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Dubai, Architecture's La-La Land... - 07/31/08 01:08 PM
Dubai has long fascinated me. My love of architecture has drawn me to this place like a moth attracted to a light bulb. I can't help myself; Dubai speaks to me!
A mere stretch of sand in the eighties, Dubai is now one of the most enticing architectural marvels … (107 comments)
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God Has a Sense of Humor! Do Kids Always Go In The Opposite Direction? - 07/30/08 10:37 AM
All I can say is: God has a sense of humor!
I am the most "improvisational" person I know. They have other words for people like me: Bohemian lifestyle, leader, non-conformist, etc. I've always just followed my own heart, regardless of how "popular" that route was. It never bothered me … (23 comments)
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The 100K Blogger! Gary, You Won Again! - 07/29/08 11:09 PM
OK, Gary, you won again! You tied with Doug, John and Debbie.
I posted two separate blogs asking members to predict when AR will turn 100,000 points -
99,433... When Will Active Rain be 100,000 Members Strong? Make Your Predictions Here:
One blog had 32 comments; the other one … (26 comments)
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Donate a Blog... Help a Friend Attain Her Goal! HOW SARA MADE HER GOAL WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HER FRIENDS... - 07/29/08 05:47 PM
Sara is inches away from attaining her goal. She is turning 50 today and she is only 1,800 points away from 50,000 points. Her goal was to achieve the 50,000 points status by her 50th Birthday. She is so-o-o close, and yet no cigar, unless she posts 9 more blogs TODAY. … (14 comments)
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Congratulations ActiveRain! We Are Now Over 100,000 Members Strong! - 07/26/08 02:41 AM
Congratulations ActiveRain.com for your huge accomplishment! We are now over 100,000 members strong.
Matt and Jonathan, congratulations! 2008 has been a stellar year. Thank you for a fine organization! You are true visionaries!
Here is an interesting article I found about our organization on Mashable.com. I always like knowing how … (10 comments)
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I ALMOST MADE IT... SO-O-O CLOSE... OUCH! - 07/25/08 05:24 PM
My goal was to garner 100,000 points by the time Active Rain touched the magic number of 100,000 members.
AR finally achieved the 100,000 member status and I have 108,732 points! Done!
The second part of my goal was to have at least 100 members in the … (26 comments)
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GRATITUDE: The Relationship Nurturer - 07/25/08 09:25 AM
Gratitude is so extraordinarily important in ANY relationship. Showing your appreciation goes a long way... Just leaving a card on the table with a heartfelt message of appreciation goes a long way. I use this a lot with all my relationships. I leave my assistant an appreciation card with a … (15 comments)
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Integrating Moving Pictures Into Your Blogs - 07/23/08 08:30 PM
Photobucket.com is the site a lot of the top bloggers here on AR seem to be using for their illustrations and pictures. It's free; you just have to create your profile.
Playing around in "The Bucket", I noticed several "moving pictures" and started tooling around with them.
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99,433... When Will Active Rain be 100,000 Members Strong? Make Your Predictions Here: - 07/23/08 02:04 PM
When I joined in September of last year, AR had around 40,000+ members. Not even a year later, we are so close to the 100,000 mark.
When will we reach it? Go ahead! Go on record with your predictions! Maybe AR will award the winner 100,000 … (18 comments)
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99,433... When Will Active Rain be 100,000 Members Strong? Make Your Predictions Here: - 07/23/08 01:15 PM
When I joined in September of last year, AR had around 40,000+ members. Not even a year later, we are so close to the 100,000 mark.
When will we reach it? Go ahead! Go on record with your predictions! Maybe AR will award the winner 100,000 points. Hint, … (32 comments)
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Cool Tech Site... Check It Out! - 07/22/08 01:22 AM
Does anyone know anything about this site? I bumped into it and liked it, and wanted to share it with you. There are some interesting tips on Web optimizing; I found out that banners and links can now be crawled, and that "Google Adsense referral program" is now retired and will … (15 comments)
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Another Sold North Myrtle Beach Real Estate Town Home by Mirela Monte - 07/20/08 03:00 AM
Mirela Monte is proud to announce the sale of yet another fine North Myrtle Beach Town Home at Robbers Roost.
Robbers Roost, beautifully nestled in the verdant setting of Tilghman Estates is one of the best kept secrets of North Myrtle Beach. A quick golf cart ride gets … (6 comments)
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Myrtle Beach Waterway Home: Pre Foreclosure... Save a cool $ 1MIL - 07/20/08 01:01 AM
Myrtle Beach Waterway Home
This modern, Mediterranean style home is located right on the Intercoastal Waterway. It is 6,000 sq.ft, 5BR/4.5BA, with 3 Huge decks overlooking the water. The home is about 87% finished - it still needs garage doors, flooring, railing, kitchen cabinets and counter-tops, light fixtures and appliances.
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Affordable Aerial Photography: Wow, this little gizmo is Impressive! - 07/19/08 11:51 PM
I've always recognized the value of aerial photography for Real Estate Marketing, but found the cost and bother too intense for my taste. Now it looks like I'll be jumping into the Aerial Photography arena, with a little gizmo sold on line at Target.com.
It is called the … (33 comments)
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No Soup For You! ...Unless You Vote for Your Favorite Sitcom! - 07/19/08 02:52 PM
The Soup Nazi episode of Seinfeld still resonates with me years after watching it. The phenomenon called the Sitcom plays a big role in the American psyche. TV at its best, making us feel good, providing fodder for entertaining discussions long after the episodes are played. Who doesn't remember the … (36 comments)
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God Bless America! An Immigrant's Declaration of Love... - 07/19/08 11:52 AM
I was raised in a communist, iron curtain country. We were NOT allowed to go ANYWHERE. The happiest moment in my life was when I arrived in the USA. To be FREE is indeed an amazing privilege. I have tears in my eyes as I'm writing this.
The human spirit seeks freedom. Being … (9 comments)
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Realtor in Desperate Need of R&R: Please Help me get to ALASKA!!! - 07/19/08 12:15 AM
When you live in paradise - Myrtle Beach - it's hard to go somewhere else to vacation. I mean, really, why leave?
I tell you why: change of scenery.
I crave Alaska. Four years ago, after servicing clients from Alaska and after hearing their stories about that magical … (26 comments)
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Palmetto Harbor in North Myrtle Beach, SC - 07/18/08 03:39 AM
Palmetto Harbor in North Myrtle Beach, SC
Palmetto Harbor - right on the Intercoastal Waterway, yet so close to the Beach.
Two beautiful golf courses only steps away, a fine Park, the Intercoastal Waterway and the Beach, WOW! Add to that a community center within walking … (3 comments)
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Comic Sutra... Is Laughter The Best Aphrodisiac? - 07/17/08 01:38 AM
Sexiness wears thin after a while and beauty fades, but a man that can make you laugh everyday, ah, now THAT'S a real treat' Joanne Woodward - married to Paul Newman for over 40 years.
It recently dawned on me that I've always been attracted to men who could make me … (30 comments)
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Myrtle Beach Condos Market Report: 7,727 Available, 255 sold. 3.3% activity; 2.5 year inventory surplus - 07/16/08 01:41 AM
We currently have 7,727 condos for sale in the Myrtle Beach area. Out of those, only 255 condos were sold during the month of June. Only 3.3% of our condo inventory was sold during the month of June. At that rate of activity, it will take a little over 2.5 years … (10 comments)
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Delayed Gratification... You Can't Get There Until You Learn This Lesson! - 07/16/08 12:12 AM
This may be the single, most important thing to teach yourself in order to succeed in life.
What is delayed gratification? It's a daily negotiation with yourself. You do the chores you dread first, in order to allow yourself the pleasure you seek. For example, if you have a problem … (7 comments)
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Why the Marriage Contract Should be Renewed Every Year... - 07/15/08 01:39 AM
Or at least every other year. Maybe if we maintained the possibility of a relationship dismissal based on performance, the two participants would accord the relationship enough attention to avert it from falling into disrepair.
All marriages are started with good intentions, yet somehow many of them become … (32 comments)
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Myrtle Beach In July... Wish You Were Here! - 07/13/08 10:59 PM
Myrtle Beach In July... Wish You Were Here!
Wow, what a great day at the beach today was! The water was so blue, the sand so white. There was not a cloud in the sky and the temperature was in the late eighties or early nineties... just perfect!
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The Smart Business Card: A New Concept in Viral Marketing - 07/12/08 03:50 PM
Business Cards...
Why not take this wonderful tool to the next level? Here are mine: the front promotes me and my Business, the back of my card promotes one of my listings via a picture of the property and the website I've created specifically for that property. My Sellers love them … (11 comments)
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The Smart Business Card: A New Concept in Viral Marketing - 07/11/08 12:43 PM
Business Cards...
Why not take this wonderful tool to the next level? Here are mine: the front promotes me and my Business, the back of my card promotes one of my listings via a picture of the property and the website I've created specifically for that property. My Sellers love … (34 comments)
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Share Your AR Success Story! - 07/11/08 11:30 AM
With almost 100,000 members, ActiveRain has become the number one network of Real Estate Professionals.
With the unveiling of its new Localism.com and the outside blog feature, any Real Estate Professional who does not take advantage of this extraordinary opportunity is missing the boat.
I have personally … (14 comments)
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Colonial Charters: Is it located in Longs or Little River, SC? - 07/11/08 10:05 AM
Colonial Charters: Is it located in Longs or Little River, SC?
Colonial Charters is a grand development comprised of several subdivisions and condo projects. Part of the development is located in Little River, SC, and part of it is in Longs, SC.
I live at Colonial Charters, along … (2 comments)
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Myrtle Beach Homes Sold in June 2008 - 07/11/08 12:13 AM
Myrtle Beach Homes Sold in June 2008
Of the 6,669 homes currently available for sale, 339 have actually been sold during the month of June. Hooray! Over 5% of our listings have been sold during June (that's 5.08% to be exact). Can other parts of the country make that claim? … (7 comments)
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Myrtle Beach Homes For Sale; All 6,669 of Them... - 07/10/08 11:13 PM
Myrtle Beach Homes For Sale:
There are currently 6,669 homes available for sale in the Coastal Carolinas Association of Realtors MLS system, which covers Myrtle Beach and the immediate adjoining areas.
The cheapest home in our system is a 2BR/1BA mobile home on leased land located in Marion, SC. … (2 comments)
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Beach Club III in the Windy Hill section of North Myrtle Beach, SC - 07/10/08 09:08 PM
Beach Club III in the Windy Hill section of North Myrtle Beach, SC
Unit 5-E
This spacious, home like oceanfront 4BR/3BA condo takes the entire corner on the SE side, conferring awesome views of the Atlantic from its spacious 20 ft. balcony.
Large Oceanfront Master Suite, full kitchen … (2 comments)
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Oh, My God, I LOVE The New LOCALISM!!! - 07/09/08 12:47 AM
OMG!!! I was so surprised. I was just checking something on Localism.com when it HIT ME! The New Localism is here!
WOW! WOW! WOW! Can I say "Wow!" a few more times?
Impressed is not adequate. Flabbergasted! Super excited! This is AWESOME!
Great job guys! … (25 comments)
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The Value of Consistency - 07/08/08 11:09 PM
I recently hired a new assistant. She is smart, sharp, beautiful, intrepid and affable. She had a superb first week. By the end of the second week she faded out and never showed up for her third week. She's still MIA.
I watched another friend of mine get so excited about … (24 comments)
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My Myrtle Beach Vacation - 07/08/08 01:35 AM
We arrived by plane. Everyone
was so friendly...
It was a good thing that we flew in...
Because there were so many tourists; the roads … (15 comments)
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Say Whaaat?!? - 07/03/08 02:04 AM
Picture a condo project of about a hundred units and not a single sale since December. Add to that a top Realtor and a motivated Seller and we finally produced a fully executed contract (just in case you were wondering: the author is the top Realtor in this story). Price reduction … (20 comments)
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Myrtle Beach Real Estate by Mirela Monte
Myrtle Beach, SC
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Mirela Monte, Your Myrtle Beach Connection
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