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Would You Like to Bring RainCamp to a City Near You?

Recently, the RainCamp train made a slight deviation from its normal 'Big City' course. After doing LA, New York, DC, Dallas, Chicago and a number of other big market cities, we booked a RainCamp in Prescott. Some of you may have been thinking, "Prescott? Where the heck is that and how did RainCamp end up there?"

We ended up in Prescott (It's in Arizona, by the way) because a group of brokerages banded together and approached us about hosting a RainCamp in Prescott. They agreed to help us find a great venue (we cover the cost), get the word out about the event and ultimately guarantee people in the seats. We would love to do more than 2 RainCamps a month. We'd love to touch every corner of the country. Unfortunately, the marketing resources required to fill the seats only allow us to pull off our current 2 per month pace.

The Prescott RainCamp got us thinking that there must be other folks out there with the klout to help us get 300-400 people in a room for a day filled with amazing content geared to help those in attendance take their online presence to the next level. Maybe you're a loan officer at a mortgage company with all the right connections. Maybe you're a title rep with an inate understanding of the real estate professionals in your market and the ability to move them to action. Maybe you have influence at a large brokerage or with your local or state REALTOR® association. If that's you, we'd love to hear from you.

We are getting ready to begin booking our next set of RainCamps for September, October and November. You just may able to help us determine exactly where those will be happening.

Let us know in the comments below or by emailing raincamp@activerain.com if you think you may be able to assist us in bringing RainCamp to a city near you.

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RainCamp - Who's next?

~Bob

Posted by ActiveRain Real Estate Network on 07/29/2010 09:53 PM

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JUL

2010

I suggest St. George, Utah! It's sandwiched between Colorado and Nevada!

What a superb idea! Get together and bring a RainCamp to your area. No more complaining that it's too far away. Make it happen! Why can't I "suggest" this post?

Margaret

Drawing up this map certainly shows where we need to go. St. Louis and Nashville (or somewhere in that general part of the country) seem like markets that could help us get more even coverage of the map.

Raleigh NC, Raleigh NC Raleigh NC, Raleigh NC - REBCRDU is September 10th, 2010 - how about September 9th??

Margaret,

I'm not sure why you were not able to suggest it. It's possible that the admin blogs don't have that feature since we have the power to feature them if it's appropriate? That's my only guess. At any rate, I just featured the post :-) (I'm drunk with power as you can tell, haha)

I like to think of it as enthusiasm, not complaining. However, you are correct, this is a good way for folks to have a chance to make it happen in their area. :-)

How 'bout New Orleans before or after the NAR convention?

Pamela,

Are you volunteering to lead the charge to get Raleigh on that map?

I am looking forward to Prescott/ I a hop, skip and jump from Mesa, AZ

Springfield Mo would pull people from Mo, AR. OK KS.....

I will be on vacation in Tahoe for the San Diego event, but my brother and sister-in-law live in Prescott, AZ so it looks like they will be having a houseguest for a couple of days! :-) ~ Susan

I say Tulsa, Oklahoma! I'm gonna get with Lori Cain and see if we can't put it together!

Kansas City is the hub of the midwest, it would get you Omaha, St Louis, Wichita and Tulsa. There is a reason why the Big 12 B-Ball tournament is here every year.

Philadelphia. It is not a small city, and folks from Eastern PA, New Jersey Maryland and Delaware could attend. When are you coming to Philly?

Ummm. We've asked that it come to Raleigh in September! We are doing the FIRST Carolina RE Blog Brawl! ActiveRain should be part of that! Come to RALEIGH!

canada would be nice

How about Spokane...or maybe lovely Coeur D'Alene or even Montanna...heck I just want to go to Rain Camp again!

Central Minnesota, like, oh say maybe St Cloud would be great and we could fill a room! We have a really nice convention Center if you want a bigger group, nice hotels and the Mississippi too.

Eleanor and Pam are SO on top of things.

OF COURSE, Raleigh, NC! Certainly!

Sheesh, we have over 135 RE Barcamp reservations for September 10 already, and had a huge one last fall. RainCamp should be an absolute hit.

Looking forward to it!

I see a giant hole and Atlanta is smack dab in the middle... Atlanta rebarcamp is set for 10/01/10... What about 9/30/10...

Hi Bob... How about I get you back to Dallas for "RainCamp - The Sequel!"

Sorry you guys...it MUST be ASHEVILLE!!!!! All the Raleigh folks need to get out of the big city and up into the mountains...where the air is clear, the people are storytellers, and the food is locally-grown and harvested with TLC...

waterfalls..

golf

places to stay that will make you smile....

vistas

I SAY North Carolina, for sure...and bring on the AR folks from the Coast and from Charlotte, Raleigh, Knoxville, Nashville...and ATL...

I can try to get SPECIAL RATES for those of you who are traveling here....and a Honeymoon Suite for you know who!!!!

Bob... no sequels yet... lol How about Philadelphia... I know I could get the word out and fill 400 or so... hell, I could just get 2 bars together if you had a 1 hour open bar... LOL Kind of like those companies that give you a free trip if you check out their condos for an hour??? lol

jeff belonger

Bob...

CHARGE... come follow me to Philadelphia... !!! ps.. free drinks for 2 minutes

-The city of Brotherly Love -

jeff belonger

I'm stumping for a centrally-located destination...

ASHEVILLE ASHEVILLE ASHEVILLE...bring rain camp...drum roll... Asheville Fall

.it MUST be ASHEVILLE!!!!!

..those hard-working Raleigh folks need to get out of the big city and up into the mountains...where the air is clear, the people are storytellers, and the food is locally-grown and harvested with TLC...

ASHEVILLE during Fall Leaf Season...(see photo)

waterfalls... golf country that inspires Tiger Woods...places to stay that will make you smile.... The Biltmore Estate...the Grove Park Inn (where the Obamas stayed) and Incredible Vistas...

I SAY ASHEVILLE North Carolina, for sure...and bring on the AR folks from the Coast and from Charlotte, Raleigh, Knoxville, Nashville...and ATL...

I will work on SPECIAL RATES for those of you who are traveling here....and a Honeymoon Suite for you know who!!!! and I will try to find a venue with a View and easy parking....

that is great! That is such a great idea!!!!

Hello Bob !

Lets bring RainCamp to Tennessee !

Nashville will work, but lets plan for CLARKSVILLE ! I'm sure people will come.

We are on the TN / KY line at Ft Campbell, Kentucky

What do We (I) need to do to get this on the map ?

Waiting to hear from you soon :)

JUL

2010

Bob, LOUISIANA, you need to come taste some crawfish! If that doesn't sound appealing how about HOUSTON, TEXAS just pick a nice southern state would ya....

Bob, this is another brilliant idea! We're going to Orlando, but for other areas of the country this is a sweet deal! You know there are many agents who can pull together a venue and enough people to fill the seats!

Hi Bob! I say CHARLOTTE, NC! We are THE largest city in NC & SC and have SO much to do here! We're also conveniently located for members from several other states including VA, TN, WV, VA, GA, SC--heck, they hold NCAA tournaments here! We have professional sports here too--NBA and NFL--those guys don't just land in any little ole city! Just because we're not the capital of our state, we have SO much more to DO here!

CHARLOTTE ROCKS and you KNOW I'd volunteer to help with the arrangements--you KNOW it! And, I'll bet Jeff Corbett would be willing to help out too! ;-)

Bob, how about Colorado Springs, CO. We have so many great agents who wouldn't mind to attend! Plus, it's a beautiful place to visit!!!!

Bob - I noticed that your map only shows continental USA. Does this mean that you do not want to encourage participation from Hawaii, Alaska or your friendly country directly to the north of most of the USA???

CHARLOTTE vs. Raleigh

You see how much more centrally located we are in Charlotte?!! Sorry Raleigh girlfriends, you guys know I'm right on this one!!

Okay--one more thing that I didn't bring up--we have 1,227 AR members in Charlotte/Mecklenburg County--there are 730 in Raleigh/Wake County. Nuff said!

I suggest the Twin Cities. I actually Blogged about it ( http://activerain.com/blogsview/1719917/will-raincamp-ever-happen-in-the-upper-midwest- ) but someone told me there had already been a Raincamp here. The Twin Cities is one of the most wired cities in teh country.

If you book, I promise to put my full Keller Williams weight behind it. We just got done with BOLD and more than 200 agents participated in that. I think we could get 3 to 400 agents for Raincamp. Whaddayasay?

NASHVILLE!!!! My buddy just went to one and loved it

WOW...this is exciting for me. I agree with Irina about Colorado Springs. The Broadmore could handle it for sure and there might be other convention centers as well. I also like Wanda's idea...that's the first post suggesting St George, UT. I"m centrally located in Western Colorado. What the heck...also consider Grand Junction, CO.

On the Western Slope of Colorado, I often feel like we get left out of things that happen, Denver seems to take over, because we are so rural, yet we have so much to offer. We have wonderful scenery of all kind...canyons, rivers, mountains and mesas. There is every kind of outdoor activity. We also have quality agents that would love the networking opportunity and the chance to learn more about how to use ActiveRain.

If Grand Junction was chosen as a location for RainCamp, I would be there. I would also be willing to help set up the event and coordinate it in any way that I can. In Grand Junction (GJ for short) there are many nice restaurants and lodging opportunities for all tastes. This would be not only a big boon to the local economy, but to Western Slope REALTORS as well. I hope you consider us.

You know I have to go on more about Grand Junction as a NEW location for RainCamp. GJ is so centrually located to so many rural states...including Wyoming, Utah, Northern Arizona, New Mexico, Kansas and parts of Idaho. Not only that, but we could draw off the Denver membership, also.

GJ also has amenities that a wide variety of people would appreciate...like all types of lodging, shopping and dining.

I'm willing to help in whatever way I can for Nashville.

Dallas was great . . . however, you need to come to the center of Houston . . . .PLEASE!!!!!! I would work hard to get folks to attend. There are so many people here that would benefit greatly from your presence.

Um Bob, how about Kirkland WA? That way you won't suffer from Jet-Lag. Vancouver BC would also be swell

It was great to meet the ActiveRain crew in Boston on Monday. I'd love to have you visit Worcester, MA though. I believe you would get an even better turn-out. It's in the center of New England, Center of Massachusetts, an hour to Boston, 45 minutes to Providence, an hour to Hartford, an hour from Springfield, and an hour from Nashaua NH. Plus you don't have to deal with the traffic that made everyone late for the event in Boston.

All of these other posts after mine still suggest major metro areas. What I'm suggesting by using Grand Junction, CO is to target the rural and less populated areas. See the above states that I mentioned that could be pulled in to participate. Maybe some of you metro agents will have to travel, but you will have beautiful scenery and outdoor activities awaiting you. I could help to find activities for family members and such and you could make a vacation out of it for the whole family.

I personally live over an hour away from Grand Junction, and I go to that area for shopping, fishing, disc golf, Thai food and a host of other things. Also concerts of all kinds...from classical music to folk and bluegrass music. This area has it all.

Don't forget you have a member that is willing to coordinate the event. I think that Grand Junction would be a great choice.

HEY...we have golf courses here in GJ, too. And these courses have some of the greatest scenery. They are well known and anyone can look them up on the internet. I don't play ball golf, but I play disc golf (frisbee golf), and have expert knowledge of the local courses. I'm also an accomplished flyfisher person. You can hook a big one within one hour of GJ. I flyfish the Grand Mesa like a pro...with the wind at my back...ha ha ha.

New Orleans might be a good locale to consider.

Rain Camp could be a success pretty much any place in the whole United States. If you want to do Kansas in September of 2011, I have a class reunion in Topeka. I'll be there.

Raleigh, Raleigh, Raleigh, Raleigh, Raleigh, Raleigh, Raleigh, Raleigh, Raleigh.....Let me know, I will help as much as possible!

If you do decide on Philadelphia I hope you can set the date for September 20th. so it can be combine the trip with the Rock-n-Roll Distance Run.

Did I mention that it is just a short drive to the Crystal Coast of NC from Raleigh? What will it take? A beach house, surf lessons, sailing excursion....I'll give you a personal tour (Nevin from Raleigh will have to provide the surf lessons). Maybe Craig could offer a Photoshop class in conjunction with RAINCAMP? North Carolina is definitely the place! With Charlotte, Asheville, Raleigh, Crystal Coast...I know we can get 300 people, EASY!

I have to go with Raleigh, of course! Raleigh is WAY more than Wake County - we are the Triangle which makes up Wake County, Durham County, Orange County, Johnston County, Franklin County, and Granville County - as anyone that lives in those counties where they live they say Raleigh or the Triangle - ask any member of Active Rain that is in those counties where they work and they say Raleigh or the Triangle. As a region I think we would have a HUGE draw from the north in the Virginia/D.C. area, the coastal Carolinas, South Carolina and MORE! The Triad area is just a short 1 hour drive and even those in Charlotte can make it in 3 hours (if I drive ;) )

Wake Forest NC House Chick

Nashville, TN. What's there not to like? Convenient to everything...

Even though I am in Chesapeake, VA, I would definitely come to a NC venue....I am not about to get into the Asheville, Charlotte, Raleigh debate though. Could get dangerous!

Raleigh, Of course.

Whilst visiting our fair City of Oaks, the RainCampers can also visit:

Lizard Lick. What else do you need to know about that?

Fuquay Varina,

Zebulon,

Hilltop and Needmore

The purported-to-be-haunted NC State Capitol

The Mecca for sweet potato pudding

The Players' Retreat

The greatest flea market in the old North State at the State Fairgrounds

Multiple high-quality tattoo parlors for an heirloom-quality cherished and permanent keepsake memento of their visit

Percy Flowers' store to nod to the memory of one of the greatest moonshiners and public servants North Carolina has known

Shotwell

Durham

Chapel Hill

Butner

Cary, to wonder at the myriad shades of beige that modern chemistry has to offer

Historic stuff

NC Museum of Art

The lesser regions of North Carolina

Also the Campers can:

Eat proper barbecue from various joints, the way the Good Lord intended it to be made, thereby avoiding that sinful Western Carolina-style mess. That alone should seal the deal!

Well, I'm not intimidated. I vote for COLUMBUS, OHIO (home of the buckeyes)!

Pamela from Raleigh - I will help you get the Coastal Carolinians to Raleigh! September 9th would be perfect for us...NCAR Convention and Meetings are the following weekend!

I vote Nashville for sure. Brian Copeland had 700 signed up for ReBar Nash...not too shabby. I think 500 showed up, funny thing was the agents locally bailed while all the out of towners planned and showed up.

Also Ann Arbor and yes I will help you plan it for S. E. Michigan.

If you're going to land anywhere in the southeast, then you MUST come to Atlanta. I'll certainly do my part by getting the word out to local brokerages.

Raleigh!

Wake County just took over as the most populous county in the state (sorry, Charlotte).

Raleigh is rated best in the nation for a multitude of reasons, including:

- Most Efficient Small/Medium Airport in North America

Makes it easy to get in and see Raincamp!

- Strangest Fair Food, NC State Fair

And if Raincamp is in October, you can see for yourself!

- Best Business Bars in America (Wild Turkey Bar & Lounge, Angus Barn, Raleigh) - Entrepreneur, July 2010

What better way to get together with other Rainers.

- #3 among Best Places for Business and Careers (Raleigh-Cary) - Forbes.com, July 2010

If Raincamp comes, who knows, maybe we'll be #1 next year?

- Top Large City Hotels in U.S./Canada (The Umstead Hotel & Spa, Cary) - Travel+Leisure, July 2010

Treat yourself to some spa time after a Raincamp session.

- #23 Best Places to Live: America's Best Small Cities (Cary) - CNNMoney.com, July 2010

This isn't the only small city that makes the Best list. Holly Springs and Apex have also been recent winners.

- 20th Fastest Growing Incorporated Place in the U.S. over 100,000 Population (Raleigh) - U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, June 2010

All those incoming citizens need the world's best real estate agents to help them find just the right home. Raincamp!!

- #1 in Quality of Life among Major Markets (Raleigh-Cary) - Portfolio.com/bizjournals, May 2010

Check out the "Smithsonian of the South" while you're here, fabulous museums and more.

- Top 100 Fun Places in America (Raleigh-Cary) - Portfolio.com/bizjournals, April 2010

And what's more fun than Raincamp.

- #8 among Top Value Destinations on Travel Value Index (Raleigh) - Hotwire.com, March 2010

And hey, it won't even cost much for Raincamp to come to Raleigh!

Raleigh is the obvious choice! It's been a little dry here and we could use some "Rain"!!!

If not for the members, do it for the environment! You do care about the environment.....Don't you Bob?

How could you not want to come here?!!!

Kathryn #52--

No debate. Just a little F-U-N.

RainCamp anywhere in North Carolina would be an honor and a privilege, even if one of the pretenders was chosen in place of Raleigh.

Asheville and Charlotte would each be great locations!

And, of course, there is nothing to keep a smart RainCamp crew from coming to all three! LOL

I vote for Michigan! Umm S.E. Michigan that is :)

Ok.....how about HAWAII....who wants some SEO and SUN!

It sounds like the North Carolinians have it all wrapped up for Raleigh. Hmmm....My brother in law is down there, so maybe, just maybe the family could take a trip..but drat, not right smack in the middle of the school year, have to take the kids...

But Jason #41 has the right idea for another New England RainCamp...Worcester, MA is the ideal location...I say, let's make that happen...

BOB! Found Duke vs Carolina Basketball tickets for 3/5/2011 - only $645 per! LOL! Gotta come to NC for that!

Bob,

I hope you had a wonderful honeymoon. We missed you at RainCamp in Boston. It was fantastic. Thank you so much for bringing it here. I will certainly attend another event if it is in close proximity, or if I happen to be traveling to a destination where you are holding one. Ben Kinney was impressive and Kerrie Greenhalgh is a sweetheart.

Judy

NASHVILLE!!

Bob, My choice would be British Columbia; maybe Vancouver or Burnaby.

Bob,

Further to the last comment, this venue brings people in from all over the Pacific northwest.

I'm with Lane at #19 for ATL, I know we could get a large crowd over from Athens and we have not seen y'all in Georgia in a while!

downtown oklahoma city Oklahoma City would be a great destination for RainCamp. I'm confident we can be as accommodating as any metropolis; i.e. Dallas, San Diego, Seattle.... Just ask our new basketball team. Oh!!!!

Monte!!

I promise you that is NOT the way to get RainCamp in OKC. I hope Kevin Durant rips the heart out of OKC when he becomes a free agent ala Lebron. It's only a few years off I hope you know :-)

We need to catch up. I'll give you a call soon.

Give me an excuse to go to Las Vegas and I'm there, my vote is to go to Vegas.

I would attend again if it was in Eugene Oregon. Oregons second largest town and centeraly located for a lot of the state!

Great post bob. Let's put Phoenix on the schedule for 1/11 you know who will fill it. Maybe you should do a contest....submit a unique VIDEO of why RainCamp should be in your city or town. Use my video as the benchmark. Blogging often involves telling a story, so let's see who can tell the best story about why RainCamp should be in their city or town?

How about just making it cheaper to attend? I wanted to go to the Boston camp earlier this week, but the $100+ fee was way to expensive for me, especially given today's slow real estate market.

-TMC

Tim Cahill
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Destination Rain Camps...love it. I'd go to St. George, or Kauai, or Montana....someplace fun, good excuse and a write off.

Looks like there are a lot of states that you have not hit. You could do a RainCamp Convention in Maui and I bet lots of folks would come.

Jersey City, NJ ! It's just thru the tunnel from NYC. 5 minutes! I have over 400 agents in my office alone! LOL There are thousands of agents between Hoboken & Jersey City. And hundreds of great places.. convention centers all over here .. with FREE parking!!!!!! Unlike NEW YORK LOL. BUT, I noticed an overwhelming response from North Carolina. I have family down there and wouldn't mind the trip! ~ Vienna

St Louis, St Louis, St Louis --- What do we need to do to make it HAPPEN?

Bob,

Even though Durant's $85 million 5 year extension did not get as much publicity as LeBron's move to south beach, I think it is apparent that he can live more like a King in OKC compared to anyplace in the country. $85 million in OKC is like $255 million in south beach. Not that I'm comparing south beach to OKC, I'm not. However, we do have some pretty cool water parks, lakes and rivers.

I heard that a Raleigh RC was in the works for Sept 9th. I was already planning on it as I have a buddy that lives down there. I was going to make a long weekend of it. Let's do it!

Well, I am certainly looking forward to San Diego next week, but the idea of RainCamp Road Trips sounds very intriguing! Let's see, where do I want to go? Sedona, AZ is nice. Would love to visit Pittsburg, PA...please make it when the Steelers are in town. My brothers in Montana would like to see me, so that works. Never been to New Orleans...woulld love to go.

Hey, how about a RainCamp Bus? You could stay on the road and pick up and drop off peeps along the way. What fun would that be??????

Ok, so I was going to say Vancouver BC, But I do love the Las Vegas suggestion. That would be kinda fun!!

Atlantic City anytime between May 1 and Oct. 1. Could be a big draw for East Coast.

I vote Raleigh but I'll go to Charlotte if you come there. Please come to North Carolina. Of course, the coast might attract a bigger crowd. I'll be there for sure. North Carolian. Preferable Raleigh.

Bob, I know you guys just had one in Boston, I was there, but Boston is a pain in the butt to get in and out of, and I almost had to take out a loan just to pay for the parking ......... LOL

The location that William suggested would be good (Worcester), but Newport, RI would be excellent, or Fox Woods in CT, or some place in New Hampshire would also be great.

Bob, Springfield MO would be awesome. We're the heartland! Would pull people from Kansas City, St Louis, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas. Kansas City would be great too!

Honolulu/Maui/Kauai, Hawaii in the winter time. You won't be sorry. Get out of the cold and have fun too.

If you get Raleigh NC I will make the 2.5-3 hour drive down for my second RainCamp....I might even bring an agent or 4 with me!

Howdy and evening to you Bob

When y'all have a RainCamp in the Midwest area, Kansas City in the Grand State of Missouri would be the best to hold it in. It has a lot more to offer than St. Louis or K.C., Ks. does. You just might be wondering why, I am writing comment about a RainCamp being held there.

Will that is actually easy, I'm a 100% Grand State of Missouri country boy. I still own a real working cattle ranch back home, that one of my son's is running and taking care of for me. You see I'm a real cowboy to boot.

Have a good one
Dale in New Hampshire

Dallas is great and all, but don't forget the red-headed step child of Texas - San Antonio.

I know the exact spot for it and you know you'd have some huge support from us down here.

M-I-A-M-I PLEASE!!!

Wake County is more populous--more the reason to come to Charlotte where the ratio of Rainers is greater! (However the article continues to say that despite Mecklenburg County being just a bit smaller than Wake, Charlotte is much larger!)

We have nearly TWICE as many ActiveRain members in Charlotte (as Raleigh) AND, professional sports teams are here for a reason! As for the drive--our ATL friends waved as they passed through Charlotte headed to Raleigh with THREE more hours to drive on their trip! Geographically and entertainment-wise, I can tell you Charlotte IS the best! Why would the NFL AND the NBA BOTH be here?! Right? (We also have hockey and baseball!)?!

Our 7-County METROPOLIS (instead of 3!) is HUGE and certainly FULL of ActiveRain members who would LOVE to help you get other members from the surrounding counties, cities and states to this BEAUTIFUL, centrally located Southeastern city!

Charlotte NC Facts...

Cost of living below the national average
City, County and State AAA bond ratings
Average of 587 airline flights daily
$16 billion in annual retail sales
One of America's CLEANEST cities
1st most popular move destination
1st America's most livable communities
1st in economic strength ranking
2nd largest banking center (controls over $2 trillion in assets)
2nd best city for entrepreneurs
3rd best city for corporate headquarters
3rd best city for business
4th best city for relocating singles
6th in number of Fortune 500 headquarters
12th most active airport in the country
2nd BEST large-airport in country
21st largest city in America
Ranks as one of America's most walkable cities

Oh and there's SO much more! Not to mention, we're located right ON the SC border, actually closer to the SC capital than our own (Raleigh) and nearly as close to the SC beaches as Raleigh is to NC's beaches--pulling in our Hilton Head, Myrtle Beach, Charleston friends! Atlanta, Nashville, Asheville, Richmond, etc. are all easy drives to Charlotte.

See map below--I guess Raleigh's central location WOULD pull in those members who are floating around in the Atlantic!

Raleigh or CHARLOTTE? You Tell ME!

Raleigh!

Raleigh Raleigh Raleigh! (Just like Rah! rah! rah!)

Julie has a great spot- Hawaii! As long as AR staff picks up our airfare!

Bob, where ever you hold the next RainCamp kindly be a bit more considerate of the people that travel same day to get there . The 3 camps that I attended were all a pain for traveling, although they may have been great for the prior evening socialization. NYC and Times square are fine for a holiday, but were not the best for commuters. Washington DC was a nuisance for the location, and being on the pier in Boston was as far East as you could possibly get. The NYC event could have been easier if it were higher in Manhattan or even across the river in New Jersey. Afterall it's good enough for the Jets and Giants The Boston event should have been outside the Rt 128 corridor around Waltham or Newton, or even in Natick, Worcester. Granted your staff wouldn't have had as good a memory of the town, but ideally RainCamp should be for the members and a bit more considerate of their convienace.

Austin, Austin, Austin! (Or San Antonio)

Ed's got the right idea! That's exactly what I was referring to--CENTRALLY located to SEVERAL states whose members could EASILY drive there! ;-)

Bob... Just reading some of the comments here... were we suppose to sell you our reason to come to our area/city? Why not Philly, where a lot of it started for our country... the Declaration of Independence... we can show you the Liberty Bell... AR goes to a Phillies game. Where Betsy Ross lived? So much history... some beautiful scenery... some great pubs/restaurants... and the City of Brotherly Love... other than that, I am not in the mood in selling. The bottom line, that the FHA Expert would attend and that I could help out... I have had held several AR gatherings in Philly and in NJ... and even did once in DC a few years ago before x-mas, getting like 11 people to show up... I love to be social... anyhoo... this was a great idea.

jeff belonger

ATLANTA ATLANTA ATLANTA ATLANTA!

We have oodles and oodles of Georgia Peaches here on AR!

... and it's a quick drive for all the agents in Charlotte. LOL

JUL

2010

Raleigh North Carolina would be a great city to hold Rain Camp. We are the state capital with a solid real estate market.

San Antonio, TX!!!

With as large a demographic as Phoenix, Why not schedule one here on the heels of Presott! I can't imagine you wouldn't pack a large conference center in town!

Anywhere in the Carolinas! They will come.....

You can't beat the Monterey Peninsula!

Come to Raleigh in Septmber and you can stay for the Senior PGA SAS Golf Tournament in Cary, NC Sept 22-28th @ Prestonwood Country Club I have FREE tickets!!!!

I'm still pushing for the Phoenix metro area. Prescott is a nice location but still a healthy drive from Phoenix.

Hmmm, seems like piggy-backing it with a REBAR camp is a great idea.

I went to the San Francisco one. I am waiting for you to come back to the east bay or Sacramento. It seems just georaphically Atlanta is a no brainer. It is the business hub of the south.

I am with DEBE, Charlotte is the place as it is central to both Raleigh and Atlanta. We will make sure the word is out and there will be butts in the seat. Lisa

I need a place a one-hop airplane ride away from San Francisco -- Salt Lake City would be super! Kansas City works.

Do you have any plans for Sacramento? Were in Redding, CA but would be more than happy to do the 2.5 hour commute to Sacramento!

Wow, just so Debe doesn't have to keep cheerleading all by herself (though she does a fantastic job), come to CHARLOTTE!!!! That map is definitely missing a CENTRAL Southeast location and sorry Raleigh but we do have a wider reach than you....as Debe pointed out ours actually includes land instead of the Atlantic. Besides, Raleigh may be part of "the Triangle" but we're the QUEEN City :)

Austin, San Antonio or Houston......

SALT LAKE CITY, UT. Very centralized for surrounding states, lots of things to do and see when not attending RC. You simply must visit UTAH. While St. George is nice, it is really close to Prescott so that would be redundant. Salt Lake City is just over an hour from me, but I would help facilitate the set-up. Rah,Rah,Rah...Sisboombah!!! Goooo SLC, UT!!

I would love you to come to Sacramento CA. I realize that San Francisco doesn't seem that far from us, but it is a much more difficult city to get around in, and Sacramento is open, lots of parking, and has great stuff to offer, including many things for out-of-town visitors to enjoy. We are easy to get to from the coast and Bay Area, but also easy to get to from Southern Oregon, Southern California, and Nevada. I'll bet you'd have a huge crowd here. How about it?

I think everyone would consider their individual city/town a consideration for a RainCamp! I know I would! But unfortuntely my city couldn't support a raincamp as there are few here that actually have a blog! Thank Goodness I am one of them, that does have a blog!

Considering Indianapolis is large enough to support a RainCamp it would make for an excellent choice, because it is close enough for rainers in Cleveland, Cinncinatti, and Lousville to drive to, and other could fly into Indianapolis. Not only that but we supported the REBarCamp that was held in Indy last fall with overwhelming participation.

Heck if you plan it right, guests could catch a "Colts" game!

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Well now! I'll be really politically correct here. I'd go for Atlanta, Charlotte and Nashville, in that order. And that would be ease of attendance for me, but from the other comments posted, easy for lots of people from a driving perspective and if flying ATL would probably score 1 and Charlotte 2.

ALL of that said, we may be in Houston for a big event for a new business October 15-16, and if so, that would probably trump out Rain Camp, unless in ATL or CLT!

With the world's busiest airport, you'd think we rank MORE consideration than we are getting. And I think you could count on a pretty good core group to help you coordinate here....What kinda space do we need and I'll start working on it!!!

I love you Diane & Lisa! It's about time someone else from the QUEEN city popped over here!

We've all been so busy selling homes to the 391 new employees for the Caterpillar office that is MOVING TO CHARLOTTE, we haven't had time to cheer!!! ;-)

AUG

2010

The Prescott Raincamp was a surprise location for us, but it is close to the Phoenix Metro area. We're looking forward to attending.

Bob- I think the next one should be in St. Louis- we are central for a lot of poeple and flying here can be fairly resonable from most parts of the county;) We also offer tons of FREE tourist things to do- Zoo, Museums, Forest Park, etc... check out my blog to see some of the fun stuff in STL. Plus- a wonderful night life!

AUG

2010

The Outer Banks Association of REALTORS is having their first Tech Fair on Friday, October 1st, this is a perfect fit for the RainCamp. The Hilton Garden Inn in Kitty Hawk, NC is going to be filled with 100's of REALTORS! Call Karen Pierce, Event and Marketing Coordinator for all the details 252-441-4036 or email karenp@outerbanksrealtors.com

AUG

2010

Regardless of location, I am just excited to be headed to my first Raincamp! I will be travelling from Kansas to attend Raincamp in Orlando on August 24, 2010! If Raincamp were to be held in or near Kansas, my travel expenses would be much less but my focus is on the experience of meeting other ActiveRain members from around the country and learning how to put real estate networking education to productive use! There are many great places to have Raincamp and I plan to attend others in the future...whether in Kansas or not!

AUG

2010

I would love to see it in Raleigh, but please don't have it on the 9th. I'm already missing REBar because I'm getting married on the 11th, and I wouldn't want to miss this too!!

AUG

2010

The RainCamp train is chugging along. Next stop San Jose, Monday, September 27th. Salt Lake City is up next on Wednesday, September 29th. Can't wait to see you there!

AUG

2010

We will also be announcing another round of RainCamps in the near future for October and November. We can't wait to put a few more markers on the map and meet so many of your in person!

SEP

2010

Indianapolis, St Louis, or some where in Central IL between the two.

SEP

2010

We look forward to meeting you too Bob and the rest of the gang.... So, tell me.......

NOV

2010

Would love to see you come to San Antonio TX!!!

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