YOU CAN VIEW EACH MONTH'S STATISTICS AT MY WEBSITE WWW.JANBROWNHAVASU.COM I GENERALLY POST THE NEW STATS BY THE 10TH OF EACH MONTH. IT IS A GREAT WAY TO STAY ABREAST OF THE CHANGING MARKET AND COMPARE IT TO THE PREVIOUS MONTH AND YEAR. WE HAVE A HEAVY FORECLOSURE MARKET IN LAKE HAVASU WITH MORE THAN 60% OF OUR SALES BEING FORECLOSURE. GREAT TIME TO BUY! FOR MY SELLERS I TELL THEM IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO SELL STAY OUT OF THIS MARKET. WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO THE BOTTOM NOW IN VALUES AND THE NUMBER OF SALES IS STARTING TO CLIMB AS WE GO BACK TO A STABILIZED MARKET.
Mountain Country Realty - Lake Arrowhead, CA
Hey Jan - Welcome to Active Rain and congrats on your first post. Be sure to spend some time looking around at what and how others are blogging here - it is a great education and lots of fun. Looks like you're off to a great start...keep it up!
Nov 29, 2008 09:07 AM
KEIRE Realty Group - Manassas, VA
Principal Broker/Owner
Hello Jan,
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
Nov 29, 2008 03:00 PM
Signature Home Funding - Winter Haven, FL
Winter Haven Mortgage Broker
Hey Jan , and Welcome to the Rain!
Kevin Sandridge, here. I joined the Active Rain community not too long ago myself and wanted to drop a line to share some of the good vibes and welcome wishes I have received already.
I'm very excited about this community - basically because folks seem so willing to help out, provide industry insight, and share their good news and experiences!
When I started out on Activer Rain, I felt a little overwhelmed. I hope the following points and suggested sites will help bring you into the mix! Just my way of saying that I'm glad you're here.
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One: Be sure to include a good amount of information on your profile page. Check out the profiles on other Realtor's sites here on Active Rain who are listed as "Featured" or "Tops" in their area (look for high point totals). You'll find that this will seriously boost your presence on ActiveRain - via the added points.
Two: I urge you to keep blogging on this site! You will be AMAZED at the awesome feedback you receive very soon after they hit the network! I use Google Reader to subscribe to blogs that provide me with ideas about what I'd like to comment on - both industry wise and just for fun! Check it out. I am more than willing to step you through the site and to help you get a few more blog posts generated if you wish - as a way of adding some value and paying forward some good networking vibes! :)
Three: Be sure to add in a good number of posts about what you think and consider pertinent regarding your area of expertise! You'll notice that many if not all of the Featured posting bloggers here on AR do this.
Lastly, I do quite a lot of work via social networks, email campaigns, and relationship building. If I can ever be of any assistance, don't hesitate to ask.
Here are a few great sites to visit (some of my favorites). If you like the information they provide, be sure to let them know I sent you!
- Bloodhoung Blog - Greg Swann, Bloodhound Realty (They also offer a FREE RE Blog Service!) Note: These guys are way, way, way ahead of the curve. Hold on tight. It's gonna be a wild ride!
- Real Estate Tomato - site maintained by Jim Cronin. A must see for new Real Estate Bloggers!
- Seth Godin's Blog - The Reigning Permission Marketing Guru. Check out his latest book, Tribes!
- The Real Estate Zebra - Daniel Rothamel is a one of a kind inspiration in the Real Estate Blogging arena. Do yourself a favor and check out his site.
- Jeff Turner's Main Page - Jeff is always on top of what's happening in the world of social networking and media! Absolutely make this page a part of your learning experience!
- The Florida Mortgage Blogger - Ok - so I had to plug my own site! Check it out. Would love to have you on as a subscriber!
Looking forward to what you'll share with us all here on Active Rain! :)
Blessings,
Kevin Sandridge
Winter Haven, FL
Nov 29, 2008 04:51 PM
Prudential Douglas Elliman Licensed Real Estate Salesperson - Woodhaven, NY
Realtor, Brooklyn - Long Island - Queens Homes
Hi and welcome to active|rain. There are thousands of tips, tools, and tricks of the trade here. Be sure to check them out. Best of luck and see you around.
Nov 29, 2008 07:07 PM
---Preferred Lifestyle Advisors--- - Lancaster, PA
Mountain Realty
Welcome to Active Rain. This is a great place to learn and share with others. IF ever you were to have any questions then feel free to contact us and we'll try to help. Please take a look at our blog for links to valuable information in our sidebar that you can use to navigate this extensive network. Subscribing to our blog is also a great way to read our blog straight from your home pages. We also suggest taking a look at the Active Rain Wikipedia group for resources that may be valuable to you. We hope you have a great day in the Rain! All The Best-
Sincerely, Active Castellum
Nov 29, 2008 11:54 PM
Coastal REO Solutions - Myrtle Beach Short Sales & REO's - Myrtle Beach, SC
Great start to AR -- Be careful it can become addictive -- Best of luck JE
Nov 30, 2008 12:01 AM
eXp Realty LLC - Tigard, OR
Principle Broker Oregon
60% is an amazingly high number! Is it that because there are no jobs availabe? I can't imagine that and really hope it doesn't happen here. Good luck and welcome to the rain. Would love to read another post on why you think the numbers are that high.
Nov 30, 2008 12:41 AM
Keller Williams Greater Omaha - Omaha, NE
Welcome to ActiveRain!
If you would like a few tips on getting the most out of ActiveRain, please visit my blog Welcome to Active Rain. It has a few simple steps of what to do now that you have joined.
If you ever have any questions, just let me know.
Troy Trumm
Nov 30, 2008 01:07 AM
Keller Williams Realty - Spartanburg, SC
Realtor - Spartanburg, SC
Congratulations on joining Active Rain. This is a great professional networking site. Hope you enjoy this site as much as I do.
Nov 30, 2008 04:51 AM
First Choice Property of Mohave County - Lake Havasu City, AZ
Keller Williams Realty Spartanburg, S.C. - Spartanburg, SC
Hi and welcome to Active Rain, a great site to network, share, learn, and have fun. Good Luck.
Nov 30, 2008 06:29 AM
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc - Lake City, FL
Real Estate TeamMates - Miami, FL
Jan....Welcome to ActiveRain. This is a great community to network with others as well a great place to learn from other's experiences and knowledge. I've enjoyed it; I hope you enjoy it as well. Congrats on your first post.
Sergio Rebollo Jr.
Exit Prime Realty
Coral Gables, FL 33134
305-582-4062
Miami Short Sale Specialist - Profile
Nov 30, 2008 06:47 AM
Keller Williams Realty, Spartanburg, SC - Spartanburg, SC
Welcome to the Active Rain community. This is a great site with lots of information. Have fun with it and hope to see more of your blogs soon!
Nov 30, 2008 02:02 PM
Keller Williams Realty - Spartanburg, SC
Great start on ActiveRain! Welcome and thanks for sharing your thoughts and ideas.
Nov 30, 2008 02:23 PM
Keller Williams Realty - Spartanburg, SC
Good to have you on Active Rain. This is a good site for gathering information and interesting to see what others are blogging about.
Nov 30, 2008 03:07 PM
Keller Williams Greenville Upstate - Greenville, SC
Homes For Sale Greenville SC
Welcome to Active Rain! This is a great website for building your business, as well as learning from others. Pat yourself on the back, because you made a GREAT choice in joining the blogosphere!
Write often, and write whatever comes to mind. Blogs about personal topics and non-real estate items are often the best. It helps your readers to bond with you, and ends up bringing you a lot of business!
Good luck with your future blogging. If you'd like more info on points in Active Rain, I wrote a blog about it (click here). Feel free to ask me any questions if you need a hand!
Dec 01, 2008 01:09 PM
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