contact: OUR NEW OFFICE - 06/23/08 08:11 PM
Come check out our new office located near Evergreen area! REALTY EXECUTIVES! Located on 2245 Quimby Rd. San Jose, CA 95122. Or contact us at (408) 754-8900...
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contact: New office - 06/23/08 07:35 PM
Come check out our new office! REALTY EXECUTIVES! Located on 2242 Quimby Rd. San Jose, CA 95122. Or contact us at 754-8900
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contact: Ideas for Working with Military Buyers - 06/11/08 08:26 PM
Hello,
I work in an area near Fort Lewis that has a great number of troops coming and going. And some stay for years of course. Any suggestions from others who live in a military area, but have no official ties to the base on how to meet potential buyers? I
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contact: Working with a Real Estate Team Has Many Benefits for Clients! - 06/05/08 11:44 PM
Have you heard this before: "One plus one equals three."
It just doesn't add up does it? Well, when it comes to real estate teams, it does add up.
The average real estate agent is soley working every aspect of a real estate transaction. In a team situation the work
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contact: Contact Manager's - 05/28/08 11:08 PM
I'd like to hear your recommendations for a contact manager program, to include what you likes or dislike about the program. I'm curious if there is one out there which will meet all the needs of a Real Estate Agent.
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contact: First come First Serve Links Exchange - 04/06/08 06:14 PM
Hello, website owners and webmasters. We have added a link exchange to our website. If you are interested in trading links with us please visit our website. Your link will be placed on a first come first serve basis. We hope to partner with you. Click Here. This service is completely FREE!
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contact: Foreclosure Contact - Soundview Home Loan Trust - 03/19/08 05:21 AM
I am looking for the foreclosure contact information for Soundview Home Loan Trust. Is there anyone who can help me?
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contact: Contact your old client! - 03/12/08 07:47 PM
The task of contacting that old client at times can be like a death sentence. Especially those we didn't even bother to contact after a while. Dealing with this can be nerve racking! What would they think of me? How would they react? Just imagine for a few minutes if you would have added them
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contact: How is the Boise Real Estate Market? - 02/20/08 08:02 AM
Should I buy a house in this market? Treasure Valley in Idaho (edit/delete) Debbie and my youngest son after a chess tournament Every where I go people ask me:How is the housing market?Can I sell my home?Are we at the bottom of the market?When should I buy and/or sell my house?I'm upside
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contact: Try to find my site on Google now...they removed it - 12/13/07 11:53 PM
Simply search for 'mckeon engineering' http://www.mckeonengineering.com/ (it was always on top for that search). For the last two months I could search for 'mckeon engineering' and find my site. Now I can't.Google was quite adept at searching my site (and, yes, it is a template website). Google's bot came up with
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contact: Try to find my site on Google now...they removed it - 12/13/07 11:15 PM
Simply search for 'mckeon engineering' http://www.mckeonengineering.com (it was always on top for that search). Google has attempted to erase me from the internet by removing my website from their searches. http://www.live.com/ and http://www.ask.com/ and other search engines still have my site listed, but I was high on the list until tonight.
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contact: Do you Yahoo!? - 11/30/07 08:43 AM
Are you taking full advantage of your Yahoo! Mail program? I've had a Yahoo! Mail account for many years and have always appreciated its simplicity and usefulness for sending and receiving emails. There are also a few other functions that have been lifesavers for me. Did you know that you can
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contact: Databases vs. Spreadsheets - 11/28/07 12:55 PM
A lot of Realtors ask me why they should get a real-estate specific database system (like TopProducer) when they could just use a spreadsheet system (like Excel) or a contact management system (like Outlook). It's true, all of these systems can be used to organize your clients and contacts. Many can also be used to organize
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contact: I JUST DID MY 100th POST!!! - 11/05/07 12:20 PM
Wow...I just realized that the last post I wrote was my 100th! Now, that's reason to celebrate. What have I gained over this past year of blogging on the Active Rain network?-Referrals! Actually closed deals with cash in pocket...going on number 4 now...what more could you ask for, but yet there
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contact: Realtors Association of Maui - RAM - 10/21/07 06:49 PM
View Larger Map Aloha and welcome to Kahului - home of the Realtors Association of Maui - otherwise known as RAM. RAM was formerly called the Maui Board of Realtors. Kahului and sister city Wailuku are considered the main towns of the island, and are centrally located in the central valley
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contact: This Ain't Retail People, Or Is It? - 09/18/07 11:05 AM
I attended a "Lunch and Learn" session yesterday where a number of agents asked questions about what kind of advertising worked: "Does your Web site get clients?" "Does newspaper advertising work?" "Does your newsletter bring business?" "Is it worth it to do mailings?""Does door knocking work?"All of these questions assume that
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contact: Approaching people in public - 08/25/07 12:22 PM
I mentioned this is a comment to somebody else, but I'll post it more thoroughly here to see what other's think.I was at the zoo the other day with my son. It was first thing in the morning, so the only other people there were 2 women and their young children.
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contact: Will I still have work? - 08/08/07 03:41 PM
Yes, we are all aware that the market is changing....and quickly! I have began to wonder and speculate and prepare for a slow down in work as the market plays out it's roll of the dice! Yes I am doing all the marketing stuff: contacting existing clients and reminding them of
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contact: REOMAC and REOWORLD - Which is Better - Any Success Stories? - 08/07/07 10:20 PM
I am rapidly becoming involved in the REO business with BPOs and actual sales of REO listings. I have my first in escrow and am trying to integrate myself into the REO network. I know this is typically and 'Old Boys' network, however I am sure there is a place for
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contact: Can people sign up for your newsletter on your website? - 08/02/07 04:04 PM
From time to time I visit my real estate newsletters clients' websites, just to find out more about them so I can help them more in future. And here's a strange thing. These people have newsletters. They mail them out. Yet on their websites there's often no mention of a
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contact: Read the Groups - 07/05/07 09:08 AM
I'm hooked on Groups. One morning focus has filled my cup to the brim. I have only just started and love what Active Rain has done. In researching the groups stories, start and staying power I have an "Alice in Wonderland" feeling of growing and shrinking in each place. I encourage you
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contact: iPhone ESPN and APPLE - 06/29/07 11:57 PM
Everywhere I turned -- the iPhone was mentioned! Anderson Cooper, mentioned it tonight on his show AC360, ESPN used it as an intro into one of their media stories, however, the best line I heard today was how Paul Allen, one of the early founders of Microsoft and owner of
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contact: Fed Up With Poor Service - 06/26/07 11:10 PM
One of the things we strive to do in our small Colorado Springs brokerage is to provide excellent service and maintain life long relationships with our clients. My mother, (who is one of the wisest women I have had the privilege to know), made an observation years ago. I didn't really
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contact: The Problem With Off-The-Shelf Real Estate Software - 06/15/07 09:26 PM
Most of us can see the value in computer software these days - there's a lot to be said for the kind of productivity and efficiency that comes from having a computer automate as much as possible. The trouble with most software that you can find in stores is simply that
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contact: TWO deals from AR in two months! - 06/14/07 12:39 PM
I just wanted to say thanks, Activerain! I got a great contact that I sold a property to yesterday. He saw my post and sent me and em. Next day we were looking at properties and yesterday we wrote one.The other one happened last month. My husband is into this high
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contact: MAP, MAP, MAP That is where it's AT! - 06/12/07 10:50 AM
Today's internet home shopper wants to search quickly and visually. Most Realtor websites use text based pull down selections to search for properties. Those Realtors are losing potential clients to the new breed of Map based search programs. With consumers having more bandwidth, faster computers and bigger monitors the agents who upgrade or implement
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contact: An Experiment In Being Kind - 06/08/07 06:14 PM
"Make a living by what you get, make a life by what you give" Winston Churchill Do you find that being kind makes you feel better about yourself? If so...you have experienced "Paying it Forward"Those of us employed in Public Service occupations are fortunate. We have daily exposure to
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contact: Click Here to Call Me NOW! - Selling or Buying a Home Just Became Easy in Maryland - 05/17/07 10:06 PM
Getting your important questions answered just became easy. Just click on the icon above and you can "Ask an Agent" Robert McArtor! - Buying? Selling? Relocating to Maryland or Another State? How about Auctions? Click and Call NOW! You only need one realtor to buy or sell a house or home in
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contact: But I Like My Email Address! - 04/15/07 03:40 PM
That must be what some folks are thinking. Scan any real estate magazine, or run through a list of email addresses at your local board, and it's amazing what you'll find! They range from the sublime (professionally speaking) to the ridiculous (also, professionally speaking!) Here's my point: your selection of email
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contact: Active Rain Contact Story, This Is Why We Do It - 04/04/07 12:37 PM
This morning I did my usual wake-up-and-stumble-to-the-computer routine. I was happy to see I'd gotten a few comments while I was asleep, thinking there might be does help me crawl out of bed. This morning there was a bonus. I got an e-mail from a woman who had traveled through West
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contact: Following up on leads - 03/10/07 11:26 PM
When you are contacted via e-mail regarding a home you're listing, a possible new listing, or your services, what are some successful ways that you follow up. I have read that those who contact via e-mail prefer to be contacted back by e-mail. Have you found this to be true? I'd love
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contact: CONTACTING YOUR SPHERE: THE FINALE - 03/04/07 03:46 PM
Welcome to the final installment of Contacting Your Sphere of InfluenceRelated: Contacting Your Sphere of InfluenceRelated: Contacting Your Sphere: Part 2 Related: Contacting Your Sphere: Part 3 Related: Contacting Your Sphere: Part 4 BE A PROSo, we have been on a journey for the last couple of weeks, taking a look at what I
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contact: Contacting Your Sphere: Part 4 - 02/27/07 09:42 PM
Related: Contacting Your Sphere of InfluenceRelated: Contacting Your Sphere: Part 2Related: Contacting Your Sphere: Part 3SHOW YOU ARE PROFESSIONAL Visit www.SellShocked.comfor the video associated with this blog. Not necessary but fun.The Swedish Chef from The Muppets sourced from youtube.Have you ever received a postcard from a chef in the mail on how
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contact: I am trying to contact you, but - 02/26/07 10:32 PM
This is a little bit of a rant, but more so, it is a reminder.This evening I sent a group email out to all the members of the Mortgages group. Within 5 minutes (that is how often I have my Outlook refresh), I had about 6 notifications from the Mailer Demon
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contact: Real Estate is a Contact Sport - 01/25/07 10:26 PM
Ours is a business of people. It's all about people, contacting people, farming, FSBO's, sphere of influence, expireds, lis pendens and any other target audience we choose to service. You can have the nicest materials, have the greatest presentation, be the most orderly and knowledgeable agent there is, but if you don't engage
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contact: How much marketing contact should you make? - 01/14/07 01:44 PM
How Much Contact Should You Make? (Members Only) Ever wonder whether you're marketing too much, or not enough? These models from the book, "The Millionaire Real Estate Agent" by Gary Keller are based on the experience of the top agents in the country. My clients who stick with these recommendations report
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contact: Hi! Will you marry me? - 01/12/07 12:52 PM
How well is this approach working for him? Bet he gets slapped a lot. This post is about a natural and more effective way to build relationships. Remember back to when you first started courting the opposite sex? You knew what you wanted, but somehow you learned not to just blurt it
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contact: Beyond Scripts or is it Scipts Plus - 01/10/07 09:10 AM
I just completed reading a blog written by Sam Thompson about using scripts when contacted as the result of an ad call or signage. Upon completion I had the feeling that too much weigh was being given to scripts as the sole source of client or deal acquisition. Experientially I know
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contact: Bar-specting!!! - 11/05/06 10:35 PM
Growing up on an island in the middle of the pacific ocean, you are bound to cross paths with the same people, even with a population of just under a million people here. If you've met enough people, you could very well run into a few of them on a daily basis at shopping malls to restaurants
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contact: Realtors on vacation? - 10/13/06 10:33 PM
After being in the office at several different times this month, it seems like the staff is on vacation. I hardly see anyone anymore. Even listings that I have clients for, it is hard to get the listing agent to contact me back.Where have all the agents gone? I missed the
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