Please click the link to go visit Arizona's newest Rainmaker, Lynette Bruster. Leave a comment on her blog, and MAKE HER WELCOME!
Earlier today...
"Lynette," I asked, "may I show you what makes the Active Rain Real Estate Network such an awesome business tool?"
"Look at this." I … (19 comments)
active rain: For Newbies Only: So Why Are We Blogging Anyhow? - 06/29/09 01:33 PM
I took a little heat last week about a post that complained about the HVCC appraisal process. "Hey," said the email, "you didn't answer my comment."
Here's the reason for that: (It took a little time for it to percolate in the old brain.)
I'm a newbie. I've only been in … (18 comments)
active rain: Buying an Investment Property? No One Is Willing to Sell You Mortgage Insurance - 10/03/08 08:00 PM
The REALTOR called me from a cruise ship. Our pre-qualified borrower--who has been waiting months for the market to fit his budget--finally decided to make the plunge and purchase a rental property in Tucson.
His FICO score is 780. The buyer is a W-2 employee with more than 16 years on … (11 comments)
active rain: Please Welcome My Friend Mike Carsten to Active Rain! - 10/01/08 01:25 PM
Mike Carsten is almost a native of Tucson, having moved here from Toledo, Ohio seventeen years ago. (Please leave a comment, and then click the link to go comment on Mike's blog.)
Mike is a captain in the Tucson Fire Department, and I've just hired him as a loan officer in … (27 comments)
active rain: Improve Your Sales Results Right Now! The Picture In Your Mind Becomes the Story of Your Life - 09/03/08 08:30 AM
"The pictures in your mind becomes the stories of your life."Cody Bateman
I've been a National Sales Manager for OPEX Corporation, an international manufacturing company based in Moorestown, NJ, so I bring something to the table.
Here's how it works:
(1) What you think shapes the words you say, and … (23 comments)
active rain: Tucson Artist Tom Murray Captures the Essence of the Southwestern Sky - 08/20/08 05:19 AM
Arizona skies are awesome. So is painter Tom Murray. I've never seen clouds captured on canvas with such realism and painterly beauty.
I first met Tom at Jane Hamilton Fine Art in Tucson on River Road near Campbell.
That's where you'll find original paintings like the one you see featured here. … (22 comments)
active rain: Unique Little Property in Tucson Begs for Unique Buyer! - 08/09/08 10:50 PM
This must be 70 years old; it hasn't been a service station for a long time.
I drive by it often. It sits on a corner in a residential part of the older town of Tucson, near downtown.
What could it become?
An ice cream shop?
A flower shop?
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You … (22 comments)
active rain: Initiation to Blogging: Please Welcome My Friend Debbie Bachel - 07/30/08 12:00 AM
Debbie's (left) agency is just upstairs from my office, and it's a pleasure to refer business to her. That's because Debbie goes the extra mile for my clients, and is more interested in what's good for the client than what's in it for her.
Vicki Altadonna of Tucson (right) can take the … (10 comments)
active rain: Unique Mailbox on Soldier Trail in Tucson, AZ: a Mailbox Series Update - 05/15/08 05:01 AM
Chris Griffith, an Active Rain giant and successful REALTOR in Bonita Springs, Florida, is a gem! Newbies would do well to subscribe to her blog, both for content and ideas.
Chris's post The Mailbox Series - First Time Poster's Welcome caught my eye tonight.
Real estate bloggers here in the Rain often … (21 comments)
active rain: Highway Visibility: Yesteryear's Real Estate "Hook" - 05/07/08 11:42 PM
Minnesota has its Paul Bunyan and the Blue Ox. Small towns across the country have the 15' tall lumberjack holding out a tractor tire. This huge bug was a new one for me. We were in Colorado Springs last year for our daughter's wedding, and I had some free time. One of … (23 comments)
active rain: Agents and REALTORS: The FHA Mortgage is a Fantastic Sales Tool in Tough Markets! - 05/04/08 11:42 PM
My REALTOR partners are closing sales for Tucson buyers who have income, but have saved little towards a downpayment. Buyer demand is strong for zero down homes, or nearly zero down. Here's what you need to do to close more sales using the advantages of an FHA mortgage: This is a MUST: Make sure your … (21 comments)
active rain: Silly Tucson Saturday Night Post - 05/04/08 12:27 AM
Some time ago, I wrote a short post about these pigeons camped out at the car wash, just waiting for the happy car owner to drive under the light standard. Bird brains! Then today, a realtor from South Carolina sent me a series of photos from a car wash showing starlings going … (15 comments)
active rain: Jazz at the China Rose, Tucson, Arizona - 05/04/08 12:15 AM
I love Chinese food. I love good jazz. Until coming to Tucson ten years ago, the two never shared the same file space in my brain. That was before I visited the China Rose on Speedway in Tucson, AZ. Frank Hartline invited me to join him and his wife Cheryl for dinner … (5 comments)
active rain: Oldie But Goodie: Antique Truck Still in Service in Tucson, Arizona - 05/04/08 12:01 AM
They say it's a dry heat. Summers get into the triple digits, but with the lack of rain and humidity year round (not to mention NO salt on the roads in winter) Tucson preserves its vehicles better than just about any place in the country. Here's a great example. I was pulling … (6 comments)
active rain: Spiffing Up the Laundry Room - 05/01/08 11:47 PM
My Darlin' and I spent Sunday afternoon walking through three model homes in the Tucson Mountains. The homes were nicely staged, more Texas than Tucson, IMHO, and the landscaping was exquisite. The largest model was about 2,000 square feet, with lots of glass facing the mountains. The interior kitchen, if I recall, … (15 comments)
active rain: The Ferris Wheel Real Estate Market - 05/01/08 11:32 PM
So there we were, last Saturday night, at the Pima County fair. I've been partial to fairs since I was a kid of seven on the eastern shore of Virginia. Grandpa would take us, and cousin Jerry and I spent out time looking for empty Coca Cola bottles. We gathered them up … (9 comments)
active rain: Dinosaur Bones On the Ranch in Oklahoma? - 04/30/08 10:43 PM
One of the joys of owning your own piece of real estate comes from things you find. Sometimes its a find in the backyard. A friend of mine found coins from the revolutionary war days on his property in south Jersey. Our friends, the Colonel and his Darlin', were walking the limestone … (14 comments)
active rain: Southwest Colors in Spring: This Cactus Really Is Purple! - 04/29/08 11:44 PM
It's a variant of the common Prickly Pear. The first time I saw one, I would have sworn it was spray painted by a graffitti artist. If not that, it must have been fabricated from metal. Some of them are gun metal grey. The color just doesn't jive with an easterner's sense of … (21 comments)
active rain: REALTOR as Trusted Advisor: Get Beyond the Lender Greed Factor - 04/28/08 12:43 PM
Beyond Greedy LendersAre your clients surprised that mortgage interest rates are climbing higher? You can position yourself as a trusted advisor by not parroting the "greed" factor. Instead, become acquainted with specific world events that are causing the trouble. Here are a few things to keep an eye on: The US Dollar … (10 comments)
active rain: False Advertising and the Bathroom Break - 04/27/08 06:54 AM
Any port in a storm... We were driving through New Mexico last week, and saw the Necessary as we pulled off Interstate 10. No Key Needed was painted in five inch high letters, but as I got closer, it was apparent that this was indeed, false advertising. LOL
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