Well since Eleanor doesn't or won't relate this story, guess it falls to me. You see Active Rain does work and the consumer will and can find you if you offer what they are searching for at the second. 
Example, of course I have one!!! About 2 months ago, I got a call from a potential client in NORTH CAROLINA (Eleanor's back yard). This lady was looking for a loan BUT no one would bother to help her. She has a UBC modular home, BUT since it had this "sticker from the state on it every one and She meant EVERYONE, told her that it was a double wide and ........ well blah blah blah. So being the good consumer that she is, she wen on line and did a google search..... for modular/manufactured homes (not sure of the exact words she used) but there I was with a few post about, yeppers, MANUFACTURED/MODULAR HOMES. As this client told me her story, the more I came to believe the sticker she was referring to is very similar to what we have here in Colorado, the state electrical sticker that is on all homes.
Long story short........ I asked the client if I could refer her to someone in her State that could help her and I then called Eleanor and explained what we had. Eleanor took it one step farther and contacted the dealer that sold the home and got the back up proof that yes we had a UBC/IBC MODULAR on our clients land. Now this is the important part of the story....... per Fannie and Freddie guidelines a home built to the UBC/IBC standards will be comped to the same. For those that are not aware UBC/IBC standards or specs if you will ARE STICK BUILT SPECS !!!!! Sure makes a small difference in value and finance options.
So, does Active Rain work? While I have not closed a loan through Active Rain, I have added a few wonderful people to my resources and yes, I have receive a handful of leads.... mostly like the one above and a wonderful person in Georgia that told me I ought to move there and put some of "those crooks out of business", which I thought was wonderful and funny. I guess the bottom line is, it works maybe? depends on what you are searching for............
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