Cheryl Ritchie's (goldenresults) Blog

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Real Estate Agent - RE/MAX Leading Edge www.GoldenResults.com - 71785

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2010 

This is interesting!Since January is National Get Organized Month, I found a great way to get organized online with OfficeZilla.  OfficeZilla provides a private and secure online area for your company or organization to share files, calendars, forums, tasks, phone messages and more absolutely fre...
02/04/2010
Another great tool from Real Bird!The following video tutorial by Jeff Link demonstrates how to set up the RealBird Property Search for your market and how to embed it into your website, ActiveRain or any other blog for that matter. The video shows the usage of the regular RealBird Property Searc...
02/04/2010
Porches and simplicty are the trends!The American Institute of Architects continues to survey changes in residential design.  Here's some of the big changes they saw in third quarter 2009. New Homes that Fit the Budget and the Lifestyle As part of a general trend towards more affordable homes tha...
02/03/2010
Great pricing explanation!Pricing is both an art and a science. In order to correctly price the house, there is a mathematical formula for market evaluation. It is science. Most buyers and sellers part ways where you should "list" the house at. That is art. Throughout this article, let's assume t...
02/03/2010
VPike.com simulates driving everywhere on any address you select. So of course I selected the Town of Chesapeake Beach in Calvert County in Southern Maryland because I wanted to see where I live first! Son of a gun if it doesn't work. Check out my town by clicking HERE. What's really neat is you ...
02/03/2010
Very interesting!I often get asked, does Zillow account for Foreclosures when calculating a Zestimate?  Short answer: no.  However the long answer is very interesting.  Recently Zillow released a white paper where we looked at the question of if Foreclosures constituted a distinctly separate mark...
02/03/2010
GREEN Closing Gift ideas in The ABR Newsletter...I am still cleaning off my desk and finding cool tips in the ABR newsletters. You may visit the NAR Green Resource Council at www.GreenREsourceCouncil.org for  additional information but here's what caught my attention. GREEN Closing Gift ideas in ...
02/03/2010
FIVE useful FREE Tools for Buyer's Agents on  the Realtor.com/Research website....this is an article that caught my eye in an ABR newsletter  I unearthed as I was cleaning my desk during this current snowstorm. Who knows what I will also uncover during this archaeological dig  when the big storm ...
02/03/2010
Golden Retriever Rescue of Southern Maryland is a volunteer, non profit organization in Southern Maryland whose goal is to rescue Goldens. I am often asked due to my 25 year Real Estate advertsing campaign if I breed Goldens or if I know where to locate a litter.  Visit http://www.goldenretriever...
02/03/2010
What's Qipit ? It looks like Qtip but this app turns your cell into a scanner or copier on the road! I'm cleaning off my desk during the snowtorms in Southern Maryland and buried in there are some REBAC Buyer's Agent Newsletters with cool tech tips. One tip caught my eye in particular about a pro...
02/03/2010