project blogger: When the well runs dry - 07/24/07 11:21 PM
I know Project Blogger is over, although the voting is not (don't forget to vote).....and yes that is shameless self promotion (as Jay would put it). But I promised some people that I would post about this subject because it was one of the most useful coaching sessions I had with Paul. (take a look at his original article - What To Do When the Well Runs Dry)
We've all been there; we sit in front of our computer screens twiddling our thumbs and have no idea what to write about. Our minds are blank and we don't know what … (52 comments)
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project blogger: Buh-Bye Project Blogger - 07/13/07 11:13 AM
We only have a couple of days left of Project Blogger and I could not just let it end without saying good bye. It's been 14 gruesome weeks of this event and I call them gruesome not because they were unpleasant, but because it was a lot of work! All of us involved had full-time jobs (and in real estate that means 7 days a week), and had busy personal lives during the competition.
Coaches, apprentices, judges and others went out of their way to give it their all and I have to tell you that looking around at the result is … (49 comments)
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project blogger: Condo-Hotel Craze in Miami - 07/06/07 09:00 PM
Condo-Hotels have become extremely popular in the past couple of years because of many reasons and Miami is full of these type of projects in every price range imaginable.
Condo Hotels are usually luxury, high-rise properties in incredible and desirable locations. They are built in great vacation destinations near beaches, casinos, theme parks or golf courses. They are backed and operated by prestigious hospitality companies like Sonesta, Trump, Hilton, Ritz-Carlton, Hyatt and Four Seasons, which makes it desirable for anyone to invest in these type of projects. They also offer great amenities from full-service spas, fine-dining, resort-style pools and great guest … (26 comments)
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project blogger: California Bungalow Estate for Sale in Miami - 06/29/07 10:34 AM
Every once in a while I have the pleasure of telling you about historically significant homes that are on the market for sale. This time, there is a California Bungalow Estate located in The Shorecrest subdivision of Miami’s Upper East Side. It is the original estate of the Renuart Family, owners of Renuart Lumber.
This particular home is very unique because of many different factors. First, it sits on an acre lot which is a commodity in this area of Miami. Second, its architectural style is not common for South Florida and third, it has been exquisitely restored.
The home sits on one side of … (29 comments)
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project blogger: Investors that leave a sour taste in your mouth - 06/27/07 04:30 AM
I've been debating whether to post this or not and finally decided to go for it to get your opinions.
I would like to set the tone for this story about a Real Estate Investor who I will call JAKE. Jake purchased one of our listings before. He called without an agent, claimed he did not have one, we showed him the property, gave him comps, and did other due diligence.
Several weeks later, we received an offer for that property from Jake's real estate agent. Although felt somewhat disturbed by Jake's ways, we decided to try to negotiate the best deal possible for our seller. The offer had the typical … (85 comments)
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project blogger: El Portal, Florida - 06/26/07 02:07 PM
El Portal is a small community just South of Miami Shores, between 85th and 91st Streets and between NE and NW 5th Avenues.
The city is a bird sanctuary and it is known for its beautiful trees and birds. You may also be one of the fortunate ones that will see a peacock walking around. There is even a piece of Tequesta Indian history in The Sherwood Forest area where you will find a historically designated Ancient Burial Ground.
Three cities merged in 1937 (El Jardin, Sherwood Forest and El Portal) and were incorporated into what is known today as The … (18 comments)
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project blogger: Real Estate Blogs outside Active Rain - 06/25/07 11:49 PM
I have reached the LAST ASSIGNMENT! Wooo Hoo! It was a great exercise and made me think and re-think a bit on the value of reading other blogs, I really recommend everyone takes it on, at least for fun's sake.
I will make this a List of some of my favorite Blogs outside of AR:
The Springs Realty Scoop
Rain For Change
SoundBiteBlog
My Oakland County
The Denver Blog
Longbeach Real Estate Blog
Sacramento Real Estate Voice
RSS Pieces
Stuck On The Palmetto
About Home Buying / Selling
Boom or Bust: Miami
So there you have them....some of my favorites, the ones I check in often and the list just … (13 comments)
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project blogger: Project Blogger Coaching - learn or not? - 06/25/07 11:17 PM
The punishment continues. I know it's a little harsh to call it punishment.....and it is making us think. So here's something I've learned from Project Blogger coaches.
JEFF TURNER - I could easily dedicate a whole post or two to Jeff alone. I've learned from Jeff to keep it real, to be yourself and to communicate to my blog audience like I would to a good friend. I also have a killer camera recommended by Jeff (you should have seen the Active Rain Gathering....it was like a Kodak party....everyone had the same camera). And the tools.....so many cool tools (Jott, Gizmoz, Real Estate … (11 comments)
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project blogger: My 10 favorite Active Rain Bloggers - 06/24/07 11:29 PM
I don't know if you heard, but Project Blogger Apprentices have been PUNISHED!!
I do think this is a great exercise for everyone, so feel free to take on the challenge and list your 10 favorite top ten favorite Active Rain Bloggers.
1)The Lovely Wife (for spark, humor and personality and passion)
2)Broker Bryant (for his business ethics and straight-forward thinking)
3) Mariana Wagner (for her style, humor and originality)
4) Tool Boy Turner (for his sincerity, candor and of course his tools)
5) Nicky Mississippi (for his down-to-earth cool attitude)
6) Ann Cummings (for her thirst for knowledge and willingness to help)
7) Monika McGuillicuddy (for the teacher in … (27 comments)
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project blogger: Florida Tax Reform for non-homesteaded properties - 06/22/07 11:08 AM
We are reading all kinds of articles about the proposed Florida Tax Reforms. Because a lot of our customers are absentee owners, second home owners and commercial property owners they keep contacting us about how the proposed tax reform will impact them.
Rick and I decided to write a post only on the changes proposed for these owners, since they have called us and requested more information from our Miamism blog. The post is called Property Tax reform for 2nd home owners and commercial properties. These are the changes that will definitely take place and will give these owners a better idea in … (16 comments)
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project blogger: Fisher Island's life line - 06/21/07 07:58 AM
Fisher Island, the private residential community only accessible by private ferry and helicopter, is looking for options for dock space for their daily barge service that carries food, household supplies and construction materials across the bay. This daily barge is considered the island's "life line" since it provides residents with everyday necessities and according to Mark James, president of the Fisher Island Community Association, the barge is "essential for our survival".
Fisher Island had a 10-year lease with The Port of Miami, and after not being billed for some years, settled on $1.135 million in port fees. The Island is now looking … (19 comments)
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project blogger: Blog marketing help everyone can benefit from - 06/19/07 09:43 PM
I can honestly tell you that before Project Blogger began, I had no idea that a blog needed marketing. I figured blogging was enough! Write key-word rich articles with all the right tools and Voila!
Well....you can try that route, but I can tell you that it takes so much more than writing to increase you Google Ranking and for people to find you. One article I mentioned before and I will mention again that Paul Chaney Guided me to is Lee Odden's 25 Tips for marketing your blog. I have printed out the post and have it next to my screen to … (39 comments)
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project blogger: Hurricane Season - we're not talking football - 06/18/07 10:30 AM
Can you guys believe Rick actually wrote his first post, Hurricane Season - are you ready? .He woke up yesterday, grabbed the hurricane preparation guide provided by Miami-Dade County and said, "This is definitely blog material!".
Usually I would grab the publication, do some research and post, but this time he blew me away. I did assist him and jotted down his thoughts on paper (before he changed his mind), and then helped him add the map and the links.
But I think it's a great start! I will consider him my first guest writer on our Miamism blog site, since I don't … (25 comments)
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project blogger: Miamism Fridays - the concept - 06/15/07 06:52 PM
A lot of you know that our new website went live less than one month ago. Mary McKnight's team at RSS Pieces has done an extraordinary job of cranking it out in record time and I am so thankful. Still tweaking some small issues, but I guess websites are always a work in progress.
The concept of the site was to feature everything that makes MIAMI what it is, a unique place that we love...and hence MIAMISM was born. Rick came up with a great concept (yes he came up with an idea), that I think is genius and just posted … (41 comments)
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project blogger: Absentee owners at ease - 06/15/07 06:00 PM
We have several listings from sellers that do not live in Miami. Some of them live outside the country, some of them outside of Florida. What these sellers have in common is that they hired us because they felt confident and sure that we would handle the sale of their real estate property to their complete satisfaction.
One of our customers who lives in a different state and whose property just went under contract, expressed that he was nervous about the whole transaction and did not know what to do. This particular seller thought he needed to be present during all the … (10 comments)
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project blogger: Scheming tactics redefined - 06/14/07 02:18 PM
I'm taking a deep breath before I write this because I know Ardell has hit a nerve with a lot of people in her last post What Does "Bait and Switch" Blogging Say About You?. First I want to clear up that I did not take this as a personal attack from Ardell and I do know that she had good intentions. A lot of people don't like the way her message comes across, but that's their opinion......we can all agree that she does get a message across with a BAM! (TLW, I hope you don't mind if I borrow your … (55 comments)
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project blogger: Historic Cuban Barrel Tile - 06/12/07 09:47 AM
A lot of you will be reading this thinking it's a bit boring (at least Rick thinks so), but I wanted to address this because a lot of our customers are constantly asking us about certain elements of historic homes......so here it is....proceed with CAUTION:
Historic Cuban Barrel Tile is one of the key elements found in Mediterranean Revival Architecture. Key because it is one of the most visible elements and because without it, a historic house can seem stripped from its roots. It is the one single element that has a history of its own. It is a handmade or … (34 comments)
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project blogger: Vacations for Miamians.....and others - 06/11/07 04:00 PM
Where do people from Miami go on vacations? This could be a loaded question, since we do go everywhere around the world, but when talking to my friend from Colorado, Mariana Wagner, the subject came up. Miami is known to be a great vacation spot so outsiders sometimes wonder where locals go.
This past weekend, we decided to go on a quick 3-day cruise just to get away. It was long enough to recharge our batteries and come back like new. (Although sometimes it does feel like we need a vacation from our vacations).
READ THE FULL STORY AT MIAMISM.COM ......
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project blogger: Educated low ball offers - 06/07/07 12:35 PM
We just received an offer that was $200,000 under listing price for one of our miami waterfront listings. We are required to present all offers by law but went ahead and asked the cooperating real estate agent if she had done research on the house and pulled comps, or if this was an investor who just submitted blind low ball offers hoping someone would bite.
The real estate agent's response was that she had pulled comparables and it was a great offer. We asked that she please send us the addresses of those comps to see what she was looking at, … (43 comments)
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project blogger: Market Conditions for Miami Shores, Bay Harbor Islands, Surfside and El Portal - 06/05/07 09:23 PM
Real Estate Market Conditions don't appear to have changed a great deal since last month, but we are seeing more movement with regards to showings and more offers coming in. In addition, great news starting to appear from economists throughout declaring that HOUSING SLUMP IS OVER!
Here are market conditions for Miami Shores, Bay Harbor Islands, Surfside and El Portal, all located in Miami and close to each other geographically. These 4 markets are very different with regards to price ranges, but similarly priced properties are moving at similar rates. All the information in this market report was obtained from the Southeast Florida Multiple … (6 comments)
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