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brendan cooke catrin davies baltimore city real estate passport realty mount vernon maryland: Google Voice...a fantastic way to manage your phone calls. - 01/04/10 01:25 PM
Following up on my previous blog post about the powerful combination of GOOGLE MAPS, and the Verizon DROID phone, I thought I would also share some thoughts about another free service offered by Google, called Google Voice. This tool is almost singlehandedly changing the way I do business.
How often do you work away in your office all day long without a single phone call, only to have the cell phone ring in the middle of dinner, when you are not at your computer?
How often have you thought that it would be nice for your current clients to … (1 comments)
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brendan cooke catrin davies baltimore city real estate passport realty mount vernon maryland: Not yet using GOOGLE MAPS? Start today, save gas, save time, be green! - 01/02/10 01:53 PM
For many years, I stuck with an antiquated GPS system, because it had a great "route optimization" function. I found that I could enter in all of my showings for the day, hit a button, and the most sensible route would be generated in order to include all of my destinations. It was really a great feature, and it allowed me to fit in three to five more showings into an afternoon...I'd optimize the route, and then make my appointments accordingly. Unfortunately, this was a clumsy old piece of equipment that was a pain to operate, and took for ever to … (8 comments)
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brendan cooke catrin davies baltimore city real estate passport realty mount vernon maryland: 1101 Saint Paul Street, #1007 - 12/16/09 11:06 AM
2 bedroom, 2 bath Condo for rent in the heart of Baltimore's Mount Vernon Cultural District. Available immediately, $1300 per month.
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brendan cooke catrin davies baltimore city real estate passport realty mount vernon maryland: Even more details on the extension of the FTHB credit - 11/05/09 10:29 AM
Jamie Smith Hopkins of the Baltimore Sun had this to say about the details of the extended FTHB credit. Expect a vote in the house today....
I am still unsure as to how I feel about all this, but it is important to be "in the know." Any Active Rainer's out there that have a local reporter that covers things as eloquently as our friend here at the Sun, please comment....I'd love to follow them as well.
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brendan cooke catrin davies baltimore city real estate passport realty mount vernon maryland: Devil's advocate...is the extension of the First Time Homebuyer tax credit a bad idea? - 11/04/09 11:25 AM
I know that I have been writing a good deal about the first time homebuyer tax credit as of late, and what can I say...it is on my mind. A big segment of our client population happens to be first time buyers, so I am obviously wanting to stay in the loop.
At the surface, this seems like a really good idea. Most realtors that I speak to seem to be really hoping for the extension/expansion, as I am. Anything that can stimulate this housing market is obviously something that I stand to gain from personally. Or do I?
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brendan cooke catrin davies baltimore city real estate passport realty mount vernon maryland: Make it a productive Monday with GOOGLE TASKS competition. - 11/02/09 09:55 AM
We all know how rewarding it feels to cross something off of our TO-DO list. I know that I am guilty occasionally of adding things to the list that I've already accomplished, just so that I may have the pleasure of crossing them off! If there is anyone out there that doesn't know about GOOGLE TASKS then let this be the day you figure it out! Google's free web based programs are very easy to use, and I find that the TASKS program is one of the most valuable.
Since it is web based "cloud" computing, no longer do you need … (3 comments)
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brendan cooke catrin davies baltimore city real estate passport realty mount vernon maryland: Getting closer on the Homebuyer tax credit? - 10/29/09 01:54 PM
As I mentioned in a post last week, it looks like we are getting close to getting some news on the homebuyer tax credit:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125678511901015147.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_realestate
I wonder, if this is extended only until April, as proposed, if it will really have the desired effect. The upside is, perhaps it will help alleviate the pain of the slower winter months, if buyers have that deadline looming.
In any case, write your congressment...get this thing passed!
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brendan cooke catrin davies baltimore city real estate passport realty mount vernon maryland: Scheduling blogging/Facebooking/Twittering...any advice? - 10/28/09 09:30 AM
Good Morning All,
There is little doubt in my mind that Social Media Marketing has already become a huge part of our business, in fact most businesses. In addition to my career in real estate, I also run a small non-profit opera company called Baltimore Concert Opera. We rely, as we do in real estate, heavily on "word of mouth" marketing, and Twitter and Facebook have been a huge boon to building a fan base, as they have in real estate.
I find myself, however, going through vicious cycles where I become overwhelmed with all of the updating that … (3 comments)
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brendan cooke catrin davies baltimore city real estate passport realty mount vernon maryland: Extension of the first time homebuyer tax credit? Looks like we're getting close! - 10/27/09 03:30 PM
According to this report just out on CNN, it looks like we are getting pretty close to at least an extension of the First time homebuyer credit:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/33493223/
I have a lot of buyers that have scurried to get in under the November 30 deadline, and although THEY might be slightly annoyed, I personally think that extension and expansion is necessary. There is some talk that the credit could be expanded to include all buyers, as long as it is a primary residence. Although I think that is a long shot, it would come a whole lot closer to accomplishing … (1 comments)
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brendan cooke catrin davies baltimore city real estate passport realty mount vernon maryland: Is this the right platform to share your political beliefs? - 09/05/08 01:47 PM
I am amazed that the number of blog posts on AR regarding the presidential campaigns of John McCain and Barack Obama. I understand that this is a great format where people can truly speak their minds, but is it really a good idea to broadcast your political beliefs like this? I mean, I am just as happy to sell a home to a John McCain supporter as I am to a Barack Obama supporter. I don't mean to discount the importance of this election. I have very strong beliefs about who I am going to vote for and why. I just … (4 comments)
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Brendan Cooke
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