Where have you been, not blogging much lately? March madness or Loans? Nice to see you back.

Enjoy the trip.  With technology today, we have friends across the country.  Wait! ! !   I said that back in 1995.  It just gets better and better.

Very cool Nima. I think it's pretty clear that there are huge benefits for being a part of this community!

You're right, you never know who you'll run into.  Hope you enjoy your family gathering on this beautiful day!

Very kewl Nima, glad to see you are still around :)

Nima, great story! I think this AR thing is going to be bigger than we imagine.

Nima, The power of Active Rain is Global! I recently received e-mails from Europe for property in St Augustine Beach

Well Nima, if you're going to be exposed I'm glad it's here on AR.

You are long overdue for a visit to Foxwoods!   C'mon up to my end of Connecticut!

Great story. The power of the rain continues. Great keyword usage too I might add!

Nima, I love hearing these stories that solidify the effort we put into the Rain. It works!

I like your comment about referrals.  Realtors give a a lot of referrals to loan officers.

AND...wearing our badges ALL the time is very helpful!  

Nima, it's bigger than Connecticut - you give referrals everywhere! Thanks.

Hope you enjoy your weekend in New Hampshire - where in NH are you going?

Nima -- Welcome to NH.  As you can see we have several AR members here.  If you are in the greater Nashua area, please let me know.  It would be great to say hello!

What a great story!!  How awesome that she recognized you.  You'll have to give us an update in about one year from now and tell what kind of business you've generated from your exposure to the site. 

Now what are the odds of that happening twice?  Glad to hear you met such a nice lady.  And a great Realtor too!

Those with inquiring minds in New Hampshire (like me) want to know, where were you going?? :)

You never know who you'll meet next and where!

Patricia Aulson/SEACOAST REALTOR/NH & ME 

It's a small world sometimes. And it pays to wear your name badge.

That is such a cool story!

Gigi, if you are reading this, I'm jealous! You got to meet MyNima in person, lucky girl!

Great story.

As they say, you have to Network, Network, and keep on Networking.  ActiveRain is a great place to be.

Way too cool!

I love this! I'm looking forward to the meeting other AR members too. As the numbers increase it'll start happening more and more.

AR just keeps giving and giving...SUCH a great forum! 

Have to say others that are trying to compete surely don't come anywhere near the strength of the AR community.

I once met a person from my little home town at Disneyland.  I bet that the odds are much better that I'll meet someone from a community of over 22,000 that someone from a town of 2000. 

Cool story, Nima. The stories we keep hearing are inspiring - you just never know when you might meet someone from AR.

Jeff

Nima - What a great story. I was visiting with Bob Speaker a fellow rainer who is with Keller Williams yesterday about why he always wears his name badge. Here is another example of how that small discipline pays off.

Thank you for sharing this story!

James

How fun.  Maybe we should come up with an Active Rain member badge and wear it proudly.  See how many members we run into......

Eric Bouler: I would have to say LOANS!  I was super busy in January and February and I have been back for about a week now.  I was absent or not as active as I wanted to be for 3 months.  I feel as if everyone here forgot about me, but I am back!  THE MARKETING GURU is back!  The Mortgage Man is back!  Eric, you know I am passionate about what I do so I have to be there for my clients/business partners.  Thanks for commenting.

Lenn Harley:  We have friends in towns/cities we have never heard of before, got to love AR !!!

Jacob Morales:  Big time benefits for being a part of this community.  It does not mean that all of your networking and membership just be here as I have recently joined local Chamber of Commerces the past 3-4 months and I have attended lots of networking events as well.  I am not a salesman and never wanted to be a salesman but I have a gift of speaking to persons that I do not know.  Just making good use of that talent.

Jim & Maria Hart:  The beautiful day got colder and colder as we got closer to New Hampshire.  In fact, it snowed about 2-3 inches last night from what I can see from my guest bedroom window.  New Hampshire is just so different from where I live and I totally enjoy my 2-3 times per year trips to see family here.

Oh no!  I just replied to everyone that commented here but it got lost, my braodband connection with the tall New Hampshire trees got lost and my reply to everyone didn't register, ouch!

To answer some of your questions, I am currently in Nashua, New Hampshire!  It is an area where new homes were put up, gigantic homes.  The home I am in is about 5-6,000 sq ft.  6 bedrooms and 4.5 baths, etc. 

There is about 3-4 inches of snow on the ground.

Thank you everyone for all the kind comments.  Everyone got a personal reply but it didn't register and I lost all of my comments.  Hopefully everyone is enjoying their Sunday and for the ones at public open houses today, good luck!

Ahhh...the benefits of wearing a name badge out in public!! I think I will wear mine all day!

Lizette Fitzpatrick:  I think its one of the best forms of FREE MARKETING and ICE BREAKER.  It gave me the courage to turn to her and say hello.  Then she says that she has seen me before on the Internet/Active Rain.  Wear it all the time.  Never know when your next deal will come from.  It could be while you are waiting in line at a grocery store or while you are having lunch.  You never know! 

Some of my close friends make fun of me for wearing it a lot of the time.  They say that I look like a Holiday Inn employee.  That is fine, they can say whatever they want, I will continue wearing it because it works!

Hey Nima - what a great story.  E-networking at its best.  Hope you and Gigi do a ton of work tegether.

For my New Hampshire AR Friends, I am in 03062

Exit 4 or 5 off of Route 3

Terry Schallert:  I hope so too!  E-networking, there are thousands that don't even know what that means and we here on AR are very lucky.

Nima, congratulations and keep up the connections and the exposure.  I only joined Active Rain on February 12, 2007, about a month and a half of membership. During that time I have sent out 2 referrals across country to Active Rain members and have had an investor find me on Active Rain who is going to be a long-term investor here in Idaho.  He is from neighboring Oregon. When I joined Active Rain I expected to chat with a few people and share some ideas.  I never ever expected to see the results I have seen and it has only been a month and a half!  Good luck to you my friend and have a great day.

Nice coincidence. I guess there are more Active Rainers thatn we know.

Hi Nima,

Good job for making connections!!

Mary

George, Tina & Mary thanks for commenting.  This was one of my favorite blogs to write and share with Active Rain.  Look forward to networking more with A/R in the near future.

Your Active Rain Mortgage Man,

Nima Rezvan

Home Loan Consultant

Countrywide Home Loans

203.913.6016

http://www.MyNima.com

I just started with Active Rain, and I can't wait for something like that to happen to me.  It pays to wear your name badge everywhere you go doesn't it?

Shane,

Absolutely!  It is a form of FREE ADVERTISING!  People will be curious to know what your name is or where you work.  It is very important to have your name badge on.  Thanks for dropping by and commenting.