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Hello all,Usually when I see what appears to be spam or junk emails I simply erase them. Offers for just about everything under the sun. The other day I decided to see how many were from real companies with real offers. I stopped at 50 sites I thought were suspicious. ALL FAKE!!!I simply replied ...
04/30/2023
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Sort of. If you are in front of your computer and you see a bunch of email offers that you just know are probably fake, I have invented a little game.I simply hit reply with a blank email and wait for the results.Example. I just did eleven of the 'deals' or of suspicious content.Seven came right ...
02/02/2023
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HPP, Home Protection Plans. I love 'em. Put them on 100% of my buyer's contracts. i mean 100%. And I have worked with buyers exclusively for ALL of my 25+ years in selling real estate in Tucson.And I practice what I preach! My home has always had a plan in place. For years now I have used and rec...
01/30/2023
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A very recent issue of "The Residential Specialist" for us CRS folk was all about PPC advertising.Here's my questions for Active Rain people. Does it work for you, if you have used it? Is it economical or too expensive. Keep in mind I am a solo agent who ONLY deals with buyers, most of whom DON'T...
01/21/2023
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How soon we forget. I have seen nothing of the news mentioning this. Maybe the history books leave it out? This day should NEVER be forgotten. My mother knew someone on the USS Arizona. Since she told me that story when I was little I HAVE NEVER FORGOTTEN IT. We still know where her friend is to...
12/07/2022
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Explain if you can, why after centuries of houses quietly having rain gutters, now there is a bombardment of ads saying that not having gutter covers means they end of the world as we knew it. What gives? Did some slick huckster look up and discover the gutters on his house? And see $$$$$$ signs....
12/03/2022
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Is it just me or have homes now all of a sudden have problems with leaves in their gutters? Maybe for years I missed seeing ad after ad for "leaf filters" ? Nevertheless it seems to be a scale along the lines of a national emergency all of a sudden. I see several ads per day "Be proactive before...
11/06/2022
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Is it just me, or have these criminals become more sophisticated in their techniques? Not only are they still making at least as many calls, but they seem to mostly come from non-working numbers. Is there software for that? How do the criminals know how to find non-working numbers, or do they jus...
10/28/2022
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think I remember that the government said they 'made a big effort' to stop robo calls. Really? Not so I can tell. I STILL get at least 6-8 calls a day. And a LOT of the time they're from the same company! Which surprises me a tad, because I know a NUMBER of 'profane...
10/25/2022
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John Robert Wooden (October 14, 1910 – June 4, 2010) was an American basketball coach and player. Nicknamed the "Wizard of Westwood", he won ten National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national championships in a 12-year period as head coach for the UCLA Bruins, including a record seven i...
08/18/2022