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It's the last day of the year 2006

By
Services for Real Estate Pros with The Real Estate Investment Institute 1retiredsage

Listed below is?

A. The posted wit and wisdom of William J Archambault Jr.

B. Bill's folly.

C. All of the above.

D. None of the above.

Your final answer is:

A.   B.   C.   D.

I've posted 53 blogs since joining August 9, 2006, I hope some have been relevant and helpful. I've commented on 418 blogs about half just social, but many were serious discussions with some of the best minds currently in real estate and mortgage lending.

I've made some friends, I've corresponded and talked with some great people!

What have I gotten out of four months participation in Active Raine?

This one is not debatable. The final answer is:

Several times what I put into it!

What do I advise?

Again, it's not debatable. The final answer is:

If you're in the real estate business you've got to be involved with real estate people! Not just clients! Everyone who participated learns, whether you've got nearly four decades experience or four weeks.

Happy New Year,

Bill

William J Archambault Jr

The Real Estate Investment Institute

http://www.reii.org

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52. Foreclosures are up, Foreclosures are up, Foreclosures are up (

51. Pay for performance?

50. You Never Know What Sells A Buyer 12-16-06

49. A Question of Ethics / Demanding Higher Fees 12-14-06

48. A Short Story About Short Story Books 12-8-06

47. Creating Equity From Nothing 11-29-06

46. The Lesson! 11-25-06

45. An Open Letter To My Lord 11-22-06

44. Explaining Pre-Paid Interest 11-21-06

43. Mr. Brady, when did you stop beating your wife? 11-20-06

42. Woodyatake? 11-18-06

41. Credit Enhancement Fraud 11-15-06

40. Seller's Pets Remembered 11-13-06

39. The Nobility of Arrogance 11-13-06

38. No Money Down Real Estate Investing Programs 11-09-06

37. Real Estate Education Should You Spend Your Money? 11-08-06

36. Good News is often over looked. 11-06-06

35. Tuseday is the day to vote! 11-06-06

34. I Voted Today! 11-03-06

33. Proud Parents Shout To The World 11-02-06

32. Are they coming for you? 11-02-06

31. A Consumers Guide To Mortgage Brokers And The Evil Yield Spread Premium 10-30-06

30. Revisiting, Purchase Contracts (agreement of sale) VS Assignment Contracts 10-27-06

 

29. Get The Money 10-26-06

28. A Little Sales Blog 10-25-06

27. 15 seconds to better your day 10-25-06

26. I've Got A Problem... 10-23-06

25. Shut- Up And Start Making Money 10-21-06

24. Shut- Up And Start Making Money 10-19-06

23. Do not call 10-19-06

22. The ad 10-18-06

22. Thirty-seven Years! Prelude to an ad. 10-17-06

21. Did you email me? I think I deleted you, and I'll do it again. 10-14-06

20. To Blog or not to blog? 10-12-06

19. I Lost $200,000.00 10-05-06

18. Bad News For Bad People, Good Reminder For US 10-04-06

17. How Not To Lose A Million Dollars 10-03-06

16. Chicken Little and The Big Bubble 9-27-06

15. Ancient Wisdom 9-27-06

14. Huge Fines 9-19-06

13. Wake Up And Smell The Smoke 9-15-06

12. I've Got A Problem... 9-12-06

11. For the same reason a plumbers pipes leak! 9-11-06

10. Words have meanings! 9-10-06

9. Creating Equity From Nothing 9-08-06

8. Real Estate Education Should You Spend Your Money?

9-06-06

7. Standing Before The Bar / Why I Hate Applying For A Loan 9-04-06

6. A Consumers Guide to Buying And Selling With Lease-Options # 1 9-03-06

5. A Consumers Guide To Mortgage Brokers And The Evil Yield Spread Premium 9-03-06

4. Beat The Sharks 9-01-06

3. Successful Lease-Options Part 2 8-27-06

2. How Not To Lose A Million Dollars In Real Estate. 8-24-06

1. Net Offers A Better Real Estate Option 8-21-06

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Posted by

Bill

William J Archambault Jr

The Real Estate Investment Institute

wja@reii.org      Cell 832-259-7078,      Houston 832-582-8415,       Las vegas 702-516-1569

     http://www.reii.org  Back Cover One House At A Time http:www//reii.orghttp://www.flippingforfunandprofit.info/ http://www.billarchambault.com   

From my past: GRI 1975, FLI 1974, Catalyst from a client 1974 an agent that makes things happen, REII, The Real Estate Investment Institute 1995.

http://www.reii.org

©William J Archambault Jr   ©The Real Estate Investment Institute   ©REII

Comments (5)

Laurie Manny
Long Beach CA Real Estate - Long Beach, CA
Happy New Year
Dec 31, 2006 04:45 PM
Ron Withers ----Retired Mortgage Professional
Kissimmee, FL

Bill,

Best wishes for a Happy and Prosperous 2007. Also, I just wanted to state that while I have not made or taken the opportunity to read all of your posts, I truly respect your thoughts, ideas and wisdom. You have been a help to me on more than one occassion.  Thanks for being here in the RAIN!

Jan 01, 2007 12:19 AM
William J. Archambault, Jr.
The Real Estate Investment Institute - Houston, TX

Laurie,

Thank You!

Ron,

 

I'm honored indeed by your kind words.

So often I wonder is anyone reading? Does anyone care? It's so gratifying when someone takes the time to say yes to both question!

Thank You!

Bill

Jan 01, 2007 01:30 AM
Ron Withers ----Retired Mortgage Professional
Kissimmee, FL

Bill,

I truly believe that there are several out there but that it is not readily apparent.  I know that I miss a lot of good posts and info as most of the time I am hit and miss on my AR attendance.  I want to be able to post more as I do like to write and I do have opinions on most things, be they right or wrong.

I spent 26 years of my life in a dual career path; Financial Services and Military Officer,  now retired. During my military assignments as a staff officer I wrote extensively. At one point while on Active Duty in Europe I wrote daily for 2+ years as primary duty in the area of training, training area management and development and long term Military Construction Projects for submission thru channels to congress, justifying projects and asking for the big bucks from your tax dollar. I kind of miss that time in my career as it very rewarding for me. 

Jan 01, 2007 01:48 AM
Rich Kruse
Gryphon USA, Ltd. - Columbus, OH

Yes Bill.  People are reading.  I read every one of the posts you present.  There is a lot of content that I look at and there are many people that I like to read from.  Not all of them get a full read.  I look at the title and sometimes move on.  I read all of yours as they all have something in them that I will learn from.  Sometimes it takes until the end to get it, so I read the whole thing.

You have been an inspiration to me and have gotten me to move into teaching a little myself.  As you know, I have been very turned off by self professed gurus.  Your posts and our brief conversation has given me a little perspective.  Like you said, there are gurus and there are gurus.

Rich

Jan 01, 2007 02:15 AM