I have really enjoyed some new discussion threads running through Active Rain on full time versus part time Realtors, and whether part time is okay for our industry's image and results. It is a discussion we need to keep discussing. I wanted to take a different spin on it that hasn't been given e
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04/25/2010
Facebook can be fun. Like many people I have reconnected with old flames from high school, friended other Realtors, past clients, and local people with whom I want to connect to. I have done a business page so that my real estate goes there, and I can create conversations from my personal page. B
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04/22/2010
Sounds clever doesn't it. But the revolution caused by the internet opening up media is more than clever, it is a change in the rules of engagement. First, we all are now familiar with pull marketing versus push marketing. Push is what we used to do, cram real estate down people throats. After th
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04/21/2010
15 years ago today, I was washing dishes in my home 40 blocks south of the Alfred P Murrah building. It was a pretty day in April and unseasonably warm so I had the window open. All of a sudden I heard a thunderous noise that reverberated over the house. I thought maybe a plane had crashed, or a
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04/19/2010
Okay, I know this is a post that is late to the party. My apology to Bob Stewart but I think the wait will be worth it becuase some Oklahoma City opportunties are coming soon. I have been working with a few long time local investors of affordable Oklahoma City real estate. They are now either pai
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04/16/2010
Great advice. I do lots of short sales and about 80% is with Bank of America/Countrywide. Many will not be finalized by April 30th. If you are in the position of having a short sale contract and waiting for lender approval to be sure that the IRS will not kick it back, before you dicide to cancel
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04/13/2010
The Oklahoma Surpeme Court recently ruled that square footage is a material fact and that a BUYER can RELY on what a real estate agent tells them regarding square footage as a fact. Because of the ruling any lawsuits based on what someone belives is an erroroneous representation of the size will
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04/10/2010
This the third in the series, and it is like going to an Inman news for free. Don't miss, and at least listen to some of it for valuable information. Virtual BarCamp is TOMORROW! Clear your schedule. Lock your door. You are not going to want to be to be interrupted. From 9AM until 5PM PST, we
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04/05/2010
My team will process over 100 Oklahoma City area short sale clients this year. Oklahoma City is not known for having a great number of distressed homeowners, nor is it a place of high unemployment, but like all national economic calamities, no place is left unaffected. For those of us who do them
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04/04/2010
Bill is a fine Realtor in Massachusetts and he has written an excellent primer on credit scoring. With credit tightening, it is important to know how to push your score higher especially in mortgages that have large amounts where a high credit score can save you a bundle due to what interest rate
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04/04/2010