Quality Home Investments, LLC/Wayne County,MI--Renovations done right.

I got a kick in the pants -- 31 TIMES.  And it felt good.   I've been a member of Active Rain since August of 2008. But I was very inactive, writing one or two blogs every other month. I realized I needed a kick start. So when the I heard about the 31 Days of January blogging contest, I JUMPED in...

Summer festival celebrates 41 years of fun in Westland, MI -- June 30 - July 4, 2011 While budget cuts in other cities continue to cancel extra curricular activities, Westland, MI has been able to maintain costs that will allow the summer festival to continue. The summer festival has been a mains...

    How SAFE do you feel on the job?     What actions do you take to keep safe? On the job safety is important. As much as we want to trust everyone, we still have to be cautious and aware of our surroundings. Moby did a recent Real Estate Safety Survey and has made the results available. A quick...

Play Planet -- Tattan Park -- Westland, MI   Westland, MI recently put in a new play structure for the kids in Tattan Park right behind Westland City Hall. This new steel and plastic playground structure replaced the old wooden structure that was located at Central City park. The new structure ha...

Another member milestone -- Barbara Hensley hits 200,000 points.      And she did it in EIGHT MONTHS. I blinked and I missed her crossing over the line.   This woman is like the blur of a speeding train. When she started in Active Rain, she hit the ground running and took off like a rocket ship. ...

    Another member milestone -- Richard Yates hits 100,000 points Richard Yates has only been in Active rain for five months and has already achieved 100,000 points. His consistent blogging has gotten him here fast. Richard definitely has a great sense of humor. He has a great style and flair for...

Real Estate has more than one "R" in it. I found eight more. Real estate is a people business and it needs our expert attention to detail to be successful. So I thought I would put together a list of other "R's" that go along with real estate.   Respect.  Respect is a two way street. We need to g...

  NEWBIE TIPS. A list of 14 tips to help you get started in Active Rain WELCOME TO ACTIVE RAIN. The good things you heard about Active Rain are true. This is a real estate industry, social community where members write blogs to gain internet exposure and stand out from the crowd. The members also...

    A day on the farm. I have always lived in the city. My first home had a lot size of 100' x 300' and I felt comfy. Then when I moved into my next home and the lot size was 55' X 110', I almost went into a panic mode. I could practically fit six of these lots into my old lot. I thought that the...

Active Rain newbies. Afraid to write your first blog? Take a look at these first blogs from current members. Current members, PLEASE post your first blog here to help the NEWBIES. I thought it would be a great idea if we could get a lot of the current members to post there first blog to show NEWB...