Being a Realtor (what it means to me) - 05/29/07 09:43 PM
Being a Realtor®
There are several things I love about being in the real estate profession. Each profession has its positives and negatives. Fortunately I have been blessed to be involved in an industry with very few negatives. We have a great National andLocal Associations that really strives to make sure … (0 comments)
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Wabbit's - 05/29/07 05:01 PM
I just heard this one and it is too funny.
A precious little girl walks into a pet shop and asks, in the sweetest little lisp, between two missing teeth,
"Excuthe me, mithter, do you keep widdle wabbits?"
As the shopkeeper's heart melts, he gets down on his knees so that he's on her … (3 comments)
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Jeff's Seo/ Site tip of the day Tip#8 - 05/29/07 10:39 AM
Thou shalt not spam. What is spam when dealing with search engines. Well back in the stone age when google was fairly new they were neandethals. They did not know how to see spam. If you went to your home page and put in Tupelo, MS real estate in the wording … (4 comments)
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Crooks and the Morally Currupt - 05/28/07 11:45 AM
What do you suggest?As in most real estate markets there are some Realtors that do not uphold the strict code of ethics and some times are even criminal. Some times they are very slick and manage to get away with the stuff they do. While I have faith that the system … (2 comments)
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Jeff's SEO/ Site tip of the day Tip#7 - 05/28/07 11:07 AM
KNOW YOUR WEBSITE. This is very important. My current website was built by a company that builds real estate websites. They get most of their traffic from the Internet. So when they built my site they put things in the HTML that boosts their web presence and actually hurts me in … (1 comments)
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1013 West Canal Aberdeen, MS - 05/27/07 10:28 AM
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107 Colt Lane Guntown, MS - 05/27/07 10:27 AM
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104 CR 158 Okolona / Shannon - 05/27/07 10:25 AM
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Jeff's SEO/ Site tip of the day Tip#6 - 05/27/07 10:22 AM
Chose your Meta Keywords Carefully. When you are writing your Meta Keywords don't try to incorporate every town and county into your site. Choose about 3 to 4 good keywords. The more you have the more diluted they are. In our business it is usually bad to limit yourself but when it … (0 comments)
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Jeff's SEO/ Site tip of the day Tip#5 - 05/26/07 01:58 PM
I just read and commented on a blog by Liane Jameson. It gave me a good idea for my next layman's term tip of the day. When you are doing SEO stuff you are building placement of your domain name. So you should not change domains in mid stride. You own … (4 comments)
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Jeff's SEO/ Site tip of the day Tip#4 - 05/26/07 08:44 AM
Do not try to place every nook and crany of the are you live in in your Meta Tags. You should only have 2 or 3 key words in there. If you have more you tags become too deluted to do you any good. So carefully pick your keywords. Also some … (4 comments)
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Jeff's SEO/ Site tip of the day Tip#3 - 05/25/07 02:56 PM
When having your site built remember why people come to your site. I HATE introductory videos. When I go to a site that has that annoying video and elevator music that takes valuable time to load I move on. People come to your site to search for houses, or fill out … (1 comments)
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Lake House on Lake Itawamba - 05/24/07 12:52 PM
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The Blackberry Pearl - 05/24/07 11:43 AM
I recently purchased a blackberry pearl after reading several post here about smart phones. Wow what a phone it is. Below are some of the great features of this phone. You can rest assured I made a great decision on this because of posts I read on here. The phone is a phone … (5 comments)
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Jeff's SEO tip of the day Tip#2 - 05/24/07 09:10 AM
Don't try to fool google. Don't write a bunch of stuff on your home page that doesn't make sense. If you try to ad a bunch of key words to your home page and just type them in it will not benefit you in placement on google. As a matter of … (3 comments)
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Mississippi Stuff You never knew about our great state. - 05/23/07 06:54 PM
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Jeff's SEO tip of the day Tip#1 - 05/23/07 05:36 PM
When you write a blog and you back link to your website, make sure the words you chose to back link with are relevant to you web site. You wouldn't want to back link "My Site" but make it more specific. Tupelo, MS Real Estate would be what you want to use … (8 comments)
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What Makes a House a Home Tupelo, MS - 05/20/07 08:06 PM
A house can be home or just a place you live. There is one key to making a house a home. It takes family. It is kind of like a church building. The congregation is what makes that building a sacred place of worship. Family makes your home a sacred place … (8 comments)
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Blogging is not just to advertise. - 05/20/07 06:23 PM
I have to take aim at some of the folks here on active rain. Some of these guys do nothing on here but send out their pre-scripted ads and that's the extent of their contribution to our community. I see we just went over 31000 members and this is a great … (5 comments)
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CHURCH FACILITY IN TUPELO - 05/19/07 01:21 PM
920 Parish Drive in Southern Heights. Well Maintained church facility in Tupelo City Limts. 3800 sq/ft with large sanctuary, banquet hall, kitchen and several classrooms. All appliances, pews, and pulpit stay with the property. There is a very nice storage building on the premisis and lots of parking. The roof is … (1 comments)
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Anti-Trust Laws Are you really breaking them? - 05/18/07 05:30 PM
Ok. All this recent talk about Anti-Trust laws has got the old brain spinning. Alot of folks have said this is anti trust and that is anti trust. What exactly is anti trust.
This is a quote from the Sherman Act. "The literal language of the Sherman Act sets forth two … (2 comments)
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107 Colt Lane Guntown - 05/16/07 09:30 PM
Great New Listing in Guntown Hills. This one is priced to move and is the least expensive in the neighborhood. … (0 comments)
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Antitrust violation - 05/14/07 09:25 PM
Has any one been to the redfin site? On there they say "A traditional sellers agent's commission is 3%. Isn't this a violation of anti-trust laws? I have also answered my previous question. The $3000 fee is up front by credit card when you list. If you want to pay at … (4 comments)
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Qusetion about Redfin??????????????? - 05/14/07 08:57 PM
Hey guys, I have a question about this red fin company. Since rebates are illegal here in Mississippi to protect consumers from kick backs and other bad practices we do not have companies like Redfin. My question is this Does Redfin charge there 3000 flat fee up front? Is that fee … (3 comments)
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NAR Strikes Back - 05/14/07 06:48 PM
I wanted to share this info from http://www.realtor.org/ As you all know CBS's 60 minutes program last night attacked tragitional Realtors. NAR's rebuttel points our several errors the TV magazine released as truth. I think NAR did a good job rebutting this but it should be on a much larger public scale. … (7 comments)
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BLOGGING IS A WASTE OF TIME - 05/12/07 10:26 PM
YEP YOU HEARD ME. Blogging is a waste of time. At least that is what someone told me today. It is a big fat waste of my time. I hope they continue to think that way. I think it is far from a waste of time. In my short time on … (7 comments)
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149 West Oxford Street Pontotoc, MS - 05/11/07 05:25 PM
Southern Charm Awaits you in this beautiful 1899 home in Pontotoc. You can sip ice tea and say howdy to the passers by from the quant porches. The home features 5 bed rooms and 2.5 baths. Located on almost 1/2 an acre lot you will find lots of room for gardening. … (1 comments)
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Satan vs Jesus - 05/11/07 11:36 AM
I got this emailed to me today and I had to share. It is a great story and really makes you think. We should all take time to reflect every day. Those who do not believe in Jesus can still get something from this because one day will all have to … (1 comments)
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405 Cainwood Drive Amory, MS - 05/10/07 09:21 PM
Recently renovated home. This home sites on over a 1/2 acre lot in a woderful subdivision. It is has 1426 sq/ft plus a 300 sq/ft sunroom. It features brand new kitchen cabinetry, corner gas log fire place. The back yard is completely fenced in and you have your very own work … (1 comments)
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Boy am I proud. - 05/10/07 01:29 PM
We recently lost one of our good guy Realtors and a true friend of the real estate industry here in Tupelo. We as a board raised money for him today. I was shocked at the out pouring of support for the family. It truly touched me at how many gave. This … (0 comments)
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MSU the unique sounds of cowebells - 05/09/07 09:16 PM
This post doesn't have any thing to do with real estate but I did want to share a little of the traditions of my beloved Mississippi State University. You are not a true State fan unless you have a cowbell and have snuck it into a game to ring in some … (0 comments)
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NAR's Call to action - 05/09/07 05:44 PM
I received an email from NAR today asking for all realtors to email thier congressman from the link provided for in the email. It was a call to action from NAR for HR 1427. This bill addresses the problem with the recent foreclosure prblem.
Please go read the bill and then … (0 comments)
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Tupelo Real estate loses a great friend. - 05/08/07 02:45 PM
Mr. Gary Ozbirn lost his battle with cancer last night. Mr. Ozbirn was a great appraiser and a great freind of the real estae community. We send our prayers out to his family as they go through the very difficult period that lays ahead for them He will be missed by all. … (0 comments)
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Market Statistics for Tupelo, MS - 05/06/07 10:21 PM
The following is the statistics for the residential market in Tupelo, MS. This information has been provided by our local MLS. This data is as of 05/04/2007 and is for informational porpuses. It is not warranted or guaranteed by T.U.P. Realty or any of its agents. Hope this info was helpful. If … (0 comments)
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Data for Tupelo, MS - 05/06/07 10:08 PM
Population (year 2000): 34,211. Estimated population in July 2005: 35,673 (+4.3% change)Males: 16,083 (47.0%), Females: 18,128 (53.0%) Zip codes: 38801, 38804.Median resident age: 34.9 years Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,200 (it was $38,401 in 2000)Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $101,700 (it was $92,800 in 2000)Races in Tupelo:White Non-Hispanic … (0 comments)
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The A Team - 05/06/07 12:47 PM
Ok I got a good response from my last blog and some things came up I wanted to address. The Blog titled Answering the Phone Please Don't can be vieved here.One person put in a comment about Realtors not being able to get their originators on the phone. This brings me to … (1 comments)
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Answering your Phone Please don't - 05/06/07 10:33 AM
I wanted to write in response to a very good blog I just read. It was titled advice for new mortgage/ real estate professionals by Lewis Poretz. Lewis this is a really good comment page and I am not going after you for writing. Now I want to take issue with … (12 comments)
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Wildwood Neighborhood. - 05/06/07 08:32 AM
I live in the Wildwood area in Tupelo, MS. It is the best middle income neighborhood, in my opinion in the city. Each night you can find families out walking, kids out riding thier bikes or stakes. Thier is a lot of grilling in the neighborhood, it always smells of burgers … (0 comments)
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My stuggle with going "green" - 05/04/07 05:35 PM
I am wrestling with things I can do to live more responsibly and conserve. Now let me set my back ground. I am 100% conservative Republican. I do not like tree huggers and I do not believe 1 single word out of Al Gore's mouth about global warming. Is the earth … (5 comments)
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Big Oaks Saltillo's Premier Neighborhood - 05/03/07 09:57 PM
Big Oaks seems to be Saltillo, MS Premier Neighborhood. With such amenities as a beautiful and challenging top notch 18 hole golf course a spacious club house and a member only pool it is the place tobe in Saltillo.It is convienently located seconds from the Mall at Barnes Crossing and all … (0 comments)
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Tupelo, MS New and Events - 05/03/07 08:46 PM
As some of you know Elvis Presley was born here in Tupelo, MS. That is our claim to fame. Each summer we have the Elvis Presley Festival. It is a great festival for our small city. It is located in downtown Tupelo. We have a great fair with carnival rides and … (0 comments)
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Blackberry Pearl Smart Phone. - 05/03/07 07:56 PM
I just ordered my first smart phone an I am very excited. I don't have a personal assitant so I am hoping the Blackberry Pearl will suffice for now. I did some research on the phone and I asked someone who has one and the love it.Now my biggest thing is … (6 comments)
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Life Insurance the pain of getting older. - 05/03/07 04:59 PM
I am in the process on buying life insurance for my family and my self. It is a real tough issue with me thinking about death. As a young person we really don't think about life insurance or death for that matter. About 2 years ago I was injured in a … (0 comments)
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Wanted to Share my town with you. - 05/02/07 07:48 PM
TUPELO MISSISSIPPIThis is the gate located on main street. The building in the background is our new city hall. It sits on the site of the old fairgrounds where Elvis played his homecoming concert. Elvis Presley's Birthplace. Elvis was born in this house in 1935. This home sits in the eastern … (0 comments)
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You can learn alot - 05/01/07 10:45 PM
I read a post today about the website www.websitegrader.com. It gives your website a grade based on many different aspects of your site. Now my site, www.tuprealty.com got a 36 out of 100. I was concerned that this was low. I have an IT guy redoing the site and all the … (12 comments)
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