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Real Estate Agent with Ron Borders GMAC

Hello everyone, I just now lost my bloging virginaty!! haha. On a serious note I'm trying this out to see if I can learn alittle in the process. I've been in this game for about 2 years and am loving it,but could always use some help from the vets. My focus is primarily listings, I was woundering if anyone had advise to share about getting listings or anything to do with the business. Thanks for the help yall(thats south georgian for you all...)

Blake Parker

Brenda Tressler
Crye-Leike Realtors - Clarksville, TN

Thank youHello and welcome to ActiveRain! For listing: check the expires list and contact them ... normally if the house was priced too high or needs repairs they are willing to listen. Also I use to knock on every FSBO's door I could find then send them a thank-you card and hints to sell their home. Then when they were ready to list I would be the one they would call. I would also ask if I had a buyer then would they pay me a commission; if they said yes I would then try to measure the house (just like I was listing it) nice way to break the ice. Let me know how it works for you. Good luck Brenda :) P.S. I am a loan officer now but had my realtors license for years!

Sep 03, 2008 12:41 PM
Susan McQuaide
Keller Williams - Simpsonville, SC

Welcome to Active Rain! I hope you find this site as informational and entertaining as I have!

Sep 03, 2008 12:47 PM
Ann Allen Hoover
RE/MAX Advantage South - Hoover, AL
CDPE SRES ASP e-PRO Realtor - Homes for Sale - AL

Hi Blake!  Read all you can, comment and blog........you will feel more and more comfortable all the time.  I can't believe all I have learned in just the past month.

Ann Allen Birmingham Realtor

Sep 03, 2008 12:54 PM
Bill Kennedy
Keller Williams Greenville Upstate - Greenville, SC
Homes For Sale Greenville SC

Welcome to active rain! By joining our community, you have made a great choice, and a very profitable choice. This is a great site for learning as well as sharing. Check out some blogs, join some groups, and enjoy! -- Bill

Sep 03, 2008 03:47 PM
Keith Elliott Jr
KEIRE Realty Group - Manassas, VA
Principal Broker/Owner

Hello Blake,

Welcome to Active Rain and congrats on your first post! The opportunities to learn and network are incredible here. Best of luck to you!

-Keith

Sep 03, 2008 04:47 PM
Harold "Hal" Place
A1 Connection Realty, Inc. - Sun City Center, FL

Morning Blake,

Welcome to Rain, as I always saw, it's a great place to be. Congratulations on your first, of many post. Looking forward to seeing you around.

Sep 03, 2008 09:02 PM
Sasha Miletic - Windsor Real Estate
RE/MAX Preferred Realty Ltd. - Windsor, ON

Hi Blake, Welcome to AR, Be a Blogholic and start writing your own blog soon on AR. All the best for your RE business. This is the right place for customers, friends, realtionships etc.

Best - Sash 

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Sep 03, 2008 10:43 PM
No longer
Altavista, VA

Hello Blake and welcome to Active Rain! Great place for learning and developing lasting friendships.

Sep 04, 2008 12:18 AM
Ron Martin
Keller Williams Realty - Spartanburg, SC
Ron Martin Team

Good morning & welcome to Active Rain, You have joined an excellent site to receive free marketing, absorb more information from others, share ideas.  Be a blogger and have fun. If you have any clients moving to the Greenville, Spartanburg, & Anderson South Carolina area we are your team. We are on all three MLS. Great blog!  Keep it up. Again Welcome!!

Sep 04, 2008 12:38 AM
Yvette Gardner
Keller Williams Realty, Spartanburg, SC - Spartanburg, SC

Welcome to the Active Rain community. You have chosen a great site with tons of information you can learn from.  Have fun with it and hope to see more of your blogs soon!

Sep 04, 2008 01:13 AM
Lori Isaacson
Credit Restoration Consultants - Plantation, FL

Hi Blake,

Thanks for the laugh regarding your first blog. My children got a good laugh when I told them I am blogging at work. After all I still call them when I need computer help. They can not beileve I even know what blogging is. I am new to this as well. On Behalf of Credit Restoration Consultants and the over 107,400 members of Active Rain I want to welcome you to the AR family. I hope you enjoy the experience. If you have any questions regarding credit, credit repair, or any credit related issues including  identity theft please feel free to call or e-mail me. Have fun and keep on blogging. It is a great way to let people get to know you.

Regards,

Lori Isaacson

Sep 04, 2008 02:34 AM
Dwayne West
Atlanta Real Estate - Canton, GA
Canton Georgia Real Estate

Welcome to the Active Rain community. You have chosen a great site with tons of information you can learn from.

Sep 04, 2008 03:30 AM
Steve Vennemann-Hennepin-Dakota-Anoka contract for deed property-Ramsey-MN
BoardWalk Premier Realty INC - White Bear Lake, MN

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On behalf Http://www.mnlakeplace.com   we are happy you became a member of action rain and we wanted to welcome you to action rain. It is a very good site to learn and network.

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Sep 04, 2008 03:40 AM
Leander McClain
North East, MD
Cecil & Harford County Realtor

Blake,

Welcome to ActiveRain. I hope you enjoy your stay.  There is plenty of information and some great people here.  Check out my profile http://activerain.com/leemack912 There you will find a few links to post that I wrote for newbies.  You might find something helpful.

Enjoy Your Stay

Leander

Sep 04, 2008 07:27 AM
Lori Franks
Real Estate Consultant - Brookings, OR
Brookings, Oregon

Hello Blake and welcome to ActiveRain. Just jump in and get your feet wet. You can learn, share and network here! Have fun!

Sep 04, 2008 07:31 AM
Maxine Phillips
Naples, FL

Blake:  Welcome to Active Rain.  You've been given some very good advice/links and been spammed already.  You have arrived!

Best Wishes

Max

Sep 04, 2008 11:33 AM
Kathy Clulow
Uxbridge, ON
Trusted For Experience - Respected For Results

Blake - Welcome to active/rain one of the keys to success is to be "active" here in the rain

Sep 05, 2008 07:03 AM
Charlottesville Solutions
Charlottesville Solutions - Charlottesville, VA

welcome to Active Rain (AR) there is a lot to learn here and I hope you enjoy it, do not forget your umbrella :-) LOL

your Charlottesville connection!

Sep 06, 2008 05:11 AM
Lourdes Hoglo REALTORĀ® Three Village & North Shore Suffolk Co. Long Island
Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate - Setauket, NY

Hi Blake, welcome to ActiveRain, you will enjoy it here. Warning, though, it can be very addictive! :)

Dec 07, 2008 07:35 AM
Neal Barnes
Starstate Realty - Killeen, TX
Broker, REALTOR, ABR, CRS, GRI, SRES, SRS.

Hi Blake  - Welcome to ActiveRain. I look forward to networking with you and reading your future post. Have a great day!!!

Jan 23, 2009 03:39 PM