Rose's View from the Fence

Always keep the appraiser's contact information!! I have a short sale that was humming along quite nicely.  The BPO (Broker Price Opinion) was ordered a few weeks ago and I met the appraiser at the property. I checked with the bank on this today, and they told me that they show the BPO being orde...

LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com) - Another good website to use in conjunction with ActiveRain If you don't already know about it, LinkedIn.com is a great professional networking site for various business professionals. It doesn't have quite the blogging capability, a personal feel or resulting Google ...

It costs me over $5000 a year JUST TO CALL MYSELF A REALTOR!!   $  426.00 - MLS Dues $2,500.00 - E&O Insurance $  175.00 - SupraKey Fees $  127.00 - Local Board Dues $  135.00 - C.A.R. Dues $  115.00 - N.A.R. Dues $  129.00 - Eco Broker Dues $  750.00 - Certifications $  800.00 - Ongoing educati...

Have you tried Flock? Great new browser that automates Facebook, Twitter, YouTube AND ActiveRain! I'm on a quest for finding Blog Apps and I came across Flock. Flock is a web browser that incorporates and automates your Facebook, Twitter, YouTube accounts while at the same time serves as multiple...

This post about re-blogging is worth re-blogging!There are so many blogs submitted everyday on ActiveRain that it's impossible to capture every well written, interesting post.  I missed a really interesting and enjoyable post by Ralph Gorgoglione titled "where do you spend your advertising dollar...

Do you close your combo box after you get the keys and enter the property? I had an agent show a listing of ours this week.  This particular listing is on a combo box because it borders and area where one local board ends and the other begins.  Agents on one board use the SupraKey system, and age...

I'm not digging using any combo boxes on my listings these days - How many of you do NOT use Supra Boxes? This week I had one agent leave the combo box open while she showed the property, which resulted in the box being stolen. And just today, I had someone tamper with the box to the point where ...

How many transactions have you closed as a result of Social Media? SO much time, effort and MONEY is spent on social media and related online social networking sites these days. I personally have totally re-organized my business and have eliminated certain internet related activity, while at the ...

I have conditional approval on my Westwood / Century City / Los Angeles condo. Accepted purchase price - $375,000 Bank’s BPO - $390,000 Conditional Approval Price - $385,500 Your client’s possible opportunity - $Priceless!!! 2 bedroom, 2 bath, 912 s.f., top floor, bedrooms with individual full ba...

The fastest short sale approval I've ever gotten: 20 Days after submitting the short sale package to IndyMac / One West Bank!! I had a feeling it would be quick, but not that quick! The reason is that IndyMac / OneWest Bank is the first lender on this property and they are getting pretty much all...