John's Blog

OK, this isn't a post explaining how to use Squidoo...I am asking for some help...I've heard about it but never used it. I am sure that there are some SEO experts that could answer this question.Is this a social networking tool or an SEO tool? Does it help establish the neighborhood of the RSS fe...

Let me ask everybody...Why do you cheat on Active Rain?Now, I'm not talking to all of you honest people...I am talking about the Active Rain users that get 20,000 points in one month (under multiple user names) On multiple accounts...Why do these same people steal content from somebody elses webs...

OK, this is going to be short and sweet...I have noticed that since I have been using Active Rain that my Google rankings have went upI'm sure that it is probably because I am linking pages on here to my own websites...I've also read posts by Tom Burris about Google Juice, I kind of took it with ...

I've been hearing this question a lot lately.  Homebuyers that we have pre-approved are coming back saying that the builder is requiring them to use the builders lender.  Well, they legally can't force you to use their lender but they can give incentives to use them.  This isn't a problem unless ...

You would probably be hard pressed to find a single person that loves every feature of their home. Most of us have a laundry list of things that we would like to be done to make the house perfect. But is it important to implement those plans? Our homes are one of our most important investments. A...

If you have been thinking about selling your home, you might be a little bit deterred by the slow down in the real estate market. You may even be asking yourself if you have missed the opportunity to sell. Before you decide that you are going to have to stay in your home longer, realize that ther...

Are you afraid of VA loans? Scared that the appraisal may come in low? Frightened that the loan process will be too slow? Worried about an out of state lender?Since I became a preferred lender for the Military Housing Assistance Fund, I get to deal with selling agents in the many states that I wo...

In the mortgage and real estate business, making assumptions canlead to costly mistakes. One assumption we make is that goodservice will lead to referrals, or that the best time to solicit areferral is at the end of the sale. This assumption can be just ascostly to your business as any paperwork ...

For the last couple days, I have had the unfortunate opportunity dealing with a Realtor that "knows it all", and thinks that she is "doing what is best" for her client, actually MY client.One of my websites http://www.va-home-loansonline.com/ gets quite a few prospective homebuyers coming to it o...

How to Improve Your Credit ScoreOne of your most important assets is something you may not even think about much - your credit score. Your credit score affects your ability to purchase a home or refinance. But even if you don't plan to purchase or refinance in the near future, you should still co...