Dear San Antonio Texas FSBO-San Antonio Texas For Sale by Owner Help - 12/31/11 08:04 PM
I know many For Sale by Owners love to avoid Real Estate agents because of the fees, but my Friend Brenda Mullen has pointed out some great reasons as to why you need a professional to assist you.
Real Estate agents are not your enemy. Stop by and leave all your comments for Brenda for putting together this great post.
Via Brenda Mullen-ABR, e-Pro-210-807-0819 Selling San Antonio TX Area Real Estate (Keller Williams Realty):
Dear San Antonio Texas FSBO-San Antonio Texas For Sale by Owner Help
I'm not your enemy as a San Antonio Texas Real Estate Agent.  I know that you may … (0 comments)

Hiring a San Antonio Texas Buyers Agent...Don't You Want Someone in Your Corner - 12/31/11 07:43 PM
There is certainly an Big Advantage to hiring a Buyer's Agent to help you with purchasing a home in the San Antonio Area. My friend and Fellow KW Associate has pointed out some great reasons for Hiring a Buyer'a Agent when you decide to make that one big important purchase.
Stop by a Thanks Brenda for coming up with all of these great ideas tonight.
Via Brenda Mullen-ABR, e-Pro-210-807-0819 Selling San Antonio TX Area Real Estate (Keller Williams Realty):
Home Buying isn't a Do it Yourself Experience Many people, when they decide they want to buy a home haven't a clue on … (0 comments)

Buying a San Antonio Texas Area Home is a Team Sport! - 12/31/11 07:33 PM
Brenda is right on time with this Team concept with all the Football action going on this weekend. You need a Great REALTOR, who has the support an and Good Team to help you with your Real Estate needs in San Antonio.
Stop by a let Brenda know how much you appreciate this great idea today.
Via Brenda Mullen-ABR, e-Pro-210-807-0819 Selling San Antonio TX Area Real Estate (Keller Williams Realty):
If you are thinking about buying a home in the San Antonio Texas area, you need to know that it is going to require a team of people to get you successfully into one of … (3 comments)

Can I Reach 300,000 Points Before 2012?! - 12/31/11 07:28 PM
My friend and fellow KW associate needs our help to reach her goal before the New Year starts. I am re-blogging this to help her reach this goal before midnight Eastern Time.
Please stop by and leave some comments for Brenda.
 
Via Brenda Mullen-ABR, e-Pro-210-807-0819 Selling San Antonio TX Area Real Estate (Keller Williams Realty):
Can I Reach 300,000 Points Before 2012?!  
So, for some reason an idea just hit me to see if it was even remotely possible for me to hit 300,000 points on Active Rain before the New Year Hits and I think I may just be able … (0 comments)

Facebook Fridays - The Last Friday This Year! - 12/30/11 09:16 AM
Facebook Fridays - The Last Friday This Year!
Yes, this will be the last Friday before we kick off our New Year for helping other Active Rain Members get more Likes on their Facebook Business or Fan Pages. This idea all started back in March 2011 when Emily Reed came up with the idea. I know many have asked how do you get your friends and others, who are not AR members to Like your Facebook Business or Fan Page? One suggested would be to add your Facebook Business or Fan Page to your Personal Profile Page as one of your … (40 comments)

Market Report December 2011 for Wildhorse Subdivision in San Antonio, TX - 12/29/11 12:19 PM
Market Report December 2011 for Wildhorse Subdivision in San Antonio, TXWildhorse Subdivision in Northwest San Antonio is one of DR Horton’s Master Planned communities with some great neighborhood amenities, and schools in the Northside Independent School District.  Presently there are 50 Active Homes for Sale in this community with prices ranging from 128,000 to $260,000. The average listed price is around $178,000.The neighborhood amenities include a swimming pool, club house, sports court, and children’s playground. The schools are Krueger Elementary, Jefferson Jr High, and Oconnor High School.December did prove to be an very active month for home buyers shopping for homes … (14 comments)

San Antonio is Preparing for a Big Celebration! - 12/26/11 04:32 PM
San Antonio is Preparing for a Big Celebration!Yes, San Antonio will be expecting to draw another large crowd around a quarter of a million party goers to help bring in the New Year this weekend. Since we have had some recent rain, the fireworks displays at midnight are expected to be a spectacular event downtown. There should be plenty of delicious San Antonio food, entertainment, fun and games for the whole family downtown in the Alamo Plaza, in La Villita, on the River Walk at the Arneson River Theatre. The celebration starts this Saturday, December 31 at 6:00 P.M. and lasts … (30 comments)

Merry Christmas Active Rain!! - 12/25/11 10:48 AM
Merry Christmas Active Rain !!I wish to take this opportunity to give Thanks to all the staff, my friends, and Associates at Active Rain who have made my journey in Active Rain a very thrilling and exciting one. I am thankful and blessed to have met some of you face to face and many of you online, and I am looking forward to a prosperous 2012 because of all the education that I have learned, and all the great relationships built this past year. You have heard me say this before, but Active Rain was one of the best business decisions … (40 comments)

Twas the Night Before Christmas Active Rain Style - 12/24/11 10:34 AM
I just had to re-blog this very creative post by my friend, Brenda Mullen, who has put us all into the Christmas spirit with her Night Before Christmas Active Rain Style.
Thanks, Brenda. Wishing everyone in Active Rain a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Via Brenda Mullen-ABR, e-Pro-210-807-0819 Selling San Antonio TX Area Real Estate (Keller Williams Realty):
Twas the Night Before Christmas Active Rain Style     Twas the Night Before Christmas and all Through the House, Not a Creature Was Stirring, only Brenda and her Mouse. The stockings were hung and Brenda firm in her Chair, In hopes … (0 comments)

Facebook Fridays - Friday Before Christmas - 12/23/11 09:39 AM
Facebook Fridays - Friday Before Christmas
It’s the last Friday before Christmas, and many are doing their last minute shopping, but we are here again today in Active Rain in the spirit of Christmas seeking some support for some fellow AR member’s Facebook Business Pages. First, I have a special request for all my subscribers and fellow AR members. Linda Holloway wrote a post today for members only, and would love some feedback about “What type of Facebook Page do your Use, and Why?” Linda’s page is new, and she was looking for some good suggestions to improve her page. She … (24 comments)

YouTube Thursdays - Join Today and Start Making Videos - 12/22/11 04:45 PM
YouTube Thursdays - Join Today and Start Making VideosI know many have added making more videos to their goals and list to improve their businesses for 2012. But why not start the year off right by joining YouTube Thursdays Group, and learn from some of the experts, who have been making some of these entertaining videos for some time now. Debb Janes started this new Group to encourage many of us to get going with the video presentations since YouTube has become the second most used search engine on the internet. Only about 1% of agents were using video presentations according … (26 comments)

'Twas the Week Before Christmas....A Buyer Agent's Christmas List - 12/22/11 11:46 AM
Buyers are out there showing for homes even during the Christmas Holiday season, and more buyers are looking on the intranet for homes. Christine Smith has written a lovely Christmas Wish List for her buyers. If you are posting your homes in the MLS, which I am sure you are, then you need to read what Christine has said to help your listings to get more showings from the many buyers who are out there looking for homes over the holidays.
Stop by and let Christine know how much you appreciate her Wish List today.
Via Christine Smith, Canton MA Buyer … (0 comments)

Merry Christmas Active Rain from San Antonio, TX - 12/20/11 10:05 AM
Merry Christmas Active Rain from San Antonio, TXI wish to take this opportunity to wish all my friends, associates and the staff at Active Rain a very Merry Christmas. Some of you may know that this past weekend, I visited downtown San Antonio on the River Walk, Alamo Plaza and Historic La Villita. I was shooting film and making videos of that area, and wanted to share a San Antonio Christmas with all my friends, associates, and the staff at Active Rain. This has truly been a Wonderful Year for me in Active Rain, and one of the BEST business decision … (48 comments)

UH OH! Your Las Vegas Real Estate Listing Expired! What Happened? - 12/20/11 01:12 AM
Ever wonder why those expired listings never get sold the first time around? Well, Renee Burrows has come up with some excellent reasons why these expired listings happen even in my own market area. Not having enough photos in the MLS is a sure failure with so many online buyers these days.
Stop by and leave Renee your comments for this great research effort on expired listings.
Via Renee Burrows - Las Vegas Real Estate - (702-580-1783) www.ShackDiva.com (BrokerThe Force Realty-REALTOR-Estate-Probate-REO-Short Sale):
Selling Your House in Las Vegas:  OUCH Your Listing Expired!
I am putting a postcard campaign together for reaching out … (0 comments)

Braun Station in San Antonio Market Report November 2011 - 12/19/11 08:07 PM
Braun Station in San Antonio Market Report for November 2011Braun Station in the Northwest San Antonio area is located inside Loop 1604 just off Bandera Road. This report reflects the market conditions for five different communities in Braun Station. There are Braun Station, Braun Station East, Braun Station West, The Villas at Braun Station, and The Crest at Braun Station. Since this is an older and more established neighborhood, the homes in these communities range in price from $127,000 to $250,000.  The majority of these homes have very large lots with lots of mature oak trees, and some lovely landscaped yards. … (9 comments)

RG3 Coming to San Antonio for the Valero Alamo Bowl - 12/19/11 10:14 AM
RG3 Coming to San Antonio for the Valero Alamo BowlYes, Robert Griffin III, Heisman Trophy winner and Baylor All American quarterback, will be in San Antonio for the Valero Alamo Bowl on Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 8:00 P.M.  This bowl game is almost certain to sell out with the Heisman Trophy winner playing in what may be his final game as a collegian. The Baylor Bears will be going for their 10th victory of the season, and have a five game winning streak. Not since the 1980 season has Baylor had such a successful year. Plus, Robert Griffin III is … (20 comments)

Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know about SEO ... Well Almost - 12/16/11 06:43 PM
I have never seen so many featured posts on SEO all in one place and so easy to find. Thanks to Tammy's post today, I can now find and research just about everything that I want to know about SEO all in one place.
I am disabling the comments, since we all need to let Tammy Emineth know just how much you appreciate all the hard work that went into putting this post together for all of us here in Active Rain.
Thanks, Tammy
Via Tammy Emineth (Personal SEO - Website SEO and Real Estate Marketing):
I keep a list of most … (0 comments)

Facebook Fridays - Yes, It's Friday Already!!! - 12/16/11 04:15 PM
Facebook Fridays - Yes, It’s Friday Already!!!
I just can’t believe that it’s Friday again already. Time has a way of just flying when you are having some Fun blogging in the Rain. I just finished visiting my friend, Anita Clark’s post, Facebook Friday - I LIKED Ya’ll.  I am always glad to see some new Facebook Business and Fan Pages, and Anita did a great job of finding some new candidates for us to Like today. If you are new to Facebook Fridays, I would encourage you to join our Facebook Fridays Group, and take a look at the other … (14 comments)

You Tube Thursdays - Time to Make Some Videos - 12/15/11 08:42 AM
You Tube Thursdays - Time to Make Some VideosI know that many of us in Active Rain realize and understand that we all need to start making more videos since the consumers are leaning more to this new media tool. I have only made about three or four myself, and it's definitely on my “To Do List” for 2012 to make more of them. Recently, I was given some excellent advice concerning these videos. One was to purchase a tri-pod to hold the camera while I am shooting, since I won’t always need a camera person to hold that camera. Then, … (32 comments)

Market Report November 2011 for Fossil Springs, Helotes, TX - 12/14/11 04:08 PM
Market Report November 2011 For Fossil Springs, Helotes, TXFossil Springs has two subdivisions in Helotes, TX just off FM 1560 or Hausman Road. One is Fossil Springs Ranch and the other one is Fossil Springs. The two principal home builders in these two communities are Lennar Homes and Cornell Barron. Homes in these two communities range in price from $230,000 to $430,000, and vary in size from approximately 2400 to 4100 square feet of living space. Some of the amenities include neighborhood swimming pool, club house, sports court, park/play ground, and jogging trails. Presently, there are 18 Active Listings For Sale … (16 comments)

Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis - December Season of Celebrations and Sharing - 12/13/11 06:05 PM
Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis - December Season of Celebrations and Sharing Come on out this Saturday, December 17, 2011 and join in on the fun for the “Jingle Bell Run/Walk at the University of the Incarnate Word from 4 to 6 PM.
Get in the spirit this holiday season at the Arthritis Foundation's Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis. Be one of the thousands of runners and walkers who hit the nation's pavements, pathways and parks this winter to fight arthritis, the nation's most common cause of disability. Jingle Bell Run/Walk is a fun and festive way to kick off … (14 comments)

Winter Wonderland Party for Kids Helping Kids - December Season of Celebrations and Sharing - 12/13/11 09:52 AM
Winter Wonderland Party for Kids Helping Kids - December Season of Celebrations and Sharing.This Saturday, December 17th, 2011, the Hanger will be hosting a “Kids Helping Kids Winter Wonderland Party” to benefit the non-profit organization, Toys for Tots. Parents are encouraged to bring their children out for a FREE picture with Santa Claus between the hours of 1 and 4 PM with a donation of a new unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots. The Hanger sill be decked out to show a Winter Wonderland with Christmas decorations and some REAL SNOW! Yes, that’s right San Antonio, there will be some Real … (20 comments)

Northside ISD Presents Holiday Concert Music - December Season of Celebrating and Sharing - 12/13/11 01:07 AM
Northside ISD Presents Holiday Concert Music - December Season of Celebrating and SharingAll during the month of December, hundreds of fine art students will be featured throughout the district at various elementary, middle, and high schools performing in Holiday Concerts. All of these events are open to the public, and most of them will be FREE. So if you are looking for some entertaining holiday concerts music, check out one of the local schools in the Northside for these exciting and entertaining events. For a complete list of concerts by dates, see Holiday Concerts in Northside ISD. For a complete list … (13 comments)

Updating the Buyer's Guide - Your First Home - 12/12/11 10:25 PM
Updating the Buyer’s Guide - Your First HomeCan you believe that it’s already day 12 for our December Blogging Challenge? There seems to be no time to show down now with all the things I plan to work on this week.  Starting today, I will be working to improve and update my Buyer’s Guide that I often use for many First Time Home Buyers. It explains everything from hiring the right agent, getting pre-approved, and going all the way to closing at escrow.  I have found that it’s better to have a step by step outline for many of these buyers. … (18 comments)

Office Christmas Tree for Angels - 12/12/11 04:11 PM
Office Christmas Tree for Angels I had previously written a post about our office hosting the Angel Trees for the San Antonio Youth, and today I went to our office to notice that all those gifts under this lovely tree had just about tripled from the first time that I saw all the gifts under the tree. It just goes to show you how much our agents love to share and care for the needs of others in our community during this Christmas Holiday Season.

… (18 comments)

Market Report November 2011 for Hill Country Retreat in Alamo Ranch, San Antonio - 12/12/11 10:45 AM
Market Report November 2011 for Hill Country Retreat in Alamo Ranch, San AntonioHill Country Retreat is a Del Webb Active Adult Residential community in the heart of Alamo Ranch in San Antonio’s Northwest.  One of the homeowners must be 55 or older to qualify to purchase a home in this adult community. It features a 28,000 square foot amenity center that just about has it all.  This amazing facility has an indoor and two outdoor pools, billards, fitness equipment, library, ballroom, classrooms, crafts, yoga studio, and much more.   Hill Country Retreat is also a controlled access community with swimming pools, sports … (14 comments)

Golden Oldies #25 (December 10, 2011) - 12/10/11 05:16 PM
I got a comment today on one of my first posts in Active Rain. In fact, I got two comments on it. I couldn't believe it when I saw that Russel Ray had gone all the way back to January 2011 to find one of my first posts.
Thanks. Russel for including me in your Golden Oldies with other Super Star Bloggers.
Stop by and see Russel's original post and leave your comments to Russel, since I know this took a lot of effort on Russel's part. He deserves all the credit for this master piece. Those stamps are simply awesome … (0 comments)

Facebook Fridays - Helping Active Rain Members - 12/09/11 11:58 AM
Facebook Fridays - Helping Active Rain Members
Many of you still may not know, but every Friday we provide a list of Active Rain Members, who need our support and help with their Facebook Business or Fan Pages. If you are not familiar with this group, I would encourage you to join Facebook Fridays Group today. There are presently four Facebook Groups that I am aware of, and I look at these groups whenever I am looking for information about improving my Facebook presence.You can help us help you by adding a Facebook button with your Business or Fan page in … (26 comments)

Open House This Weekend in Stonewall Estates, San Antonio, TX - 12/09/11 01:25 AM
Open House This Weekend in Stonewall Estates, San Antonio, TXThis Saturday and Sunday, December 10th and 11th, from 2 to 5 PM,  I will be hosting an Open House in one of San Antonio’s newest, and luxury home communities just off Interstate Highway 10 West across the highway from the Famous Dominion, where many of our local celebrities live.
This gorgeous, and lovely 5 Bedroom, 4.5 bath home with a side entry 3 car garage is located at 7719 Stonewall Hill in Stonewall Estates, just north of San Antonio and south of Boerne. Stop by and to see all the … (32 comments)

Improving Lead Conversion Rates - 2011 December Blogging Challenge - 12/08/11 11:54 PM
Improving Lead Conversion Rates - 2011 December Blogging ChallengeToday makes the 8th day of our December Blogging Challenge to work on a few things to improve our business for 2012. I took a look at my lead capture, and my lead conversion today. I decided that it was time to focus on ways to improve my lead capture and lead conversion rates.Yesterday, I read an excellent post by Brad Andersohn about Tips for Better Online Contact Conversion. In this post, Gary Gold, an Executive Vice President of Hilton & Hyland, and a Luxury Home Real Estate agent for Celebrities in the … (14 comments)

Preparing Market Reports - 2011 December Blogging Challenge - 12/07/11 11:34 PM
Preparing Market Reports - 2011 December Blogging Challenge.Today is not only the 7th day of our December 2011 Blogging, but it is a date that we will always remember as a nation. Dec 7, 1941 was the surprised attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and a “Sleeping Giant” was awakened to become one of the strongest nations in the world. I salute all those brave heroes from that era, who responded to the call of duty with their lives. My main focus today was spent collecting all the data, and preparing for my monthly Market Reports. I decided to come up with … (28 comments)

Toys for Tots This Christmas - December's Season of Celebrations and Sharing - 12/07/11 01:36 PM
Toys for Tots This Christmas - December’s Season of Celebrations and SharingIn the Spirit of Caring and Sharing this Christmas season, a former Marine, Harold Handler, at our IH-10 Keller Williams Office has organized something special for kids in the San Antonio area who are less fortunate. Yes, our office has a box at the main entrance for those agents who wish to donate this year for the Marine Corps's Toys for Tots project. This time of the year, there are a lot of needy children who need our assistance to have a normal and blessed Christmas. For those of you … (12 comments)

Food Baskets from KW Cares - December's Season of Celebrations and Sharing - 12/07/11 09:33 AM
Food Baskets from KW Cares - December’s Season of Celebrations and SharingIn another effort to help and support many families through out the San Antonio area, our Keller Williams Office is also participating this year to help support the Local San Antonio Food Bank. This is another wonderful project being sponsored by our KW Caring and Sharing Foundation.Agents were asked to drop off food items or make donations instead of bringing in food. The office has collected quite a bit of food and the pile grows everyday. There is nothing quite like the spirit of giving during the Christmas season. Our … (18 comments)

Angels for San Antonio's Youth - December's Season of Celebrations and Sharing - 12/06/11 11:27 PM
Angels for San Antonio’s Youth - December’s Season of Celebrations and SharingThere many young children in the San Antonio area who are living with a single parent, and even one of their parents may be incarcerated this Christmas season too. Our Keller Williams IH-10 office has taken on the responsibility of offering to give a Christmas gift or toy to everyone of these children in your local San Antonio area who need some support and assistance this year. All the agents in our office, who want to participate and share some of the Christmas spirit to those less unfortunate children have … (18 comments)

Hosting Open Houses Every Weekend - 12/06/11 08:24 PM
Hosting Open Houses Every Weekend I just finished updating my goals and business plans for next year; therefore, on Day 6 of the December Blogging Challenge I am working to improve and update all my open houses on the weekends for 2012.  I have decided to concentrate on more open houses in the luxury homes communities, since one of my goals was to get awarded that Luxury Homes designation, ALHS.  I am already planning to host an Open House this coming weekend in the 500K price range in one of our upper end communities. Since many open house prospects are future … (20 comments)

Find and Share The Holiday Spirit: Music - 12/05/11 09:25 PM
My friend, Richard Yates, has put together a nice collection of videos to put all of us in the mode for this Christmas season. He does have one of my favorites on his list with Nate King Cole, but I thought that I would add another one of my favorites to Richard's list.
Silent Night by the Temptations
Stop by a let Richard know how much you appreciate this fine collection of Christmas favorites.
Via Richard Yates - Broker (Coldwell Banker Real Estate):
Find and Share The Holiday Spirit: MusicThere are many ways to find and share The Holiday Spirit, but … (0 comments)

Facebook Fridays - Weekend Edition - 12/03/11 11:37 AM
Facebook Fridays - The Weekend Edition
I know many of my subscribers are used to seeing my weekly Facebook Fridays posts, but this week  I had some unexpected delays, so I am posting my Facebook Fridays blog this weekend. Thanks to Anita Clark’s post yesterday for Facebook Fridays, many are planning on adding their Facebook Pages for Social Media in 2012 to help grow their businesses. Facebook is still a great place to generate more leads and grow your business with online marketing. Thanks to my friend and associate in Dallas, Texas, Teral McDowell, I learned that I could add my … (16 comments)

Annual Holiday Calendars - 2011 December Blogging Challenge - 12/02/11 07:25 PM
Annual Holiday Calendars - 2011 December Blogging ChallengeFor the last several years, I have made it a practice to send out my annual holiday calendars with magnets and my business cards to all of my past clients, friends, and family members. I normally start just before Thanksgiving to get this task done while many families are together at that time. I decided today not only to finish sending out these calendars with my business card and magnets to my sphere, past clients, friends, and family members as a task to improve my business for 2012, but I decided to increase the number … (19 comments)

Producing More Videos for 2012 - 2011 December Blogging Challenge - 12/01/11 07:03 PM
Producing More Videos for 2012 - 2011 December Blogging ChallengeI am excited about this new challenge for December, and I cannot think of a better thing to add to my business than to produce more videos in 2012. Thanks to my good friend, and fellow AR associate, Cathy Bureau, I have already started making a couple of videos this year, and was thrilled to add Windows Live Movie Maker 2011 to my list of needed software tools for producing and developing more videos. YouTube has become the second largest search engine in the world, and more people are making videos now … (32 comments)

YouTube Thursdays - Are You Making Videos Yet? - 12/01/11 08:13 AM
YouTube Thursdays - Are You Making Videos Yet?Video marketing is here to stay and is growing daily as the preference for consumers to receive information. It appears that videos are becoming more popular than just normal text.  Blogging is great, but adding a video to your blogs will take it to an new higher level, and will even get you more of that much needed Google Juice that we all strive to have. Now, YouTube has become the 2nd largest search engine in the whole world, and is growing with all those organic search results and by capturing the attention of … (50 comments)

 
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