HOW TO: ActiveRain SET UP. Account & 1st Post in 10 Minutes - 10/29/07 09:24 AM
People don't like to read, so here is a 10 minute video on how to set up an ActiveRain account and how to post your first blog post. When you do join, please use THIS LINK TO JOIN AND SIGN UP NOW FOR ACTIVE RAIN (opens in new window, I get extra "points if you use that special link.) SIGN UP NOW FOR ACTIVE RAIN FOR FREE … (4 comments)

Priceline... for Car Rentals? YEP! Save Money - 10/21/07 09:32 PM
So everyone knows Priceline right? With their "Name Your Own Price" business model.
FLIGHTS= D+
Well many were immediately turned off by how the mostly airline focused website works. You have to bid on flights from one city to another city and you have a 12 hour window of flexibility. Unless you have nothing better to do with your time, if you leave at 7am or 11pm, matters to most. So I don't know anybody that uses them for that.
HOTELS= B- 
They also do Hotels. They aren't so bad for that since you can pick a fairly specific area, and sometimes get free upgrades … (5 comments)

Home Search Rumble! Zillow.com vs Realtor.com vs Trulia vs Craigslist vs Homesdatabase - 10/05/07 05:49 PM
 
Who is better? Who has MORE? And is more better? 
Consumers have many choices for where to start their home search. I heard that 70% start searching BEFORE contacting a Realtor.
So I thought I'd give them the inside scoop about some of the drawbacks so they can be better informed and make the ultimate best decision for them.
MLS defined: Multiple Listing Service (A Realtor owned co-op)
Just for some quick housekeeping, the MLS stands for Multiple Listing Service. There are hundreds of local MLSes, with only one per area. All the Realtors in that area submit their homes into this central database so … (19 comments)

Parkside Alexandria Condos Auction, 30 are 47% Off! - 10/04/07 04:30 PM
Update, Mon Oct 29 07: After reading about this auction, go over to the Parkside of Alexandria Auction RESULTS show (with videos). Just on the heals of my article New Construction Bargains: Risks or Rewards? on whether the "deals" at new condo constructions like Phoenix in Arlington, were good ones, I get a spam about Parkside Alexandria having an Auction on Oct 28th 2007.
Their advertisement is based on a "Minimum Selling Price"* of $225,000.
These units went for as high as $425,000 in the heyday!
If they sell for that price, that is about 47% off! So NOW is it … (3 comments)

 
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