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Cashing my $10,675 Check From My Junk Mail....Another Active Rain Success Story

By Karen Fiddler, Broker/Owner

Real Estate Agent with Karen Parsons-Fiddler, Broker 949-510-2395 BRE# 01494165

November 29, 2010 08:33 AM

I would really like to know why this came from my junk mail (Active Rain?) but I'd like to share my "Yippee"!

A mere month and a half ago, I thought to check my junk mail to make sure I hadn't missed anything....and there it was, a contact from my Active Rain site with an investor asking questions.

Again....why was that in my junk mail?

I didn't make it a habit of checking my junk mail, needless-to-say I do now. But it was someone who had read a few of my posts and saw a listing of mine and wanted to reach out.

I hate it when I have to start a response with "I'm so sorry it took me so long to respond....but you were in my junk mail folder." I'm sure that makes them feel so special :) but he didn't hold it against me. We began to look at potential homes for his first investment purchase and last week we closed escrow. In fact, this coming weekend, his first tenant moves in...another lead from the Internet.

The moral of this story....check your junk mail and keep on blogging in the Rain.

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Tammy Emineth

Personal SEO - Website SEO and Real Estate Marketing - Frenchtown, MT

Content Marketer, SEO Teacher, Website Fixer

Awesome Karen - yes I too miss valuable emails when they secretly hide out in the junk... ;-)

Nov 29, 2010 08:42 AM

Michael A. Caruso

Surterre Properties - Laguna Niguel, CA

That is a great success story! It is a pain to go through all the spam but it's true, something important might be hiding

Nov 29, 2010 08:50 AM

Roger Johnson

Hickory, NC

Karen,

Congrats on your $10K junk mail! I'd love to have one of those.

I learned awhile back to actually check (ie physically look at it) the junk/spam folder at the end of the day just to make sure that something didn't jump in there that shouldn't

Nov 29, 2010 10:06 AM

The Elise Bickel Team

ReMax Select Realty - Pittsburgh, PA

Leasing, Property Management and Sales

Awesome! $10K junk mail is almost always spam...but this one turned out to be a winner!

Nov 29, 2010 10:09 AM

Anna "Banana" Kruchten

HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ

602-380-4886

And who says junk mail doesn't have value!! Love this story!

Nov 29, 2010 11:00 AM

George Souto

George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT

Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Karen that is the kind of junk mail that everyone would love to get. I think I will go check mine :)

Nov 29, 2010 02:45 PM

Michael Jacobs

Pasadena, CA

Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Congratulations, Karen - - - what a great story! I occassionally go through my junk mail folder(but now will probably look a little more carefully) to see if something has been mis-routed. I love a great success story --- thanks for sharing.

Nov 29, 2010 04:43 PM

Marcy Moyer

eXp Realty of California Silicon Valley Probate, Trust, and Investment Sales - Mountain View, CA

Probate, Trust, and Investment Specialist

Last year I had an offer come in which I did not see because it went to junk mail. It was one of many offers on a particular property, and turned out not to be the best one, but still it was missed. After the agent alerted me to that, I started checking my junk mail daily. 9.9% of it is junk, but you never know when that other .1 is going to be something good.

Nov 30, 2010 04:26 AM

Kerrie La Guardia

ActiveRain, Community Manager - Kirkland, WA

Let it Rain!

Oh man, I'm sorry that went to your junk mail but I'm sure do love a happy ending!

Nov 30, 2010 06:20 AM

Karen Kruschka

RE/MAX Executives - Woodbridge, VA

- "My Experience Isn't Expensive - It's PRICELESS"

Karen I check my junk mail as regularly as I do my inbox - you are lucky he hung in there - congratulations

Dec 01, 2010 10:15 AM

Terri Poehler

Realtor - Coral Springs, FL

Coral Springs Real Estate Agent

Oh geez Looweez, now I gotta start checking that too? Wow. Too little time, too much to do!

Dec 06, 2010 12:42 PM

Tammie White, Broker

Franklin Homes Realty LLC - Franklin, TN

Franklin TN Homes for Sale

I regularly check my junk mail for this very reason.

Dec 08, 2010 01:49 PM

Cashing my $10,675 Check From My Junk Mail....Another Active Rain Success Story

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