Active Rain is an awesome place because it provides so many benefits, I believe these benefits are endless.
Some of the benefits are pretty obvious:
- Provides a platform to share thoughts, ideas and information.
- Free place to advertise self and listings.
- A platform that helps build our Internet presence.
- A platform to build community.
So what are some of the other benefits you ask? I'll share the ones I see from my side of the fence.
- Wonderful place to learn from others, especially how to interact in a large community of like minded people.
- A place to learn and practice writing techniques. (Great place if writing has always interested you.)
- A chance to hear about other parts of the country. I can read about the places I once lived and keep up on what is happening there. I can read about the places I've always wanted to go and know more about them. I can also read about the places I've visited and connect with what is talked about.
- I have a greater understanding of the real estate market as a whole. North, South, East and West and everything in-between.
- A platform that allows friendships and kinder-ship to form and grow. (Like the barrier of miles between most of us has been removed.)
- To learn and understand the many facets of real estate and how each contributes to the greater whole.
- To see and hear opinions that maybe different than mine that challenge me to take a longer look and be respectful of another's view-of-view.
I believe that this list could go on and on. I encourage everyone to share some of the benefits they've reaped since joining the AR community. There may be some negative things about belonging to the AR community, although I truly believe the positive far out weighs the negative!

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