Ask An Ambassador: Bits & Pieces

Thanks for sharing Bill and Liz!!! Great information we all can use!!!

Here's the thing about ActiveRain, even if you never write a post or leave a comment, there's still valuable information to be gained on a daily basis.  Sometimes it's a little bit of something, sometimes it's a HUGE bit of something.

Well said. ActiveRain really is a tool chest built one bit at a time. That post by Margaret Rome saved you time and protected your business, which is exactly the value of paying attention to what others share here. The lessons are not always flashy, but they are practical, timely, and often prevent problems before they start. A fair trade of time for knowledge, and one that benefits our clients every day.

Absolutely - I have always found this site FULL of information, much of which pertains to things I do / have done. You don't have to write here to get benefit (although that would be nice as well).

Love the insights and information that I glean from this site. Such a great resource for all of us.

Hi Bill,
This is so true, and why I find it disappointing that so many of the new members don't become active. They just don't know what they're missing. 

Liz and Bill Spear 

I can really appreciate how using bit by bit valuable information offered on AR can help grow a business in real estate. It's like the master mechanic. The experienced master of tools uses specialized tools and figures out how things are put together. ActiveRain is a learning center, and the tools are the members who have knowledge, expertise, and the willingness to offer different suggestions to help other develop their craft or skills.

Thanks for another excellent blog post for Tuesday!

I am getting so many of these folks reaching out for a zoom meeting to meet up and discuss a home purchase. SKANK SCAMMERS

Bill that was a great example of how AR keeps us on top of what is happening in the industry.  Had you not read Margarets blog you might have wasted a lot of time and possibly lost money on these scammers.

Good one, Bill. The information is here...a bit like a buffet. All you need to do is read the posts and the comments as well.  No one mandates that we participate or interact here however you get out of it what you put into it. Not learning anything here? That tells me you're not reading the posts. 

Have the advice and the knowledge we get on here is priceless and should never be taken for granted that way.

Haha, I find it a bit funny that you write a post about a scammer, and get a comment from a scammer.  What's with the comment from Aaron Blackburn from BMX -Roll, AZ?  I have never heard of Roll, AZ and of course there is a link to click on and get scammed, haha.  I have reported it.

There are so many of these scams it is hard to keep up with them all. I had a settlement last week and got two different emails with closing disclosures that were nothing to do with the actual property. If I had not been awake I might have missed and clicked, but looking at the sender and asking the title company I was dealing with if they had sent or knew this person helped me avoid a problem.

That's awesome the blog helped save you time and frustration!!!

Hello Bill (and Liz too) - sometimes morsels but over the course of time, food for thought has a history in the ActiveRain community.  Hopefully the buffet line continues to serve.  

Those scammers are getting harder to detect, Bill. Glad you saw through it! Seems there is always something new to learn here in the Rain thanks to the spirit of giving!

Liz and Bill Spear. They require a little more patience because they now ask for your property by address or feature.  And we all want to talk about our listings. But now we know, don't fall for anyone asking you to start the Zoom 

Recently a friend's granddaughter lost a big sum of money to a rental scam because she did not call me first.  By the time she called me her money was long gone.

Oh, what a great post, Bill! I remember (and I know you do too) when everyone in the biz thought Inman was the cat’s meow! We were at LEAST 2 years ahead of them. Remember RETSO? Same thing. We were miles ahead of them and clearly dominated the search engines…until we were overcome by the big brokerages that had deep pockets to pay for SEO. 

AR has meant SO much to me over the years and the knowledge is just a drop in the bucket compared to the relationships we have built here over the years. 

There’s no place like AR…there’s no place like AR...😍 

Liz and Bill Spear 
Truer words were never spoken. Wonderful post! Thanks - Lynn

"Here's the thing about ActiveRain, even if you never write a post or leave a comment, there's still valuable information to be gained on a daily basis."

Hello Bill Liz and Bill Spear - the bits and pieces are the kind that cannot be found on Facebook or anywhere else that I am aware of. The people here are what make AR so great!