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Saturday evening I was out having a couple of drinks in dowtown Missoula, MT, with some friends of mine; we were having a going away party for one of them who has re-enlisted in the Marines. After a couple of beers and a burger at the Missoula Club, known to the locals as Mo Club, infamously tagl...

Nielsen is preparing to report their Q1 2008 findings for mobile buyers. What do these stastics mean for you, the real estate professionals, and your consumers?  As usage of text messaging increases overall, so does the increase of adoption and implementing it into other uses; product/service inf...

My Memorial weekend to the lake was delightful.  My mum and dad live in a very summer touristy area just about an hour and a half north of my town; and boy you could tell summer was just around the corner.  Lots of people bringing out their campers and tents for the season, green grass and LOTS o...

There are so many houses for sale, now how are you going to make your listing STAND OUT from the rest of your competition? Add some spice to it!  Say you are standing in front of a bakery window. In one case, there is a stack of plain cookies that look like they have been sitting there all day, i...

I live in a town of about 100,000, which includes the surrounding area.  I've been here for about 18 years or so, so you could pretty much say I know, or know of a lot of people here. The other day I went into the bank to deposit some money, and the girls (about 5 of them) working behind the coun...

I recently read an article in Inman News: "Old tricks for new market realities" by Glenn Roberts, Jr. In a nutshell, it talked about the changes in the real estate market and how to cope with the downturn in the market, as well as the age of the agent vs. the age of the consumer the (age of the a...

Every day when I speak to Realtors, I am sure to tell them I'm on Active Rain.  Nine out of 10 times, they report that they have never heard of it.  WHAT?!?!  How is that possible??  They are missing out on such a great resource to share thoughts and ideas with fellow agents around the US and eve...

Last week, Mike and I made a quick trip to Austin, Texas to visit both current and potential clients. One of our current clients, who is managing a 200+ unit condo development in the Barton Springs area of Austin, has been leasing a vanity code for nearly 6-months. By providing out text-for-info ...

I've always been one of those few people who absolutely cringe at the thought speaking in public.  Okay, so a LOT of people say they hate it, but do they get absolutely terrified? No.  But I do.  I speak fast, my face gets beat red, I start sweating and then get blotchy.  It's absolutely horrible...

This is something you all might enjoy while sitting at work.  I usually listen to Sirius online, but after a while, I feel like I could sing an entire playlist word for word with how repetitive they get. BORING! Recently, a co-worker of mine mentioned Pandora.com.  It's AWESOME.  You type in eith...