active rain: New Groups Here In The Rain - 10/11/08 10:27 PM
It's
All About The Groups!
Point Whores (you know
who you are) will love the first two Groups!
Here are 5 new Groups, all with different purposes, designed for those
who have different interests!
Have a bit of fun.
Network a little.
Share your
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active rain: Just how active is Active Rain? - 10/11/08 10:08 PM
I have been wondering just how active is Active Rain
I see there are over 114,000 members on here. I rarely see more than a few thousand showing online at any time. Some members have a gazillion points, are featured members and have their posts featured all the time. Some members
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active rain: New Groups of Various Interests - 10/11/08 08:45 PM
It's
All About The Groups!
Point Whores (you know
who you are) will love the first two Groups!
Here are 5 new Groups, all with different purposes, designed for those
who have different interests!
Have a bit of fun.
Network a little.
Share your
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active rain: OPEN HOUSE** 720 S N ST PENSACOLA, FLORIDA 32501 OPEN HOUSE - 10/11/08 07:50 PM
OPEN HOUSE** 720 S N ST PENSACOLA, FLORIDA 32501 OPEN HOUSE
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 1PM -4PM
WE SELL YOUR HOME $1495 FLAT FEE... CALL NOW 478-8811 CHARLES STALLIONS REAL ESTATE SERVICES INC.
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active rain: OPEN HOUSE 5141 NEKOLE DR MILTON, Florida 32570 charles stallions active rain - 10/11/08 07:39 PM
OPEN HOUSE OPEN HOUSE ** SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 1 PM - 4PM ** OPEN HOUSE OPEN HOUSE
FREE FOOD AND DOR PRIZES REGISTER TO WIN DINNER FOR FOUR @ RED LOBSTER
WE SELL YOUR HOME $1495 FLAT FEE... CALL NOW 478-8811 CHARLES STALLIONS REAL ESTATE SERVICES INC.
--Information deemed reliable but not
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active rain: GROUPS: New Groups Here In The Rain! - 10/11/08 07:13 PM
It's
All About The Groups!
Point Whores (you know
who you are) will love the first two Groups!
Here are 5 new Groups, all with different purposes, designed for those
who have different interests!
Have a bit of fun.
Network a little.
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active rain: 720 S N ST PENSACOLA, Florida 32501, active rain, pensacola mls - 10/11/08 06:21 PM
Buying or Selling Call Joyce Kelley for all your Real Estate needs. (850)255-6955. Charles Stallions Real Estate Services (850)478-8811.
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active rain: 3422 BOWKER DR PENSACOLA, FL 32506 active rain pensacola mls - 10/11/08 06:10 PM
Buying or Selling Call Joyce Kelley for all your Real Estate needs. (850)255-6955. Charles Stallions Real Estate Services (850)478-8811.
This is a wonderful 2 bedroom/2bath home with a large lot. Large kitchen and dining combination with many extras throughout the home. Great kitchen with lots of cabinet space. Gameroom and Florida
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active rain: 7016 GLENDORA ST PENSACOLA, Florida 32526 active rain, pensacola mls - 10/11/08 06:04 PM
Buying or Selling Call Joyce Kelley for all your Real Estate needs. (850)255-6955. Charles Stallions Real Estate Services (850)478-8811.
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active rain: 4999 BERKELEY FOREST BLVD GULF BREEZE, Florida 32563 active rain, pensacola mls - 10/11/08 06:01 PM
Buying or Selling Call Joyce Kelley for all your Real Estate needs. (850)255-6955. Charles Stallions Real Estate Services (850)478-8811.
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active rain: 5141 NEKOLE DR MILTON, Florida, 32570 active rain, pensacola mls - 10/11/08 05:36 PM
Buying or Selling Call Joyce Kelley for all your Real Estate needs. (850)255-6955. Charles Stallions Real Estate Services (850)478-8811.
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active rain: 5150 SPRINGDALE DR MILTON, Florida 32570 active rain, pensacola mls - 10/11/08 05:33 PM
Buying or Selling Call Joyce Kelley for all your Real Estate needs. (850)255-6955. Charles Stallions Real Estate Services (850)478-8811.
THIS BEAUTIFUL HOME SITS ON OVER AN ACRE OF LAND IN PINE HILL ACRES. VERY OPEN AND SPACIOUS CORNER LOT. IT IS FENCED FOR ANIMALS. HOME HAS A LARGE FAMILY ROOM WITH
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active rain: 285 KATIE ST MILTON, Florida 32583 active rain, pensacola mls - 10/11/08 05:28 PM
Buying or Selling Call Joyce Kelley for all your Real Estate needs. (850)255-6955. Charles Stallions Real Estate Services (850)478-8811.
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active rain: 2707 WEYLAND CIR PENSACOLA, Florida 32526 Active Rain Pensacola MLS - 10/11/08 05:21 PM
Buying or Selling Call Joyce Kelley for all your Real Estate needs. (850)255-6955. Charles Stallions Real Estate Services (850)478-8811.
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active rain: I Actually Like The Changes on AR - 10/11/08 09:45 AM
I just logged in to Active Rain about 10 minutes ago for the first time today and noticed the changes. At first I was wondering what the heck happened, but after a minute or so I found the Dashboard. Then, right away I noticed that there were a few people complaining
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active rain: BROKERS! MAKE IT MANDATORY TO JOIN ACTIVE RAIN! My agents are thanking me! - 10/11/08 07:41 AM
At our office meeting last month, I had told every agent to sign up on Active Rain. I explained how it would motivate them, answer some of their questions, help promote them, be a good networking tool, and offer them many ways to enhance their business.
So far a few
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active rain: Do You Have a Web Presence? - 10/10/08 10:02 PM
Are you taking the time to invest in your future? What you do today, will effect you months and months from now. That holds true with your marketing for your real estate business...
To read the entire article, click on the link below:
Do You Have a Web Presence?
______________________
For
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active rain: Something New Oh Goody Chapter 2 - 10/10/08 03:52 AM
Well the guru's at AR are at it again. We have a new feature which surprised me this morning. I go to my local area site and there is now actually an IM feature. You can chat with your local AR peeps! I thought it was funny looking. I thought maybe
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active rain: Misty Lackie's Great SEO Blog Entry of 10/6/08 - My Long-Winded Response: SEO and the Future of Internet Real Estate - 10/10/08 12:14 AM
SEO and the Future of Internet Real Estate and A Digression Into...
Misty,
The other day, October 6, 2008 on your AR Blog: http://activerain.com/blogsview/726623/How-you-can-dominate, I wrote, Very true, but you are then helping the big realty sites push you down in the rankings...a true dilemma...be prepared to have take referrals from these big real
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active rain: Economic Stimulus Check: Use it or Lose it - 10/09/08 08:12 PM
Have you filed your 2007 tax return? Well, call me the procrastinator. I beat the October 15 deadline for filing my Federal tax return by a full seven days. Woo hoo! As I left the accountant's office, I assured her that THIS year will be different. Unfortunately, she knows me well
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active rain: Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids Hosts Wm Seidman Talk - 10/09/08 07:46 PM
We had an interesting start to our day. We had a sit down talk with William Seidman,
commentator for CNBC, former FDIC chairman, and Grand Rapids native son.
Well, we were sitting in the audience with about 200 other Grand Rapidians while Bill
told us how he believes we got into
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active rain: Acronyms and Abbreviations - Our Best Work? - 10/09/08 05:01 PM
In a society rich in acronyms and abbreviations that are considered the norm and correct grammar is an anomaly, I’m wondering if we sometimes take advantage of our “expertise” and leave others scratching their head and saying “Huh?“
Taking a step beyond Active Rain and delve into social media and you'll
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active rain: HELP!!!! I'm stuck and can't log out - 10/09/08 04:55 PM
I want to log out of my account so my partner can log on and check hers but I can't find the log out button. Am I blind???
Thanks for helpin' an ole' gal out!!!
Kelly Willey
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active rain: How Do I Keep Up with all the Active Rain Changes? - 10/09/08 02:19 PM
I logged in earlier today to check in on some blogs I read on a regular basis and to grab a link fro on of my own posts. AR looked pretty much the same. Then I checked in a few minutes agoa dn now there are all these new links in
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active rain: Active Rain: States we now have States and Provinces - 10/09/08 11:10 AM
I just finished commenting on your Post and was going back to My Home Page, but when I clicked My Home....I saw States....."States, what is States?" I looked and clicked and found out that now Active Rain has added several different ways to find our blog. They've been telling us for awhile
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active rain: HomeGain, Trulia, Zillow and Active Rain Noted on Both Sides of the Atlantic - 10/09/08 10:06 AM
Recently Inman News published its 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders of 2008.
According to Inman news "the people on the list embody leadership, innovation, ingenuity, power and persistence"
Representatives from Zillow (Lloyd Frink and Richard Barton) Trulia (Peter Flynt and Sami Inkinen) Active Rain (Jonathan Washburn and Matt Heaton) and HomeGain (Louis Cammarosano) were
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active rain: Active Rain's youngest Members: Kelan The Great/Isabelle Blanton - 10/09/08 09:12 AM
While he's currently working on his portfolio, Kelan has done a great job educating us with his current lifestyle. We feel Obliged to feature him today as our youngest member. There was a lot of competition in this age group but Kelan succesfully passed the test where others failed (he
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active rain: ACTIVE RAIN: The Ultimate Tool for Real Estate Professionals! - 10/09/08 08:07 AM
Active Rain - The Ultimate Tool
Warning:
Active Rain
may be Addictive to your Career!
Welcome to Active Rain!
The most exciting and largest
Real Estate Social/Business Networking Platform in America!
Whether you are a
Realtor, Mortgage Broker, Investor, or you are in one
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active rain: Top 10 Active Rain Newcomers - 10/09/08 07:26 AM
These people have just joined Active Rain but have already made a splash. We hope others take notice and subscribe to their blogs and associate with them.
i hope he returns so i can ask him what he's trying to accomplish. (kelan the great)
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This will be updated
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active rain: 10 Things to know about Active Rain. - 10/09/08 01:54 AM
STANDARD VERSION
ctive Rain, the largest social real estate network, provides professionals the ability to "empower" themselves through social networking, blogging and by marketing themselves to consumers and real estate professionals alike. Designed to help "People help People", Active Rain allows realtors specifically to learn more about internet and real
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active rain: Active Rain +1 Year = Local Real Estate Visibility on the Web - 10/08/08 08:24 PM
Since I am the author of many of TW's blogs, I am reposting this blog here.
We have had a wonderful year here on Active Rain. Sometimes it has been
stormy, sometimes the sun was shining through, but it has all been an
absolute addicting good time. Yeehaa, who knows
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active rain: 7 Deadly Sins of Online Marketing • A ReBlog • Great Ideas to Ponder! - 10/08/08 07:25 PM
Here are some fine points to consider and ponder- Andrew's blog made me think about the various tactics and methods we use when trying to target our audience via the numerous Internet sites that are available. Are we actually spamming our potential client base? Nobody likes to be force-fed!
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active rain: IT'S RAINING, IT'S POURING - ACTIVE RAIN ISN'T SNORING - 10/08/08 09:58 AM
WOW! These folks at Active Rain are on top of their game. You're not going to catch them snoring.
About a half hour after making a post yesterday I got a call on my cell phone from none other than an Active Rain Staffer, Bob Stewart. I was
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active rain: Flora Bama Music Schedule - 10/08/08 09:04 AM
Hey Hey Hey Here it is, a lot of you have been asking about the schedule to the flora bama music shows this fall and finally got my hands on it so take a look. For you that don't about Flora Bama, well it is just the best place to
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active rain: ME.....Write a Blog....NEVER - 10/07/08 11:21 PM
I would like to thank all of the GREAT bloggers out there on Active Rain that have inspired me to jump in and put my two cents in too! I have found myself (tonight is a GOOD example) up at 12 or 1 in the morning still clicking away...that is until
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active rain: ACTIVE RAIN HAS STOLEN MY WIFE! - 10/07/08 10:06 PM
Every night after a long day of work. My wife and I have dinner and then she disappears into her home office. She actually sits in there for hours.
I started getting suspicious. So I asked her who is consuming all of her time. When she told me "ACTIVE RAIN" I laughed
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active rain: I'm new to Active Rain..........Any advice?? - 10/07/08 08:25 PM
Hi all,
My wife (and real estate partner) has introduced me to ACTIVE RAIN. I've been reading alot of posts and am very impressed with this site.
If you have any good advice on what to do and not do, please feel free to comment.
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active rain: Exciting News Since My Last Post Two Months Ago - 10/07/08 06:09 PM
WOW! How time flies at supersonic speed when you're having FUN (F-U-N, FUN!)
The last post I did was entitled PRESSURE FORMS THE PEARL! I had no idea what that title would mean two months later, but it's still true!
I have finished Chapters One, Two and Three and Chapter Four
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active rain: Can it really be that simple? - 10/06/08 08:22 PM
On Saturday, in my post "Back to the Dark Ages," I confessed my addiction to Active Rain and gave a long and varied account of how losing my internet connection had put a real crimp into my life.
I went on to detail how I had suddenly lost my connection and
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active rain: Why Pricing is Soooo Crucial to the Sale of your Home - 10/06/08 05:24 PM
When we sit down with potential clients to list their home, there are so many issues
and hot buttons to discuss. Inevitably we come to the one where we really have to
agree to get the home sold quickly and for the most money.
P-R-I-C-E
Most homeowners want to
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active rain: Thank you Active Rain for Playlist.com - 10/06/08 04:18 AM
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active rain: 1098E Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach Twp, NJ 08008 - DISTINCTIVE ARCHITECTURE PLUS A STATELY NEIGHBORHOOD! - 10/06/08 01:07 AM
DISTINCTIVE ARCHITECTURE PLUS A STATELY NEIGHBORHOOD! FROM AN IMPRESSISVE PRIVATE PAVER TRACT TO MAKING A GRAND ENTRANCE IN THE DRAMATIC TWO-STORY FOYER WITH A CURVED STAIRWAY RISING TO A SPACIOUS FAMILY ROOM DESIGNED FOR INFORMAL GATHERING WITH CATHEDRAL CEILINGS AND A CENTRAL GAS FIREPLACE LEADING TO A LARGE FIBERGLASSED DECKING
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active rain: The Friendship Ball of Active Rain has been passed my way - 10/05/08 10:00 PM
The friendship ball is circler and it does not have any beggining or end to it. Just like the circle of friends, it keeps us together. You see having a circle of friends is a true treasure in deed. Never turn your back to your friends.
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active rain: Can't Wait till Wednesday...it's a Mini AR Party ! - 10/05/08 05:43 PM
Tom Braatz, and the Hansons belong to a mutual admiration society....we "met" on Active Rain...initially Tom's former office was a stone's throw from our house. Now....he offices with another broker in Oconomowoc (for those of you non- local folks...that is Oh Con Oh Mow Walk). We talk from time to
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active rain: Paying it forward: "Brad Andersohn Style" to our associate Desiree Daniels - 10/05/08 10:50 AM
Paying it forward to our associate. Desiree Daniels:
Want to keep ahead of the competition & stay informed?
Desiree wrote about google alerts and how much they have helped her stay in touch with the latest and greatest.
The Greatest 100 Active Rain bloggers from all 50 states.By Castellum Realty LLC.
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active rain: Pensacola , Florida Real Estate Market Conditions for September - 10/05/08 12:56 AM
Pensacola, Florida Real Estate
We here at the Charles Stallions Real Estate Services continuously monitor local real estate statistics to keep our clients informed and ahead of the real estate trends. Below you will find Pensacola, Florida real estate statistic, for last months stats scroll down.
A Snapshot of the Pensacola, Florida Housing Market
Available
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active rain: Gulf Breeze, Florida Real Estate Market Conditions for September - 10/05/08 12:50 AM
Gulf Breeze, Florida Real Estate
We here at the Charles Stallions Real Estate Services continuously monitor local real estate statistics to keep our clients informed and ahead of the real estate trends. Below you will find Gulf Breeze, Florida real estate statistic, for last months stats scroll down.
A Snapshot of the GulfBreeze, Florida Housing
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active rain: Pace Florida Real Estate Market Conditions for September - 10/05/08 12:45 AM
Pace, Florida Real Estate
We here at the Charles Stallions Real Estate Services continuously monitor local real estate statistics to keep our clients informed and ahead of the real estate trends. Below you will find Pace, Florida real estate statistic for last months numbers scroll down.
A Snapshot of the Pace Housing Market
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active rain: Perdido Key, Florida Condo Real Estate Market Conditions for September - 10/05/08 12:39 AM
Perdido Key, Florida Real Estate
We here at the Charles Stallions Real Estate Services continuously monitor local real estate statistics to keep our clients informed and ahead of the real estate trends. Below you will find Perdido Key, Florida real estate statistic, for last month scoll down.
A Snapshot of the Perdido
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active rain: Pensacola Beach, Florida Condo Real Estate Market Conditions for September - 10/05/08 12:33 AM
Pensacola Beach, Florida Real Estate
We here at the Charles Stallions Real Estate Services continuously monitor local real estate statistics to keep our clients informed and ahead of the real estate trends. Below you will find Pensacola Beach, Florida real estate statistic, for last months stats scroll down.
A Snapshot of the Pensacola Beach, Florida Housing
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active rain: 601 E BURGESS RD, #D8 PENSACOLA, Florida 32514, Charles Stallions Active Rain - 10/04/08 09:35 PM
WE SELL YOUR HOME $1495 FLAT FEE... CALL NOW 478-8811 CHARLES STALLIONS REAL ESTATE SERVICES INC.
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active rain: 6875 WOODLEY DR. PENSACOLA, Florida 32503 Charles Stallions Active Rain - 10/04/08 09:32 PM
WE SELL YOUR HOME $1495 FLAT FEE... CALL NOW 478-8811 CHARLES STALLIONS REAL ESTATE SERVICES INC.
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active rain: Growing in the Rain- Actively - 10/04/08 09:12 PM
Growing in the Rain!!
In the beginning it was a gentle drop, a slight nudge from my assistant, Kara. I joined, set-up my profile and began to learn about this world that is activerain.
The new vocabulary and symobcabulary were an obstacle at first, but the clouds of confusion have begun
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active rain: THANK YOU ACTIVE RAIN! I have new Clients - 10/04/08 07:52 PM
Wow, it really does work. I received a call from California from a couple looking for an agent they could list their land with. They have never visited this area and bought land sight unseen. It will be a huge challenge in this market to sell what they invested in but
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active rain: Show You Care....Thanks Twitter and ActiveRain for being Good Global Neighbors - 10/04/08 07:29 PM
Social Media...we keep reading how blogging is good for business, and for networking. As a member of Active Rain, whether new or old, we have learned what it means to be a part of a community, something bigger than just ourselves. As a member of Twitter we have expanded ourselves even more......to
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active rain: Putting your company name and website in your profile - 10/04/08 05:48 PM
I am relatively new on AR and keep trying to think of ways to improve. I have used many ideas I have seen on fellow member sites and am always going to keep tweaking and getting better until I can be the featured agent in my area (Boise, Idaho).
One thing
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active rain: 220 CAROLINA PENSACOLA, Florida 32534 Charles Stallions Active Rain - 10/04/08 12:31 PM
WE SELL YOUR HOME $1495 FLAT FEE... CALL NOW 478-8811 CHARLES STALLIONS REAL ESTATE SERVICES INC.
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active rain: I pass the friendship ball to YOU! - 10/04/08 09:38 AM
Cheryl Gilliam was kind enough to pass the Friendship Ball on to me last week. I am not as fancy on the keyboard as some but decided to take a bit of time this morning to show off a few of my new skills!
Hopefully the readers will be impressed
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active rain: WEB 2.0 - Top 100 Applications and Sites 2008 - 10/04/08 09:34 AM
Posted by Brad Andersohn on Active Rain • Community Builder
Via Brad Andersohn ~ Community Builder:
Here are the TOP 100 WEB applications according to C|NET and Webware. One year ago, I created a post of the TOP 100 links I had discovered being a member of ActiveRain. Webware
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active rain: Color, Redesign and Active Rain Oh My! - 10/04/08 12:39 AM
Dear Active Rain Friends and Family,
I am coming up for air and thought I would give you all an update on me! It was absolutely crazy getting everything ready for our upcoming National IRIS Conference. We finally made our driving trip to Southern CA for our National IRIS Conference that
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active rain: 50,000 points in the Rain - Active Rain Works ! - 10/03/08 08:16 PM
What can we say ! We love Active Rain ! In the last 2 weeks we did receive our first listing from Active Rain. We have also referred out 4 buyer leads to various parts of the region to other Active Rain members.
We are starting to see
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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
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active rain: Social Networks - 10/02/08 11:51 PM
I wanted to check and see how many of you have heard about a social network called "the Twitter"?Have you used it? I have signed up on it but I'm not sure how it will related to real estate yet. I have heard that it's one of the hottest social networks
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active rain: Independent Blog Platforms on Steriods - 10/02/08 11:50 PM
Thanks Kinetic Knowledge for the http://REOengine.com Wordpress 2.0 site they just built for us. You both are awesome - Enjoy the ride and don't forsake the Blog - It is not to be underestimated!!!
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active rain: Rent to Own... is it right for you? - 10/02/08 10:55 PM
With the mortgage crisis the way it is, the tightening of money from lenders or lack of money to loan. I get a lot of calls from buyers wanting to know if rent to own is an option. The short answer is maybe... Some ways to tell. If you apply
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active rain: 1278 MAZUREK BLVD PENSACOLA, Florida 32514 Charles Stallions Active Rain - 10/02/08 10:32 PM
WE SELL YOUR HOME $1495 FLAT FEE... CALL NOW 478-8811 CHARLES STALLIONS REAL ESTATE SERVICES INC.
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active rain: I love presidential and vice-presidential debates - 10/02/08 09:29 PM
There's nothing on except a debate! What does that mean for me?
I get to make comments in the blogs of lots and lots of people who have commented in my blogs the past 10 days. There are lots of interesting blogs, and some not-so-interesting blogs, but they all tell me
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active rain: What does a point taste like? - 10/02/08 08:20 PM
Earlier this week I surpassed 100,000 points on Active Rain. In the time it has taken me to accumulate this many points it became obvious just how addictive Active Rain points are. I thank David Matney for introducing me to Active Rain and this new addiction of mine.
Now that I
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active rain: Forest Hills MI ~ Residential Real Estate Market Report Sept 2008 ~ Quail Crest Condos - 10/02/08 07:21 PM
The Quail Crest Condo development is located west of Spaulding
and north of Burton Street in Cascade Township. There is an
entrance off Spaulding Avenue and off Burton Street. This condo
development was started in the late 1980's and continued building
into the late 1990's.
The condos are spacious with cathedral ceilings and many
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active rain: Cascade MI ~ Centennial Park Condominiums ~ Real Estate Market Report ~ Sept 2008 - 10/02/08 06:58 PM
Centennial Park Meadows Condominiums are located just off 28th Street
and Thornapple River Dr. in Cascade, Michigan. The Condos wrap around
Centennial Golf Course and community.
This private par 70 golf course has plenty of challenges for golfers at
every level. This community also has a clubhouse and restaurant for
golf members.
We have relocated several clients
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active rain: Forest Hills, MI ~ Forest Hills Plat ~ Real Estate Market Report ~ September 2008 - 10/02/08 06:33 PM
Forest Hills Plat in Grand Rapids Michigan is a well established
home neighborhood located just west of Forest Hills Drive and
just south of Fulton Street. Built in the late 1950's and 1960's
by R.D. Brooks, this development has a community outdoor pool,
community association, and common park area for residents who
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active rain: Forest Hills, MI ~ Forest Hills Gardens ~ Real Estate Market Report ~ September 2008 - 10/02/08 05:29 PM
Forest Hills Gardens is located between Ada Drive and Hall Street just
west of Forest Hills Central High School. This well established
development of about 200 homes was built in the 1960's and 1970's
with a few of the homes bordering on Paradise Lake, pictured below.
Many of the homes are still occupied by
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active rain: Cascade Michigan ~ Cascade Woods ~ Real Estate Market Report ~ September 2008 - 10/02/08 03:46 PM
Cascade Woods is an established neighborhood of large, executive
style homes in Cascade Township, MI. Most of these homes were
built in the 1960's and 1970's, although there are a few newer
homes that were built recently in the area. Close to the village of
Cascade and the Thornapple River, this heavily wooded area has
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active rain: Have you ever visited OneShare.com for one share of Stock? - 10/02/08 03:04 PM
One of our Realtors, Mike Ray, found the cutest website called OneShare.com! He was looking for a gift for a newborn and wanted to come up with something creative. You can access this website and order 1 share of stock from many different companies including Disney, Harley Davidson, Yahoo, etc. You
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active rain: Real Estate - REO’s - Foreclosure’s - Bank Owned - Bank Repo’s @www.iwannatrade.com - 10/02/08 03:03 PM
Real Estate - REO's - Foreclosure's - Bank Owned - Bank Repo's - @www.iwannatrade.com
Affordable Online Auctions, Online Classifieds, Online Trades
The Bank Owned, Bank Repo's, Foreclosures listings are mounting up. www.iWannatrade.com has a market place to buy and sell those great sales that will be comming. The banks can only hold
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active rain: This is Dedicated to the One(s) I Love - 10/02/08 12:17 PM
I'm talking about clients here. And yes, some are just so easy to love, and others, well, they take a little more work. But like every therapist worth their salt fee reminds us, any relationship worth having requires work. Sometimes we count on them, other times we're there for them.
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active rain: A Gentle Reminder - 10/02/08 10:39 AM
Real Estate is a business of communication.
Home Buyers and Sellers need direct and thorough communication in order to understand what the process of buying a house, condo, business opportunity or land.
However, in this day and age of Tweeting, emails, text messages and cell phones sometimes the tackle message
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active rain: What just happened on A/R - 10/01/08 11:06 PM
Was it just me or did everyone just get kicked off A/R? I was here, got an error message and then it said there were only 9 online. We're now up to 1074 online. That was pretty strange. I'm just wondering if it happened to everyone? Any ideas?
Tammy Anderson-Owens
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active rain: Comments Aren’t Everything … Remember to Look at Your Stats - 10/01/08 09:18 PM
Your Active Rain Statistics information tells you a lot about traffic to your blog and your profile. Remember to take a look at it every so often. You can see how many views your profile has had and how many views/clicks various posts have accumulated.
Not all posts generate a lot
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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
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active rain: I am brand new to Active Rain - 10/01/08 12:54 PM
I'm a captain in the Tucson Fire Department, and I am the newest loan officer in Mike Jones' office. I grew up in Toledo, Ohio and have been living in Tucson for the past 17 years. I guess that makes me almost a native.
I am looking forward to meeting new
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active rain: Blogging is a different kind of FACE TO FACE - 10/01/08 07:51 AM
Sometimes when I am commenting on a blog I realize I have many thoughts on the same subject, or a personal reference to relate and the old wheels start spinning. So here I am again with the spinning wheels turning.
Every Tuesday we have a Team Meeting, also known to some as
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active rain: 12 reasons why I won't comment on your blog entries - 10/01/08 06:50 AM
I would love to comment on your blog, especially if you were kind enough to comment on mine, but I just can't. The following are 12 reasons why, in no particular order.
WARNING Comment at your own risk. If you choose to comment anywhere in my blog, be prepared for me to visit
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active rain: Active Rain Was at the PacRim 2008 - 09/30/08 05:33 PM
PacRim 2008 is the Hawaii Association of REALTORS® annual conference. This year it was held at the Hilton Waikoloa Village on September 18 & 19, 2008.
This year the internet was front and center. Social networking and blogging, including Active Rain were featured topics at this convention.
Bob Stewart the Community
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active rain: AR Really Works....another success story!!!!! - 09/30/08 03:39 PM
Just logged on over the weekend and had a pleasant surprise....my 13th to be exact...since joining AR. I was contacted via e-mail over the weekend. This person contacted me via Active Rain. Here's the transcript of the text....the names taken out to protect the innocent:
I was searching the internet
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active rain: Ada Cascade MI ~ Residential Real Estate Market Report ~ Sept 2008 - 09/30/08 03:34 PM
The Ada-Cascade Michigan area is a residential suburban area east
and southeast of the Grand Rapids city limits. Ada-Cascade has a
real appeal for people looking for wooded lots, waterfront, new
suburban housing developments, and a little more elbow room.
It is also known for the excellent public schools, Forest Hills
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active rain: Me & My Tablet Computer in RE World - 09/30/08 12:32 PM
"I write this after many months of talking about the possibility of going to a
paperless solution. Within 2 weeks I will embark on the trail of my first
transaction with at least minimal paper by buying a HP 2710 Tablet Computer."
This was one of my first posts on Active Rain.
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active rain: Featured Posts All About Blogging & Active Rain??? - 09/30/08 11:59 AM
I just had to post this question: has anyone noticed that it seems the vast majority of featured posts are about blogging, the benefits of blogging, how to blog better, or Active Rain and points, etc. I was wondering, are we to be so self conscious about this as to make
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active rain: Featured Posts All About Active Rain??? - 09/30/08 11:55 AM
I just had to post this question: has anyone noticed that it seems the vast majority of featured posts are about blogging, the benefits of blogging, how to blog better, or Active Rain and points, etc. I was wondering, are we to be so self conscious about this as to make
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active rain: Caledonia Michigan ~ Real Estate Market Report September 2008 - 09/30/08 10:25 AM
Caledonia Michigan is a small village and surrounding community
that lies south east of Grand Rapids, about 15 miles from downtown.
A very desirable suburb of the Grand Rapids area to live in.
Caledonia was voted Top 100 Places to Live by Money Magazine in
2005. Caledonia Michigan has grown substantially
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active rain: It's a Wonderful World - THANKS TO ACTIVE RAIN! - 09/30/08 08:11 AM
A couple days ago I passed the 100,000 point milestone. And it has been a journey frought with questions, laughter, smiles and ... the blessing of making wonderful new friends from all corners of the country. Folks with like interests, similar goals, opposing goals and a wonderful outlook on the profession
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active rain: Did I find a new Active Rain setting/feature? - 09/29/08 05:06 PM
Eau Claire Wisconsin Real Estate Search website find mls
listings homes sell buy list
I was
messing around
with active rain today and I saw in the settings page for my profile
that the
customizer seems to be built into the settings now. I don’t
remember this being
there
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active rain: Rockford Michigan ~ Real Estate Market Report Sept 2008 - 09/29/08 04:44 PM
Rockford Michigan is a quaint little village on the Rogue River.
It is 10 miles from downtown Grand Rapids, with several major
roads that will take you there. There is a state of the art school
public system, many suburban housing developments, and a busy,
vital village with wonderful boutique shopping
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active rain: Attention Self-Loathing Realtors: Top 4 Reasons Everyone Hates You...Including Me. - 09/29/08 01:46 PM
Real Estate Sales is ranked as one of the least respected professions year-after-year - and it is our own fault. There are a lot more than 4 reasons for this, but let's start here. By the way, the profession depicted below is ranked ahead of us...
PROBLEM ONE - Our
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active rain: Dallas Ghost Town - 09/28/08 03:56 PM
It's a beautiful and sunny fall day in Dallas Texas!
You would think that people would be out washing their cars, tending to their yards, playing with the kids, or maybe even visiting some model homes or open houses.
That is where I fit in. I'm in my well decorated model
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active rain: No Solicitations Please - 09/28/08 08:08 AM
Elizabeth Weintraub, Sacramento Real Estate Broker recent made the following post:
Who Are You and Why Do You Want To Be My Friend?
Elizabeth makes a great point with her post!
There are those who use Active Rain and other networking sites solely for the purpose of marketing their wares (products,
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active rain: Is Active Rain trying to tell me something, or am I just weird? - 09/27/08 04:34 PM
WARNING Comment at your own risk. If you choose to comment here, be prepared for me to visit your blog within the next 7 days and comment there. I might even comment in multiple blog posts of yours, so beware!
I'm a lister. I admit it. I like to make lists and analyze
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active rain: First Listing from Active Rain!! - 09/27/08 02:33 PM
Finally, it's my turn to say it! And I'm about to get my second.
And it cost me $0. Just time and effort and creativity. That works for me in today's economy.
Active Rain has helped me to position myself in the communities that I wish to work in and the neighborhoods
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active rain: 19 E. 87th Street, Long Beach Twp, NJ - Only 10 Homes to the Beach w/Turn-Key Immaculate Furnishings! - 09/27/08 12:47 PM
Only 10 homes to the beach! This elegant home speaks of pride of ownership and was completely renovated in 1993! From a picturesque entry with a curved stairway rising to the upper level with a skylight, this 6 bedroom home comes complete with immaculate furnishings and ready for your growing
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active rain: Keeping It Real... - 09/27/08 09:49 AM
Keep your mindset positive. That is what I have tried to do. And I think I have done that successfully. In this real estate market you need to keep your spirits up. You need to realize that if you are a sound business person with a sound business plan, things will
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