Alex Popovic

A lot of times veterans just don't know where to start to look and find out what they rate with the government, particularly when it comes to buying a home using VA benefits. It's really quite easy, here's some quick and easy steps and references. Everything can be done online using ACE or Automa...

So as Realtors® we're always looking for a niche or a corner of the industry to differentiate us right! Some Realtors® have focused on short sales and foreclosures and have done very, very well and while inventory is slowly dwindling there is still a very profitable and lucrative market out there...

So in an effort to help the ActiveRain community, I'm kinda taking it upon myself to blog about anything VA and veteran related when it comes to buying and selling homes.  I feel that we don't do enough, and never can, for 1% of the population who serve the rest of us 99%. WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM AMO...

Here in sunny Phoenix, Arizona when the temperature reaches 115 degrees in July and August, there's a real opportunity for real estate agents to explain to buyers the potential solar panels add to a house their clients maybe considering buying.  Remember though, our heat is only a dry heat.  I us...

I won't bore you with a long blog about profiles and do this or do that.  Take a look at my profile and notice under additional information I have Youtube videos.  Have you ever wondered how to embed it.....it helps with views and Google juice.  The code you embed is in the screen shot below, not...

  I wanted to thank all the ActiveRainers and others who tuned in to listen to me, Alex Popovic, host a webinar with Bob Stewart from ActiveRain.  The turn out was phenomenal, over 1000 people signed up. In case any ActiveRainers didn't know.......these guys and gals at A/R HQ are absolutely phen...

Given everything that's recently occurred with the breach of data at Target stores and the revelations by Ed Snowden about the NSA, many Americans are re-thinking how they communicate and what they communicate.  I can tell you having worked for the government and someone who's held some of the hi...

All organisms in nature follow a clear path from birth to growth to maturity to old age and finally death.  Interestingly, businesses are no different.  The same graph that charts the numbers of bacteria in a colony over time-called a "bell curve"-is the same as a graph showing the lifespan of a ...

I remember receiving a letter last year from the Veterans Administration (VA) stating that I hadn't used my post 9-11 GI Bill that I had received after being re-activated in 2002 right after 9-11.  Basically, it was a nudge saying "Hey, dumbo, it's been 10 years since you've used your benefits an...

Ever wonder what being a successful real estate agent actually entails?  Virtually anyone can become a Realtor® and can become rich from it too.  For example, I (Alex Popovic) took a 2 week crash course and passed the licensing exam shortly there after, while going to school for my MBA. The tough...