featured: Featured Widgets Now Available - 08/05/08 01:41 PM
Our members have always been excited about our Widgets because they're an easy and effective way to increase traffic to their Profile and Listings, but we realized that there was room for improvement. In the prior release, Widgets could either display all of your active listings or just one of them. So … (0 comments)
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featured: ActiveRain Blog featured in local newspaper! - 08/05/08 09:26 AM
EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT.
Early this summer I wrote a blog about a backyard experience I had with a swarm of bees. A local bee keeper came to the rescue and transformed the homeless swarm to a new home where he produces local honey.
I received a call last … (23 comments)
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featured: My first 'featured' post! - 07/04/08 10:45 AM
Thanks y'all for choosing my recent post as a featured one! You have no idea how much this means to me :) It means ALOT!!! Thanks again. Enjoy the holiday. And please be safe.
Here's a quick link to the blog if you want to check it out!!
A Human Statue … (5 comments)
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featured: Localism Featured Article - Favorite Beatles Album - 06/25/08 05:07 PM
I just noticed that the Favorite Beatles Album blog post is a featured article at Localism - not sure how long it will stay there, but good nonetheless...
Best regards,Jay
… (2 comments)
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featured: If your are not doing these 5 things, your not doing anything! - 06/18/08 01:26 PM
In order to bump yourself up into the higher priced homes on the market you need patience.
1.Market yourself heavily, you do not have to spend a lot of money. you have to spend the little money you have wisely. Get feedback on your marketing before you mass market it.
2.if you … (2 comments)
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featured: 4RealzEd Day 25: Getting Featured - 05/23/08 12:11 PM
During our Week of ActiveRain, we covered a lot of ground! Including:
Comment on Blog Posts
Writing a Blog Post
Inserting Widgets into Your Blog
Engage with Groups
For the final day, I'd like to bring the various pieces together by explaining a bit about what makes AR tick.Points! With … (11 comments)
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featured: Aspen Creek Realty Featured Listing of the Week, 1.15 Acres in Davis County - 05/08/08 02:30 PM
Are you in the market to buy some real estate in Davis County, Utah where you can build the home of your dreams?
Don't look any further, you can build you dream home in the exclusive Stone Ridge on Bountiful's east bench. Gorgeous panoramic views of the valley and lake. The … (0 comments)
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featured: Activerain & Localism do it again!!! - 05/06/08 09:40 AM
A few weeks ago, I was contacted by an account manager for NewHomeSource.com
and asked if I would like to be featured as a writer for their site.
The gentleman shared that he has been reading several of my posts
Activerain & Localism and really enjoyed the fact that I … (47 comments)
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featured: Featured Posts (Use Them For Good)!!! - 03/22/08 08:51 PM
I think what amazes me the most about those who are members of the Active Rain community is just how unselfish and helpful you people really are. I have learned so much from reading your posts and I have shared and used the information given.
However, I still fail to … (2 comments)
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featured: how do you get a featured post on here? - 03/10/08 10:28 AM
i see some people have multiple entries that look like spam to me in some cases.
is there a trick to getting on the front page?
heres hoping you all have a good and successful week!
its a bit cooler here... what's the weather like near you?
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featured: Time Magazine says Ignore the Headlines- Finally the Secret is Out - 03/07/08 12:45 PM
This article is fantastic and right on time from the best source I know -Time Magazine. I am grateful for Time Magazine to pick up the real real estate truth and get it out to the public. Finally Time will save the day!!!
Some Media has misled the American Public into a panic … (5 comments)
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featured: 1445 Heritage Oak Dr, Chico, CA 95928 - 02/20/08 02:21 AM
Fabulous Neighbhorhood
1445 Heritage Oak Dr, Chico, CA 95928 View Map
This spacious home will dazzle you with its high ceilings, bright entry way, large living room, huge master bedroom, and a kitchen filled with many amenities! Its sparkling pool is the perfect place to relax or cool down from … (0 comments)
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featured: How do you get a featured post? - 10/02/07 09:23 PM
What are people doing to get a featured post?
I see so many people on here getting featured posts, and once upon a time I too had one. However, I had absolutely no idea how or why my post was featured. Are there certain criteria?
Any tips or ideas on how this happens … (11 comments)
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featured: FEATURED LISTING: 179-2 Tanglewood Drive Pawleys Island SC - 08/28/07 01:48 PM
Beautiful villa located in the prestigious golfing community of Pawleys
Plantation. This villa is being sold, tastefully furnished and has a
completely winterized Carolina room with non-skid ceramic tile. This is a
great primary, secondary or investment home. Equipped with a lock-out unit
with two full beds, full bath, and … (0 comments)
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featured: FEATURED LISTING: 250 MYRTLE AVENUE Pawleys Island SC - 08/28/07 01:44 PM
New construction on north end of pawleys w unobstructed creek views. Kitchen
has custom mahogany cabinets, Jenn air appliances & granite counters. Cypress
walls in great room also w mahogany built-ins and latest flat screen lcd.
Caribbean heart pine flooring throughout, except for baths and mud rm. Front
and rear … (0 comments)
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featured: Realtor.com - Featured - Showcased - Is is worth paying for exposure - 08/16/07 07:17 PM
Realtor.com is the #1 Real Estate Website in the United States. They had over 9 million unique users in the last quarter and claim to capture 84% of buyers hitting the internet.
They offer 3 different ways to advertise your listing.
The standard listing is given to everyone and contains 1 picture … (20 comments)
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featured: The Blogs here are growing in numbers... - 07/12/07 01:05 AM
So I was looking through my blog posts earlier and also looked in Localism and Vuala... there was an earlier blog post that I had written Featured in localism about Florida Property Tax Reform, it's Challenges and some REAL answers!
Localism should have seen my 'response' blog post right after that, to one of … (5 comments)
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featured: Why R U Here? - 06/18/07 07:19 AM
This might be my only post for the week. I hope not, but things are a little busy right now. I can hear some of you already saying "Thanks for the reprieve Rich". You know who you are and I love you anyway.
I wanted to comment on Marc Blasi's Post about … (23 comments)
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featured: Recommended Real Estate Professionals - Featured Agents - 06/07/07 08:29 AM
Active Rain provides a great resource for networking with other Real Estate Professionals. Those listed here provide great service and a smooth, worry free transaction.
Highlands Ranch Colorado one of the top 100 places to live.
Click to search all Highlands Ranch Homes for Sale
Click for your Free Denver Home Search
Click to get … (0 comments)
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featured: I WANNA BE just like _ _ when I grow up - 05/22/07 09:38 PM
Wow--I saw how many featured posts Bryant Tutas (BB More about me...) has had and have decided that I want to be SUPER BLOGGER, just like him, when I grow up! No kidding. This guy can write a post about cracks in a sidewalk and keep us hooked on every word. He's … (4 comments)
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featured: Stop them, Their BANDITS! Kill Real Estate Spammers in their Tracks :-D - 05/04/07 01:45 PM
HOW TO REPORT SPAMMERS
1. Use whatever means your email program has to view and copy the headers from the spam. - In Netscape Mail, try options, show headers, all. -In Eudora Pro (and possibly Eudora Lite), click on the blah blah button inside the incoming message.
2. Read the headers … (1 comments)
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featured: Pembroke Pines Homes for Sale - Pembroke Pines REALTOR - Week of April 22 - 04/26/07 08:43 AM
Featured Homes For Sale in Pembroke Pines including Broward County and Miami. Infomation Provided By: Michelle Burgos, GRI Visit our sites: http://www.realestatewish.com/ http://www.ilovemiramar.com/ My Blog: bRAINstorming … (0 comments)
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featured: MISTAKES MAY BE COSTLY BUT SOMETIMES THEY BRING YOU BUSINESS - 04/23/07 08:11 PM
This story happened to me a few years ago and I thought I would share this with you. I produce quite a bit of marketing through the regular mail that catches the eye of homeowners. Sometimes I will feature new listings in that neighborhood with information about the home and also … (40 comments)
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featured: Fear From The Featured Post - 04/18/07 07:43 AM
Okay, I think I've intimidated myself. When I wrote my little blog "The Wrong Reason Why Blogging's Right For Me" last week, never in my wildest imagination did I think it would become an Active Rain Featured Post. As if that weren't enough, I had the incredible honor of being … (42 comments)
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featured: Getting Featured: The Short Version - 04/13/07 11:17 PM
How do I get my post featured?I am asked this question on a regular basis, recently I was told that I should post a reminder on this. A message I received today reminded to post something about this.Here's a short response.Keep in mind that featuring is definitely subjective. 1. When … (39 comments)
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featured: Unofficial Tech Support ~ Lesson in Placing Photos Side by Side... - 04/13/07 03:16 PM
Blogs with properly placed photos mean a world of difference in presentation. Nicely lined up photos without a lot of white space are more appealing and attractive to the viewer. When adding photos it's fairly easy to add one at a time, embedding the cursor into the text (not the other … (73 comments)
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featured: Featured Photo Winner #2 - 02/07/07 08:25 PM
Congrats Jeff Craig for the featured photo of the day (300 points). Your photo taken in Carroll County Virginia is beautiful!
Runner up was a great nightime picture of Downtown Portland by Tony & Libby Kelly. I would also like to note that Shannon Elizabeth uploaded many more stunning photographs. I … (29 comments)
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featured: I love that Eddy's figured out... - 12/30/06 05:14 AM
if you want to be "the" featured professional on ActiveRain, it is less about being interesting and more about putting your signature at the bottom of every post to ensure you get to 50 words! LOL!
So, while I heard loud and clear from people that AR is a community and … (19 comments)
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featured: Mortgage Group - Week 1 - Featured Posts - 12/10/06 10:48 PM
I first want to thank everybody who has helped contribute to this group. There have been a lot of posts this past week which made it difficult for me to choose who would be this week's featured posts.
So without futher ado, let's get on to the winners.
For best mortgage product explanation … (4 comments)
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featured: AR Comedy Club - Week 1 - Featured Posts - 12/10/06 10:21 PM
Wow... there were a lot of great posts this week. It was very hard to choose who had the best jokes and stories.
After much laughter, I have made my choices.
In the category of best video:
Ding Fries Are Done...Ding Fries Are Done...Ding Fries Are Done...ROAR! by "The Lovely Wife"...Broker, Bryant's...Wife!
In the … (3 comments)
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featured: All Things Florida - Week 1 - Featured Posts - 12/10/06 09:44 PM
First, I want to thank everyone who has contributed to All Things Florida group. I look forward to reading more of your posts.
Now, on to the big news. Each week, I will try to pick 2 posts to feature. The categories will vary each week for which someone can get featured.
This week's winners … (4 comments)
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featured: Ever been accused of being full of hot air... - 10/14/06 12:29 PM
Salesman are famous for rhetoric that induces people to purchase. As Realtors we sometimes fall under the old salesman banner.
I don't know about you, but I hate being categorized as a salesperson. I don't think of myself as a salesperson, although I know I am in "sales."
What is the difference? To … (59 comments)
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featured: Foreclosure Hotline...need help...call now. - 10/12/06 10:19 AM
Denver Colorado Real Estate Issues
Facing Foreclosure in Colorado?...Call for help
Colorado launched a Foreclosure Hotline this week. It's purpose is to assist people who are delinquent on the mortgages. Counselors will act as intermediaries between homeowners and lenders, to work out a game plan, help organize finances, avoid scams, reduce potential liability … (18 comments)
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featured: Blogging for fun or profit? How about both! - 09/27/06 11:50 PM
(NOTE: I am not trying to preach to the choir! This blog will be linked from the Listserve for the WCR Mile High Chapter. I thought inviting the group to our neighborhood would be a great way to demonstrate the wonders of blogging!) kk
Blogging is a buzz word that is not … (27 comments)
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featured: Giving Away the Farm - 09/26/06 12:48 PM
Ever have a buyer or seller express frustration over not being able to "talk" to the other party? Occasionally, I have to remind my sellers it's not a good idea to be present during a showing, because you just don't want to let something slip to the "other side."
My sellers, as … (23 comments)
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featured: Selling a home? Hop on the Cluetrain... - 09/26/06 10:54 AM
When the market is flooded with homes for sale, builders are giving away bonuses beyond belief and your listing agent calls to set a showing, read this:
Don't play "let's make a deal with the showing time. ~ Yes, you have a life, but we have a schedule. Help us out here, we have … (12 comments)
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featured: Deceptive Advertising - 09/25/06 09:39 AM
I got a check in the mail today. It was not a large check, but a check made out to my corporation. I wasn't expecting it, so I was curious.
Upon further study, I discovered if I cashed this check, it would "authorizing withdrawals from my checking account!"
Yes, that's right. No contract, … (49 comments)
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featured: my first time - 09/24/06 12:26 AM
i did it...i wrote a blog. it took longer than i thought, but it looks good, real good. it's time to publish, click! OH! There it is, for all the world to see. yippee!now it's time to rest. i'm exhaused, didn't think i had it in me.(two long mimutes pass) hummm, … (33 comments)
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featured: Credit Mining ~ scary invasion of our privacy - 09/22/06 09:51 AM
Jerra Ryan, Branch Manager from Premier Mortgage drops by our office from time to time to keep us abreast of mortgages and how things work. Yesterday she sent me the following email. I'm printing it here with her permission. It's a must read... We are also running in to "Credit Mining"--when I pull … (16 comments)
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featured: Status Quo is a No Go. - 09/21/06 09:12 PM
The real estate industry is demography old. Look around...no offense folks but most of us are boomers. We have dominated every market, set trends and made wealth, probably more so than any other generation before or after us.
But we don't know everything. We must listen to the youth, the new kids … (29 comments)
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featured: Think About the Future... ADD VALUE. - 09/21/06 06:40 AM
Real estate blogging on Active Rain has become a way of life for many. Others are just joining and are questioning our little social community. As we come together we all need to recognize the importance of our blogs and how it affects our future.
The blogs are getting indexed by the search … (33 comments)
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featured: Highest & Best Use...does it apply to you? - 09/20/06 06:42 PM
My heart skipped a beat today as I approached my favorite mall at Park Meadows in Lone Tree. The demolition had begun on the Lord and Taylor store, it looked like the setting of a bombing.
No, it isn't a terrorist attack, just an economic decision to tear down a perfectly good … (16 comments)
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featured: Dealing with angry customers - 09/20/06 12:31 PM
As Realtors we occasionally get to deal with customers who are angry. People get angry for a host of reasons. Miss-communication, unmet expectations, undue stress, financial mishaps and the list goes on.
When a customer gets angry, it may or not be a result of what we personally have done or not. … (14 comments)
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featured: If I had a nickle... - 09/16/06 09:26 PM
Inquiries from Out Of State Buyers searching for homes can be very predictable.
I can't tell you how many times I've been told, I want a Log Cabin in the woods on acreage, for under $200,000 or $300,000.
I roll my eyes and try to explain nicely, "we don't have many of those in … (20 comments)
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featured: REALTOR Standards...we need a plan - 09/14/06 11:43 PM
It has always amazed me, how the real estate industry lacks standards. Most folks go to real estate school thinking they will come out educated. Instead they come out knowing how to pass a test... "When in doubt choose 'c', that's what I remember. I, like everyone else sat in class … (32 comments)
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featured: The Pride of the Unsung Hero - 09/07/06 09:03 PM
Occasionally during my day, I stop my car to enjoy a site and shoot a photo. Today was a particularly nice day in the Washington Park area. The gardens in are full bloom and the temptation was irresistable, I parked, grabbed my camera and toured the garden.
As I was posturing for … (14 comments)
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featured: Superstition and Real Estate - 09/05/06 09:28 PM
Are you superstitious? Black cats and the number 13 are problems for some, but not for me. I have been even known to walk under a ladder in my time. Of course I always look up, isn't that what any sane person would do?
I don't carry a rabbit's foot, nor do … (14 comments)
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featured: Real estate disintermediation? - 09/05/06 07:55 PM
Wikipedia has us real estate folks on the "short list" soon to fall by the wayside of disintermediation. Jonathan Washburn's post focuses on what would happen to prices if 90% of the real estate agents retired in the next 6 months.
First of all if 90% retired that would be good … (12 comments)
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featured: Easy Spell Checking for Dummies on Active Rain - 08/31/06 01:21 PM
OK, so I'm a Dummy too. I have had the ability to spell check for years, but never noticed it until Active Rain.
Do you have the Google Toolbar? If not you can download it here.
On the Google Toolbar is the icon "ABC Check". You can use it to spell check your … (16 comments)
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featured: Infomercials of yester years - 08/29/06 10:15 PM
Brian Brady has a great post discussing the value of purchasing property that is being pitched on TV.
Years ago a real estate development company marketed "Colorado Ranchettes" to the people of Chicago.
I knew because every so often I would get a call from a "ranchette owner" who wanted me … (1 comments)
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featured: Facing Foreclosure? Don't walk...call for help. - 08/19/06 11:02 PM
In troubled times homeowners sometimes go into denial, thinking if the situation is ignored, it will go away. The fact is, if you are having trouble making your mortgage payment sooner or later you will have to face up to the situation. It's best you face up to it as soon … (6 comments)
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