The Blogosphere Versus the Trollosphere - 07/15/07 03:46 PM
Those of you who've been blogging for a while may have had the pleasure of meeting our friend on the right, who typically comes to your blog as a visitor from his own main blog, I-Hate-NAR.com or A-Lexus-Ran-Over-My-Mom.com or the like.I've been given old trollie a lot of thought lately. He … (8 comments)
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Working Expireds - 07/14/07 11:45 PM
I worked with a newer agent in my company lately about how I used to work expireds. Admittedly, I didn't do it very long (before shifting focus for awhile and later getting good success in Internet marketing) but I did get good results when I did it. Owners whose listings have … (34 comments)
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Huge Price Reduction on Our Wine Country Listing - 07/14/07 08:12 PM
We've just had a huge price reduction on this terrific colonial charmer on 6 plus gorgeous acres. Check out the photo tour on this!
Wine Country Retreat - Huge Price ReductionLocation: Fairplay Wine CountryGardener's delight! Absolutely gorgeous inside & out. 30 years of love and devotion dedicated to this wonderful home … (3 comments)
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Is Active Rain a Social Network or a Bag of Popcorn? - 07/14/07 09:04 AM
In an oddly compelling post, Ardell DellaLoggia recently questioned whether ActiveRain was a social network for industry insiders or part of the real estate blogosphere, or both. I did a bit of yapping over there about this, and finally decided that there was yapp enough and coffee enough to come and … (49 comments)
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Jackson Home with Fabulous View - 07/13/07 07:35 AM
Beautiful Home with a ViewLocation: Terrace ViewGorgeous view!!! Italian tile through out entire downstairs, new upgraded carpet, flooring in upstairs bathrooms, interior/exterior paint, 30 year roof front and back landscaping,fencing. Custom pantry. Community pool and playground.InformationContact InformationJamie Boling-Puebla(877) 735-5657Contact Reply FormForward to a FriendView Other FlyersPricingAsking Price: $335,000Property Location205 Terrace View … (2 comments)
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Known Universe Graphed. Inhabitants Unimpressed. - 07/11/07 11:27 PM
This evening Cameron Park real estate blogger and amateur cosmologist John Lockwood (I mean REALLY amateur) released his latest analysis of the universe as we know it, after extensive research. Also, this was after working on a long inspection of a house with electricity and trees, having a chat with Purva … (9 comments)
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Our Reputation, and Should I Care - 07/11/07 01:18 AM
As Realtors®, we seem to have a lot to say about our reputation. In fact, one of the big benefits of our National Association of Realtors® is that we get the reputation-laundering effects of a Code of Ethics, which according to official reports makes us more reputable than we would be … (22 comments)
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Sellers: Top Ten Signs You Need To Lower Your Price - 07/09/07 07:48 PM
OK, you've "tested the market" and "you're not really in a hurry to sell." But here are the top ten signs it may finally be time to lower your price. The last time you had a showing, Start Trek the Next Generation was in its first season.Days on Market is showing … (14 comments)
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Prospecting Tips of An Ex-Rookie - 07/09/07 05:36 AM
In an earlier article, Qualifying Tips of An Ex-Rookie, I talked about some of the qualifying approaches I've learned that have helped me over the years.
In this article, I would like to back up a bit. In Selling for Dummies, Tom Hopkins calls qualifying Step 3 in the sales process. Today … (34 comments)
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Capitalism Begins At Home - 07/09/07 04:46 AM
This is a reminder to myself: capitalism begins at home.I enjoy ActiveRain. In many respects coming here is like hanging around the real estate office, back when I had a real estate office. Now that I don't have a real estate office (having traded it for a real estate company, which … (6 comments)
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Beautiful and Affordable 2 Bedroom Condo in Sacramento - 07/09/07 04:10 AM
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Working with Yahoo Pipes - 07/08/07 01:25 AM
Warning: Pen Pocket Protector Zone ahead... Purva Brown recently asked me if we could get Sacramento Home Journal set up so clients could subscribe to it by email.There are a couple of ways to accomplish this. One is to keep paying GetResponse.com -- which has so far been on my "cost … (2 comments)
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Maybe Your Writer's Block is Trying to Tell You Something - 07/07/07 01:19 AM
I've had a bit of writer's block lately.
Nothing really serious. I've been treating it with coffee and aspirin.
In the course of the aspirin and coffee kicking in, it occurred to me that maybe my writer's block was trying to tell me something. Maybe I have nothing to say because, after all, … (7 comments)
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Want a Second Referral? Don't Commit Loan Fraud on the First One - 07/04/07 09:13 PM
I recently met a mortgage banker / broker through an agent friend we had in common. He seemed like a pretty good guy, knowledgeable, friendly, what have you. He's been at the business awhile and had a good story to tell.For the sake of protecting the not necessarily so innocent but … (4 comments)
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Stay Connected with Plaxo - 07/04/07 12:42 AM
Greetings, Web 2.0 junkies.Tonight I had a chance to play around a bit with Plaxo, an online address book and calendar that syncs with everything and the kitchen sink -- well, sort of. Robert Scoble calls it the Switzerland of Social Networks. I admit, I'm not sure if he means it's … (8 comments)
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Web 2.0: That's You All Over - 07/03/07 10:23 PM
Those of you who've been through the Wizard of Oz as many times as I have will recall this exchange:Scarecrow:"First they[the Flying Monkeys] took my legs off and they threw them over there! Then they took my chest out and they threw it over there!"Tin Woodsman:"Well, that's you all over!" In a … (1 comments)
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Colonial Village Charmer - Sacramento 3/2 at a Great Price - 07/03/07 05:40 PM
Colonial Village Charmer at a Great PriceLocation: Colonial VillageFirst-time homebuyers and others: this is a rare 3 bedroom, 2 full bath home in Colonial Village. Wonderfully relaxing bkyrd w/ waterfall. Updated appliances in kitchen. Hrdwd flrs. Newer roof & central air. Marble in bathroom.FeaturesBedrooms: 3Bathrooms: 2Parking: Garage - 2 carYear Built: … (1 comments)
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SettlementRoom and Other Boring Details - 07/02/07 11:53 PM
This evening I was working on getting my escrow into SettlementRoom, so I looked around a bit to see if anyone else was using this gizmo, and mostly what I found are people talking about using this gizmo.
I don't blame you. Usually when you read about online transaction management, you hear … (5 comments)
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Lowest Price Per Square Foot in Rancho Cordova - 07/02/07 05:14 PM
Beautiful Upgraded Brick HouseLocation: Rancho Cordova, CALowest price per square foot in Rancho Cordova!!! Beautiful upgraded brick house in a quiet neighborhood. Remodelled kitchen and baths with lots of tile. New carpet, laminite floors, and tile floors. Tile counters, tiled mud room, large bonus room. Dual pane windows and fireplace. Large … (2 comments)
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Escrow Mondays - 07/02/07 09:33 AM
I love escrow Mondays. A lot of offers get done over the weekend, which creates escrow Mondays.I don't get as many of them as I used to, because I try to let my agents enjoy them, but I really love them.Today's an escrow Monday. The buyer in this case got … (2 comments)
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Dead Man's Curve -- What Do Buyer's Buy? - 07/02/07 12:45 AM
If your buyers are like my buyers -- and I have no reason to suspect they aren't -- here's what they're buying.This is not a revelation. In fact, I hope it's so obvious that you're saying, "Well, duh, John."(Not out loud, though. You know I have sensitive feelings). For the most … (2 comments)
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I Want Tomorrow's Price - 07/01/07 05:44 PM
Woops, looks like I missed the five year anniversary of my real estate sales license.
Was I supposed to get a cake or something?
One of the first things I learned in this business is the lure of tomorrow's price. Somebody's always wanting tomorrow's price.
When I was new in the business in 2002, … (37 comments)
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Working With a Half Full Glass, and Hiring The Best Agents - 07/01/07 12:09 AM
I was just reading a post by another broker -- actually someone here in my service area -- about how hard it is to find good agents, agents with a work ethic.
Yet here I am in the same service area, and I have no problem.
Like so many things, how we feel … (4 comments)
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