real estate: Seller Agency is a Fraud...(But Only Sometimes) - 11/17/09 06:01 PM
Seller agency is a fraud...(but only sometimes). Having just read the post, Buyer Agency is a Fraud...(Sometimes) by Maya Paveza, I must agree that this has happened to me also.
Now the other side of that coin is the agent "posing" as the seller's agent. Perhaps you have met a … (16 comments)
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real estate: To Assist You in Planning Your Life... - 10/29/09 07:40 PM
To assist you in planning your life . . . I love you! Raga ElimChief Adviser, Public Policy and Head of the Washington, DC OfficeRio Tinto
This is from an e-mail I just received from one of my sons. These are the "little" things that make my life so rich and happy. … (7 comments)
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real estate: Active Rain GOLD STARS are Like Real Estate Transactions - 04/23/09 11:23 PM
Now what could possibly be similar between the gold stars we receive from Active Rain and the real estate transactions we work so hard to get?
You never know when the next one is going to come along!
That's right. At least for me, this is so … (31 comments)
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real estate: REALTORS® are NOT Under Paid or Over Worked - 04/21/09 04:02 PM
Why do we constantly go on and on about how overworked and under paid we are? I am not. I am paid what I am worth. If I were not, I would not continue working as a REALTOR®.
We are adults. We have the option of saying no to people that … (74 comments)
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real estate: Google Resembles Active Rain or... Does Active Rain Resembles Google - 03/23/09 07:29 AM
Every time I come on Active Rain I discover something new. Well, that may be an exaggeration but it sometimes seems that way.
When I go to Google I often discover the same thing. It is always a work in progress. Change after change and almost all for the better. Today I … (19 comments)
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real estate: The Pride of Virginia - 03/22/09 02:10 PM
The Commonwealth of Virginia has a top-rated state park system. Without a doubt it is one of the best in the country. In 2001 the National Sporting Good Association's Sports Foundation Inc. it the ppresented it with their presigious gold medal and state park award as the #1 state park system.
However, the budget to support … (4 comments)
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real estate: MeMeMeMeMe...The Buck Stops Here - 03/21/09 11:05 PM
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Well, my good friends Rich Dansereau, Carol Smith, and Pat Kennedy decided that I should be a victim participant in this new blog craze that is sweeping ActiveRain.
1. Simply type all the Questions below and answer them with a picture. Then...2. Tag 5 people and spread … (18 comments)
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real estate: Why Split the Difference? - 03/18/09 05:04 PM
Since I started in real estate back in 1986, there's been this prevailing view that when negotiating price you split the difference.
Buyers and Sellers are not the only ones that seem to be buying into this. Many REALTORS do also. I cannot tell you the number of times, while negotiating, this comes up. … (10 comments)
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real estate: Why the Delight in Fewer REALTORS®? - 02/23/09 09:55 PM
As the market has become more challenging I am seeing more and more posts dealing with the diminishing number of REALTORS®. I find it interesting that some of these seem to be grateful, in fact downright delighted, that some REALTORS® have had to leave the field. Comments often reflect similar sentiments.
Why?
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real estate: Tough Times Demand Tough Pricing - 02/02/09 10:09 PM
Logged in this morning and what did I see...a featured (of course) post by Lenn Harley, PRICING FOR A FUTURE MARKET?? WHAT ARE THE COSTS IN TIME AND MONEY AND LOSS TO REPUTATION?
Lenn wrote this post for me although she does not know it.
Yesterday I received an e-mail from … (12 comments)
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real estate: Changes in Real Estate and in Our Lives - 01/19/09 02:09 PM
We have seen many changes in real estate within the past two years. Many of them have not been for the best. Yes, we may have seen the cost of housing appreciating at an unreasonable rate, but the turnaround has come too swiftly and is hurting too many people. What long … (15 comments)
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real estate: My Male Magnet...Resurrected - 12/21/08 05:21 PM
Women of all ages, if you are looking for a little attention from men of all ages there is one surefire way to do it. I absolutely guarantee success.
#1 solution of all time...Simply buy a Toyota Prius. (Perhaps Marilyn Monroe standing over the grate may vie with this for first place. … (12 comments)
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real estate: Wait a Minute...I Only Turned My Back for a Second - 08/16/08 03:09 PM
It's getting to the point where real estate is just getting in the way of my Active Rain life.
For what seemed like a second, it was really a few days, I found it necessary to stay away. Two new listings and two offers to purchase and the necessary negotiation involved, … (33 comments)
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real estate: Should We or Shouldn't We? - 08/11/08 10:52 PM
Recently there have been some posts on the value of writing about things other than hard core real estate on Active Rain.
Are we diluting our effectiveness if we write about restaurants we frequent, fun things to do, unique places to shop, upcoming activities, points of interest, and all the other things that can … (22 comments)
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real estate: Do You Welcome Your New Neighbors? - 06/20/08 11:41 PM
Just the other day I was out driving and suddenly I noticed a Newbie in my neighborhood. Of course, I did not keep driving. I put my car in park, hit the hazard light button, put my window down, and began to snap pictures.
Some Newbies may be shy but not … (16 comments)
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real estate: Are You Talking Yourself Right Out of Real Estate? - 06/19/08 05:34 PM
What do you do when you receive a call from a potential client and they ask you how the real estate market is?
Recently I had such a call from a lot owner here at Lake Anna. I told him the truth.*
I told him few lots are selling especially non-waterfront, what … (14 comments)
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real estate: REALITY - 05/08/08 09:24 AM
Using Google as my home page gives me an opportunity to start off my computer day with some great guotes.
Today was no exception. There was a winner from Garrison Keillor which I thought very appropriate for the current real estate market. Actually it is true for the market any old time and … (20 comments)
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real estate: REALTORS®...Protect Yourselves - 05/04/08 10:44 PM
In real estate the three most important things are location, location, location.
In the stock market perhaps it is diversify, diversify, diversify.
As independent contractors we are responsibile for our own future financial security. For some that may not be a concern. There are a number of REALTORS® that began their real estate career … (17 comments)
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real estate: Active Rain's Believe It or Not - 04/29/08 01:44 PM
Do I love Active Rain? Oh yes, I love Active Rain.
Am I always happy with everything I see on here? No. Am I sometimes disappointed? Yes. Mind you I just said disappointed not surprised.
I can hear some of you asking...What disappointed Kathleen but did not surprise her. Well, since you asked I will tell you.
I … (24 comments)
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real estate: LIVE IT UP! - 04/05/08 09:59 PM
Just a short while ago I was reading Pat Kennedy's post, When "Risk" Is A Four-Letter Word, and began to write a comment. It became way too long and so here is my post about RISK.
If I reflected on how my life would have played out if I had done things … (22 comments)
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