for realtors: Keep Our Planet, Our Community Healthy and Clean - 07/22/08 05:52 PM
Keep our planet healthy and clean so we can enjoy all the wonderful things that nature gives us.
Do you know about the Hazardous Household Waste Collection Event? Los Angeles County can help keep your community, my Altadena community clean.
The county sponsors Household Hazardous Waste/E-Waste Collection Event where residents can … (0 comments)
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for realtors: Permission is a "Process" & a "Privilege" - 04/08/08 11:14 PM
It's been said and it's true,
"A marketer who has achieved intravenous permission from his customer is making the buying decisions on behalf of the consumer. The privilege is huge, but the downside is significant. If the marketer guesses wrong or, worse, abuses the permission, it will be canceled in a … (6 comments)
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for realtors: The Way I See It... - 04/07/08 10:26 PM
We have one of two choices when the going gets tough!
1. We can sit and complain about it all. Tell our friends and anyone willing to listen what the problem is.
or,
2. We can suck it up and deal with it. Really, just get it done!
Option (1) … (11 comments)
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for realtors: Is it worth it? - 04/07/08 04:08 AM
Have you ever written a blog post and thought to yourself,
"Is it worth it? I mean...who's gonna read it?"
just before hitting the PUBLISH button?
Albert Einstein once said,
OK, so the picture is comedic, BUT...you should be inspired here!
The truth is, your blog at it's inception might not feel like … (17 comments)
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for realtors: Brand your Active Rain Blog, get a domain name and Promote, Promote, Promote yourself! - 02/10/08 10:30 AM
Many of you have great AR blogs that have tons of useful information about your area, your specialty and knowledge. How are you getting this info out to your client and target audience?
Include your blog name of everything you send out, your signature line, your business cards, your Linkd'in, and … (85 comments)
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for realtors: Where are you going? - 01/31/08 12:25 AM
""Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?' 'That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,' said the Cat. 'I don't much care where--' said Alice 'Then it doesn't matter which way you go,' said the Cat" -- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by … (17 comments)
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for realtors: Less is More - 01/29/08 12:27 AM
In a recent blog post titled "Who Are These People?", Seth Godin writes:
"Many bloggers seem to be on a perpetual hunt for the front page of Digg. Sure, it brings you hordes of eyeballs, but then they turn around and leave. What's the point of that, really?
I think … (22 comments)
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for realtors: I Want You Back! - 01/24/08 12:48 AM
Last year you lost touch with a handful of customers!
Though some of them suffer from the "tomorrow mentality" (in other words, they'll never buy a piece of Real Estate because they're always preaching "tomorrow" will bring a better deal), there are some that you actually truly miss! You … (7 comments)
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for realtors: These are the facts! - 01/22/08 07:25 PM
Mortgage rates are low!
Now typically, I'm not one to sell the whole:
"Now is the perfect time!"
"Rates are at historical lows!"
But...
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, these are the facts, READ: Mortgage Rate Update: January 22, 2008 + Emergency Fed Funds Rate Cut
… (2 comments)
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for realtors: "Can I call you back in a minute?" - 01/21/08 09:49 PM
How many times have you caught yourself uttering these very words?
The phone rings and almost instinctively you say:
"Hi, who's this? Can I call you back in a minute?"
Let me just issue a very sharp warning...
Today's eager consumer wants answers now! They want solutions now! If they've … (19 comments)
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for realtors: Never Talk to Strangers! - 01/20/08 07:45 PM
Remember when you were five-years-old and your mother took you aside, bent over and said
"Sweety...NEVER TALK TO STRANGERS! OK?!"
Well it's sage advice save for the fact that you're in Real Estate now and your business depends on your ability to turn strangers into friends, and friends into clients!
If you … (18 comments)
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for realtors: A New Model... - 11/22/07 01:55 AM
"The rules had become so ambiguous and the lack of enforcement of rules of fiduciary duty and integrity had become so pervasive that everybody was playing improperly. The rules themselves needed to be changed." -- Eliot Spitzer
As my esteemed colleague Jason Sardi put it, as the market has changed, so has … (11 comments)
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for realtors: Weekly Mortgage Update ~ Oct. 15 - 10/15/07 10:24 AM
Let's Recap:The 30 Year Fixed Rate Mortgage averaged 6.4%, up from 6.37% just last week. The 15 Year Fixed Rate Mortgage averaged 6.06%, up from 6.03% just lat week. The 1 Year Adjustable Rate Mortgage averaged 5.73%, up from 5.58% just last week. Last week we said,
The effects of … (0 comments)
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for realtors: Jumbo Stated Income Loans & the Successful Enterprising American Home Buyer - 10/14/07 02:57 PM
Capital, not earnings, is what produces security. Only a large amount of capital has the ability to produce a sufficient income in these instances.
How is this so? In a word, taxation!
High Taxation:
If it costs an individual more to live today, exactly the same applies to society as a whole; … (9 comments)
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for realtors: Frequently Asked Questions: Mortgage Insurance & Tax Deductibility - 10/13/07 02:12 AM
Programs like My Community and Home Possible, make home buying affordable for the First Time Home Buyer (FTHB). But they often offer (1) one loan at 100% financing with Mortgage Insurance (MI).
"But I don't want to pay mortgage insurance!" Says the prospective home owner
No problem! We'll structure an 80% 1st … (4 comments)
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for realtors: Retire Rich In Myrtle Beach! - 10/04/07 03:46 PM
Now is the time to buy. See latest Myrtle Beach statistics on my Active Rain Blog. Why not invest in your "Retirement Haven"? Build some equity in a good rental, then when you are ready to retire, sell that and ride the equity into your Dream Home. We pay you a … (0 comments)
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for realtors: It Had Me at Hello... My I-PHONE Love Affair - 10/04/07 12:27 PM
This little gadget is my everything now: my watch, my laptop, my palm-pilot, my organizer, my notepad, my phone, my MapQuest, my stopwatch, my alarm, my digital photo album, my camera, my timer, my calendar, my weather watch, my most favorite TOY!
1. The I-Phone is sleek, modern, compact, smooth, sexy. One touch and … (0 comments)
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for realtors: The Active Rain Domino Effect - 09/26/07 09:36 AM
Domino 1 - I received a call from a seller in Wellington, a well known horse area, asking about a listing presentation. They currently had it on the MLS with a flat fee, MLS only company and were not happy with the results. They had heard about me through a Realtor … (33 comments)
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for realtors: Client wants to maximize as a BUYER AND SELLER in this market, what do you suggest? Mortgage Brokers pipe in please.... - 09/24/07 04:06 PM
I have a client who is lucky enough to have No Mortgage on his current home. He wants to maximize his buying power and move up in property in this buyer's market. His goal would be to sell his current home and pay cash for the new home. BUT the flip … (12 comments)
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for realtors: "Are they negotiable?" the buyer's new favorite catch phrase..... - 09/17/07 06:23 AM
"Are they negotiable?" .....
We are asked all the time if the sellers are negotiable....both from buyers interested in our listings and buyers we are working with as buyer's agents, it's nothing new...
BUT the question has taken an interesting turn, now they often ask if sellers are negotiable BEFORE they know how … (31 comments)
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for realtors: Miami Posh'd! Both Maggie Dokic and I were both Posh'd for Sep. please rate our sites on this National Real Estate Website Mash-Up! - 09/14/07 09:15 AM
www.Poshd.com is a great inspirational site for Real Estate websites. Every month they feature sites that they feel are push'n the envelope on design and content and will serve as inspiration to other Real Estate professionals creating their own sites.
Both Maggie Dokic and Shelly and I were so lucky and … (18 comments)
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for realtors: Real Estate Buyers ->>The Benefits of working with a Realtor who Specializes in your Area! - 09/06/07 02:30 PM
Why work with a Realtor who specializes in your geographic area or property type when purchasing a property?1. Access to the history of the listing. Information such as how long it has been on the market, what price changes it has had, etc. help position the buyer better for negotiations. Since … (14 comments)
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for realtors: Get In, Get Out of Supplemental Results - 08/22/07 09:20 PM
I’m concerned about supplemental results, and recently read a great article regarding some of the principles underlying a site’s pages being placed in Google’s supplemental results. In the article, the author states the relationship between the site’s low PR, lack of original content, duplicate content, and all around poor url pattern. … (1 comments)
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for realtors: 4 Must-Have Beginner SEO Resources - 08/22/07 08:58 PM
In another forum (dare I say that!) I found this thread. The thread is dated, however, the points made are still applicable. The thread started with a member asking for beginning seo and other advice. There were 4 recommendations of sources members recommended to this new SEO enthusiast that I thought … (3 comments)
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for realtors: Old dog can learn new tricks - 11/23/06 08:31 PM
These days Realtors/Brokers are being pressured by the media, the NAR,and the fact that buyers and sellers have access to all sorts of information through the web and are often very shrewd and experienced in real estate..and of course by the zillions new high tech products that are flooding the market.
Contrary to the old belief that old … (3 comments)
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