Ask an Ambassador - Comments - What should and shouldn't I say? Over the years there has been a lot of conversation about comments on ActiveRain. If newbies don't read the guidelines before they start commenting or posting they may make a few mistakes such as leaving links in their comment or sim
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01/22/2014
Summer in Phoenix - Proof Positive - January 2014 While a lot of the country is dealing with yet more cold weather and snow, there are lots of signs out in Phoenix that summer has arrived. I know you cold weather folks might think I'm bragging but I'm not, I'm sharing what showed up in my radar -
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01/21/2014
Going to the Dogs at Phoenix Desert Botanical Gardens! My little guy Barney got all excited when he heard me talking about Dogs Day at the Desert Botanical Gardens. Now that's the kind of event he could really enjoy and do a lot of prospecting (which is favorite thing to do)!For more informatio
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01/20/2014
Phoenix - New Listings By Month Trend Towards Stability & Improvement As of mid-January, it is difficult to determine how 2014 is shaping up - however, the benefit to the New Listings by Month is that we can see how previous years were comparatively and make accurate projections for the most ef
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01/19/2014
My New Business Goal for 2014 Personally I've had a business and life plan in place for years. I also teach a CE course on Business Planning so I'm in touch with my plan on a regular basis. Teaching agents how to prepare for a successful year is very rewarding to me. You may or may not be surpr
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01/18/2014
What Is The ActiveRain Community Really All About? Holy smokes where to begin!! ActiveRain is an amazing community of real estate professionals and affiliates that understand how to work well together to build community and business. My first jump into the rain was way back in December of 200
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01/17/2014
Blizzard in MN? On the way to pick up my birthday brother Paul! Today is my brother Paul's birthday. The whole family had planned on driving up to his town, Alexandria MN to celebrate with a BBQ today. Ha. That's not going to happen. My sister texted to say there's another blizzard happening and
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01/16/2014
Metro Phoenix Real Estate Trends - Under Contract Improvements The Under Contract factor in the Metro Phoenix Real Estate market is a great tool to determine not only the potential for the upcoming business, but also allows us to monitor exactly when the most impactful times on the market's overa
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01/16/2014
FAQ How important are room measurements in MLS? There was a time, not too long ago where most agents in Metro Phoenix did include the room measurements on MLS. This practice has changed the past few years. Hardly anybody measures the rooms and/or puts room measurements on the MLS detail form.
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01/15/2014
FAQ How many showing time requests is enough? Last week a client of mine wanted to see a new listing in Scottsdale. They travel for work and gave me 3 or 4 times that would work for them to take a look. The showing remarks said to make arrangements directly with the listing agent as the tenant
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01/14/2014
