Written in response to How often do you check your e-mail (which didn't seem to have anything to do with e-mail) WRITTEN TO OTHER AGENTSI can understand what you are saying and thinking but I've lived on both sides of this. Real Estate is a business, so I treat it like one. You call any business ...

06/28/2009

Are You Living With The Lid On?

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Sometimes you hear a message that just changes your perspective so much so that you need to share it with someone. For those that are curious, I am a Christian, and the message of Jesus' Love is definitely worth hearing, but that's not what I am talking about here. I did hear this message as a ...

06/22/2009

Is Web 2.0 Real Estate Companies Strategy Backfiring?

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If you're reading this than you are on the internet. No doubt you have seen the multitude of real estate websites such as Realtor.com, Trulia, Zillow and others. Although, Realtor.com is "OUR" site they still believe the same thing that all the other sites believe, including Active Rain, and t...

06/18/2009

Short Sale Pros - Social Networking Site Is UP!

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If you do a search for short sales you'll find every overnight guru and million dollar system that you could ever want. Everything from sweaty guys who wear oversized suits to cowboys. One thing you won't find is a resource site for REAL Estate Agents (and others). Even here on Active rain it...

06/16/2009

Is Your Socializing Going To Cost Your Real Estate License?

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I'm sure this issue is far from even scratching the surface. If our NAR thinks that Google is a scraper site (not sure how they even know what a scraper site is, if they think this) then advertising and interacting on social media is going to cause a lot of issues. So while Association's leaders...

06/14/2009