The debate/confusion/concern/conversation about featured posts in Active Rain comes up every once in a while. WhoWhyHow OftenHow MuchHow Few We all like to get confirmation that what we are doing is being appreciated, and read, and understood. Let's face it....we are a bunch of type-A personal
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10/31/2011
I bought the BEST Christmas Tree last year! This tree was drinking up until after New Year's when I finally couldn't justify keeping it any longer...actually considered buying 4th of July ornaments for it. :) This year...I have to spread the word!!! The Capistrano Valley High School Boys Baske
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10/31/2011
The purpose of the "agent remarks" is to give confidential information to the other agent about the listing. I include as much information as I can. The forms I need, the type of offer we are looking for (yes to FHA or no to FHA), and what not to include. So I'm always surprised when offers la
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10/28/2011
You are absolutely right....the banks don't care. The number of times I have to tell buyers and sellers this in the course of a day is staggering. When a home is a short sale, the bank is only looking at dollars and cents. They just don't care about the rest. I'm sorry! They don't care that th
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10/26/2011
When things change.....do you change with it? or do you try and justify doing things the way you always have? I read a great featured post today by Lou Ludwig: It's Always Been Done That Way He makes the case for change and shows examples of outdated and replaced old ideas. It made me think. S
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10/26/2011
I work short sales!!! There, I said it. Do I love them? Not particularly, but this is the market we are in and I work in the market at hand. I'm a real estate professional and I adjust with the business, which is why I've survived. I adjusted to the seller's marketI adjusted to the buyer's mar
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10/25/2011
I know this is liable to start a firestorm, and maybe the title was too strong, but admit it....we've all thought this. I'm fighting a couple of ridiculously high BPOs right now and it makes me wonder: Who are these BPO agents? I know that many of them come from out-of-the-area to do these BPO
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10/20/2011
We are all hearing about the Occupy Wall Street....which has lead into "Occupy This" and "Occupy That," it has spread into many different cities, causes and categories. Ok So I like a party...ideally with better hygiene facilities. I don't see myself packing up the VW Bus and heading down with
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10/20/2011
Yeah, it happened...I'm 50. And the worst part is that my brothers and their wives are STILL younger than me. I need to choose my family more carefully. The Young-ins were up past 9 last night decorating my front yard and my dear children gave them access to my car. Thanks!!! I woke up to a bag
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10/12/2011