Moral Hazard; The Bank Made Me Do It! - 11/29/07 07:19 AM
I don't leave cash on my desk at the office. You don't leave your keys in the car at the grocery store. It creates a temptation for someone to make off with something of value that doesn't belong to them.
The term for creating such a temptation is Moral Hazard. The risk in … (29 comments)
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Fail Safe Followup System for Rainers: Simple, Sound, Safe... and Dirt Cheap! - 11/27/07 06:56 AM
It's simple. You can teach it to the rawest recruit in your office.
It's sound. Nothing will fall through the cracks.
It's safe. You'll never lose data unless the building burns down around you.
And (near and dear to MY heart) it's dirt cheap!
Last week's post Networking Heritage? Her Mom Was a Realtor (about super … (30 comments)
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Real Estate Correction: I Don't Want Help From My Government - 11/26/07 01:00 AM
Today's Active Rain front page Featured Posts included this title, by Lenn Harley: MASSIVE FORECLOSURES COMING? THE MARKET IS SPEAKING LOUD AND CLEAR. You might want to read it, and the commentary it's attracted, before continuing.
By the time I read Lenn's post, almost eighty people had commented. One comment, by my … (69 comments)
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For Newbies Only: Blog Template--A Conversation With One Person--Me. - 11/24/07 01:04 PM
Edit: 4/10/08 (83,000 members)We're closing on 60,000 members in Active Rain. Yesterday saw 44 Newbies join our ranks, from places as far from my Tucson home as Vancouver, British Columbia and Ponce Inlet, Florida. With so many new members, and so much content to wade through, it's hard to know what to … (44 comments)
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Wordpress: Can We Make It Easier for Readers to Comment? - 11/23/07 09:36 AM
I'm spoiled by the Active Rain interface that lets me comment and interact. Todd Carpenter has an extremely useful site called Lenderama. This screen shot is from the latest post by a writer taking advantage of Todd's "Open Microphone" feature.
Wade Young, of Red Door Home Loans, has written a piece that Real … (20 comments)
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I've Been Foreclosed, and that's Good News for You! - 11/21/07 01:45 AM
Len Elder is my favorite teacher. A mortgage broker, real estate broker, and attorney at law, Len writes cirricula for the Hogan School of Real Estate in Tucson, Arizona. Sunday a couple of months ago, I found him at Starbucks, papers strewn across the little round table, writing poetry. Len carries … (20 comments)
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Networking Heritage? Her Mom Was a Realtor - 11/20/07 06:58 AM
Lori Riegel is, hands down, the most effective networker I've met in Tucson. My phone rings because Lori met with someone in her capacity as Marketing Consultant with Tucson's Arizona Jewish Post. She's a machine!
Lori has a simple (and simply the most effective) two-book system for tracking her business contaces. I'll share … (23 comments)
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For Newbies Only: Where Do I Get Those Great Signs? - 11/18/07 10:43 AM
Jill Fuhrer, of the tag team Lehigh Valley PA Homes - Jill & Ron Fuhrer, commented on my blog this evening, and I went looking for a sign to spice up my comment. Here it is on the left.
When I first started blogging on Active Rain, I had no idea how … (119 comments)
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Word Sculpture: Creating an Active Rain Bronze - 11/15/07 01:27 AM
She's seven years old. Maybe eight. Grandkids keep changing on you when you're not looking. Her attention span rivals that of a six week old puppy.
When I blog, I keep Hanna's world view in mind. For a very short period of time, she's very focused. And in that way, Hanna is exactly like … (34 comments)
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Amazing Grace...and Taps - 11/11/07 10:41 PM
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound... From the earliest days of childhood, we six could remember Mother humming this tune. We have no need of the lyrics; they are part of us.
Mary Jane, at 22 a US Army nurse with the 109th General Hospital in Europe, returned safely to Haddonfield, NJ, where she married Morgan Jones.
Mary Jane … (28 comments)
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Zoom Zoom! Zero to First on Google in 60 Days! - 11/11/07 12:27 AM
This post won't teach you anything about HTML meta tags. Active Rainers have already paved that street. This post is a success story for my brand, Mike in Tucson. Three things converged to bring about that success:
the genius of the Active Rain business model, Active Rain members who read and comment on … (157 comments)
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For Newbies Only: The Ten Commandments of Active Rain, With Apologies to Moses - 11/10/07 04:32 AM
When Moses came down off Mt. Sinai, he brought with him ten commandments. "Do, or don't do these things," was the idea, "and you will prosper in the land." There are ten do's and don'ts for success in the virtual land of Active Rain as well.
Edit: But first... Read the ActiveRain … (112 comments)
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Tooting My Horn: 50,000 Points and 100 Posts! - 11/08/07 07:10 AM
...thanks to my readers, commenters and subscribers! Today, I'll pass the 50,000 mark on Active Rain. Not much in the scheme of things, but for me it's a milestone. Since you're reading this, you know how much a part you've played in helping me get to this goal. Thank You!
Special thanks to … (49 comments)
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Mortgage Site Has Answers for Agents & Buyers! - 11/07/07 05:26 PM
As an Agent, you know your new buyer is going to grill you. Some questions you can answer; others you cannot, even if you want to, for legal reasons. If you're a buyer, I know that bugs you sometimes. You have questions like these:
What's happening with interest rates? I want to do my … (14 comments)
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Inspired by Light - 11/06/07 10:15 PM
In a market where one house competes with ten thousand others for the attention of a single buyer, you--the listing agent--have a most powerful ally in presenting your house to the world.
Allow me to present that ally. Meet the setting sun. Its rich, deep yellow rays have a unique power … (48 comments)
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Life Before Real Estate? You Bet! - 11/04/07 02:25 PM
All of us had a previous life. This was mine. What was yours?
I was a high end real estate developer on Long Beach Island, a barrier reef off the coast of New Jersey, six miles at sea. This oceanside condo complex, the Breakers, exceeded the height limitation for the town of … (26 comments)
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Hands Up Pardner; This is Tucson, Arizona! - 11/04/07 03:33 AM
Tucsonans take their yard art seriously.
Most places around the country, you'll see a water fountain, a reflecting ball on a pedestal, or some such thing.
Not in Tucson. This metal sculpture guards the driveway to a relatively modest home built back in the 1950s.
Driving past, you'll notice no grass lawn, no … (30 comments)
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Messed-up Lives and Listing Opportunities - 11/03/07 11:56 AM
They (yup, those guys) tell us that when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. But human emotions sometimes go over the edge. You see the results in this photo.
When a marital disagreement has gone this far, the house often ends up in foreclosure because the owners are so far down the … (46 comments)
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Home Prices & Pending Sales in Tucson. Going Up! - 11/02/07 11:46 AM
We have more inventory, but new listings are drying up.
It's taking longer to sell, but Pending Contracts are up 32%.
These numbers, published in the Arizona Daily Post, are for the month of September, year over year, and they're tremendously encouraging!
The average sale price for an existing home is up 7.8% … (8 comments)
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Loonie Rules! Canadian Buying Power Up 6% for Tucson Home! - 11/01/07 07:02 AM
Goooood morning, Canada! While you're having your cuppa tea this morning, consider this: the cost of owning your winter home in warm, sunny Tucson, Arizona went down by more than six percent yesterday. The Canadian Dollar is worth $1.06 US since our Federal Reserve dropped the Fed Funds rate yesterday.
How long has it … (8 comments)
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