Second Chance Saturday: Week 439

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:
Note: I don't feature first-time blogs that aren't about real estate or those that appear to be spamming their own blogs. We consider that spamming the site. I also don't feature blogs that don't allow comments.

Anthony Webster  
Jamize Olawale 
Paul Neavyn  
Nucot Bangalore  
Charlie Slater  

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The Power of Personal Energy 
By: Lou Ludwig (In Memoriam) 
"As I see it..."  

Friday Flags: A Cooperative Flag In Charlotte, NC   
By: Ed Silva, 203-206-0754 
"The family gathering was more important than the flag, s I got to see my AR cousins,Debe Maxwell and Nina Hollander again, after a 3-year absence.

Ahoy, Myrl: A Pirates Spirit and a Heart That Touched Us All 
By: Dorie Dillard Austin TX 
"Some people leave footprints. Others leave laughter echoing long after they’re gone."  

Lessons Learned From Lou Ludwig 
By: Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can! 
"Lou taught me about letting go of things that no longer serve a purpose and to hand back contrived drama-driven situations created by others ." 

Remembering Grant Schneider 
By: Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543 
"I always enjoyed reading posts from Grant Schneider, he was open and had such an interesting background on which to draw being a business coach."  

Remembering Carole Provenzale - A Beautiful Energy Still Felt 
By: Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400 
"Every once in a while, I think about someone from our ActiveRain family who truly made an impression, and today my thoughts are about Carole Provenzale" 

Remembering Lottie Kendall - A Lasting Influence 
By: Roy Kelley 
"A voice rooted in San Francisco" 

Remembering Joe Petrowsky: Celebrating AR Lives Lost 
By: Nina Hollander, Broker 
"Some people just do their job. Other people go the extra mile every single time — and that’s exactly the kind of lender our Active Rain friend, Joe Petrowsky, was. Joe cared."

Why Trust Is The Cornerstone of Real Estate Branding 
By: Avery Jules 
"Real estate involves serious investments of money, time, and emotion, and because of that, people must be able to trust their realtor and the agency they represent. Without trust, even the most attractive listings lose their value." 

The Path To A Zero Energy Home: It Starts With Design 
By: Ken Semler 
"The path to zero energy has gotten much shorter in recent years."  

Three Things 
By: Tim L. Ramey 
"3 Things in life that once gone and never some back"  

Today Is a Big Day For Homebuyers and Mortgage Professioanals 
By: Jeff Markel   
"For years, one of the most frustrating parts of applying for a mortgage had nothing to do with the process itself. It had to do with what happened after a borrower’s credit was pulled."   

The Drug Dealer Who Was Afraid Of the IRS Than the Cops 
By: Candy Stevens 
"The setting is a federal courtroom during what was, apparently, a fairly routine tax fraud hearing."  

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March Challenge: 
The Charm of the Uncharted (1st of 2 Challenges In March)
By: Lew Corcoran 
"The March 2026 Challenge has some new changes."

March 2026 Challenge #2: Celebrating AR Lives Lost 
By: Patricia Feager 
"Your help in capturing the "human" side of the people we loved and lost would be appreciated".