rants and raves from a colorado realtor: Colorado Springs Local TRAILS- The Crags - 05/23/07 01:06 PM
THE CRAGS TRAIL
The Crags Trail-Head is located 45 minutes from Colorado Springs on the West Side of Pikes Peak. The trail is around a 6
mile hike through pine forests with lush aspen/willow meadows. The views are really good throughout the
hike, including views of jagged peaks and of the Pikes Peak reserviors at the summit.
The trailhead starts out … (1 comments)
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rants and raves from a colorado realtor: Colorado Springs Local TRAILS- Barr Trail - 05/17/07 06:34 PM
Hiking on Barr Trail, Colorado SpringsBarr Trail is located just west of Colorado Springs above The Cog Railroad. It starts right above Manitou Springs
and ends at the top of Pikes Peak. Barr is a 12.6 mile hike that gains over 7300 feet of elevation and
can take 8 hours to summit. Barr trail is full of great city views, wildlife, and is a … (0 comments)
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rants and raves from a colorado realtor: Colorado Springs Local TRAILS- Waldo Canyon - 05/17/07 05:46 PM
Waldo Canyon is located 2 miles just west of Manitou Springs off of Highway 24 (look for the pull off). This trail is a 6.2 mile loop with an average grade of 6.1%. The elevation starts out at 7150 feet and reaches its summit at 8150 feet. The trail is a moderate difficulty and gains over 2250 feet … (0 comments)
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rants and raves from a colorado realtor: Save a tree.....E-Contracts - 04/30/07 08:49 AM
Are you tired of:
Re-filling your ink every week?Using a ton (literally) of paper in your transactions?Missing listing agreements, inspection reports, etc?Running across town to get contracts signed? There are new web based programs that allow all of your contracts to be saved and signed online. The software I use allows you to … (3 comments)
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rants and raves from a colorado realtor: Typical Traffic for a For Sale By Owner - 04/29/07 11:58 AM
For Sale By Owners typically end up listing with a Realtor for several different reasons. The issues that tend to turn FSBOs to clients include safety, lack of traffic, paperwork, and staging improperly. The biggest problem FSBOs have is not getting enough qualified buyers! The buyers that FSBOs's tend to attract are also usually the Discount … (4 comments)
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rants and raves from a colorado realtor: Red Rocks Open Space - 04/19/07 05:09 PM
The Red Rocks Open Space is part of the very popular Garden of the Gods park. It was purchased by the City of Colorado Springs in 2003. With almost 800 acres of open space and parks, Red Rocks offers hiking, climbing, cycling, wildlife viewing, and horseback riding.
Geology:
Red Rocks area is an old alluvial deposit … (0 comments)
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rants and raves from a colorado realtor: National MLS? - 04/13/07 10:32 AM
Hey Guys,
I just want to make you aware of an article I read this morning about a national MLS. According to Stefan Swanepoel, a national MLS has already taken its first steps to MLS consolidation through MLS service providers that account for 90% of the market. But many think that a national MLS … (2 comments)
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rants and raves from a colorado realtor: Google Corners 2/3 of US Search Market - 04/12/07 11:39 AM
I am not sure how many of you caught this article on cnnmoney.com. The Fortune Technology staff reports that Google.com had had an increase of 10% in searches from March of 2006. This accounts for more than 64.13% of all US searches. Other search engines such as Ask.com and Yahoo.com have shown a … (1 comments)
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rants and raves from a colorado realtor: Listings, Leads, and Leverage- The Millionaire Real Estate Agent - 04/07/07 01:56 PM
If you have not already read the Millionaire Real Estate Agent by Gary Keller (with Dave Jenks and Jay Papasan) , I highly recommend you do. This book clearly and concisely lays out great models to maximize your earning potential in real estate. I am re-reading this book to keep me focused on the … (2 comments)
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rants and raves from a colorado realtor: Top Producer and other Database Programs - 04/07/07 01:01 PM
I have been using Top Producer for about the last 4 months and I am pleased with the services that it provides. Top Producer is a Database program that allows you to file and store your contacts. It also allows you to create reports, email and mail campaigns, and links to the MLS to import data. It also … (12 comments)
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rants and raves from a colorado realtor: Zillow Article and Blogs - 04/05/07 11:48 AM
In the past few days I know there has been a few blogs on Zillow. Tim Miatski, Jonathan Washburn, and Brian Brady have all commented on Zillows new features. I came across this article on CNN Money and noticed that most of the blogs from the consumer side seemed very frustrated with Zillow. Agents … (4 comments)
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rants and raves from a colorado realtor: Is your email campaign getting annoying? - 03/21/07 10:53 AM
Hello fellow active rainers.
There has been an issue that has come up with the email campaign I have been using for my clients. Our MLS is updated 4 times a day (just listed, expireds, withdrawns, etc). Some of my clients on this email campaign get an email at least once a day up to 4 times … (1 comments)
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rants and raves from a colorado realtor: scatterbrain \'ska-ter-,bran\ n (1790): a giddy heedless person - 03/17/07 11:33 AM
Thoughts from an agent suffering from scatterbrain.
I have been in this real estate game for over a year and a half and I feel like some days can be very unproductive. Contracts, website, lead generation, marketing, blogging,etc are all part of a typical day for me. For some reason or the other, there is always something that distracts … (0 comments)
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