tours: Free marketing Video tool! - 10/10/08 04:07 PM
Hello my name is Neil Radimaker
I am trying to develop a exciting new marketing tool, This would be round #2... The first trial I had some good feedback, But after stepping back and re-thinking some of the ideas, I have decided to pull back and work on a "new" format. One problem is, I
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tours: Photography For Real Estate Article ~ The Importance of Photography in a Down Real Estate Market - 10/06/08 12:53 PM
Photography for Real Estate just posted an excellent article emphasizing the importance of great photography when marketing a property, especially in today's market. A passage from the entry can be read below:
"Selling things is all about finding a way to stand out from the competition. In a down real estate
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tours: Night Photography Can Spice Up a Virtual Tour - 09/29/08 02:07 PM
If a property being listed has a pool, porch, lanai, or great view of a sunrise/sunset, then promote it under a different light. Using Night, sunset, sunrise, and twilight photography are great ways to promote a property and to enhance real estate virtual tours. It is a way of showing the
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tours: Lakeland Sightseeing and Segway Tours - 09/28/08 07:24 PM
If you would like to do some sight-seeing in Lakeland & but want something with a bit more pace than the Historic Walking Tour of Downtown Lakeland? I have just the thing for you! How about combining a sight-seeing tour with the fun of zipping around on a SEGWAY scooter? Now
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tours: Downtown Lakeland Historic Walking Tour - 09/28/08 07:20 PM
Interested in learning more about Historic Downtown Lakeland? Historic Lakeland, Inc. & the Downtown Lakeland Partnership offer FREE monthly Historic Walking Tours. Each tour is limited to approximately 30 people, so sign up early! Each month offers a different tour. Tours begin at Munn Park beneath "the arch." See you there!
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tours: Why pass up that property? - 09/24/08 06:08 PM
Are you really willing to let that property with the great rent potential go? How many times do we limit what we will buy or recommend to our investors due to the current condition of the property?
Based on several RE Investment tours that I have been apart of I would
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tours: Are You Making Today Your New Beginning... - 09/22/08 12:55 PM
The past has no power...Every moment of life is a new beginning point as we move from the old...Enjoy!
We are writing to new and old "Webineers" to our site and hope to find you doing well. With our economy facing so many challenges we realize these times can be trying and stressful for so many of us,
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tours: Virtual Tours - 09/09/08 07:11 PM
Today's consumers expect the convenience and time saving beneficts of a VIRTUAL TOUR. to market their home, here is complete inventory list of my tours.
So, if you are thinking abouth selling or buying, remember to give me a call at 301-991-0207, or visit my website at www.RobertosHomes.com www.ExitFiveStar.com www.ExitFiveStars.com, Email
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tours: Lackland AFB Public Tours - 09/02/08 04:52 PM
The 37th Training Wing, Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas, is the largest training wing in the United States Air Force.The 37th TRW provides basic military, professional, and technical skills, as well as English language training for the Air Force, other military services, government agencies, and our allies.Its four primary training functions graduate more
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tours: Shore Builder's takes on a new girl - 08/14/08 10:05 AM
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tours: Austin Steam Train - 08/01/08 04:23 AM
One of the most unique and interesting attractions in and around the capitol city are the different excursions offered by the Austin Steam Train Association. With vintage engines and passenger cars, riders are transported to a different time and place, enjoying three levels of travel style - coach class, excursion class,
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tours: YouTube is not just for kids! - 07/29/08 09:34 AM
I am just coming away from Inman Connect (the real estate news show) which is always invigorating as I see so many dear friends and associates. Being in the technology and marketing side of real estate has over the years brought many familiar faces and friendships.
Video and its place in
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tours: Virtual Tours Say it All part 2 Virtual Tours in HD? - Apple and Google Technology to the rescue - 07/23/08 04:56 PM
It's going to take more than the standard thousand words...
HD video - it's official
Ok, so having experimented with various technology venues to post a great virtual tour that streams well to the highest percentages of viewers, I reached the conclusion that high definition content was pretty much out of
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tours: Small or Smugly listing? We can help - get a slide show for only $35. - 07/17/08 04:26 PM
We are doing our part to help Realtors during these tough times! We are now offering a Slide show service for only $35.00. These are for those small & smugly homes that really doesn't warrant a full virtual tour.
You take the pictures we create a professional slide show.
You'll still get the marketing
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tours: Town virtual tour links - use them its free- Helps you sell the community - 07/08/08 11:55 AM
Now you can visit Asbury Park from the convenience of your home, office, star bucks, or where ever you connect to the internet. Just one click and you're there.
These links are great for area Realtors but also relocation specialist. Use them - show how great it is to be
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tours: Happy Long Weekend! - 06/30/08 03:55 PM
Happy Long weekend! Kick back and relax.
Take time to enjoy family, friends and summer. Try this to help..... ...a light refreshing cocktail recipe perfect for a hot summer day. Mojito cocktail recipe Its one of my favorites. 3 fresh mint sprigs2 tsp sugar3 tbsp fresh lime juice1 1/2 oz light rumclub soda In a tall
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tours: Splitsville: Madonna and Guy - 06/28/08 11:04 PM
As it is assumed, Madonna and Guy Ritchie's marriage has been on the fritz for sometime. Reports have gone back and forth with rumors about them divorcing. Now, the added strain of Madonna's U.S. tour, coupled with the fact that Guy is living with their kids in their home in
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tours: Meet the REX MotionMedia Team - 06/28/08 06:38 AM
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tours: Barnegat High School Awards First Diplomas - 06/19/08 06:15 AM
For the first time since 1957, Barnegat Township High School seniors graduated in their own high school. This week marked graduation day for seniors at the new Barnegat High School, which opened in 2004!
Prior to 1957, the old Barnegat Township High School served much of southern Ocean County. It closed in '57
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tours: Real Estate and Housing Tours - 06/17/08 07:51 AM
Real Estate and Housing Tours
We have put together a calendar of tours. We will limit the tours to 12 people. Each of the tours will be four days on the ground. If you are a portfolio manager, financial institution, lender, hedge fund or serious investor, these are the only tours
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tours: Lead Generation Tool from a First Time Blogger - 06/16/08 07:47 PM
Greetings from Macon, Georgia, the heart of Middle Georgia! I'm new to blogging and hopefully will gain valuable experience and soon become seasoned like many of you. I wanted to share a very effective method of lead generation which has proved productive for me. With the majority of my new listings,
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tours: Top Timeshare Spots in the World - 06/14/08 01:42 AM
Many people assume that the most popular timeshare spots in the world are in locations such as Florida, Cancun, and even South Carolina. However, you may be surprised to know that places like California, Nevada, and Minnesota are giving those areas a run for their money, so to speak. Even Arizona
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tours: Our latest video tour (watch it in this post)... - 05/31/08 01:30 PM
38950 Vista Dawn Court, Temecula, CA
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tours: You want to see properties??? Prepare for the tour. - 05/28/08 10:50 PM
Based on your information to me, I have ton's of properties to show you, however, since we have discussed your interests, I have selected 6 properties to show you tomorrow.
You don't want to have to repair, you don't want a knock down, you don't want the 1970's, you want to
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tours: Between Denver and Boulder - Stuff to Do (Celestial Seasonings Tour) - 05/27/08 02:55 PM
Last week, my friend Dee and I were thinking about doing something just for fun. Preferably something easy and cheap. So we kicked around ideas - what would we do if we were tourists visiting here? What have we wanted to do and just not gotten around to? She suggested the
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tours: 6 Reasons Why Your Home Is Not Selling! - 05/27/08 01:42 PM
6 reasons your home isn't selling
So, you're in agony because your home has languished on the market week after week. Here are some culprits that may be keeping buyers away in droves.
By Bankrate.com
Has your lawn grown up around that "For Sale" sign? Have the wasps moved into the
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tours: 5 Tips For A Better Open House - 05/27/08 01:40 PM
5 tips for a better open house
If you're committed to holding an open house, here's how to do it right. By Melinda Fulmer
1. Clean and repair your home. It should go without saying, but clean your house as if you were going to eat off the floors. Also,
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tours: Our first blog post ... - 05/20/08 01:24 AM
Well this is the first one...
We decided to get our video virtual tour company an Active Rain page. Sweet.
If you are in need of an HD Video Virtual Tour and you are in Southern California, give us a call!
www.virtuoo.com
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tours: 360 degree virtual tours - 05/16/08 12:10 PM
All of our tours are 360 degree tours., Along with the virtual walkthrough , we also offer a higher resolution drop down menu tour and a single shot quicktime panorama .
No matter what you need in a virtual tour, we are the provider you should chose
YourOpenHouse.net and you will
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tours: my first entry - 05/14/08 08:22 PM
HI
I would like to introduce myself , I am Deirdre Astigarraga
Along with my husband , we have created ,,, YourOpenHouse.net
we specialize in 360 degree immersive walkthrough tours,,which means , your visitors will experience a virtual open house !,,,, they can walk from room to room and tour
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tours: Come see Cumberland Caverns!!!! - 05/08/08 10:30 AM
Cumberland caverns is an excellent place for you to visit here in Tennessee!It features not only a unique giftshop but also scenery galore!CUMBERLAND CAVERNS is one of the most extensive caves known in Tennessee. Portions of this system were originally known as Higgenbotham Cave and Henshaw Cave, but integration of these
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tours: Sutter County - Yuba City Levee Tour's for May 2008 - 05/05/08 09:40 AM
LEVEE DISTRICT 1 TOURSGet a first hand view of the levees protecting our homes and businesses onone of the following Saturdays.May 3, 2008May 10, 2008May 24, 2008May 31, 200810 a.m. - 12 noonTours are being offered to the public in a partnership with PRO-ACT SutterCounty Citizens Alliance, City of Yuba City,
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tours: Oil at $120 a Barrel today, does it affect your driving??? - 04/22/08 02:14 PM
With oil hitting record highs even when new oil fields with multi Billion Barrels of oil are being found off the coast of Florida in The Gulf of Mexico, does this affect your driving clients around as well as driving around to look at inventory??? I find it all very interesting when
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tours: Foreclosure Frenzy! Find Foreclosed Homes in Minneapolis: Foreclosure MEGA Tour - 04/21/08 08:56 PM
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tours: Are Open Houses Becoming a Dying Breed! - 04/16/08 10:23 AM
Beautiful Day, birds singing, gentle breeze blowing, you would think it would be a perfect day for people to take a drive to the country to look at a property, but alas it wasn't to be as only one couple who lived two doors down came to the open house. As
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tours: Brokers OPENS - 04/15/08 04:53 PM
Wondering how most of you are doing with Brokers these days. Many of us don't have the buyers we used to, so although previewing properties keeps us up on the market, I'm wondering how you're turnouts have been. It seems if you are not providing a lunch, gas card drawing or
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tours: Cool new mapping tool for touring! - 04/10/08 01:50 AM
Check this website out....www.IdealRoute.com. The Association of Realtors in Virginia has created IdealRoute.com, an online tool that allows us users to identify the most efficient travel route for a group of selected addresses anywhere in the United States. I've been struggling with finding a program like this and my prayers have finally been
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tours: Laid Back Living Has Some Drawbacks - 04/03/08 03:50 PM
I am a full time Virtual Tour Dealer here in Alcona County, Michigan and a part time real estate sales associate. I know, I know, it's difficult if not impossible to be an effective real estate agent working only part time! There is a lot of truth to that, as anyone
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tours: Virtual tours for listings and the benefits for Atlanta Metro Realtors and Brokers - 04/01/08 10:42 PM
There are many realtors in the Atlanta metropolitan area that have listings of homes that have been sitting on the market for more than 60 days. Virtual tours and professional still photographs can help realtors sell there homes in a shorter amount of time than not have professional marketing. Prices are
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tours: I ain't afraid of no ghosts... - 03/26/08 11:23 PM
...ok, well, may be I am. Are you? In fact, I am not afraid of ghosts because I don't believe in them. However, I do still get that creepy feeling when you walking into a strange new place. My great grandmother's basement was like a dungeon. It had a pull string
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tours: Kids Just Wanna Have Fun... - 03/26/08 05:45 PM
...and so do adults! If you are moving to or just visiting the area, there are plenty of activities to keep everyone busy. When done during the day or with the family, everyone is entertained. However at night, it can be a romantic evening or just some relaxation for yourself. Family
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tours: "Bore Tour", "Snore Tour"...I don't want to go on Tour! - 03/26/08 01:03 PM
When some of us think of Tours or Caravans, we may think that they are boring and time consuming. If that is how you feel, you should rethink it. We hosted a progressive "Spring is in the Air" Tour yesterday and asked two other offices with listings in the area to
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tours: The Newest Trend in Foreclosures -- Bus and Limo Tours?? - 03/16/08 02:18 PM
So the newest trend with foreclosures seems to be bus and limo tours of foreclosed properties. I am trying to understand why buyers think these tours are worhwhile. I can understand from the agent and lender's perspective. Get 10 to 20 people on a bus and you have a captive audience to
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tours: Obeo Web Traffic Report - 01/25/08 09:30 PM
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tours: Obeo Web Traffic Report - 01/25/08 09:26 PM
Are your using the right virtual tour company? If you are using Obeo, then you are using the right company. The chart below from NAR is proof. If you like more information on how to give your listing the best marketing out there or would like to see why at Obeo we are not
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tours: Obeo Tour Distribution List - 01/25/08 09:04 PM
Obeo feels that your listing deserve as much exposure as possible to potential buyers. Because of this, we have aligned partnershps with many other websites to get your listings additioal website traffic. Please see some of the website below National Real Estate Portals: Realtor.com Homes.com HomeSeekers.com Yahoo Real Estate Trulia Real Estate Search Google SRAR Century 21 (century21.com) ColdwellBanker.com (coldwellbanker.com) Comstock (com-stock.com) Unique Global
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tours: New Obeo Look - 01/25/08 09:02 PM
NEW OBEO LOOK!!!! You have been waiting... and NOW IT IS HERE...OBEO HOMESITE! See it now... http://www.obeo.com/430239 Obeo has a new look and feel. It is high end and top of the charts!! Here are some of the new features on the new Obeo Homesite: * Larger photos and panoramic (tour is almost as big as
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tours: Obeo has a New Consultant for the Antelope Valley - 01/25/08 09:00 PM
Obeo, a provider of full-service residential real estate online marketing products in North America, recently named Diana Hadsell, as its Northern Los Angeles County Consultant. In this capacity, Diana will help service real estate professionals in the Antelope, Santa Clarita and San Fernando Valley's. "With the new HomeSite Tours, Style Designer and Space
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tours: Obeo Tour Distribution List - 01/25/08 08:45 PM
Obeo feels that your listing deserve as much exposure as possible to potential buyers. Because of this, we have aligned partnershps with many other websites to get your listings additioal website traffic. Please see some of the website below National Real Estate Portals: Realtor.com Homes.com HomeSeekers.com Yahoo Real Estate Trulia Real Estate Search Google SRAR Century 21 (century21.com) ColdwellBanker.com (coldwellbanker.com) Comstock (com-stock.com) Unique Global
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tours: NEW OBEO LOOK!!! - 01/25/08 04:40 PM
NEW OBEO LOOK!!!! You have been waiting... and NOW IT IS HERE...OBEO HOMESITE! See it now... http://www.obeo.com/430239 Obeo has a new look and feel. It is high end and top of the charts!! Here are some of the new features on the new Obeo Homesite: * Larger photos and panoramic (tour is almost as big as
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tours: Why Video Tours are a Great Idea! - 01/08/08 08:16 PM
Video tours are a great way to differentiate yourself from other agents in the area and give home searchers a better look at what the property truly feels like before taking the plunge to see the property. Furthermore, video tours are easier and easier to create with modern technology: as an
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tours: What's with my Activerain/localism username: Historytours? - 12/10/07 02:03 PM
What's with my Activerain/localism username: Historytours? Well, I am going to be putting my architectural history knowledge to good use by offering monthly guided tours. I have lots of experience giving tours. I have been a docent at Oakland's Dunsmuir Historic Estate for over 21 years now. Storybook Homes Tour: This tour is
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tours: Explode Your Exposure Being Virual - 11/29/07 08:43 AM
We all know that most buyers look on the internet before they ever think of calling a agent. Look at the stats on NAR. The numbers are very impressive. To have a good presence on the web is very important. Buyers need to be able to view property as though they
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tours: Pinehurst Real estate, Pinehurst NC Real Estate - 11/16/07 10:07 AM
Visitor packages for anyone thinking about visiting or moving to the Pinehurst, North Carolina area are available at the Moore County Chamber of Commerce. All one needs to do is Google Moore County Chamber of Commerce and request a package be sent by mail. Beter yet, anyone interested a home in
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tours: Being Virtual Is Important - 11/05/07 11:01 AM
These days as an agent in the Real Estate industry snapping some pics of your listing and posting them up on your companies website and the mls just isn't enough. You need to be able to not only get attention for your listing but compete with others in your field. Buyers
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tours: CHICORA FOUNDATION LAND RESEARCH great info! - 11/04/07 09:22 AM
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tours: Its better when you win it!! - 10/29/07 09:57 PM
Winning is fun..I cant think of a time I won something and had no emotion. Getting that online business can be looked at like a game. Make it fun and you will enjoy what you do just that much more. Lets face the facts here folks people shop online. Buyers today
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tours: Capture that online Business !! - 10/29/07 12:00 PM
The use of using virtual tours has been growing rapidly in the past year and will continue to grow. Are you using some form of tour to expose your listings or service? If not you should heavily consider doing so. As you should know many buyers are spending a great deal
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tours: new real estate video tour in Little Neck - 10/21/07 10:01 PM
Below is an example of a new real estate video tour in Little Neck, Long Island. This is not my listing, but it shows that you don't need to have a mansion or million dollar home to have a professional real estate video tour produced. I think the Little Neck video tour
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tours: Not pet friendly? Don't let that be known... - 10/16/07 07:07 PM
I grew up with outside animals. They were wonderful. Dog named Spot, cat named Kitty, and the animals were happy outside. They never got sick, never needed a vet. I guess you raise your kids the way you were raised. My kids were always mad at me because I didn't allow
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tours: Be careful what you say when showing a house. - 10/16/07 12:32 PM
We all have different tastes in houses and how we would decorate them. Through the years I've learned not to express MY opinion too strongly about a house and how it appears. I remember having this house that was in a pretty good area with a pretty good lot but a
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tours: From Treo to Treo to Treo..... - 10/15/07 09:31 PM
These smart phones are really smart and the folks who made them are possibly the smartest. They make them start having problems just as the warranty runs out. My first one was a Treo 600. I loved that thing. I loved having people admire it as we used it to get
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tours: I just love Google Earth and you will too.. - 10/15/07 04:38 PM
It has always been difficult to figure out where property begins and ends if it is a parcel in the country. I used to order aerial view photos from the Arkansas Highway Department. I'd pay about $40 for an enlargement of the area. They were great in helping sell acreage. Now we
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tours: I finally got noticed..... - 10/15/07 01:20 PM
As I wrestled with problems in my office, a fellow agent came by and said that he'd found and enjoyed my blog!! WHAT!! Someone from my office found it? Read it? Enjoyed it? Well, not exactly. He'd found it and commented on it but he'd not read all of it. Not reading
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tours: This is a beginning... - 10/14/07 06:09 PM
I was reading someone's blog and they were distressed over some agent's low offer. I am afraid that I feel the same way from time to time. But I start remembering one of the smoothest agents that I've ever met and her starting line to a seller. She'd coo, "This is
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tours: The market becomes slow from here until Christmas. - 10/14/07 05:19 PM
I don't know about your cities but in my area, one can feel a slowing of real estate at this time of the year. And once Thanksgiving gets here, it seems that everyone starts taking off for Christmas. Showing houses at Christmas is not ideal because you can't see the house
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tours: Things have become easier in some ways... - 10/11/07 08:50 PM
While calling on two clients today and talking to them about listing, I thought thankfully about how easy it is to go to my computer and pull up the court house information sheet that is available. We pool our funds to pay for the service and it's the best $5 per
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tours: I'm afraid I've been bribed by a seller... - 10/10/07 12:11 PM
Today is Wednesday, our day to go and tour the new listings. My husband the car dealer once said, "You real estate agents and insurance agents have it made because you don't own the inventory and have to pay interest on the inventory." Over the years I've realized how profound that
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tours: Another Video Tour testimonial - 10/09/07 08:13 PM
I started doing video tours with a company called Diamond Home Videos. Their website is at http://www.diamondhomevideos.com/ . I was very happy with the video tours that I will never go back to the spinning tours. If you're going to do video tours you really need a professional team of people. I
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tours: Qualifying Buyers for Their Desired Features - 10/08/07 04:05 PM
Once you've secured a firm commitment as to the desired community, the next step is to determine their desired features in a home. Ask, "What are the specific elements you are looking for in a home?" Make a point to take notes as they list each desired amenity. A simple
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tours: What is a slow day in real estate? - 10/06/07 08:45 PM
A slow day in real estate happens when most of the state meets for a football game and you stay home. Most of the spammers must be watching football because even the email is almost devoid of viagra spam. The cell phone does not ring. Your home phone does not ring.
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tours: Does a faster cable connection really make a difference? - 10/05/07 09:10 PM
Having cable internet connection turned out to be better than my experience with satellite internet. The thing that bugged me the worst was going to see a streaming video and having it stop and start and stop and start so I asked the cable company if it would REALLY make a
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tours: Who can really represent a buyer well? - 10/04/07 09:16 PM
It is my belief that in order to represent a buyer, you need to know the area well enough to do a good job. I have had experience where a person from a city 50 miles away comes in to a city they don't know in order to show houses that
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tours: Just what in a house is a room???? - 10/03/07 09:51 PM
I've been struggling with doing another bpo and keeping in mind that I am not a fee appraiser and am expected to do a good job for this REO listing. And each time I get to the part that asks how many rooms the house has and I despair again. What, pray
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tours: What do they teach in driving training these days? - 09/30/07 08:31 PM
I'm freshly home from a trip to South Carolina....well, I'm home but not fresh. The traffic there and in my state of Arkansas makes me wonder what sort of training folks get before getting in control of a vehicle. I was taught to look in the rear view mirror when passing
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tours: Let Me Introduce Myself - 09/27/07 03:48 PM
My name is Jeremiah Johnson. Yes, I was named after the 1974 Robert Redford movie "Jeremiah Johnson - The Mountain Man". My father was a funny man. I background in independent films. I work on such films like Fifty Pills & Lora Smiles. I got into real estate 3 years ago.
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tours: A fun rap tune from Searcy AR - 09/25/07 08:28 PM
I'm not a big fan of rap mainly because I can't understand so many of the words that they are saying. But I'm a big fan of my hometown Searcy AR and my Alma Mater Harding University in Searcy. There's a really fun rap tune on youtube that I saw today.
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tours: How many of you are aware of USDA Rural Development houses.... - 09/24/07 07:23 PM
After responding to a blog about Habitat for Humanity I thought it might be a good idea to mention the USDA Rural Development Direct Loan to everyone. I wrote the following. "Habitat for Humanity is no doubt a great idea and it does provide homes for many people. But I worry
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tours: A couple of helpful tips learned at convention this week - 09/23/07 08:33 PM
What I learned at convention is impressive. One of the questions presented to us by one of the speakers was "What percentage of shoppers will be shopping on the internet first in two years?" In other words, before contacting a realtor, they'll be surfing first. My guess was correct when I
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tours: How one may get started in the REO business. - 09/22/07 09:30 PM
Several questions have been asked about how to become an REO agent. I looked back and came to the conclusion that I never solicited the business. I happened to be on "phone duty" one day when a bond money REO came through. They wanted me to check out a little house
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tours: Is there a market for used water heaters? - 09/12/07 10:04 PM
There must be a market for used water heaters and used central units. I seem to be getting an REO a week and they have usually been occupied for a year or less and were owned by the sub-prime borrowers who had nothing to lose. The one I went to today had
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tours: Attending the REO auction can be good for your career. - 09/11/07 08:08 PM
The consumer seems to thing that if he goes to the auction for a foreclosure at the court house, he may get a good deal. This is hardly ever the case. I attend them about once a month if I know something interesting is up for foreclosure. At these auctions there are
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tours: Take a different path to your destination. - 09/11/07 07:55 PM
We learned something very valuable back in the early 80's when we were fortunate enough to have a little broker training. We got together and pretended we were making cold calls. Imagine that! Now we have to figure out if someone is on the do-not-call-list before we can call them at
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tours: The weekly caravan to tour listings in the 80's and now. - 09/10/07 07:58 PM
In the early 80's we signed up in our small town to get Multiple Listing Service and lockboxes. The next thing that our California transplant gave us a hint about was touring listings. He said, "Well, in California we all got together on Wednesday and had a caravan to preview all
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tours: Listings on tour....Caravan's......etc. - 09/06/07 12:51 PM
I was browsing through the blogs this morning and I noticed a blog pertaining to taking a group of your listings and putting them on tour. Of course we do everything a little different in Arkansas, and we call them caravans (old school perhaps). Every Wednesday we meet at our board
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tours: Taking your listings on tour - 09/06/07 06:44 AM
Taking houses on tour can be a great way to get your listings sold. I recently read a post about "The 10-Minute Tour" by Nora Adkins. Nora was posing the idea of using home tours to sell homes and seeking advice from other who have done this. I thought I would expand
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tours: Feedback. Hard to get and to what end? - 08/25/07 09:45 PM
I went on a luxury home REALTOR tour the other day and the topic of conversation often drifted to feedback for the seller. Some agenst requested any and all comments. They wanted to show thier client that, though the home has recieved no showings and for that matter no offers, they
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tours: Create Your Own Flyer in ... Minutes - 08/22/07 12:51 PM
Simple as 1,2,3! 1. Create Your Flyer: Select from one of our template designs, type in the text you want, select and upload the images you want to use and your done. 2. Send Your Flyer: Once you have created your email flyer, tell us where to send it. Pick an area
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tours: Fisherman's Village - 08/04/07 09:58 AM
This is a place where people and businesses can share their thoughts about and experiences at Fisherman's Village to help promote an increasingly enjoyable time for all who live, work, and visit the area.
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tours: Home Sellers Must Be Careful When Allowing Strangers Into Their Homes - 07/05/07 01:38 PM
Do you remember the days when we could leave our homes, sometimes for days at a time, without locking the doors? Seems like a long time ago. Today, we lock the door if we are just going to the mailbox. Homeowners need to be aware of some things they should do
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tours: Gardens of Uxbridge - 06/28/07 06:22 PM
July 14th 2007promises to be another great day for the gardner in you. Uxbridge Community care is having its 11th annual Gardens of Uxbridge fundraising event. A self guided tour of selected Uxbridge gardens. The proceeds benefit Community Care Durham - UxbridgeTickets are available at Blue Heron Books, Presents ,Presents or
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tours: Realtor Tours // Marketing Face-to-Face - 06/19/07 02:55 PM
As I prepared today for my realtor tour / inspection, I wondered about how many realtors actually take advantage of this very important time. I try to enable at least 2 to 3 hours for realtors or brokers in my area to come out and take a good look at my
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tours: Mattituck-Laurel Historical Society Lawn Sale Approaches- The BIGGIE! - 06/14/07 10:55 PM
Authored by: Options Realty June 14th, 2007 To those in the North Fork of Long Island, New York that LOVE a great yard sale, the queen of sales approaches, featuring antiques, collectibles, furniture, bake sale and more. On July 7, 2007, from 8am to 4pm the Mattituck-Laurel Historical Society will be
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tours: The Ultimate Video Tours - 06/14/07 10:08 AM
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tours: California Foreclosure Activity Jumps Again - 06/13/07 11:36 AM
The number of default notices sent to California homeowners last quarter increased to its highest level in almost ten years, the result of flat appreciation, slow sales, and post teaser-rate mortgage resets, a real estate information service reported. Lending institutions filed 46,760 Notices of Default (NoDs) during the January-to-March period. That
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tours: Riverside and San Bernardino Counties Home Sale Data - California - 06/13/07 11:30 AM
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tours: Mortgage Default - 06/12/07 07:58 PM
Once two or more consecutive payments are missed, most lending institutions will consider the homeowner's loan in default. The lender may consider the loan in default as soon as the second payment is one day past due. This means that if someone misses their mortgage payment due on January 1, and
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tours: Generating Lists for Short Sales - 06/06/07 01:30 PM
Typically, this is the easiest way to find people who are in foreclosure. Now those lists can be generated a couple of different ways. A local company, which is by far the best, will typically work with courthouses and will generate a list of public notices. For example, there is a local
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tours: Community Tour Orlando Florida - 06/02/07 11:56 AM
Community Tour of Orlando Florida presented by Kevin and Stephanie, The Borland Team Serving all of the greater Orlando Area for your Residential and Commercial Real Estate needs. http://www.angiestours.com/tours/Orlando_Florida/ Phone (386) 848-4341Fax (386) 232-7086Phone (386) 848-4361
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tours: Identifying Yourself as an Investor - 06/01/07 11:23 AM
When you are negotiating with the bank, should you tell them you are an investor?" There are two different schools of thought. Some would have you believe that you should tell a loss mitigator, the person handling the account that's in default, that you are a family member or a friend
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