Midtown Atlanta Real Estate has it's days! But today, I had a chance to get some fresh ideas, due in part to Active Rain!

While Active Rain is a site for real estate agents to connect, it is certainly the very least part of it....in fact it is way more than just a site....

...many agents run their blog off the Active Rain site/platform

...many agents have used Active Rain and all of its blogs as a "Second Real Estate University."

...and many agents have made friends here...be they sort of virtual (having never met in person) or having the opportunity at some conference or REBar Camp to finally meet face-to-face. And then those meetings and on-line friendships become tangible.

Last night, I had the opportunity to continue one of those tangible friendships with my good friend Elizabeth Golden Ramsey from Huntsville, AL. She came to town on a shopping spree....and kinda floated in with the mass of rain we've experienced here in Atlanta for the past week.

But after a busy day of shopping for furniture for her new office, and me dashing between two neighborhood meetings, we finally met at my office in Midtown Atlanta. From there, we took a quick one block walk to one of my favorite restaurants, Gordon Biersch Midtown Atlanta.

You know, get two real estate people, plus an assistant (Elizabeth's assistant was with her) and all you are going to talk about all night is real estate, and how to get more business or new ideas!

So, with beverages in hand, we started off our conversation with a delicious helping of Gordon Biersch's Kettle Chips...Yum Yum!

And while we enjoyed that, Elizabeth got to tell me all about her new office she is opening and the new furniture that caught her eye during a shopping tour of Ikea Atlantic Station. Needless to say, she is quite excited about her new venture, and I certainly wish her the best of success.

As our conversation turned to how The Thom And Ray Team can pick up steam in the Midtown Atlanta Real Estate, it was time to enjoy a delicious FlatIron Steak and Mashed Potatoes....can you say Yum again?

I captured a photo as I started to devour this goodie..and you can rest assured, there was no doggie bag! Both Elizabeth and I enjoyed the same dish, while we tossed ideas around the table!

It's such a great feeling to vent your ideas to another professional, and have them offer up their suggestions on how to improve, or tweak an idea! And I certainly picked up a couple great ones!

Elizabeth slipped her leftovers into a to-go box...but they did not make it far. A homeless man at the entrance to the restaurant hit her soft spot so she passed it along to him! Way to go!

But this evening is one of the great things I've come to love about finding, and being here in The Rain! The opportunity to spend an evening exchanging ideas and talking shop, while enjoying good food and good friends!

Yes, Atlanta had way more than it's fair share of rain over the past week. But in this case, I'm glad I was in The Rain....Active Rain that is!

I can hardly wait for a roadtrip to Huntsville...never been, and I know we'll see the town!