I Really Need More Help---!!!

With all of this blogging/social networking/linked in/ Trulia Voices---I have so many profiles on the net.

I want to corral them and my passwords to keep them together.

Anyone have any ideas on organizing this stuff?  Any technology out there to help with with this stuff????

POR FAVOR!

Rude People Annoy Me-More Than a Mini-Rant

When someone is having a conversation with me, the least I can do is give them my full attention.

Ines, is it a "Miami thing" that people are ALWAYS holding two conversations at once?

I'm adopting a new policy as of today:

I will no longer repeat myself when a person decides to take a cell phone call or simultaneously holds another conversation with another person.

It's rude. 

Furthermore, in general, I find that social skills and manners are non-existent.

FYI, more times than not, I am completely not interested in your "other" conversation.

We should have cell phone booths, no?

I Have a Question About ActiveRain --What Do You Think?

Actually, I have two questions.  Here in the Miami area there are a few AR members who constantly switch their profile from city-to-city.  One day their profile is in Miami Beach, one day it is in Sunny Isles and the next it is, say, in Miami Gardens.

Do you think that's cheesy?  I plan to defer my thoughts on this until at least a few people weigh in with some insight.

Last question:  What is the purpose of members with more than one profile?

Collisions and the "Not So Rosy Side" of Listing Syndication: Trulia

My Broker supplies our listings feed to Trulia.  Here is my listing on Trulia.  Notice anything?

My Web address is not condo.com.  Condo.com is another brokerage in the Miami area that is supplying select listings (usually the lowest priced listing in any condo building, from what I can see) directly to Trulia from their MLS feed.

There is my pretty face (only because I went to Trulia and "claimed the listing").  My broker notified Trulia (over three months ago) of this and:

• Have not rectified the situation
• Have no policy for "collisions"

This is the fly in the ointment for listing syndication.  Trulia makes money from our content.  Ok, good, no problem.  Did you know:  There is ABSOLUTELY nothing that prevents another broker from supplying a feed to Trulia (of the complete MLS) which would include MY listing.

Check your listings on Trulia.  Nothing will change if we:

• Don't know about the problem
• Demand that they take a responsible approach to protect OUR content to the best of their ability
• Demand to know about their "Collision Policy" before supplying the listings.

If Trulia wants my content, I believe they should feel a sense of responsibility to "clock" unethical brokers profiteering from my content.  If they don't want to deal with it--we have a choice "to feed or not to feed" Trulia.

The reality, so far, is that they don't really seem to care as long as they are getting content.

I care.  I think you should too.

Here's another little nugget:  Set up a Google Alert (of the property address of the listing) everytime you get a new listing.  It's INVALUABLE to know where your listing is being used.

ONE LAST SUGGESTION:  Go to Trulia and claim ALL of your listings.

UPDATE:  This post is in no way meant to dis Rudy.  Rudy knows (and so does Trulia) that  he's one of us--but as "The Donald" says:  "It's not personal, it's business."

The One Thing I Hate About Bloggers: STOP THE MADNESS

...is the constant need for bloggers to pat oneself on the back, put it on-line, and expect others to share in the kudos that you just gave TO YOURSELF.

Sex and the City: My Tribute

Photo:  Reuters

Ok everyone who knew me "back then," knew I was a huge fan of SATC. ( That's an acronym that Greg Swann DOES NOT know, I'm sure.)

I was going to NYC  about every 10 or so days from 2000-2004 BB(before blogging).

I have a picture of me sitting on Carrie's "stoop" in the West Village 

So 1 week before the series finale (teary eye- very traumatic) I wrote an e-mail to EVERYONE IN MY OFFICE (can you believe that)?  I happened to find the e-mail pinned to to the side of my desk tonight.  So here it has and have a good laugh.  BTW "Norby" is our office manager.

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 Date:  2/07/2004

Re: We must go deep within ourselves..during this trying time......

I know that all of you, like I, are having incredible anticipatory anxiety over Sunday's final episode of Sex in the City. 

i'm having extreme difficulty with the following questions: 

What if the group  (carrie,miranda,samantha,charlotte) keep doing their thing in nyc and the cameras are not around to film it?  Could you imagine walking into Brasserie (53rd & Park) and seeing the girls there?  I would have to question everything that I know is real...or is it????? 

Which (and I know there are many) Sex party do you go to on sunday?  What if you choose the 'wrong' one?  ...the fallout could be devastating and ruin you socially..... 

Isn't it tragic..so many years of me hailing a cab...'carrie style' on 7th avenue..God I was good.  By the way I'm giving tours this summer of carrie's brownstone on perry st. in the village.

Well miss you gals...

I'm currently in negotiations with Norby to sing a little number at Friday's awards banquet (norby must wear a pair of manolo's)  .  Something southern and soulful is appropriate. We'll all be wailing...gals wear your best shoes on friday for carrie!!!!

keep ur heads high!!

Carrie

Making Money in Today's Real Estate Market: Just How Hard Is It?

I was checking out Barry Cunningham's post over at BHB and the title of the post really caught my eye.  I read his post because of the title.  You must be saying "Why do you think the title is so special, Kevin," and I would tell you that my personal philosophy on the current real estate market is exactly opposite the majority (like 99.9%) of agents.  That brings me to the reason I love the title.

When I tell most agents that I think the market s*cks and I can't wait for it to get worse (that's right), I am immediately met with great resistance, mostly in their body language -- but I can feel it.  

"It's Gonna Be a Bloodbath"

...was one of my quotes from some article I was interviewed for. I was ridiculed for that one.  "How could I say that to the media?"  I thought to myself--"these agents just don't get it."  Nope.  None.

Let the Blood Flow Like a River!

The market can only correct itself when the healing process begins.  Oversupply.  Nasty, nasty word.  Someone's gotta lose money.  Someone's gotta HELP these people sell (if they really need to), might as well be me!

Back to Barry

I was reading his W.O.W. (he tends to write those heinously long posts) but he writes good stuff --so I decide to labor through it.

Reading.....Reading.....Reading.....and More Reading

I'm thinking to myself, "sh*t, it's the end of the world...and this post WON'T end"

Golden Nugget:

1. Answer the phone! If you are not going to commit to the business, please get out of it. There are buyers out there ready to pull the trigger on deals and they can't even get a hold of the agents listing the property. We hear this time and time again. We even hear it from other agents.

I'm Going on Vacation Tomorrow (now today)

and am at the office.  It's about 9 pm.  I look at my call log.  A customer calls in and requests information on Canyon Ranch Miami Beach, which is a new outpost of the Lenox & Tucson spas.  I so don't wanna make ONE MORE call tonight.  My desk is clean.  I'm on the road (in my head) to Key West.  I'm not returning ONE MORE call.  "Sheez these people need to understand that I need a break, too," I think out loud (as I kick the desk like a child).

See Above:  Golden Nugget

I'm a pro!  I'm gonna return that call!

She Buys the Joint!

It's not all that hard.

Thanks Barry!

Greatest Real Estate Agent in the World

My vote for

The Greatest Real Estate Agent in the World

Her post entitled "Greatest Real Estate Agent in the World" is a great post.

New Active Rain Blog Design

Thanks to a new feature that Brad Carroll discovered, I now have a new AR blog design. Check out the Dakno Blog for instructions on how you can do it

I Smell a Blog War