The significance of a friendly gesture such as a nod, a hand shake, a smile, a hug and the like is like a day of sunshine. Even just a few words of kindness when someone is down by an email or card can make the difference between the feeling of alone and the feeling of support. It takes so lit
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08/29/2010
Laurie Manny was one of the first ActiveRain members to pick up the phone and call me when I wanted to know about titles, tags and keywords. Laurie Manny was one of the founding members on ActiveRain that moderated in its infancy and gave a helping hand whenever needed. Laurie Manny was still a
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08/25/2010
Some may believe they ‘know it all' and therefore the need to educate further comes to a standstill. I learned long ago that the learning never stops. I had taken MANY ‘courses' for personal empowerment and though the structure of the classes were about the same there were certain areas I needed
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08/24/2010
Laniakea Beach on the North Shore of Oahu and best known as "Turtle Beach" where the Honu (Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle) lay on the beach sunbathing. You can read more about the turtles in The Endangered Hawaiian 'HONU" (Green Sea Turtle) and Laws that Protect It Waimea Bay on the North Shore of Oah
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08/22/2010
While riding past the U.S. Navy ship "graveyard" located at Middle Loch in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (the Waipahu side of Pearl Harbor) I wondered how many ships were in this "graveyard". While researching I found out that this Middle Loch U.S. Navy ship "graveyard" is also known as a bone yard. This
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08/18/2010
There are tips, tricks and top selling niches that the Hawaii Home Seller needs to be aware of to get the best representation and get their home SOLD! It's not just about selling your home for market value or expecting that everyone else has the same sentiments that you do with your home. It's
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08/17/2010
ActiveRain has guidelines and when negative people start badgering others there are recourses.....like notifying our staff for advice or else just zap them if they continue; though warned. We all tell our stories and give examples in hopes of getting a second opinion. It helps if not for just g
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08/14/2010
Yup....guidelines keep changing and in an ever changing market of real estate everything keeps changing.... But this is ridiculous!!! Erica Ramos tells of her recent 'adventure'.................. I closed on a house today where the buyer was asked by BANK OF AMERICA about their future child plan
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08/13/2010
Honolulu County Real Estate Market Report- July 2010 As the saying goes...the only thing constant in this world is CHANGE. The same goes for our Honolulu County Housing Market Statistics and in July of 2010 our housing market showed a increase in sales prices for single family homes and just a s
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08/12/2010
A while back I wrote a post Remember That We ALL Started Somewhere in Real Estate because real estate is a continuous learning process. We all start from the bottom and work our way up to be who we are today. No matter what part of the real estate industry we are in, we ALL have started from the
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08/04/2010
