abstracting: I LOVE ACTIVE RAIN... ONCE AGAIN I CAN HELP PEOPLE..... and if I can get the Title gig...that's just an added treat. - 05/30/08 02:41 PM
Within 3 days, I had two people find me on AR and ask me about buying a home.
One caught my 'Spanish Market" blog from......? months ago... is moving to the Philadelphia area in the summer and wanted to know if I could recommend a Mortgage professional and Realtor that understood … (5 comments)
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abstracting: To the loan officers that have left us... - 02/18/08 02:24 PM
This is dedicated to all of those Mortgage Consultants that didn't make it and are now flippin' burgers. Yes, you know them.... calm, cool , collected types who sat back and the phone kept ringing........
.....then, then they hit a wall. Yes, they had to actually do work..and the harder they tryed … (7 comments)
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abstracting: Thank you Ronnie Roach of North Carolina - and ActiveRain - 02/14/08 02:24 PM
I have a new client that just sent me (Bertrum Settlements) a $292k refi .... YEA !!! ...here in Pennsylvania, and asked if I knew of a Title company in North Carolina.
I said no problemo.... I'll get him a name from my pool of talent (that would be all y'all).
Using … (8 comments)
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abstracting: Thank You Diane and Andrew... and ActiveRain once again. - 01/21/08 08:40 AM
During a BNI (networking) meeting this past Wednesday, a guy that represents a local printing business (President of the company) brought his designer to see if she would be interested in becoming a member of another chapter. I happened to be doing a '10 minute commercial' at the meeting that day.
Later … (6 comments)
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abstracting: Any of you Lehigh Valley PA people know someone lookin' for a job? - 12/03/07 12:29 PM
No, it's not for a CEO or even a Manager... but it's 'in Real Estate' and it's a jobby job. Moreso on the Abstract end.
Data Entry/Research - $10/hr, Mon.-Fri., with Benefits Must type 40wpm, Real Estate or mortgage experience preferred
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abstracting: I AM SO SICK OF "BUSINESS ARRRANGEMENTS" - 12/03/07 11:13 AM
I like the part where the companies are allowed to deny they committed any illegal acts. For those of you that use some of these Title Companies, do you ever ask your contacts "what's up with this..."?
Just curious. If I was using FA for example - I'd want a thourough understanding as … (4 comments)
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abstracting: Marketing to the Hispanic Community - 11/16/07 11:55 AM
I LOVE the Spanish speaking community and I can't speak a lick of Spanish (sadly enough). I was just talking to AR member James Arias from BiLingual Marketing out in Santa Rosa CA about how this market is somewhat ignored, particularly on the Right Coast... (I'm in the eastern part of … (5 comments)
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abstracting: YO HOUSE LOOKS LIKE A TOILET - 11/14/07 03:35 PM
Ok, it looks like a 'dump', 'a pot to piss in'. 'the head', the can' , the poop coop', 'Flushing NY'...
Where's the wife that has to clean that bowl? [ oh, so sexist]
WORLD TOILET ASSOCIATION???? Who the heck belongs to the WTA?
http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2007-11-09-mr-toilet_N.htm
SUWON, South Korea - Sim Jae-duck has made his … (4 comments)
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abstracting: LET MY PEOPLE ....errrrrr AfBA's GO !!!! - 11/14/07 09:32 AM
Since this blog should put me over the 100K total, I'll revert to my 'roots' and rant about ABA's (or correctly, AfBA's) and how....... I HATE THEM.
What is an AfBA? "An AfBA is an arrangement to share or refer business between two different companies involved in providing services in the closing … (24 comments)
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abstracting: Off Topic (non-Real Estate)... Gibline/Giblink - 11/06/07 03:09 PM
Gibline or Giblink.. ???
I must have been hiding under a rock as I just heard about this Make a Bizzion Dollars ..... (OK - I'm exaggerating).. Anyone 'join' or check out this Money Making opportunity (?).
Some info passed my way today and I was asked to research this company. On the … (2 comments)
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abstracting: Vynecrest Winery happenings - Nov. 3-4 and Nov. 17-18 - 11/01/07 07:48 AM
Nothing in the world beats a day hitting wineries and snaggin' some bread and cheese to munch on with a bottle of local wine. Romance at its finest.
The latest from the fine folk at Vynecrest in Lehigh Valley PA......
John Jan & Sam LandisVynecrest Wineryhttp://www.vynecrest.com/610-398-7525
Fall is finally here and we are in … (5 comments)
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abstracting: HAPPY HALLOWEEN HA HA - 10/28/07 08:16 PM
A man is walking home alone late one foggy night... when behind him he hears:Bump...BUMP...BUMP...Walking faster, he looks back and through the fog h e makes out the image of an upright casket banging its way down the middle of the street toward him.BUMP...BUMP...BUMP...Terrified, the man begins to run toward his … (16 comments)
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abstracting: Blood Drive - Lehigh Valley - PA - 10/22/07 08:53 AM
Please join me in helping others. This was passed onto me by my friends at Global Realty Marketing and Global Equity Lending.......
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Hello Everyone,
Just wanted to remind everyone about our BLOOD DRIVE! Please email to confirm your spot! REMEMBER-- ONE PINT CAN SAVE THREE LIVES! … (2 comments)
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abstracting: There are now 56 members in "Group With No Name" - amazing that only 56 understand silence :^) - 10/10/07 10:11 PM
http://activerain.com/groups/GroupWithNoName
Updated to FIFTY SIX members..
I'd like to welcome those that recently joined. I wanted to welcome you personally, but my own by-laws make that very difficult.
I appreciate the support and interest in not commenting (as opposed to "great blog' or "How to get points" type of comments or threads).
Anyone that wants … (14 comments)
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abstracting: As I write this... - 09/28/07 07:51 AM
AR is within one of the 50K number. [ Members: 49,999 ]
I'm sure by the time I finish writing this, someone will have been the 50,000th person to join AR. This is a fascinating site as it has allowed ME to learn so much about the Real Estate business from the many … (23 comments)
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abstracting: Off to Toronto, Niagara Falls, NY State Wine Country... - 09/14/07 02:19 PM
So for next week, you will have to put up with serious blogs from others with no one liner sarcastic comments.
You will not have as many HA HA posts.
You may spit on my mothers grave (as she is not in there yet).
My cell should work fine if anyone needs me.... or … (20 comments)
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abstracting: Another successful meeting made possible through ActiveRain - 09/13/07 07:46 AM
Yesterday I met with Judi Glamb http://activerain.com/arcadiangal a Coldwell Banker Hearthside Realtor in Hellertown, PA. I am having so much fun not just meeting people through ActiveRain, but the Coldwell Banker agents in Hellertown PA.
Why you ask? Because in addition to meeting them, I get to eat at the Braveheart … (8 comments)
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abstracting: Advertising - 09/11/07 08:27 AM
I came across this link.... and while the production has no relevance to the product... it certainly caught my attention, made me laugh.... and will now.....always remember.
Perhaps I should do a video. Has anyone ever done a 'crazy' TV commercial for their local area? If so, how did it go? Worth … (11 comments)
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abstracting: Money - 09/06/07 09:44 AM
I came across this in an email from a friend, then researched it on the net. No idea who 'authored it', but it is pretty factual. And yet.... I LOVE MONEY :^)
With money you can buy a house, but not a home.
With money you can buy a clock, but not time.
With … (11 comments)
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abstracting: Don't Quarrel with a Quarry - 09/04/07 09:12 PM
I read a great article in The Intelligencer ( a local Bucks/Lehigh newspaper) the other day about quarries. When we think of houses and roads leading to the houses..... we rarely think of all of the products used to 'get us to our home'.
BUCKS ROCKS (the headline) was a wonderful article that … (2 comments)
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abstracting: Another great contact through ActiveRain - 08/31/07 01:04 PM
Last week I saw a 'newbie' join ActiveRain. Catherine Geiges from Coldwell Banker Hearthside Realtors in Hellertown. Please check out this wonderful person's profile. http://activerain.com/realecatharine
I had welcomed her to AR at the time, and noticed she was in the area (Hellertown, PA - Lehigh Valley) and simply posted if she minded … (12 comments)
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abstracting: "What's in store for Qtr. 4?"....With the Fed rate cut occuring - are you seeing any increased activity? - 08/21/07 03:25 PM
I'm not sure what to make of this market. I see people buying/selling and refinancing their houses (but not at volume of 2006).....and I just plug away to obtain additional market-share from the surrounding Realtors and Mortgage Consultants that are using other Title Companies.....I'm not really 'analyzing' the market per se.
We were riding … (2 comments)
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abstracting: The Three Stooges Museum - THE STOOGEUM - in Eastern PA (Nyuck, Nyuck, Nyuck) - 08/17/07 07:58 AM
Gary Lassin is quoted as follows:
"Every once in a while, you see a poll that says 60 percent of kids know the names of the Three Stooges and 10 percent of kids know the names of the Supreme Court justices," he said. "I think that's terrible. Why do only 60 … (14 comments)
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abstracting: Toronto Blue Jays and Rob Robinson...what do they have in common? II - 08/15/07 09:38 AM
Well, blog number I (one) was about me meeting a potential client, a local Loan Officer who was drafted by the Bluejays, and after a pretty good run up to double A ball (AA), he required surgery........ thus the demise into the Loan Biz ( :^) )
THIS BLOG HOWEVER STARTED WITH:
Last night … (11 comments)
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abstracting: OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS once again....SOMETIMES QUIETLY - 08/09/07 04:13 PM
It seems many of my blogs entail true stories about circumstance. Like the time I 'ran into' a Realtor who just had a BAD closing with another Title company.
Well last night I hung around for a 6:00pm closing... (I'm not a closer - I just like to observe, keep the clients … (15 comments)
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abstracting: FILTERED SPAM.... AS GOOD AS FRESH HAM - 08/08/07 03:08 PM
Jason Sardi of First Choice Equity Group, Inc. here in the Lehigh Valley of PA forwarded a SPAM email he received from a Title company in Maryland. He knows me well enough that I may be interested in what 'the competition' is doing either functionally or in marketing.....different state or not.
It … (4 comments)
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abstracting: Spanish websites to help consumers in home buying - 08/03/07 08:09 AM
I received an email from the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) identifying two recent websites to assist the Spanish speaking market.
The second one of course appears to be twofold in that Countrywide is trying to tap the market not just educate. However, as many of you know, this … (9 comments)
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abstracting: SUCCESS!!!!!!!!! - 07/31/07 10:29 PM
I sat in on 7 closings today (that is not nearly as easy as you think). My job is bringing in business, but I want to make sure that I am properly representing our offerings, so I sit in, provide upside to the Realtors and LO's that are present (if warranted), … (20 comments)
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abstracting: The dude broke the chair !!!!!!!! - 07/30/07 09:58 PM
Had a closing today (Title guy) ..... the Seller, a 'big guy'....but not totally Circus-like :^) , came in with his Realtor.....the buyers showed.........everything was good (except we were expecting an 'interesting' close as the seller had a Tenant in the house that as of 2 days ago wasn't leaving, and had … (11 comments)
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abstracting: I pulled into Nazareth.... - 07/26/07 09:35 AM
... I followed Mapquest and blew right by the Nazareth Diner.... went a few blocks and said to myself, "self?", maybe you should call.
So I called Brigita McKelvie http://activerain.com/brigitam , the person I was to meet at the Nazareth Diner for lunch.
I noticed she added me to her associates list, … (11 comments)
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abstracting: The British Open - 07/20/07 01:21 PM
This link will give you an updated leaderboard.
http://scoring.opengolf.com/leaderboard.sps?itourno=2007060&optsel=pos#
I have Furyk pegged to win this, but thus far Sergio is hanging tough.
Tiger had a rough day in round 2....
Phil is such a choke. He misses the cut...I laugh.
And I HAD KNOW IDEA MY IRISH GOLFER COULD PULL THIS OUT !!!!!!!
Congrats to Paddy.
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abstracting: "Broken Dreams" - rather extraordinary look by The Morning Call, Lehigh Valley PA - 07/16/07 04:06 PM
"As the loans reset over the next few years, analysts predict the foreclosure wave will hit this region harder than anywhere else in Pennsylvania.With their home prices pumped up to record levels, Lehigh and Northampton counties ranked first and second among Pennsylvania's 67 counties for growth in high-rate, subprime mortgages from … (20 comments)
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abstracting: Stock market takes off...again... - 07/13/07 08:33 AM
Yesterday the DJIA reached 13,861.73. WOWZERS.
Now ....my 401K's are jumping for joy, it tells me that this economy is just fine REGARDLESS of the high gas price doom and gloomers.
However, although I'm seeing a lot of movement of real estate transactions in my company (Title), overall / in general the numbers of … (4 comments)
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abstracting: STAY IN TOUCH - 07/12/07 11:09 AM
Yesterday (Wednesday) I had lunch with a Realtor ( Joanna Goodell) at the Braveheart Highland Pub in Hellertown PA. ... what's so special about that you ask? Well I'll tell you....
She had just changed Agencies THIS week (Monday - first day at new job)....she called me on Tuesday and apparently there … (6 comments)
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abstracting: SHOW OFF YOUR HOUSE - 07/08/07 09:16 PM
Philly Area , through The Intelligencer (local Bucks County newspaper) is asking people to "Show off their house".
Apartment, condo, rancher, outhouse, whatever.......
The intent is to simply give people the opportunity to show off their flair.
Quaint, exotic, '70's ( :^) ), etc.... an opportunity to have your home photographed and placed in the … (2 comments)
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abstracting: Emerald City ....... The Celtic eclectic band Hellertown,PA ... June 16th. - 06/14/07 02:44 PM
You want to hear some facinating music? Check out this Irish Band on JUNE 16th. I saw a little of them on TV and I thought they were totally enterytaining. Unfortunatly, I didn't realize they were in the area until now.
http://www.emeraldcityceltic.com/
...playing Saturday night, June 16th at the new Braveheart Highland … (1 comments)
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abstracting: Should we in Pennsylvania be worried about this? - 05/25/07 11:59 AM
"There are 666 Pennsylvania Real estate profiles"
And just who was the 666th person to join? Is it possible a Philadelphia Phillie is on Active Rain? A Philadelphia Flyer? We KNOW they make deals with the devil. Perhaps it's someone related to the Squealers out in Pittsburgh... yeah.... that stinkin' YELLOW and … (6 comments)
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