About Porter County / Northwest IndianaIn 1836 Porter County was formed, with Portersville as the original "county seat" or capital of Porter County. In 1837, the Indiana General Assembly changed the name of the county seat to Valparaiso, which is derived from the Spanish term "velo del paraíso
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07/16/2007
(This post was originally written by Karen George, wife of Michael.) Yep. This is my 100th post. I had intended upon writing a mortgage-related post today, but another ActiveRainer told me that I should acknowledge the 100th post "blogging milestone". (I figured I would put Mark Twain's pictu
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07/16/2007
I own approximately 600 mortgage and real estate domain names. (This is a long post, but it is not necessary to read the entire thing. Skip down to point #2 for the condensed version.) I have a number of reasons for having so many domains. I believe that every savvy Realtor and mortgage broker sh
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07/12/2007
If you've been in sales or self-employed for any length of time, you likely realize how important it is to ask for business.We all know this, right? That's why the back sides of our business cards are imprinted with things like: "The best compliment I can ever receive is your referral." It's on
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07/05/2007
I have received at least 5 emails over the past couple of days telling me that I have an online e-card waiting for me to "pick it up". How nice!I have received a few variations of this email...they are all equally as lame. Here is the one that came today:Your family member has sent you an ecard
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06/29/2007
Spring (TX) is an unincorporated community located within the jurisdiction of Houston in northern Harris County, Texas and southern Montgomery County, Texas. The population of Spring was 36,385 as of the 2000 census.If you are looking for real estate or a new home in Spring, Texas, you will find
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06/18/2007
The old promise that hard work will allow you to achieve all of your dreams in America doesn't really seem to apply directly to the current economy. When home inventories get extremely low, we all work as hard as we can just so we can make ends meet. Much less living any dreams. My mother-in-law
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06/16/2007
Are you still providing your cell, office, fax and home numbers to clients? Do you ever miss calls that you wish you could take? If so, you really need to read this post!This is one of the most useful, most professional things you can do for your real estate business and it is so inexpensive, i
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06/13/2007
Paraphrased from Wikipedia:The Quinte (Kwin-tee) Region is located in The Great White North, (a.k.a Canada) in the province of Ontario. It is comprised of several communities situated along the Bay of Quinte, which is an offshoot of Lake Ontario.The Quinte Region is situated directly across Lake
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06/07/2007
There is much talk of points and "why we blog" here on ActiveRain. Many people say that they only blog for the benefit of the consumer, or to make friends on ActiveRain. They don't care about being featured or getting subscribers.Those are very fine reasons to blog. I have read many instances
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06/06/2007