ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS
2006
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This week's Carnival of Real Estate is up at the Martix Blog .... And I think I see at least 8 Active Rain members with featured posts! Wow! Way to go Rainers!
09/25/2006
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If you haven't yet tried a tabbed browser, the Blogging Marathon between Gregg Swann and Ardell DellaLoggia would be a good reason to give tabbed browsing a go.I plan to run Sellsius in one tab, Ardell in another, Greg in a third, and Jon Ernest's play by play in a fourth. Oh, and if a client ha...
09/23/2006
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I do hope the typo in the date was made by Downey Association of Realtors that sent out this announcement. If it's part of the Bill, it might never ever go into effect: Governor Schwarzenegger signs AB 2429 into law; measure enhances licensing requirements in real estate industryLOS ANGELES (Sep...
09/23/2006
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I might have to close up our office on Tuesday, September 26, so I can follow this.Greg Swann, Bloodhound Blog, and Ardell DellaLoggia of Searching Seattle have accepted theSellius 101 Blog Post Challenge: http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/?p=2161Reported here first by Jon Ernest: http://activ...
09/23/2006
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I noticed this book in my office library the other day, and pulled it off the shelf. "Crisis Real Estate Investing" by Hal Morris. Sub-Title: "Increase and Protect Your Assets from Potential Disaster". The copyright date is 1982.The blurb on the dust jacket starts: "During the late 1970s, re...
09/22/2006
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We often meet clients who have dreams of getting rich quick. We always urge them to take it slow and cautious instead. Sometimes we end up parting ways because the clients decide slow and cautious just isn't their style.Here's a blog I came across while making my rounds through the internet tod...
09/21/2006
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So far, I haven't cross-posted anything between Active Rain and my outside world blog. But I think I'll make an exception here. This is a very interesting situation, and Rainers may want to follow along:Tech people have been using the term "Web 2.0" for a while now. Back in August, David G pos...
09/20/2006
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I thought it would be cool to occasionally share thoughts on stuff that I've found really useful. Here's one:The Fujitsu ScanSnap. It's a compact size (so it fits on a cluttered desk without too much hassle), sheet-fed (so you don't have to open and close the lid for each sheet of paper) scanne...
09/18/2006
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Each week, I read over the new listings, pendings, and solds, in an effort to keep up with the twists and turns of this market.This week, one home in the sold column caught my attention. It was a big, bold, late 1970s contemporary style home at the top of Mt. Washington. It sold for a little ov...
09/17/2006
I think I've read about other members receiving spam from their membership in Active Rain. I've received a few emails from lenders trolling for business, but really very few and nothing offensive.I received one yesterday that made me laugh so hard it brought tears to my eyes. It was short and ...
09/16/2006
