My favorite Blog Posts for last week- August 19th to 25th

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Real Estate Agent with RE-MAX Gateway- Residential Real Estate Sales

This was another Good week for great posts.

I always learn a lot from other Active Rainers. From TECHO tips to fun tidbits. These posts have stood out from the crowd this week. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

 

 Liz and billLiz and Bill- Always have good advice for us on blogging and getting that Oh so valuable SEO. Check out their "Ask an Ambassador series". "Congratulations!  You've started blogging!  Now all you have to do is kick back and wait for those anxious home buyers and sellers to call you until you're overloaded, right?!!

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DickDick, Gives us compelling reasons to keep producing market reports. "I've run across some comments lately that were critical of market report posts. The comments basically complained that market reports were boring - no argument there - and hard to comment on - true unless you actually take time to read them."

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ReginaRegina, Gives us part 2 of her series on Architectural styles. Well worth keeping. "Last month, we showed how American architectural styles reflect our vibrant cultures, vast geographic areas, and time-forgotten eras in part 1 of "Architectural Styles".  Now let's look at 12 more popular styles that you may encounter while showing or listing beautiful San Diego homes."

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craigCraig, once again has great tips to make our life easier when using our computers! "Not only does the wheel on the mouse go round and round but it CLICKS down too! I really like having three buttons on my mouse. I use the third button all the time! Do you?

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ValorieValorie. I had to "suggest" this one. "I don’t know if you’ve heard of an ecoroof before but this is new to me! Am I behind the times on this? Apparently there is a developing trend where people are replacing their traditional roofs of tar or asphalt with a layer of soil and plants? Ummmm…… Ok (I guess).

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MichaelMichael, Who knew that toilet paper and real estate had something in common. "How do you orient your toilet paper? Folded under or folded over?  Is it a controversy in your household?

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DickDick- once again gives us a good chuckle with his favorite app. " Getting old really sucks, and one of the worst things that happens is that your eyesight starts to degrade (okay, that's not even close to one of the worst - there are a lot more gruesome things that happen - but it certainly is annoying)."

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SylviaSylvia, has a great tip for photos. "Inserting a photo into a photo is a handy feature of iPiccy that can be used for listing photos, for example if you want to insert a closeup of a special feature into a photo of a room.  In my case, I've been inserting my personal photo and company logo into most of the photos that I put on my blog."

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See you next week.

Please don’t forget to check out Pat Kennedy’s Weekly Favorites Post, Debbie Reynolds Saturday Subscriber Finds, and Kathy Streibs Weekly Series.

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Helen & Larry Prier

RE/MAX Gateway

Helen & Larry Prier- Brokers
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Hprier1@gmail.com


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Comments (25)

Roy Kelley
Realty Group Referrals - Gaithersburg, MD

Thanks for sharing your favorite blog posts. It is good to check your list to see what we have missed.

 

Aug 26, 2013 09:13 PM
Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES
Tropic Shores Realty - Ich spreche Deutsch! - Spring Hill, FL
Florida Waterfront and Country Club Living

Hi Helen and Larry, thank you for including me in your list this week!  I appreciate it!  A few of the other posts I have read also, catching up on the other now!  Thanks!

Aug 26, 2013 09:20 PM
Dick Greenberg
New Paradigm Partners LLC - Fort Collins, CO
Northern Colorado Residential Real Estate

Hi Helen & Larry - Wow! Two posts included this week is a special honor and greatly appreciated. Thanks so much - your weekly compilation is a great resource for all of us.

Aug 26, 2013 11:53 PM
Helen and Larry Prier- Re-Max Gateway - Residential Real Estate
RE-MAX Gateway- Residential Real Estate Sales - Anacortes, WA
Anacortes & surrounding Skagit & Island Counties

craig, I love to highlight the good ones.

Roy, We can't see them all but we try to highlight the gems.

Sylvia, It is a pleasure

Dick, You did good last week. I love your sense of humor

Liz and Bill, My pleasure, a great post

Aug 27, 2013 01:27 AM
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Helen and Larry, Great job gathering the data for another look. There is so much going on and posts rolling it is impossible to see it all the first time around.

Aug 27, 2013 02:13 AM
Trisha Bush-LeFore
Preferred Properties Land & Homes - Walla Walla, WA
Providing Realtor Services in the Walla Walla Area

What a great list! I had been lucky enough to read a good majority of them, but some had passed me by this last week. I'm excited that you linked these because I can go back and read them now. Thanks! :)

Aug 27, 2013 02:29 AM
David Shamansky
US Mortgages - David Shamansky - Highlands Ranch, CO
Creative, Aggressive & 560 FICO - OK, Colorado Mtg

Yeah I too caught many of these but nothing wrong with being reminded of feature worthy posts!

Aug 27, 2013 02:32 AM
Paula McDonald, Ph.D.
Beam & Branch Realty - Granbury, TX
Granbury, TX 936-203-0279

Thanks for the update on some great reading.  Now I can catch up!  :)

Aug 27, 2013 02:51 AM
John Marshall - FORE!
LoKation Real Estate - Cherry Hills Village, CO
Specializing in Golf Course Properties

Helen and Larry -  thank you for this post, I read several of the posts by many of these bloggers but the architectural styles post by Regina was timely.

Aug 27, 2013 02:53 AM
Gene Mundt, IL/WI Mortgage Originator - FHA/VA/Conv/Jumbo/Portfolio/Refi
NMLS #216987, IL Lic. 031.0006220, WI Licensed. APMC NMLS #175656 - New Lenox, IL
708.921.6331 - 40+ yrs experience

Helen and Larry:  Love that you are adding your voice to the "Best of" bloggers.  Each of you promotes different members and posts that I may have missed .. and should not have.  Thank you for alerting to many here ...

Gene

Aug 27, 2013 07:11 AM
Team Honeycutt
Allen Tate - Concord, NC

These blogs are all excellent. I particularly liked the- wheel-on-the-mouse-goes-round-and- round one. Excellent reading.

Betty

Aug 27, 2013 07:27 AM
Jay & Michelle Lieberman
Keller Williams World Class - Agoura Hills, CA
Creating Calm in the Buying and Selling Chaos

I am so glad that some of you send out posts like this.  I would miss most of them if not. 

Appreciate it.

Aug 27, 2013 07:28 AM
Tammie White, Broker
Franklin Homes Realty LLC - Franklin, TN
Franklin TN Homes for Sale

I missed a few of these so I'm off to read them. Thanks for the heads-up.

Aug 27, 2013 08:25 AM
Regina P. Brown
MBA Broker Consultants - Carlsbad, CA
M.B.A., Broker, Instructor

Thank you Helen & Larry for the re-blog of part 2.  I'd like to commend your efforts in inserting our photos and the links to our blogs.  I also enjoyed reading your articles.

 
Aug 27, 2013 07:11 PM
Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573
MOOERS REALTY - Houlton, ME
Northern Maine Real Estate-Aroostook County Broker

The pick of the pack, cream of the crop, best of the bunch....on the AR channel....greatest hunt and pecks.

Aug 27, 2013 08:57 PM
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

Thank you so much for putting this together.  It's a great collection of super posts, with a few I missed, so thank you.

Aug 27, 2013 09:19 PM
Chris and Dick Dovorany
Homes for Sale in Naples, Bonita Springs and Estero, Florida - Naples, FL
Broker/Associate at Premiere Plus Realty

All terrific posts.  I originally read most of them because they're on my favorite list but it was nice to do it again.

Aug 27, 2013 10:45 PM
Helen and Larry Prier- Re-Max Gateway - Residential Real Estate
RE-MAX Gateway- Residential Real Estate Sales - Anacortes, WA
Anacortes & surrounding Skagit & Island Counties

Thanks to all of you. I am glad you like the posts and enjoy reading them. I will have another batch of gems for next week. Keep blogging.

Aug 28, 2013 01:50 AM
Bryan Robertson
Los Altos, CA

Good list.  You're definitely following some of the best writers on AR.  I read many of them when they originally came out but this post helps raise awareness to anyone who missed them.

Aug 28, 2013 01:56 AM
Helen and Larry Prier- Re-Max Gateway - Residential Real Estate
RE-MAX Gateway- Residential Real Estate Sales - Anacortes, WA
Anacortes & surrounding Skagit & Island Counties

Bryan, Thanks. The good writers seem to pop up in my favorites frequently. Dick Greenberg had a really good week for posts.

Aug 28, 2013 02:01 AM

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