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Second Chance Saturday: Week 387

By Carol Williams

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

March 08, 2025 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 Carol in the comment section of any post and watch for it in the next edition of Second Chance Saturday.

Let's Welcome Our First-Time Bloggers:
Jaynell Bell
Emily Melody
James Grennay
Jason Epstein
Emma Ferguson

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Your Beliefs Will Drive Your Life
By Lou Ludwig
"As I see it..."

Micro-Habits: What They Are And How To Use Them
By: Victoria Craig
“Many people struggle with motivation because they set goals that are too ambitious or require drastic lifestyle changes,”

Hidden Problems Home Inspectors Find That Buyers Overlook
By: John Martino
"As an experienced home inspector, I have seen thousands of different problems and homes, even beautiful homes with nasty secrets lurking behind the scenes."

How To Squeeze Every Dollar From Your Home Sale
By: Joe Manausa - Tallahassee, FL
" I break down the 10 most effective home-selling strategies for 2025 that actually work in today's competitive market."

Should The State Of Florida Do Away With Property Taxes?
By: Jeffrey DiMuria 321.223.6253 Waves Realty
" I would love to see us make our taxing system more fair..."

Keep Smiling When Losing A Real Estate Sale
By: Leanne Smith
"This is not the time for despair or sadness. No, this is the time to keep smiling and let me share why."

This Month's Challenge:
March 2025 AR Challenge: Sharing The Gift Of Who You Are
Hosted by Patricia Feager and Lew Corcoran
"The ActiveRain challenge is to share the profound impact someone had on you in shaping you to who you are today."

Remember to check in on the AR Q&A section. We learn from each other every day.

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Don't miss the upcoming Zoom meetings.
If you don't attend these weekly sessions, you're missing out on one of the best benefits of ActiveRain membership!

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March 11th - Pat Starnes
Top of the Leaderboard State of Mississippi

March 18th - Doug Dawes
A Salute to the Air Force

March 25th - TBA

April 1st - Dorie Dillard
Top of the Leaderboard State of Texas

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Also, be sure not to miss these ActiveRain weekly series:

Kathy Streib's Posts Just For You (Published every Sunday)

Bill Spears Ask An Ambassador (Published every Tuesday)

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Brian England

Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ

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

I hope that you had an enjoyable week! I will have to check out some of the newbies that you have listed.

Mar 08, 2025 04:30 AM

Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD
Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Carol Williams

Hi Brian England
I'm busy packing up to head back home, after nearly 4 months in Yuma. It will be good to get settled back in at home.

Mar 08, 2025 05:36 AM

Nina Hollander, Broker

Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC

Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

Good morning, Carol. Three for me today. But I did submit my entry to the March Challenge. Wishing you a lovely weekend.

Mar 08, 2025 05:26 AM

Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD
Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Carol Williams

Good morning, Nina Hollander, Broker
I saw your excellent entry into the Challenge. I was able to get my first one posted too. We'll see how next week works out since I'll be leaving AZ tomorrow, for a 4-day trek home.

Mar 08, 2025 05:38 AM

Nina Hollander, Broker

Carol Williams 4 days! Just don't know how you do it! Then again, I'm not much of a road tripper. Drive safely.

Mar 08, 2025 05:40 AM

Carol Williams

Nina Hollander, Broker
I could do it in 3 days but I have family I stay with in Boise, so it works out better to break it up into 4 days. I do like my road trips. I turn on an audio book and off I go. I get a lot of "reading" done while I am driving. 😊

Mar 08, 2025 05:43 AM

Nina Hollander, Broker

Carol Williams that would be dangerous for me... the quickest way for me to fall asleep is to start reading to me!

Mar 08, 2025 06:27 AM

Carol Williams

Nina Hollander, Broker
I've heard other people say that too. That is true for me at night, but not while I'm driving.

Mar 08, 2025 06:35 AM

Wayne Martin

Wayne M Martin - Oswego, IL

Real Estate Broker - Retired

Good morning Carol. Let me sum up this morning as saying it took more than one cup of coffee to read through the featured posts I missed and immediately after posting this it will be time for another. I like coffee and your Saturday morning posts Enjoy your day.

Mar 08, 2025 05:30 AM

Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD
Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Carol Williams

Hi Wayne Martin
It's nice to have a morning routine and I'm glad Second Chance Saturday is yours to get the weekend started. 😊

Mar 08, 2025 05:40 AM

Kat Palmiotti

eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT

Helping your Montana dreams take root

Thank you as always for your Second Chance Saturday post. I only missed one!

Enjoy the weekend!

Mar 08, 2025 06:10 AM

Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA
Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD

Carol Williams

Hi Kat Palmiotti
Thanks, as always, for stopping by to check out this week's SCS selections. I hope you and Anthony have some fun plans for the weekend.

Mar 08, 2025 07:27 AM

Dorie Dillard Austin TX

Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX

NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good morning Carol,

Great selection of posts and see I missed a couple so off to read and comment.

Mar 08, 2025 06:13 AM

Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA
Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD

Carol Williams

Happy Saturday, Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Thanks for stopping by to check out this week's selections. Have a great weekend.

Mar 08, 2025 07:27 AM

Roy Kelley

Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thank you very much, Carol, for your recommendations.

Have an outstanding weekend.

Mar 08, 2025 06:33 AM

Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Roy Kelley

I'll need to put in a special request for the blueberry pancakes.

Mar 08, 2025 07:44 AM

Carol Williams

You're welcome, Roy Kelley
I hope your recovery is going smoothly and chef Dolores made some yummy blueberry pancakes for you. 😊

Mar 08, 2025 07:28 AM

Leanne Smith

Dirt Road Real Estate - Golden Valley, AZ

The Grit and Gratitude Agent

Thanks for the feature and love the image of "love where you live."

Mar 08, 2025 06:40 AM

Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Carol Williams

You're welcome, Leanne Smith
I hope you and Ken have a great weekend.

Mar 08, 2025 07:28 AM

Will Hamm

Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO

"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Hello Carol and Thank You for your Saturday second chance list to share with us in the Rain. Have fun packing.

Mar 08, 2025 07:17 AM

Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Carol Williams

Hey Will Hamm
Fun packing? You're kidding, right? 😂

Mar 08, 2025 07:29 AM

Dr. Paula McDonald

Beam & Branch Realty - Granbury, TX

Granbury, TX 936-203-0279

Always a great selection of posts that I missed! Thank you as always, Carol.

Mar 08, 2025 08:05 AM

Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Carol Williams

Thanks, Dr. Paula McDonald
I hope you're having a great weekend.

Mar 09, 2025 06:29 AM

Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist

KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA

Probate Real Estate Services

Hello, Miss Carol Williams thank you for all you do here in the Rain.

Wishing you safe travels home.

Mar 08, 2025 08:33 AM

Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Carol Williams

You're welcome, Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
I enjoy contributing where I can. It's all a team effort.
I hope you're having a nice weekend.

Mar 09, 2025 06:30 AM

Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Retired Broker/Owner - Phoenix, AZ

602-380-4886

HI Carol I was wondering if you were able to finish packing for your long trip back home. And you managed to find lots of interesting posts too. Safe travels!!

Mar 08, 2025 10:15 AM

Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Carol Williams

Good morning, Anna "Banana" Kruchten
I plan to be on the road this morning about 9:00. It'll be about 6 hours to Mesquite by the time I make a stop or 2 along the way.

Mar 09, 2025 06:31 AM

Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Retired Broker/Owner - Phoenix, AZ

602-380-4886

Featured in BananaTude! All packed up and ready to roll!

Mar 08, 2025 10:17 AM

Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Carol Williams

WhooHoo... love being a Featured Tude!

Mar 09, 2025 06:31 AM

George Souto

George Souto NMLS #65149 - Middletown, CT

Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Carol I only read one of the blogs on your list this week, so I have some reading to do.

Mar 08, 2025 02:08 PM

Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Carol Williams

Good morning, George Souto
Thanks for checking in, as always, on this week's selections. I trust you're having a nice weekend.

Mar 09, 2025 06:32 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, another week of not reading hardly any of these posts. Hope you are doing well.

Mar 08, 2025 05:19 PM

Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Carol Williams

Hi Joan Cox.
We don't catch them all, but between Kathy S and me we try to offer up some good posts you might have missed. I hope you're having a pleasant weekend.

Mar 09, 2025 06:34 AM

Kathy Streib

Cypress, TX

Retired Home Stager/Redesign

Hi Carol- thank you again for doing this every week!!! Safe journey home.

Mar 08, 2025 06:15 PM

Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Carol Williams

Good morning, Kathy Streib
You're welcome. And, thank YOU for your weekly series. I always enjoy seeing what I missed during the week.

Mar 09, 2025 06:34 AM

Jeff Dowler, CRS

eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA

The Southern California Relocation Dude

Hi Carol:

Thank you as always for a terrific reading list. I see I have a bunch of reading to do and hopefully can visit some of the newbies as well.

Have a safe trip back to Wenatchee. You must be glad about getting back home, despite your wonderful time in Yuma.

Jeff

Mar 09, 2025 11:51 AM

Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Carol Williams

Thanks, Jeff Dowler, CRS
The first day on the road is in the books. 3 more days, and I'll be home. I'll be stopping to see family along the way.

Thanks for stopping by to check out last week's selections.

Mar 09, 2025 05:07 PM