Description is Misleading - 09/28/07 12:41 PM
Description is Misleading by Bill Roberts
I've been thinking "just exactly what is ActiveRain?"
Trying to describe AR is like the parable of the three (or is it six?) blind men trying to describe an elephant.
The parable of the blind men trying to describe an elephant is variously ascribed to Chinese or Indian … (19 comments)
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Are You Ready To Serve "Happy Meals®"? - 09/25/07 01:01 PM
Are You Ready To Serve "Happy Meals®"? by Bill Roberts
There is a debate going on in our industry on the "role" of Realtors® and mortgage brokers. You can read some of this debate on Brian Brady's post Can Realtors Clean Up the Lending Business? You Betchya They Can!
Now I personally like … (19 comments)
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Only You Can Decide This Controversy - 09/23/07 01:57 PM
I recently got introduced to YouTube. It was yesterday. I have seen these videos on other people's blogs, but I really didn't appreciate just how much really good stuff was available. For free!
Being an old guy I like music from the ‘50s and ‘60s. My wife was on the site. I … (8 comments)
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Deal Killers Gone Wild - 09/21/07 08:27 PM
Deal Killers Gone Wild by Bill Roberts
I recently read a couple of posts on the subject of whether or not friends and relatives should weigh in on the decision to buy a house or not. First there was How Much Influence Should Outsiders Have on a Real Estate Transaction? by Jason … (10 comments)
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Broker RoundTable Notes 5 - 09/20/07 12:14 PM
Broker RoundTable Notes 5 by Bill Roberts
Last night we had our semi-monthly Broker RoundTable meeting of the Mike Watson Institute of Real Estate Investing. We had about twenty people in attendance. The membership is made up of Mike Watson students. Most of us are real estate brokers but some are investors, … (8 comments)
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Greenspan, The Evil Villain - 09/18/07 12:05 PM
Greenspan, The Evil Villain by Bill Roberts
Everybody talks about Alan Greenspan like he is some kind of God or something. When Greenspan talks Wall Street listens. Give me a break!
I just can't take any more Alan Greenspan. He ought to just keep his mouth shut. He caused almost all of the … (24 comments)
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One Hit Wonder part 1 - 09/17/07 05:47 PM
Developing commercial property by Bill Roberts
When developing commercial property there are a lot of things to think about:
What do I want to use the property for?
What are the "allowed" uses?
How much of the property can I use?
How much rent can I get?
What is the vacancy factor?
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Did I Just Hear Those Magic Words, Stated-Stated? - 09/12/07 05:37 PM
Did I Just Hear Those Magic Words, Stated-Stated? by Bill Roberts
This morning I attended the Windsor Capital monthly breakfast. Windsor is the company I originate my loans through.
In days gone by we would have a full room (about 100 LOs) and as many as 25 AEs at our breakfast meeting. Then … (12 comments)
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Because of ActiveRain I Decided to "re-invent" Myself - 09/10/07 02:21 PM
Because of ActiveRain I Decided to "re-invent" Myself by Bill Roberts
I joined ActiveRain just a little over two months ago. I was a complete "newbie" as I had never blogged before. I had heard of it but I was sure that it was only something kids did.
What did I know? I … (44 comments)
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Can You Get a Good Return on Land? - 09/10/07 11:57 AM
Can You Get a Good Return on Land? by
William D. Roberts
Yesterday (Sunday) I wanted to go to the fair. But as usual my wife was really slow to get ready. By the time she was ready I didn't think we would have enough time to do it right (after driving … (6 comments)
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One of my invitees to ActiveRain started blogging today. - 09/08/07 07:27 PM
One of my invitees to ActiveRain started blogging today.
His name is Doug Pemberton of San Clemente California. He is a Realtor and an investor.
I met Doug through the Mike Watson Institute of Real Estate Investing. He participates in our Broker RoundTables. I'm looking forward to doing our first deal together.
Please come … (8 comments)
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I Don't Know Beans About Grapes - 09/04/07 07:07 PM
Everybody knows that California is Famous for Wine. We have several prominent wine growing regions: Sanapanoma, Oh I'm sorry, Napa-Sonoma, the Central Valley, the Central Coast, and Temecula which has more or less supplanted Cucamonga as Southern California's premier grape growing region.
Well, I live only an hour away from Temecula. … (11 comments)
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106º Today and We Went Looking at Land! Why? - 09/02/07 09:47 PM
Labor Day weekend and we are at my in-laws house. I needed a break so we hopped in the car and went looking at raw land about 15-20 miles east of their house.
I have an idea for a PUD (planned unit development) for "seniors" that have family that wants to visit … (22 comments)
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What Do You Do WhenYou Can't Blog? - 09/01/07 04:23 PM
This week my computer was down (for the count as it turns out). I didn't realize what a big part of my life it was.
I couldn't blog on ActiveRain. I couldn't check my email. I couldn't take care of my website. I couldn't do research on Google. And I couldn't play … (11 comments)
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