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Services for Real Estate Pros with Grand Property Maintenance and Repair

Wow, I can't believe I'm finally here.  I had heard about Active Rain thru some clients but never actually checked it out till today.  So much to read and learn!  Mainly learn, I have to say.  This is now the third time I'm typing this.  Lost it twice already!  But, I'm determined.....

Any helpful hints and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  In the meantime, I'm sure I'll keep pretty busy just checking everything out.

Betty

Grand Property Maintenance and Repair

Illinois Property Preservation Specialists

www.grandpmr.com

 

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James C. Johnson
Legacy Real Estate - Sioux Falls, SD

Congrats on joining AR - welcome to the club!

Sep 12, 2008 04:16 AM
Shirley Parks
Sands Realty 210-414-0966 - San Antonio, TX
Broker, 210-414-0966, San Antonio TX Real Estate

Betty, Welcome to Active Rain.  You will be blogging away in no time.

Sep 12, 2008 04:19 AM
Kristy Taylor
ERA CAM Realty Group - Commerce, GA

WELCOME TO ACTIVE RAIN! YOU WILL LOVE IT HERE.

Sep 12, 2008 04:24 AM
Jimmy McCall
JimmyMcCall.com - Cunningham, TN
The Ex-Mortgage Consultant

Betty, Welcome to Active Rain and congratulations on you first blog post.  I recommend you read and comment on at least 10 post per day.  Also, I would add you photo instead of a logo.  People feel more at eased when they have a picture of who they are reading.  Logos, drawings, and pictures of pets/landscapes suggest the author is hiding something or is trying to sell something.  So, good luck and happy blogging.

Sep 12, 2008 04:25 AM
James G. Pycha
James Pycha (R) - REMAX KAUAI - Princeville, HI
(R), REMAX Kauai Broker

Welcome to Active Rain and congratulations on you first blog post. Hey, While I'm at it . . .  what is the general sales climate in your area? Here in Hawaii, prices have still not dropped appreciably enough to motivate Buyers to jump in. OK . . .  have a good week-end.

Aloha

Jim

Sep 12, 2008 04:28 AM
Vickie Nagy
Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate - Palm Springs, CA
Vickie Jean the Palm Springs Condo Queen

Welcome. I hope that you find Active Rain as rewarding as I do. I would suggest you take some time to sift through the groups. There is so much valuable information available to our Active Rain members.

Sep 12, 2008 04:38 AM
Virginia Hepp - Mesquite NV REALTOR
Desert Gold Realty - Mesquite NV Homes For Sale - Mesquite, NV
Mesquite NV Homes and Neighborhoods - Search MLS

Betty - Welcome to AR!  I agree with Jimmy - a picture of you would be better than a logo - a blog post is a conversation - we like to see who we are talking to, don't you?

Click above on GROUPS and join a couple - first the Newbie group.  Brad and Rich have posts to teach you how to do everything!  Many other great bloggers have posts there.

Good luck, send me an email or call if you need any help!

Sep 12, 2008 04:48 AM
Jim & Maria Hart
Brand Name Real Estate - Charleston, SC
Charleston, SC Real Estate

Hey, Betty. Welcome to AR. I wish you all the best with your blogging, Jim

Sep 12, 2008 04:50 AM
PJ Belle
Wainwright & Co. Realty - Moneta, VA
ABR, GRI, SFR

Good job!  I am new to this too and kept getting myself kicked off trying to add image - still can't figure that out - so your doing better than myself.

Sep 12, 2008 05:01 AM
Carey Pott
January Financial - Foothill Ranch, CA

Welcome, Betty! You're probably feeling pretty overwhelmed by now, but don't worry, you'll get into the swing of things in no time. My advice is to blog regularly, because getting started again once you've stopped is tough. Also, remember that in blogging etiquette, it's always considered polite to respond to people who have commented on your post (I didn't do it for the first few weeks, but had much more fun once I started!).

Sep 12, 2008 05:03 AM
Chuck Christensen
Your Financial Coach - Bellingham, WA

Welcome to our world!

Sep 12, 2008 05:07 AM
June Lewis
Northwood Realty Services - New Castle, PA
Realtor Northwood Realty - New Castle,Pa Lawrence Co 7247304571

Hi  Betty, Welcome..like everyone else said ..you will love it here.  I went through the frustration of  lost post. If it helps I will tell you what I do. First  make sure you have it on draft mode

2nd If you want to type directly on the area that creates you post  submit it when you are 1/2  way through..then edit come back to the original post and continue.  I do this a couple of times..write submit comeback  few more lines  I keep doing this until the post is done.  If you do not submit you will at times take the chance of everything you have written will disappear.   I do it that way because I just can't stand to do it the easy way...it is just me....the easy way is to write your post in word or notebook then cut and paste to where the post is placed to have it read by the  HTML code.  I sure hope this doen't confuse you more......It's fun....and again  Welcome

Sep 12, 2008 05:08 AM
Ron Brown NMLS #270845
NMLS ID: 40831 - Federal Way, WA

Betty,

Welcome to Active Rain! Congratulations on your first blog.  Check out my daily update for a quick summary of what's moving Markets, and Interest Rates.  You'll find this is a great site for sharing ideas, networking, and growing your business.  If you ever have a question about VA loans, or FHA loans I'd be happy to help!

Ron Brown

VA Loan & FHA Loan Specialist

First Mortgage Company of Washington

Puyallup, WA

Sep 12, 2008 02:16 PM
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 13, 2008 12:31 AM
Sasha Miletic - Windsor Real Estate
RE/MAX Preferred Realty Ltd. - Windsor, ON

Hi Betty, 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 13, 2008 01:56 AM
Ginger Ryals
Prudential C Dan Joyner and Young Realtors - Spartanburg, SC

Welcome to Active Rain!! This is a great site to network and share ideas!! Have fun with it!!

Sep 13, 2008 04:21 AM
Keith Elliott Jr
KEIRE Realty Group - Manassas, VA
Principal Broker/Owner

Hello Betty,

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 13, 2008 12:23 PM
P G
Charlottesville Solutions - Charlottesville, VA

I see that you are new to Active Rain and I just wanted to welcome you. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I do and that you find it a great resource.

Sep 14, 2008 09:39 AM