a little HTML code, but it's a snap, I promise!Your images will need to be hosted somewhere; either your own server or one of several photo hosting sites such as Flickr, Webshots, Photobucket or ImageShack. Just make sure that your host assigns an individual URL to each photo. * As Mike Saunders pointed out, most ISP's give you storage space as well that can be used to host your photos.
While reviewing your 2008 business and making your 2009 "written" business plan, we analize everything. But, let's start with your closings. 
Last night someone called me and asked me how do I pick my blog topics...I had to tell the truth often times..there is no rhyme or reason.....sometimes I sit in a trance like state..and my husband asks..
The Future of Niagara Falls New York
Go to my Outer Banks Real Estate Blogfor information on how you can get a list of the best real estate deals on the Outer Banks. I have been swamped with emails and calls from potential clients who wanted to know what were the best deals on the Outer Banks. So I decided to create a list for every town in every price range. From over 4000 listings I have narrowed it down to the best of the best. Go to the blog or www.HometownOBX.com to learn how to get your list.
Are your investors buying right now? I see this market being such a great opportunity for investors and I wish I currently had the means to buy a few properties myself. Being in Birmingham Alabama, our market has fared the storm pretty well with very few areas of Birmingham homes losing value. There are a lot of foreclosures on our market but less than the nationwide average.
Sometimes.....we make believe that we are not who we are....I call that holiday Halloween...
We have tabulated the statistics from sales transactions from the month of November 2008 as reported by the Mobile Area Association of Realtors (Gulf Coast MLS) and the Baldwin County Association of Realtors. The number of sales of existing homes dropped drastically in both counties. This is a trend nationwide with the uncertainty of the economy. As a result of the low number of sales you will see the month supply of homes known as absorption rate rose drastically. The inventory levels have been dropping slowly but low number of sales affects the absorption rate. Below is a review of each of … (0 comments)
New Orleans Handi-Man, Where are the good ones when you need One? I call Sal!
Following is a little known fact. If one were to think about it, it makes perfect sense, but I had simply never thought about it. Everyone who likes Web CRMs always says, “I like Web based databases because I don’t have to worry about backing up.” Let us think about this in some detail. Let us say your computer is stolen. With a Web based product, all you have to do is get another computer, log in, and everything is there like you left it. Very nice! And that’s the type of scenario people always think about when they think about … (4 comments)
Looking for a deal? A great community with a pool and clubhouse, pond and walking paths? Great place to start out? 
Updated Home on Great Lot • 985 sq. ft., 1 bath, 2 bdrm single story - MLS® $79,000 USD - Affordable Starter HomeDisclaimer: 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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