Many, many moons ago back in my Navy days I enjoyed throwing darts, be it during an in port duty night or when I had a little down time while at sea. As you might guess, throwing darts while underway puts a little variation in your accuracy! Throwing darts isn't that different than blogging fo
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06/01/2021
We've changed brokerages only once in almost 20 years of being in real estate, and it was from one RE/MAX franchise to another.Now we're about to have our franchise name change shortly: RE/MAX Elite is being absorbed by RE/MAX Alliance.While for the most part the change is minimal to us, it is a
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05/25/2021
Day 1: Email received offering service.Day 3: Follow up email restating service offered.Day 5: WHY HAVEN'T YOU RESPONDED TO MY EMAILS?? The short answer, it's cold call emailing and I don't need or want the service offered, so I owe them none of my time IMO. In general, I find those type soli
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05/18/2021
Our SUV uses diesel fuel. There are three gas stations at the intersection nearest our home.One doesn't offer diesel fuel.One offers diesel fuel at one set of pumps shared with semis. $3.25/gallonOne offers diesel fuel integrated with the regular gas pumps. $3.45/gallon Which station did I cho
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05/11/2021
What is ActiveRain?Is it a blogging site?Is it a social community?Is it a training site?Is it a referral site? It depends.ActiveRain is both a what and a who. ActiveRain is what you as a member make of it.You can choose one purpose, all the purposes, or none.Cruising around the Rain over a decade
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05/04/2021
"Blogging doesn't work." says the blogger who doesn't get results. "Blogging is dead." says the guru who has a new bright and shiny to interest you (and sell you). Heard both statements more times than I can count over our years in the Rain, and while there might be SOME truth to each statement,
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04/27/2021
Even if you're a solo agent, you've probably got people on your team, even if they're not on your business card or your website. Of course we've got the support of our broker and the office staff. We've got go to mortgage pros and home inspectors that we know will take great care of our clients.
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04/20/2021
Sunday afternoon I received a call from a potential buyer asking about new construction patio homes in a certain local community. I knew he had to be looking at an older post because new construction wrapped up in The Cove about 3 years ago.Sure enough, he was looking at an ActiveRain post from
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04/13/2021
"There are riches in niches".If you've been in real estate more than a month, you've probably heard someone say something along that line. But is it just cliche, or is there some truth to it?And while I personally believe niche posting is WAY more powerful than writing general real estate blog p
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04/06/2021
This isn't the blog you're looking for...Or is it??*******************************************************************************Blogging takes on many forms, as unique as the writer.I've got my own particular approach and there are other bloggers in the Rain that you wouldn't need the header se
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03/30/2021
