Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden - 04/30/11 07:50 PM
I am going to take a break from Southern Maryland Stories and Riley Rover Escapades and Tech Tips to pay homage to Roy Kelly's outstanding Floral pictures. They stop me in my tracks each time and they are interspersed between all his Market Reports each year. I bet his photos of houses are as beautiful as his flower photos! Enjoy the makeshift garden below!
Via Roy Kelley, Montgomery County, Maryland (RE/MAX Realty Group):
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
When Dolores and I visit Richmond, Virginia, we are usually there to see exhibits at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. On Good Friday, we toured … (0 comments)
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10 Things NOT to do if YOUR HOME IS FOR SALE. - 04/30/11 07:42 PM
Every once in a while you come across a blog post that you wish you had written because surely someone must be conducting surveillance on your thoughts to say exactly what you think or feel or have experienced. This is nothing but the truth! Number 11, Mum is the word on Facebook.
Via Judi Barrett~Integrity Real Estate Services~Idabel, Oklahoma:
10 things NOT to do if YOUR HOME IS FOR SALE.
Let's keep it simple.. I don't need to tell you a story... weave a long discussion. These items are not up for debate. IF you want to sell your home DO NOT:
Tell … (2 comments)
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Always make A Lasting Impression! - 04/30/11 07:37 PM
What a great list of going the extra mile. Makes you smile to think of the reaction the new home purchaser will have after the original Seller has long gone. This is a nice notecard idea for your Seller. What goes around comes around. This starts a cycle of good will.
Via Rob Thomas Tn-Va Agent, ABR, GRI, e-Pro (Heritage Homes at Sixth Street,Inc CALL....423-341-6954):
Always make A Lasting Impression!
After a closing yesterday where I represented the sellers I started thinking about how important it is as a seller and listing agent....to leave a really good lasting impression on the buyers!
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The Power Of Reblogging....It Has The Energy Of Lightening!! - 04/30/11 07:34 PM
Barbara Todero always has great posts. This one outlines the benefits of reblogging on Active Rain. Every item that acquires points has an underlying benefit to the blogger anyway. Her post below explains why. And no one deserves a reblog more than her today!
Via Barbara Todaro "Franklin MA New Homes" (RE/MAX Executive Realty ):
We continually feel the benefits of using ActiveRain for our Internet marketing. I have to share with you my opinion of one of the greatest compliments that one agent can do for another. Reblogging of a post is equivalent to saying, without literally saying it, that you did … (3 comments)
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Question: Do You Use the ActiveRain "Generate Short URL" Link? - 04/30/11 07:19 PM
I have lost track of how many times I have done this tech tip since I read about it a few days ago. I have used the shortened link on emails, Twitter, Facebook and whenever is suits my fancy. I like the way it pulls the posted photo I have inserted on the blog post when I use the short URL on Facebook.
Via Barbara Hensley, Homes for Sale, Luxury, Acreage, Waterfront, Golf Course,Ranches (RE/MAX Hometown, Rockwall, Heath, Royse City, Rowlett, Fate):
My question is.....Do you use the ActiveRain "Generate Short URL" Link? I admit that when The Official Rain Blog first announced this … (2 comments)
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What is a Life Estate . . . - 04/30/11 07:17 PM
Here is a good explanation of a life estate. It can be an excellent real estate sales tool and benefit a lot of parties by this unique arrangement. Thanks, Carla, for the good explanation on Active Rain. You learn a lot on Active Rain thanks to excellent posts like this.
Via Carla Muss-Jacobs Principal Broker/Owner EBA Portland LLC | 503.810.7192 | (Exclusive Buyers' Agent for the Portland Metro Area):
What is a Life Estate
Many years ago, when I became licensed I had my "first" sale. It was a life estate. The concept of life estate was the only thing I actually retained … (0 comments)
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Your Yard Sign-Is It About You Or About The Property You Are Selling? - 04/30/11 07:09 PM
This is a stop in your tracks great idea from Cindy Jones in Northern Virginia. Matter of fact, she has had quite a few great marketing ideas in her posts lately. Enough that when I pick up the phone to ask questions she chuckles and then answers each and every inquiry. I like her sign concept and have tracked down a few vendors who will do this in Southern Maryland.
Via Cindy Jones-Northern Virginia Real Estate & Military Relocation Services (CJ Realty Group, Inc.):
Drive up and down the street of any neighborhood with multiple homes for sale and what does a buyer … (2 comments)
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Selling Your Deerfield Home - 04/30/11 07:06 PM
This is a really well done post about correctly pricing your home in any marketplace. I like the format and content and made a mental note this morning to do a Southern Maryland Rendition of the same kind of concept. You get the best ideas on Active Rain.
Via Judy Chapman (Koenig & Strey Real Living):
During the last 12 months, Deerfield real estate values declined 5% when compared to the prior 12-month period.
For an average-priced home, this works out to a loss year-over-year of $28,000.
Data provided by the Midwest Real Estate LLC (MRED) multiple listing service … (1 comments)
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Realtor uses for Dropbox.com - 04/30/11 06:52 PM
Realtor uses for Dropbox.com? I have been thinking about this a lot since I attended the Google Academy last week at the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors. By the way, NVAR is hosting a two hour session on iPAD apps this coming Friday May 6 for $20-30 that looks very interesting, too. I knew I picked up those Orioles Schedules for a good reason!
Anyway, Cindy Jones has a great idea where she puts the pdf of each listing in www.Dropbox.com and pulls them up as she shows each property. She is GREEN!
I had the idea to put my revamped … (8 comments)
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The top ten things to jump start into a Realtor Career! - 04/30/11 05:52 PM
The top ten things to jump start into a Realtor Career? We have a Mentor System at RE/MAX 100. It is an unusual set up for special situations. I have mentored one person in 25 years. She made Rookie of the Year in Southern Maryland and I hung up my hat and that was that.
Well, even though I swore I would never do it ONCE let alone TWICE, along comes that one and only situation that makes me realize never say never.
So, here are my top ten things to my Mystery... about to be Mentored... Agent.
1. Study website … (2 comments)
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Hum along to the song by Patti Loveless "When I think About..." - 04/30/11 03:26 PM
Hum along to the song that's by Patti Loveless that starts with, "When I think about Elvis..." and then she lists a whole lot of things she thinks about.
Well this is my list to hum along to, but at the end, it all boils down to a Quick trip to the Eastern Shore across the Bay Bridge is sure on my mind today. But thankfully, you will not hear me sing this.
When I think about:
Crabfests, Outlets, Talbots, and the Eddie Bauer Store,
Starbucks, Marshland, Ocean Breezes and More,
Thrasher's, Rehoboth.. it all means I am ready for a … (2 comments)
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How to get quick text answers with Cha Cha and GOOGLE - 04/30/11 03:04 PM
How to get quick text answers with Cha Cha and GOOGLE..This is FUN and Simple for a Realtor on the RUN!
Text GOOGLE which is 46653.
Then ask what you need to know.
London Time. Pizza at your zip. Weather at your zip.
Presto! Information at your command.
OR text CHA CHA which is 242242.
Now become a Genius!
Ask a quick question and get a quick answer.
Who discovered, who won, when did are all types of questions.
Let the fun begin!
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How to Email your Text Messages - 04/30/11 11:42 AM
How to Email your text messages...
I learned this from my Nephew. You learn a lot of the cool tech tools from the Kids in your life so while you are carting them around to Movies and Starbucks and Panera, pay attention and ask a lot of questions. This is how I read my first QR Code and did the first this or that and the list goes on. Just put the gadget in their hands and watch INTENTLY. Go ahead, capitalize on the moment. Just ask, look and linger. If it takes longer than you think, head back to the … (1 comments)
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Google Academy for Realtors Seminar - 04/28/11 09:22 PM
I atended the Google Academy for Realtors Seminar today at the Norther Virginia Association of Realtors. DeanIsenberg@gmail.com was the Google Academy Instructor. He can be reached at www.WeTeachRealtors.com or 954 834 DEAN. RUN, don't walk to this class when it comes to your area. I have read about it before on Active Rain. Here are a few of my notes but in addition when you attend you receive a BIG, fat very cool package as part of the program. Anyway, here are some of my scribbles from today. Find a way to take the class. I would put it on the caliber of Rain … (5 comments)
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Try try again and again! - 04/27/11 09:41 PM
Okay, three, yes three laptops later and a switch to Safari I am finally able to write my post of the day.
After all that I forgot what I was going to say today.
I guess when you really want to do something you simply figure it out.
Try until you cry, die, sigh...you get the drift.
Like I want to go to the Google Academy. This means an hour and a half drive on the DC Beltway in rush hour two times.
GROAN MOAN GROAN.
But it is like the post tonight. I am determined to do that, too. YooHoo, … (12 comments)
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House Tour Tuesday Benefits - 04/26/11 05:12 PM
House Tour Tuesday Benefits..in Southern Maryland, RE/MAX 100 tours together Tuesdays to see all the new listings. What are the advantages of this?
Agent Pricing skills became RAZOR sharp.
Seller can interview a large group of VETERAN top agents for FREE pricing guidance with no time invested.
Group Cohesiveness.
Increased Community Awareness.
Staging Assistance.
Feedback Help.
Group Sales Interest and Extra Effort...RE/MAX 100 Agents see the home, pick up the cell phone, and call the clients who are a perfect fit for these Tuesday homes!
You'll Retrieve Golden Results with Cheryl Ritchie, RE/MAX 100, for all your Southern Maryland Real Estate Services. Visit www.GoldenResults.com for more information.
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31 Day Challenge for May 2011 ~ earn 3,000 BONUS points - 04/26/11 05:01 PM
I am reblogging this so I keep it front and center in my mind. I developed some good consistent blogging habits on the last challenges like this so here I go again! Blogging is marketing and marketing is blogging so I am on for the Active Rain contest in May!
Via Christina ONeal ~ Ripon, California realtor (Crown Key Realty):
31 Day Challenge for May 2011 ~ earn 3,000 BONUS points
December was my very first 31 day challenge (which I didn't do that well at). I started off with a bang, then I started lumping 3 or 4 or 6 days of accomplishments … (4 comments)
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FSBO - Is this wise? - 04/26/11 04:56 PM
There are some really good points made in this post. The 65% chance of court or arbitration really stands out. So does the Safety issue. There are a lot of issues to consider when trying to market your own home. This list really covers a lot of them!
Via Mimi Foster - Realtor Colorado Springs (EPIC Real Estate Group Real Estate Colorado Springs):
FSBO - Is this wise?When someone decides to sell their home without the services of a Realtor, they are commonly called a FSBO (For Sale by Owner), but I prefer to call them Unrepresented Sellers. When I first started in … (1 comments)
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Last Week's Favorites: April 17th - 24th - 04/25/11 08:46 PM
I have two reasons for loving Pat Kennedy's Post! I was selected as one of the fifteen blogs to check out this past week, neat! But more important, when this type of post gets featured and you are a big iPAD user, instead of having just the top ten posts from which you can comment, this more than doubles the selection. Great bonus for IPAD Lovers!
Via Patricia Kennedy (Evers & Company Realtors):
It was an interesting week at Active Rain, especially with the announcement that one of the sons I forgot to have, Jon Washburn, has moved onto his next great adventure. Then the … (1 comments)
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Paperwork Marathon Winding Down in Southern Maryland - 04/25/11 08:10 PM
Paperwork Marathon Winding Down in Southern Maryland...Amen!
Okay, my desk is cleared off.
And the two Rubbermaid Totes are gone plus all the contents are filed away.
And the Lands End Canvas Totes are all gone and the contents have found homes.
The desk is clear, the floor is clear, and about this time tomorrow night the filing cabinet will have law and order again, too.
WHEW!
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What Do Buyers Want? Sprinkles or Filling? - 04/23/11 02:14 PM
Leslie Ebersole puts a good spin on this explanation for what do Buyers want. Sometimes it is important to take off your ballcap and put on the one from the other side just to see how it feels. Or imagine that you are on opposite sides of the Courtroom and have to argue the other person's point of view. That makes it easier to see whether they want sprinkles or filling.
Via Leslie Ebersole (Baird&Warner Real Estate St. Charles IL):
Most folks used to be content with a nice slice of yellow cake on a special occasion. Now people want elaborately flavored and … (2 comments)
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Home Selling is a Lot Like Speed Dating . . . Ready? Set? - 04/23/11 02:11 PM
I have often thought of this concept but not put it to words. This is very much like speed dating. It is first impressions and what holds your attention in just a few quick seconds. The whole home buying process is similar to dating up until the wedding ceremony and then afterwards, too. I enjoyed this article and hope you do, too!
Via Margaret Oscilia-Home Stager, Salem Oregon (Creative Concepts-Home Staging and Contracting, Salem Oregon):
Most readers have heard of "speed dating". An event where singles meet each other for three to five minutes, get an idea of if this person is … (0 comments)
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Is The Seller Doubting Your CMA? Try The Seller Participation Market Analysis. - 04/23/11 01:54 PM
I do the exact same thing for a Southern Maryland Market Analysis as Broker Bryant outlines below. When the Seller has to select the four for me to hand the appraisal to justify the sales price, it becomes REAL real that overpricing or unrealistic expectations serve no purpose. Interaction helps the Seller own the number and own the good marketing results that ensue by proper pricing.
Via Bryant Tutas-Tutas Towne Realty, Inc:
Hi folks. Have you ever had a potential Seller question your market analysis? Maybe they wondered if you cherry picked the comparables. Arrived at a lower value just so you could … (1 comments)
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This House Blew That Only Chance To Make A First Impression! - 04/23/11 01:47 PM
Sometimes you need the shutters painted. Or you need the siding power hosed. Or the mulch and flower beds need some sprucing up. It is all about first impressions. You never have a second chance to make a first good impression. Think about it when you pull up to your listings and make sure the first impression is to warmly invite the Guests inside.
Via Patricia Kennedy (Evers & Company Realtors):
A house in my neighborhood recently went on the market, and being the Crestwood expert, I ran right over to see it. Like many Washington, DC homes, it has several sets of steps leading … (1 comments)
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What Makes a House a Home? - 04/23/11 01:31 PM
A home is so much more than bricks and sticks and dollar signs. When I think of relatives I have lost, it is often in the context of their homes. Smells even bring back the memories. So do Holiday Weekends. Happy Easter everyone.
Via Sandy Shores - Melbourne FL Real Estate ,Realtor®, M & M Real Estate Inc. (Brevard County Real Estate/ Melbourne & Palm Bay Real Estate):
When you buy a property, you are buying a house, a building made from bricks or blocks, wood and nails. It is the people that move into the house that make it a home; … (0 comments)
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No More MLS Printouts For Home Showings-Another iPad Tip - 04/23/11 01:23 PM
I asked Cindy Jones about her photo listing signs last week and we had the best Realtor Idea exchange in town. She then mentioned this cool idea below to reduce paperwork for showings. I also picked up the Evernote class notes idea from her. One note entry is synced to all your devices. YES!
Via Cindy Jones-Northern Virginia Real Estate & Military Relocation Services (CJ Realty Group, Inc.):
Today in a quick idea iPad tips and tricks conversation with Cheryl Ritchie, just across the river in Maryland, I mentioned one of the ways I'm using my iPad to keep my car clean. Not it … (4 comments)
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VIDEO TUTORIAL: How to add SOCIAL MEDIA BUTTONS to your SIGNATURE !! - 04/23/11 01:18 PM
Sheldon Neal has created several great videos lately to answer some questions I asked him after surfing his blog. He has done a great job of teaching social buttons addition to email signatures plus the "Let me Googel that for you" widget I posted earlier this week. Thanks, Sheldon Neal, "That>>>Wonderful<<<< British Agent."
Via Sheldon Neal ~ That British Agent ~ Bergen County NJ (Bergen County, NJ - RE/MAX Real Estate Limited):
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>> Dont miss other upcoming blog entries from "ThatBritishAgent" !
Sheldon Neal is a Full Time Bergen County Realtor® with RE/MAX, specializing in Homes … (3 comments)
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How much is my lily pad worth? - 04/23/11 01:15 PM
This photo makes you want to be there plus the content resonates with me. What a great illustration of pricing homes via a comparison to a lily pond. You need to see the home plus go back and study the stats. That way you give an accuration analysis. A Rush job?Not a good idea for an accuration evaluation. Slow down, enjoy the pond.
Via Paul Henderson, Realtor ® Tacoma,DuPont,Hartstene Pointe (RE/MAX Professionals & Four Seasons Inc.):
How much is my lily pad worth?
I am still amazed how many people call up and ask for a price estimate on their house sight unseen. … (0 comments)
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Youtube's NEW Online Video Editing Tools - 04/23/11 01:08 PM
I love, love a good tech tool post and Brad always delivers. When people ask me how to blog or how to do this or the other, I just point them to this blog. Everything I have learned to do for blogging is posted right here. Just start reading and enjoy the tech tips along the way.
Via Brad Andersohn (Zillow - Outreach Manager):
Youtube's NEW Online Video Editing Tools and Features
I've been waiting since the launch of Youtube for them to do this. Now that it's finally in place, I can only imagine that it's just going to get better and become an … (0 comments)
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How to Get an Offer Accepted ... It's as easy as 1-2-3! - 04/23/11 01:04 PM
Sometimes an article is written as though the words came right out of your own mouth. I just wish I had thought to write it, too. Here is a good example. Take time with your offers and craft them responsibly. The worst that can happen is everyone wins.
Via Kathleen Daniels, HAFA Short Sale Specialist (San Jose Real Estate ):
How to get an offer accepted ... It's as easy as 1-2-3! 1. Find out what the seller (listing agent) wants! If the list price is below market ... write a full price offer. Know the market. Check the comps!
2. If … (2 comments)
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I have ONE tulip in the Groves by the Garage - 04/23/11 12:05 PM
I have ONE tulip in the Groves by the Garage.
Well, what does that say?
I have tried and tired.
I have planted and planted.
My Green Thump is PURPLE.
But I have never given up.
I have planted dayliliies and daffodils and crocus and wildflower seeds. You name it.
One of the best gigs I have going is I bake my Neighbor Apple Pie and he brings me Garden Tomatoes.
But when it came to I needed a new PINE tree where one went belly up, I did what any logical, analytical, self assured Southern Realtor would do.
I called Sylvester … (5 comments)
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For Mothers Day and Fathers Day, go for the iPAD! SURFS up time! - 04/23/11 11:37 AM
Think BIG. For Mothers Day and Fathers Day, go for the iPAD! Post a photo on the Frig. Leave a pic on your desk.
I have been BIG into VISUALIZATION this Spring Clean Week at Mosquito Gulch.
I just purchased a bunch of Dee Sign Panels. I cleaned my frames, inserted my panels, lined them up, and took a good look. I also attached my NEW www.MobileRealEstateID.com riders with QR Code and Text Phot ID info. Now it is time to go book a lot of Southern Maryland Real estate listing appointments.
So, I read that the number one use of the iPAD IS...
Go … (6 comments)
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Holiday Time Means EMail Card Time from this Southern Maryland Realtor! - 04/23/11 11:21 AM
Okay, it is Easter and Holiday Time Means EMail Card Time from this Southern Maryland Realtor!
I am going to check out my ECard Subscriptions to see who has the best Easter Greeting.
I jump between www.Hallmark.com and www.BlueMountain.com and www.JacquieLawson.com
I'll have to come back and post my pick. Some link the card up to Facebook, some have a DOG theme when it is Bunny time, and some are just beautiful prose.
Time to go send out my Easter card to some of my Favorite Peeps.
You'll Retrieve Golden Results with Cheryl Ritchie, RE/MAX 100, for all your Southern Maryland Real … (0 comments)
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Why do I like MobileRealEstateID.com aka Mobile Card Cast Realtor Product so much? - 04/23/11 11:06 AM
Well, check out the Mobile Card Cast website at http://mobilerealestateid.com/ so you get a Realtor Visual first.
Which brings up the main point. I am a Visual Learner.
So, I want immediate photo and text visibility available on my Southern Maryland listings.
This www.MobileRealEstateID.com product delivers.
But it also has a second component. Hold on to your socks. This rocks.
You can have a mobile website set up that diverts from you regular branded site you have used a gazillion years. Pepsi is Pepsi. Coke is Coke. This is no joke. Visit www.GoldenResults.com on your laptop then visit it on your smart phone to … (2 comments)
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EMail Featue Sheet Products...Which do you use and why? - 04/23/11 10:37 AM
EMail Feature Sheet Products...Which do you use and why?
I notice a lot of Realtor feature sheets come through via EMail. I usually check them out to see what I think of the product and which ones stand out to me.
I like the way ListingWidget does not need a button pressed to see the photos. This catches my attention every time.
I saw something new today. I received an email flyer from Lara Owings in Calvert County. One of the services we receive in the MRIS area in the DC vicinity is List Hub. This product syndicates your listings to DOZENS of … (3 comments)
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Instagr.am and Hootsuite iPAD and iPhone apps - 04/23/11 09:53 AM
This week I am checking out Instagr.am and Hootsuite iPAD and iPhone apps. I always have project. I like to test the learning limits. So there is always something on my project radar list. Actually I keep a Project list for just this. I read about Realtor tech tool or observe something cool and it gets added. My list would scare you because most of the time it scares me. It is my crossword puzzle of the day.
The first few months of being a DELIRIOUS iPad user I was mostly learning the ropes and investigating best apps lists to select a bunch of apps that would be useful as … (3 comments)
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Rave Realtor Review for Lena Grierson at the Damalouji Law Firm Prince Frederick MD - 04/20/11 02:09 PM
Here's a Rave Realtor Review for Lena Grierson at the Damalouji Law Firm Prince Frederick MD!
I had a listing which defied gravity over the past year. It was an Estate Sale that had mold, water up to your knees, easement and access issues, foreclosure and short sale issues and I'll just stop there even though I could keep going on and on.
There were a total of EIGHT offers over time to the best of my memory.
This last one got through and settled this week.
Many kudos to Lena Grierson. I was told she was a PIT Bull ( Sorry, Riley Rover, … (1 comments)
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Google Academy for Realtors sponsored in Northern Virginia the end of April 2011 - 04/20/11 10:48 AM
Google Academy for Realtors is sponsored in Northern Virginia the end of April 2011!
I remember reading about this on Active Rain and have wanted to attend since.
The timing is the end of next week at two Northern Virginia locations in Herndon and Fairfax.
The 50% off the day long price interested me. Use the promo code 045011 and it is 99/day over the next 48 hours.
I mostly want to learn about cloud computing and google docs spreadsheets and how to merge my TWO accidental google accounts in to one. I called Robert Green's office at 305 936 2489 and … (0 comments)
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Sensopia Magic Plan Apple App Measures and Sketches House Floor Plan FREE - 04/19/11 05:58 PM
Sensopia Magic Plan Apple App, which Measures and Sketches House Floor Plans, is FREE for the taking. Okay you KNOW I have to have it. I babble on and on about my iPAD and which apps are treasures. I am downloading it now at http://ww.sensopia.com/webmail/pressrelease_eng.html. The information says it can measure, draw and sketch a floor plan just by taking photos. Okay, I will bite on this baby! Max Pigman mentioned it at the Realtor.com Seminar in Baltimore last week and it has been on my mind to download all week.
The other app I have been really growing fond of … (8 comments)
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House of Magents Blowout Orioles Schedule Magnets Surprise - 04/19/11 04:50 PM
The House of Magents Blowout Orioles Schedule Magnets Surprise was a BIG Surprise. I had thought of doing this for a Spring and Summer Southern Maryland Realtor "pop by" but had not totally decided. When I received an 80% off SALE email this morning I stopped dead in my tracks and called www.HouseofMagents.com. I liked their peach and green colors. So I got 1000 Orioles Schedules with 200 Baseball envelopes at $75.00 or just under six cents apiece for the schedule.
I had been wanting to also try www.GottPrint.com. So I went ahead and also ordered 1000 color cards with shipping … (0 comments)
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Are Realtors Worth Their Commission? - 04/16/11 01:22 PM
We are a jack of all trades is the concept here. We learn a little about lots of topics but need to defer to the experts. It is even in our disclosures that we are not accountants or attorneys and to direct these type questions to those professionals. Great points below!
Via Karen Bernetti (Staging4Smooth Transitions):
Are Realtors worth their commission? I used to be one of those part-time Realtors [that full-time agents love to hate]. During my years as a Realtor® I found the really good seaonsed agents intimidated me A LOT. Why? Because they seem to know EVERYTHING about everything. I … (1 comments)
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Blog Brianstorn Cindy Jones....Active Rain Thanks to Cindy Jones - 04/16/11 01:16 PM
What does Blog Brainstorm Cindy Jones mean? That means I just set up an Evernote for this topic while on my iPad that will sync to all my devices so I can copy this as a post into Active Rain when back at a laptop. I could use logmein.com but let me try this instead. Bob Stewart, I wish we could email our posts in like you can on Posterous. Anyway...
I saw a blog post that was featured by Kodak. Their contest is about flyers and signs. They mentioned Cindy Jones today and said to look at comment 24. … (1 comments)
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Notes from Realtor.com and Tech Savvy Classes today in Baltimore MD - 04/14/11 08:41 PM
Here are notes from the Realtor.com and Tech Savvy Classes I attended today in the Baltimore MD vicinity! If you can attend these classes in your area, it is non stop great Realtor information. I used Evernote on my iPAD and typed away but I have not had time to correct typos and misspellings yet. Take a boat, plane, bus or whatever to get there because there is no substitute for hearing it all live. It was a high speed listen and learn experience. I was typing as fast as I could so here most of it goes:
Realtor age range 54, higher than … (4 comments)
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Top 5 Contact Widgets for Blogs and Websites - 04/13/11 09:41 PM
I love to pass out good tech tips when I find them. I have Google Voice and really appreciate the transcription aspect. I asked Sheldon Neal to explain the "let me google that for you" product again when I noticed it on his site. He posted a great video on this product this week. The text widget is a good idea, too. Enjoy these!
Via Brad Andersohn (Zillow - Outreach Manager):
Creating great content for your subscribers and readers, (and the search engines) is one of the most important things you can do to be successful with your blogs and websites. It may … (9 comments)
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Sometimes the Simple Realtor Paperwork Systems Should Stay! - 04/13/11 09:33 PM
Don't ask me what I was thinking. Sometimes the Simple Realtor Paperwork Systems Should Stay! Today, eight plus hours later, I undid the NEW filing System I experimented with last year. I did not shed one tear. I would say I was crabby, mean, unlikable, and a lot of other GGGRRR things today, as Riley Rover would say, while I did this but sad, no. Paperwork is not my passion.
I have always had a simple system. One hanging folder in the file cabinet per client. Seven colored file folders inside each hanging folder. Each color stands for something to me. Purple I … (7 comments)
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Sources of Information for Seller Marketing Plan and Buyer Proposal 2011 - 04/12/11 04:57 PM
Sources of Information for Southern Maryland Seller Marketing Plan and Buyer Proposal 2011...Here are mine, what are yours?
Each year this time of year I revamp my two Real Estate Presentations and post them on www.issuu.com/goldenresults and www.Slideshare.com/goldenresults for all the world to see.
It's no accident that it falls this time of year. Mix Pigman from www.Realtor.com will be at Martin's Crosswinds in Baltimore, MD with Tech Savvy Agent for an all day seminar this Thursday. That is where I saw my first iPAD demonstration a year ago with a full blown listing presentation on board. I have not been the … (6 comments)
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How to set up a "Google Me" Link !! - 04/12/11 01:56 AM
I get it, I get it! I called Sheldon Neal, that British Agent on Active Rain, just to ask how to do something that was really cool on his blog. One Video Tutorial later, we all know how NOW. Okay, the next question is, Sheldon, how did you do the video? What product? Inquiring minds from Southern Maryland want to know!
Via Sheldon Neal ~ That British Agent ~ Bergen County NJ (Bergen County, NJ - RE/MAX Real Estate Limited):
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Sheldon Neal is a Full Time … (8 comments)
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Thought I had too many Mango Smoothies, huh? - 04/11/11 11:28 PM
Thought I had too many Panera Mango Smoothies, huh?
Or one too many stops at the Prince Frederick Starbucks?
Nuh uh.
I just posted two different blogs saying about the same thing.
That's the first glance observation.
Peek again.
I have revamped my Southern Maryland 2011 Listing Presentation and 2011 Buyer Proposal and posted in plain view for all to see.
Except this Active Rain post is done with www.issuu.com/goldenresults.
Check it out at http://activerain.com/blogsview/2240749/southern-maryland-powerpoint-seller-marketing-plan-and-buyer-proposal-2011
And this other Active Rain post was done with www.Slideshare.com/goldenresults
Check it out at ...oops I have to go get that link. Here it is http://activerain.com/blogsview/2240646/southern-maryland-real-estate-seller-marketing-plan-and-buyer-proposal-2011
Which … (6 comments)
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Southern Maryland Powerpoint Seller Marketing Plan and Buyer Proposal 2011 - 04/11/11 11:17 PM
Here's my Southern Maryland Powerpoint Seller Marketing Plan and Buyer Proposal 2011 ready for your review. You'll Retrieve Golden Results with Cheryl Ritchie, RE/MAX 100, for all your Southern Maryland Real Estate Services. Visit www.GoldenResults.com on your Smart Phone to see my brand new Mobile Web site that you can bookmark for MLS Searches.
Open publication - Free publishing Open publication - Free publishing … (2 comments)
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Southern Maryland Real Estate Seller Marketing Plan and Buyer Proposal 2011 - 04/11/11 09:56 PM
Here's my hot off the press 2011 Southern Maryland Real Estate Seller Marketing Plan and 2011 Southern Maryland Buyer Proposal. You'll Retrieve Golden Results with Cheryl Ritchie, RE/MAX 100 for all your Southern Maryland Real Estate Services. Here's the Golden Goods that get you the Golden Results YOU Deserve for all your Southern Maryland Real Estate Services!
Southern Maryland Real Estate Seller Marketing Plan View more presentations from RE/MAX 100 Southern Maryland Real Estate Buyer Proposal 2011 View more presentations from RE/MAX 100 … (0 comments)
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How To Create an Outdoor Living Space: Ideas and Inspiration (Home Staging and Redesign Minneapolis, MN) - 04/11/11 09:18 PM
Look at the fantastic photos used to create this inviting outdoor space. I love the dog water fountain most of all of course. This is an affordable way to add pizaaz to your back yard or deck or patio space. What an inspiration!
Via Home Staging and Redesign Minneapolis/ St. Paul, MN - Shar Sitter (Rooms With Style):
How to Create an Outdoor Living Space: Ideas and Inspiration. (Home Staging and Redesign Minneapolis, MN)
In my personal opinion outdoor square footage is as valuable as the indoor square footage in the Spring, Summer and Fall. It is a space so valuable to me I … (5 comments)
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Southern Maryland Waterfront Farms for Sale - 04/11/11 03:35 PM
Southern Maryland Waterfront Farms for Sale...
I decided to research a little bit about Southern Maryland Waterfront Farms for Sale.
One of the things I learned quickly is that when you go to the Real Property Search each year there is a short list.
A very short list.
Once you get past the beauty and splendour of these Southern Maryland unvarnished tracts of land, here's some nuts and bolts.
There is the issue of the Agricultural Transfer Tax. And the roughly 7% fee to expect if the Seller is out of State.
I also learned that you check into Environmental Issues like old gas pumps … (1 comments)
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How to send a text message on an iPAD Realtor 101 - 04/10/11 08:00 PM
How to send a text message on an iPAD... Realtor 101...
I will save you a whole afternoon and keep this simple.
I googled it and came up with a bunch of ideas. I tried most of them.
I routed back to the iPad app called TEXTNOW.
Why? User friendly, easy to figure out right out of the box, ability to route responses via email, picture and emoticon friendly,,,,just simple.
I wanted to go the Google Voice Route or the Skype route or all kind of routes, but this one just made the grade for simple to figure out and simple to use … (5 comments)
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Are YOU in the Clouds? You just might find doing business is easier there... - 04/10/11 11:03 AM
I love a good Tech post where I can pick up some ideas. I did not know Jing did this extra stuff useful for cloud computing. I also have found some good training videos on VTC.com for Google Products. That video is near the top of my training list soon. I have been headed this direction for cloud computing without doing it as a goal. Looks like it is going to get on the goal list soon!
Via Lee & Pamela St. Peter ~ (919) 645-2522 Raleigh NC, Realtors®, GRI,CRS,ABR,ePro (Prudential York Simpson Underwood Realty):
Via Lee & Pamela St. Peter ~ … (1 comments)
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Make Your Own ActiveRain Toolbar - 04/10/11 10:59 AM
I am sure glad we can reblog on Active Rain again when we see a great post. I always pick up good tips from Craig Daniels. Here is a way to create your own Active Rain Tool Bar to buzz around the best parts of this site or any site more efficiently. Enjoy the heads up!
Via Craig Daniels, REVA, Technology Instructor:
OK, so admit it... ActiveRain is where you spend a good portion of your online time! In this post, I'm going to share a tip that I use to help me navigate very quickly to all the different pages on … (0 comments)
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How Many Things to Do Are There in YOUR Community? I Bet There are 365 - 04/10/11 10:58 AM
I just started a blogging series this week about the 365 things to do in Southern Maryland. This post has some great tips on how to do this series even better. I like the Facebook Concept and the links with full posts to the items on the list of 365. It's a year long project and then some to do this corrrectly. But coming up with the 365 for Southern Maryland, that's the easy part.
Via Jeff Dowler ~ Carlsbad Real Estate ~ 760-840-1360 (Solutions Real Estate (CA DRE Lic. # 01490977)):
How Many Things to Do Are There in YOUR Community? I Bet … (2 comments)
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Polite Tips for the Home Seller to Take a Step Back - 04/10/11 10:55 AM
It is so easy to inadvertantly say the wrong thing. The Seller can be pitching their new blue paint to a person who loves blue cars but dislikes blue walls. You never know. Let the Buyer's Agent do their job for the best chance of a offer to be written. Let the Buyer enjoy the home through their eyes!
Via Celeste "SALLY" Cheeseman, RA, CRS, HAWAII Real Estate & Relocations (Century 21 Liberty Homes):
I don't know if it will ever be easy for me to tell a home seller that it's not a good idea to hang out at showings. Okay, that's … (0 comments)
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Why Would a Lender Accept a Strategic Short Sale? - 04/10/11 10:51 AM
This is a really good post about Strategic Short Sales. The example really drives home the point and logic of them. I am often questioned about this kind of concept in Southern Maryland. When something makes sense, it just makes sense. Read on!
Via Bryant Tutas-Tutas Towne Realty, Inc:
Hi folks. Judy Chapman wrote a very good article titled "To do a strategic short sale or not to do a strategic short sale ... that is the question".
If you haven't read Judy's post please take a minute to do so.
A couple of her readers didn't understand why a Lender … (3 comments)
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The end of the week is Active Rain Points Tally Time! - 04/10/11 10:46 AM
The end of the week is Active Rain Points Tally Time!
I long ago realized that the things you get points for are Active Rain are the items that are the best blogging habits for SEO and anything and everything else. So I take it at face value that the contests and points RIG you for Success.
So the end of the week is Active Rain Points Tally Time!
I make it a point cast in concrete to post a blog a day. I write about what I learned that day. That makes it easy to do. My Grandfather was a Country Doctor … (0 comments)
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It's easy to do ten active rain comments a day now that I discovered.... - 04/10/11 09:57 AM
It's easy to do TEN Active Rain comments a day now that I discovered....
Got your attention on that title, huh?
Well it is the real deal.
Ever since I discovered that I can do my comments on Active Rain on my iPad, instead of it being the thing I do last, it is the thing that often gets completed first.
First, you do not have to use www.logmein.com. But even that will become easier now that I ordered my new www.Zagg.com keyboard with carrying case gadget. That's another story, though. Read that one here!
Second, all you do is REFUSE to … (14 comments)
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So what missing snack foods mean you are out of groceries? - 04/09/11 06:41 PM
So what missing snack foods mean YOU are out of groceries?
I just had to make a run to Giant Food in Prince Frederick MD.
I was out of snack foods before my day off. That's a hot mess.
So what was I missing?
Trisquits, goat cheese, horseradish cheddar cheese, strawberries, cool whip lite and fresh Giant Salsa just for starters.
The frig is loaded now. Fruit, veggies, and salmon is in the crock pot for Salmon Salad later tonight.
P.S. We will not discuss the Mary Sue Easter Eggs I put a dent in and then dropped off for my Nephews to polish off.
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Price Isn't Everything: Evaluating an Offer - 04/09/11 06:29 PM
I frequently am asked the question of what number do I think a Seller will accept. It is just one part of the equation. The Seller also needs to evaluate closing date, closing help, terms, inspections, deposit and the list goes on!
Via Patricia Kennedy (Evers & Company Realtors):
Price Isn't Everything: Evaluating an Offer
Just at the point your are totally sick of making the beds and keeping the kitchen pristine, an offer comes in, and you are stoked. And as you imagine what it's going to look like, you are probably focused on the line in the contract that reads Total Sales Price. … (0 comments)
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What to do when your Realtor Website is FLASH but Consumer Smart Phones won't FLASH! - 04/08/11 10:47 PM
I ran out to Starbucks and Panera and realized on the ride that the biggest sales plug of all for the new redirect on my website to a mobile website when a consumer uses a cell phone with www.mobilerealestateid.com is...
Well, www.GoldenResults.com is a flash website. iPADS and iPHONES do not do flash. Uh oh.
I love my website. I want people to fall in love with Southern Maryland and jump in the photos in the flash intro. Then hire me.
I also love my iPad and my new iPhone.
But no flash is on Apple.
I did not want to give either up.
This new www.mobilerealestateid.com product … (9 comments)
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365 Things To Do in Southern Maryland - 04/08/11 10:33 PM
A Journey Begins with a single step. Come back for additional tastes of Southern Maryland as I complete the 365. Enjoy the first THIRTY this month!
1. Slurp Starbucks Coffee or a Panera Mango Smoothie with Iced Tea on the side and watch the Sunset over the Chesapeake Bay.
2. Launch your chompers in to a Stoney's Crabcake. " Babycakes" it's the way to go!"
3. Indulge in the Rod n Reel Sunday Breakfast Buffet.
4. Walk the Shores of Breezy Point Beach.
5. Join RE/MAX and Friends for their Annual Komen Beach Walk.
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But They Told Me the Short Sale Was Already Approved! - 04/08/11 10:25 PM
This topic comes up a lot. You see these comments on the listing remarks and always wonder. The main thing to remember is that no two scenarios are alike just like no two people are alike. The blanket statment that it is approved should get you to wonder.
Via Renee Burrows - Las Vegas Real Estate (702-580-1783) www.ShackDiva.com (The Force Realty -Realtor-Estate-Probate-REO-Short Sale):
I have a very close acquaintance that is purchasing an “approved” short sale home in another city and is frustrated. To protect the innocent, Iwill call him “dad” from now on.
Dad called me the other day, very frustrated as mentioned, … (2 comments)
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Zagg.com Bluetooth Keyboard w/ Military Stength Protection iPAD2 Carrying Case for Realtors - 04/08/11 01:10 PM
First check out http://www.zagg.com/invisibleshield/apple-ipad-2-3g-cases-screen-protectors-covers-skins-shields.php
Or click here View Zagg !
Or got to www.Zagg.com and check out the Zagg.com Bluetooth Keyboard w/ Military Strength Protection iPAD2 Carrying Case for Realtors.
We got the EMail from Management about an hour ago that the RE/MAX 100 Contracts Program is now iPAD Compatible. YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Yahoo for short.
It takes about one more minute to do the math and realize that this top voted gadget for iPAD1 and iPAD2 is the way to go. You can drop it, toss it around and stomp on it. Riley Rover can roll over it in the Jeep and … (5 comments)
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REO Agent's Tools Of The Trade - 04/06/11 05:57 PM
I got a kick out of this article probably because my Dad has been assembling Tool Boxes for each of his Grandchildren and luckly, children. I am going to have to ask him if he included these special super duper Realtor REO Tools, too.
Via Eric C. Fahrner (www.ECFahrner.com at HomeSmart):
I was thinking today about the specific Tools Of The Trade we REO Agents like to have on-hand as we go about our business with these bank-owned properties.
When I was just a little tiny REO agent, my mentor, Obi-Wan "Broker" Kenobi, taught me the ways of the REALTOR®Force.
He … (0 comments)
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Screen Sharing Products for Realtors Round Two or Three - 04/06/11 05:44 PM
What are some Screen Sharing Products for Reators Round Two or Three?
I like www.GotoMeeting.com
I also learned about FREE Join.me from the LogMeIn.com folks via Craig Daniels on Active Rain.
Today I found another screen sharing product while on a Visistats webinar.
Check out GLANCE at http://www.glance.net/site/getglance/getglance.asp
It looks like 10 bucks a session.
I use this screen sharing type product for Listing Presentations and follow up meetings when my client is out of town. No reason for this Southern Maryland Realtor to be ever down. The Monthly Update Meetings can still be held when your client is not around!
You'll Retrieve Golden Results with … (0 comments)
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Check out my new Smart Phone Friendly www.GoldenResults.mobi Southern Maryland Website! - 04/06/11 05:09 PM
Check out my new Smart Phone Friendly Southern Maryland www.GoldenResults.mobi Website or click here.
This is a brand NEW Product by www.MobileRealEstateId.com @ 914-909-6710
Fasten your seat belts because this is one heck of a ride.
I am a Pioneer for my Southern Maryland Turf! This NEW Product has QR Codes, COOL Listing Info via text, a mobile website PLUS a customer MLS Search that can be bookmarked on their cell phone. Plus Social Networking Links. It all but sings and dances.
Here is a summary from MobileRealEstateID.com
By using the Mobile Real Estate ID solution you are able to capture and engage consumers on their mobile devices through … (1 comments)
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How to transfer original iPAD settings and apps to NEW iPAD2 - 04/05/11 01:30 AM
How to transfer original iPAD settings and apps to NEW iPAD2:
I bumbled along a while and then discovered this article which gave me a lot more confidence late this evening.
Click http://www.maclife.com/article/howtos/how_upgrade_ipad_ipad_2#slide-0 for a great Cheat Sheet.
I am half way through the clone part. It will just be a few minutes and then I can play with my new WORK iPAD.
Notice how I said work iPAD because Number One is about to become Number Two. It is now to become my Reader and upstairs Internet and EMail access device.
The learning curve for me? Pay attention to the Fed Ex truck … (7 comments)
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The Ultimate Answer to the Zillow Zestimate - 04/05/11 12:26 AM
Great verbiage and an automatic reblog in my turf. I am the zactimate. What a great way to contrast it to the Zillow Zestimate. Except I drive them around and factor in the intangibles like functional obsolescenze. This is a starting point and in that context it is a more reasonable tool to consider.
Via J. Philip Faranda (J. Philip R.E. LLC) Westchester County NY:
Perhaps no phenomenon in real estate is as much of a lightning rod for strong opinions as the Zillow Zestimate. Most agents I speak with hate it; I have had instances where looking it up has helped a … (6 comments)
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How to Create a Collage Using Picnik - 04/04/11 11:15 PM
I love to leave a trail of great HOW TO blog posts that so when people ask me how I did this or how I did that I can have them just check it out on my blog. I make it a goal almost every day on my blog to share something I have learned. So, if you see me do something you want to do, too, the instruction manual is always right there. Google it and ye shall find!
Via Kathy Nielsen Atlanta Georgia Home Stager (Georgia Interior Solutions, LLC):
The following provides a step-by-step process of creating a collage using Picnik.
… (3 comments)
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I missed the FEDEX iPAD knock at the door today...ROAR - 04/04/11 10:58 PM
I missed the FEDEX iPAD knock at the door today...ROAR!
I was home and how this happened defies gravity when you know how excited I have been about receiving all my Apple Products.
I missed the knock. Tick Tock. I came down 15 minutes after the FEDEX Delivery Truck left.
That amounts to feeling like a Kid who slept through a Holiday and missed all the FUN before it had begun.
I wore out the phone lines trying to get the FEDEX driver to come back.
Nuh uh.
So I did what any self respecting Realtor would do. I came up with PLAN TWO.
… (7 comments)
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SEO Business Blogging - YOU Have to Do it YOUSELF - 04/03/11 10:15 AM
This post has links and valuable information on blogging and SEO. I think you could go through the information one article at a time and have a wealth of blogging information. I think it will become a necessity to blog as a Realtor to keep and maintain a business flow.
Via Victoria Stankard (Get Found Now ):
Folks, you may not want to do it, you may feel that you don't have the time to do it, but you have to blog about your business if want to compete with all the other bloggers that have already hopped on the SEO business blogging bandwagon.
I … (4 comments)
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VTC.com has Realtor Video training at affordable monthly or yearly prices - 04/03/11 05:25 AM
I refuse to surrender. I will not give in. There is no white flag available for me to wave.
What's the deal? I refuse to cave in and let technology pass me by. I try and try.
My latest foray is to listen a little here and there to the video training on www.VTC.com.
Their fees are $30/month or $250 per year.
I used to buy each Microsoft series by different vendors at $100-$140 a series.
Then they would be outdated in a few years and become clutter culprits.
So I moved to Online Training. I am focused on Outlook 2010 … (1 comments)
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Powerful Listing Tools - 04/03/11 05:02 AM
It boils down to the price, period. It affects the showings, the amount of offers and the time on the market. You name it, the bottom line on whether a property will send with all things considered is price. Price is the great equalizer. Price the home corrrectly and it well sell.
Via Denise Lones (The Lones Group Inc.):
POWERFUL PRICING TOOLS
In last week’s Zebra Report I talked about the importance of having a powerful listing presentation that covers five critical areas: pricing,communication, technology, marketing, and home presentation & photography. This week I’m going to look at the first of those categories – pricing – to … (2 comments)
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Move a Wall without Construction Costs - 04/03/11 04:47 AM
I read the post, got curious, and learned a great staging tip today. I will also keep in mind the interactive tool on the Home Depot website. I wonder if there is an iPad app that does this also. I love the green walls!
Via Judy Klem, Home Staging, Senior Move Management, Fairfield/New Haven counties (Transition Stage LLC):
Move a Wall without Construction Costs No, it's not an April Fool's joke. You can make a small room appear a bit bigger while also adding a bit more dimension for the eye with this simple effect. Very low cost, very high impact - even … (1 comments)
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Youtube.com/GoldenResults Channel Update - 04/03/11 12:59 AM
I updated my www.youtube.com/GoldenResults site this evening. I realized when I looked over my NEW Mobile website at http://SouthernMd.mobi that one of the preset links was to your Youtube.com Channel. Oh dear, my featured video was missing. So I googled the instructions on how to change the featured video on the YouTube Channel, figured out how to select the Labrador and Dolphin Video, and updated my missing profile. A Realtor's work is never done.
I have a few tutorials I had saved on how to use a Google Reader and how to do some Picnik Collages. My favorite is a video Janie Coffey created of Mosquito … (1 comments)
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GoDaddy.com Names for your Realtor Mobile Websites...A Smartphone Takeover Effect - 04/02/11 08:06 PM
GoDaddy.com names for your Mobile Websites...A Smart phone Takeover Effect!
Right or Wrong, this is what I did today. The GoDaddy mobi sites are MUCH more expensive that the .com or .info sites.
That's a tip.
I just got my Verizon iPhone and the iPAD2 is in Alaska making its way to Southern Maryland. I am skipping House Tour this week just to be here to sign for it.
But the point is I am much more tuned in to all this stuff right now as a result. I am switching databases because of it. I am tuning in to QR Codes finally. I grasp the HUGE concept of the NEW … (2 comments)
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"Your Home is the Setting for Your Life" - 04/02/11 07:51 PM
Reblogging is back on Active Rain. This is one of those posts I mentally made a note that I wanted to go back and find when the feature was restored. I love this concept. Your home is the setting for your life. What a cool catchphrase and even cooler concept.
Via Diane Mora (Coldwell Banker George Realty):
My first apartment... heaven on earth: orange shag carpet, green yard-sale sofa, cinderblock-and-plywood bookshelves, and a gargantuan wooden spool for a table (what did you expect? It was 1978 -- I was 18 years old!).
I lived in that apartment for two wonderful years: working, dating, partying … (1 comments)
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Some Realtor Jobs are Drum, some are HUM! - 04/01/11 09:24 PM
HUMDRUM? Some Realtor jobs are Drum, some are HUM!
Every job has fun parts and not so fun parts.
I love the Buyers. I love finding that perfect house. I love getting out and enjoying some sunlight and just getting out and about.
I also like getting a Listing. I like all the cool tech tools and I like the sound of a sale on the horizon. It smells like Popcorn about to pop in my mind.
That stuff is the HUM.
The Drum? The Bummer?
Paperwork, papework, paperwork.
You can tell I have a day of paperwork coming.
I hope … (9 comments)
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11 Short Notes about Short Sales - 04/01/11 09:14 PM
This post has some great points and reminders. I noticed signs today for a FSBO Short Sale that said closing help provided. As I read the signs I thought about THIS post below that I saw the other day and decided to come back and highlight it on my Southern Maryland blog.
Via Judy Chapman (Koenig & Strey Real Living):
1 Reason Short Sales are Difficult Because the payback of the loan will be ‘shorted’ by a significant amount and the lender will have to take a loss, your lender must approve the Short Sale before the house can close. 2 Reasons to Consider a Short … (4 comments)
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