Yesterday Was Not Just Another ActiveRain Day -

It's raining, it's pouring...

Who doesn't remember that song from childhood?

The ol' man is snoring...

Well, it was raining ActiveRain for me yesterday, and I'm not talking about the freezing rain that spread a layer of ice on the sidewalks and streets of Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area last night.

Like many of you, there's rarely a day in my life that isn't touched by ActiveRain with a dose of reading, commenting or posting (or, in many cases, all of the above).  There were a few bonus ActiveRain things going on for me yesterday, however.

I took my seventh ActiveRain listing yesterday, a beautiful eight-year old home in Millersville, Maryland, priced at $649,900.  It is not the market I specifically target, although it is one I serve, and I never would have gotten this listing without ActiveRain.  That makes three listings in areas that have rarely, if ever, been touched by a keyword in any of my posts.  Yet their likely buyers ARE frequently mentioned - i.e. personnel relocating to the area for employment at one of the defense contractors in the Fort Meade area.  These sellers wanted an agent who actively markets to the likely buyer for their homes.  Pretty smart of them, if you ask me.

After taking the listing, I rushed home to bake some cookies for an ActiveRain gathering at Patricia Kennedy's house last night.  She had invited everyone in the Washington, D.C. area to her house to meet Jonathan Washburn, in town to meet with NAR yesterday,   In spite of the freezing rain, I braved my way into the city for a great evening, where six of us sat around her dining room table swapping ActiveRain stories and having a wonderful time.  It's unfortunate the weather wasn't better, because a number of expected guests were unable to make it.  You can read more about it and see the group photo in Patricia's Oh The Weather Outside was Frightful.

In this picture, I caught Jonathan and Craig collaborating on the composition and lighting of Craig's photography, as he attempted some creative photo shots.  I hope he posts them online today for us to see how they turned out.

You gotta admit, that was a pretty awesome ActiveRain day, but there's more...

En route to this ActiveRain gathering, I received a text message via the text message widget on my ActiveRain blog.  It was from a buyer up to $300,000 in Anne Arundel or Howard County.  I hope something comes from this contact but due to the hazardous road conditions, I didn't feel it was safe to call him right back.  Gotta love technology, though, because I did reply by text when I reached a red light.

I guess you can see why I said this was not just another ActiveRain day.  It was one of the best!

Another HUGE thank you to Patricia for again hosting the "Rainers" at her home, and congratulations to Jonathan for a successful presentation to NAR.  It was really great to meet you, Jonathan, and to see everyone else again.

Have I mentioned lately how much I enjoy having ActiveRain and so many ActiveRain members in my life?