Sandy Childs's (sandychilds) Blog

What's Up with Flickr?I just opened up my Flickr account tonight.  What took me so long?  Jeremy Blanton gave me the idea.  Jeremy is such a whiz when it comes to all this web gadgetry and social media.  Watching him do his magic is both entertaining and awe inspiring; the man is a genius! Gettin...

Sandy Childs | Keller Williams | sandychilds@hotmail.com | 864-921-1523 116 Edgebrook Court, Spartanburg, SC Beautiful updated & tastefully decorated & to Carolina Country Club golf course. Home has both formal living (with FP) & dining room 4BR/2.5BA Single Family House offered at $249,900 Year...

Just this week I reached 150K points on Active Rain and I wanted to thank my great friend and fellow Rainmaker, Jean Terry for introducing me to Active Rain. She practically had to make me sign up. I told her, "I don't have time to do that!" She told me that if I tried it, then I would see the b...

If you love clip art ~ then check this outIf you are a subscriber to www.iclipart.com and haven't logged in recently go take a look. They have done some nice upgrades to the site and they've added some terrific new graphics. The new menu on the left hand side of the screen makes it easier to narr...

If you want to sell your house ~ then read this blogEvery Seller Needs To Know, What Sells a house? There are four varibles that sell a house. 1.  Price   2.  Terms   3.  Condition   4.  Location     All four of the variables go together to create the "perfect sale."  Each aspect must be taken in...

IT's all about the points?Is IT Point Worthy?  I've been thinking about that little phrase quite a bit and it dawned on me how many parts of my day revolve around points of one type or another. In my business, I very often get a phone call that starts out with Loan Client - "Hi!  I need a mortgag...

You should read this about mortgagesOnce upon a time, in the land that banks forgot. . . . . .getting approved for a mortgage loan was quite a different and more human process.  Your loan application was completed by hand and every box was filled out Your employment was documented with a written ...

Don't quit ~ go on a sabatical ~ Lenn is going to tell you how:REAL ESTATE AGENTS ON HIATUS. . . REAL ESTATE BROKERS CLOSING OFFICES. . . AGENTS "ON REFERRAL". . . AGENTS ON SABATICAL.  THEY'LL BE BACK. A SIGN OF THE TIMES and clearly A REFLECTION OF THE ECONOMY.   Laurie Mindnich writes an intri...

Tonight, I have reached another milestone in my evolution here on Active Rain. Heather Chavez reached her 100K mark last week and this week Sandy Childs has reached 150,000 points. So, hey Heather I doing the Snoopy dance with you! I need first of all to thank my great long time friend and fello...

Make those words count ! ! !I've noticed that a lot of people on ActiveRain use "linking text" in their blogs to empower their links to the full potential, but I've noticed quite a few that don't. Well here's how to use "linking text" and why you should do it. When writing a blog for your real es...