illinois: I Finally Found My Dream House...
- 08/15/08 04:15 AM
A number of years ago, my brother and I were out for a Sunday drive when we stumbled upon this absurd property for sale. We couldn't really see much of the house itself because it was set quite far back from the road with a fair amount of foliage obscuring the view. We could, however, tell that it was very unique and really exquisite. Not only did the house itself appear to be beautiful and very large, but it sat upon 13 acres in the middle of a country club community (that's pretty unheard of in Greensboro). Ever since, it has become a fairly regular topic of … (2 comments)
illinois: Straight From the Mouths of Agents...
- 08/14/08 03:01 AM
On another blog, Larry Szolosi, a Listingbook member from Fort Myers, Florida, gave a fantastic example of how Listingbook works for the agent. With his permission, I am reposting his example below: "Our MLS had a lot of features that most people did not use or didn't even know they existed. Then they added Listingbook and I am not sure when but after I discovered it and started using it, it was everything you could ask for and more. Here are a few of the things I found that are great about it.Example: A particular buyer calls you and says they are … (2 comments)
illinois: The ActiveRain Points System
- 08/13/08 01:35 AM
As a new ActiveRain member, I have yet to completely explore all of the site's features. Not by a long shot. I have, however, become fairly acquainted with the points sustem that seems to somehow spur me on in a rather unexpected manner. I feel a bit like a child at Chuck E. Cheese's trying to earn enough tickets to get a free bouncy ball or chinese finger trap. So my question to all ActiveRain members is this: Do you find that ActiveRain's point system provides an extra incentive to participate in the community? Any comments would be much appreciated. … (32 comments)
illinois: Want to Put a Link From Your Own Website to Your Listingbook Sign Up Page?
- 08/12/08 06:07 AM
This video, created by a Listingbook user, shows how to add a Listingbook focus box to your own website in order to easily direct people to your Listingbook sign up page. It's a very cool user tip! http://clearwaterkw.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/how-to-add-a-listingbook-focus-box/ ***I should clarify that this is a user tip that only works for Keller Williams agents. However, it is a good example of a way in which a Listingbook user found a cool, new way of using Listingbook. If any other Listingbook users have tips, please feel free to share them! … (3 comments)
illinois: Listingbook in The New York Times!!!
- 08/12/08 05:13 AM
Check out this article about Listingbook from Friday's New York Times: The Web As Real Estate Trove I plan on posting something with more content later today. I just got back from Kiawah, South Carolina, and I must say to those of you from South Carolina, WOW! What a beautiful State! … (1 comments)
illinois: How Do You Deal With Rising Gas Prices?
- 08/07/08 01:24 AM
Driving to work this morning, I suddenly realized that I was about five miles away from completey running out of gas. This doesn't happen all that often. I tend to be pretty careful about checking how much I have left, and I usually don't like going under a quarter of the tank. I pulled into the closest gas station and proceeded to fill up my tank. All twenty-one gallons of it. At $4.11 a gallon. Wow. I have spent the last four year in New England (where gas is certainly more expensive than in North Carolina), but I had never before filled up nearly my entire … (9 comments)
illinois: Completely Random, Though Hopefully Interesting, Fact Of the Day!
- 08/06/08 02:20 AM
Perhaps this is already common knowledge, but I recently learned that there is now a major dispute over which illness actually caused Franklin D. Roosevelt's paralysis. For many years (since the initial diagnosis), it has been believed that FDR suffered from paralytic poliomyelitis (polio), which was a major epidemic of the era. Recent studies, however, suggest that FDR's age at the time of contraction, the symptoms he suffered, and the progression of the illness point much more toward Guillain-Barre syndrome than polio. I feel a bit like everything I learned in my 4th grade American History class must be a sham... **This … (8 comments)
illinois: How do you like to communicate?
- 08/05/08 02:29 AM
I have a blackberry addiction. There. I've said it. I feel anxious when I can't find my phone or leave it behind, and the mere feel of the device in my hand gives me a sense of overwhelming comfort. As disturbing as my PDA dependence might be, I have noticed that I am certainly not alone. Most of my friends (who, like myself, are in their early 20s) also carry around their crackberrys, iphones, treos, etc as if the devices were little electronic lifelines. We use them to text message, blackberry message, surf the web, check our email, and, of course, to … (5 comments)
illinois: Again, what is it exactly?
- 08/04/08 03:08 AM
In case my explanation of Listingbook under the comments sction of my "What do agents want"? post wasn't clear, I am also going to post a link to a page that may be more useful. Turn your volume on before clicking the link if you would like to hear what the virtual assistant on the page has to say. http://www.listingbook.com/subscription/freeagentaccount Also, I would like to thank all of the activerain members who have messaged me with such warm welcomes! I think it's probably safe to say that this is perhaps the single friendliest community on the internet! … (4 comments)
A number of years ago, my brother and I were out for a Sunday drive when we stumbled upon this absurd property for sale. We couldn't really see much of the house itself because it was set quite far back from the road with a fair amount of foliage obscuring the view. We could, however, tell that it was very unique and really exquisite. Not only did the house itself appear to be beautiful and very large, but it sat upon 13 acres in the middle of a country club community (that's pretty unheard of in Greensboro). Ever since, it has become a fairly regular topic of … (2 comments)
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