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Second Chance Saturday: Week 355

By Carol Williams

Education & Training with Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals.

July 27, 2024 01:00 AM

"Sometimes you deserve a second chance, not because you weren't fabulous the first time but because the timing and circumstances weren't quite right. You just got overlooked." -Carol Williams

Second Chance Saturday is all about giving deserving posts more exposure. If you see a deserving post that didn't get Featured, be sure to tag me in the comment section of any post and watch for it in the next edition of Second Chance Saturday.

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You Own It
By: Lou Ludwig
"As I see it..."

SoCal's Second 2024 ActiveRain Meetup This August
By: Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® CRS,ABR,PSA,RCS-D, ePRO
"Don’t miss out on the chance to connect with fellow professionals, share insights, and enjoy a great time together."

Please Stop Funding the Companies Stealing Your Leads
By: Brandon Jordan
"You are paying a company to knock you out of the SEO search and to cut deals with Google for their placements above you on Google. "

Speak The Truth
By: Monica Hill
"I was one of those who raised my hand."

Hidden Inventory
By: June Piper-Brandon
"Where else might you find hidden inventory?"

Lessons Learned From A Category One Hurricane
By: Brenda J. Andrew RENE, PSA, MRP, SRS
"The bottom line when dealing with any natural disaster, is just try to be as prepared beforehand as possible."

Adobe AI ActiveRain Eileen Burns
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"We will be looking for your results here in the AI group."

Lessons Learned From A Failed Transaction
By: Adam Feinberg
"I warned the clients- but I don't feel like I warned them enough."

Double Feature Of The Week:
July 2024 Challenge: Share Your Legacy In A Letter
Co-hosted by: Debe Maxwell, CRS and Carol Williams
(Only a few days left to enter)

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GilbertRealtor BillSalvatore

Arizona Elite Properties - Chandler, AZ

Realtor - 602-999-0952 / em: golfArizona@cox.net

Thanks for sharing, make it a great Saturday and enjoy your

weekend!

Bill Salvatore, Realtor- Arizona Elite Properties

Jul 27, 2024 04:22 AM

Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD
Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Carol Williams

Enjoy your weekend, Bill Salvatore - East Valley

Jul 27, 2024 04:33 AM

Michael Jacobs

Pasadena, CA

Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hello Carol - may the AR July Challenge entries continue to visit the blog roll as the month comes to an end. ✈️🐦⏰

Jul 27, 2024 05:05 AM

Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA
Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD

Carol Williams

Hi Michael Jacobs
I hope we will get some more entries!

Jul 28, 2024 07:08 AM

Kat Palmiotti

eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT

Helping your Montana dreams take root

Thank you as always for your excellent list of Saturday Second Chances!

Jul 27, 2024 05:08 AM

Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA
Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD

Carol Williams

Thanks, Kat Palmiotti
I hope you and Anthony are having an adventure filled weekend.

Jul 28, 2024 07:08 AM

Kat Palmiotti

Thank you Carol Williams - Anthony is off searching for a missing person and I'm catching up on some house stuff!

Jul 28, 2024 07:46 AM

Carol Williams

Kat Palmiotti
I hope Anthony's search is successful!!! It's always nice to have a day to catch up at home, isn't it?

Jul 28, 2024 08:15 AM

Brian England

Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ

MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

You have shared some really good posts, some I have already read and some I skipped, haha. I will check out the newbies and see if they seem worthy of following or if they are also a skip, haha.

Jul 27, 2024 05:44 AM

Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA
Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD

Carol Williams

Hi Brian England
The newbies need all the encouragement we can give them.

Jul 28, 2024 07:09 AM

Wayne Martin

Wayne M Martin - Oswego, IL

Real Estate Broker - Retired

Good morning Carol. Well, maybe I am trending up! From wipeout to having seen many the first time around. Can I keep it up? Keep them coming and we'll see. Enjoy your day.

Jul 27, 2024 05:47 AM

Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA
Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Phoenix, AZ
Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD

Carol Williams

Hi Wayne Martin
Keep up the good work. 😊

Jul 28, 2024 07:10 AM

Dorie Dillard Austin TX

Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX

NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good morning Carol,

What a great selection of posts and I see I missed several of them! Off to read and comment! Have a great week-end!

Jul 27, 2024 05:47 AM

Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA
Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD

Carol Williams

Good morning, Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Thanks for checking in, as always, on last week's SCS selections.

Jul 28, 2024 07:10 AM

Roy Kelley

Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thank you very much for your recommendations.

We have a beautiful day in Maryland for the golfers. 79 degrees and sunny at 10:28 a.m.

Jul 27, 2024 07:28 AM

Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Carol Williams

You're welcome, Roy Kelley
It was a lovely day here for golf yesterday, too. Mid 80's and a slight breeze. I hope you and Dolores are enjoying the weekend.

Jul 28, 2024 07:11 AM

Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Retired Broker/Owner - Phoenix, AZ

602-380-4886

Good Morning Carol - another round of great posts to read on this Saturday morning. Thanks for putting in all the time it takes to find these great posts!

Jul 27, 2024 10:07 AM

Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Carol Williams

Good morning, Anna "Banana" Kruchten
I'm heading out tomorrow to spend a couple days with my brother and his wife, then to Eugene to see cousins.

Jul 28, 2024 07:12 AM

Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Awesome! Enjoy your week and spending time with family and your cousins!

Jul 28, 2024 01:04 PM

Paddy Deighan MBA JD PhD

http://www.medicalandspaconsulting.com - Vail, CO

Paddy Deighan J.D. Ph.D

I love these Second Chance Saturday posts… I miss so many great posts during the week!

Jul 27, 2024 11:38 AM

Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Carol Williams

Hi Paddy Deighan MBA JD PhD
Thanks for checking in on this week's SCS selections!

Jul 28, 2024 07:12 AM

Kathy Streib

Cypress, TX

Retired Home Stager/Redesign

Hi Carol- well done, once again. I saw one that I'd bookmarked to read but forgot to, so thank you.

Jul 27, 2024 01:20 PM

Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Carol Williams

Thanks, Kathy Streib
I'll be traveling next week. Not sure how much time I'll have to read posts.

Jul 28, 2024 07:15 AM

Nina Hollander, Broker

Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC

Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

Hi Carol... three for me this week. I totally enjoyed Adam Feinberg's post as it brought back memories of selling coops in NY City.

Jul 27, 2024 02:37 PM

Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Carol Williams

Hi Nina Hollander, Broker
That was an interesting post.

Jul 28, 2024 07:16 AM

Joan Cox

House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO

Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Carol, thanks for sharing these posts, and did see Adam's post, it was good.

Jul 27, 2024 02:47 PM

Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Carol Williams

Hi Joan Cox
What's the next trip on your list?

Jul 28, 2024 07:17 AM

Joan Cox

Morning Carol, going to AZ for 2 weeks at Christmas again, and haven't finalized, but sometime next year, Germany, Austria, Switzerland. Where is your next trip?

Jul 28, 2024 08:21 AM

George Souto

George Souto NMLS #65149 - Middletown, CT

Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Carol I am looking forward to picking up where Paddy left off two weeks ago on his hands on AI presentation.

Jul 27, 2024 04:20 PM

Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Carol Williams

Hi George Souto
I'm not sure if I'll be able to tune in this coming Tuesday. I'll be traveling.

Jul 28, 2024 07:17 AM

June Piper-Brandon

Coldwell Banker Realty - Baltimore, MD

Creating Generational Wealth Through Homeownership

Thanks for the shout-out, I appreciate it. I hope you are having an amazing weekend.

Jul 27, 2024 04:58 PM

Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Carol Williams

You're welcome, June Piper-Brandon
Sometimes we need to get out of the main lane, don't we?

Jul 28, 2024 07:18 AM

Jeff Dowler, CRS

eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA

The Southern California Relocation Dude

Hi Carol:

The ActiveRain writing talents continued to flow and impress last week. I recall reading a number of posts but surprisingly only one of these. Time to catch up!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Jeff

Jul 27, 2024 05:14 PM