My Inactive ActiveRain Blog

I have an investment property in Florida. In the last three years, twice I’ve listed it for sale. Twice I’ve ended up renting it. Twice I’ve relied on my agentto help me with the decision making that took me down this path to simply get the home occupied. It is a big reality that today’s real est...

Great content Daniel! Have you thought about getting that bigger, better house in a better neighborhood?   NOW IS THE TIME! Whether you need more space, want to upgrade your location, or for any other reason, the current real estate market presents a unique opportunity to capitalize by trading up...

I like this post by Melissa. May be we should call it the "finders" market because who ever finds it gets it!It's a strange kind of real estate market in San Diego County, and the other day I realized that it's getting a little bit crazier. Traditionally we have seller's markets and buyer's marke...

Awesome!Rain Camp - A Social Networking and Learning Experience   I've been wanting to attend Rain Camp since Active Rain announced the first one in Seattle.  So, when they announced the one in San Francisco, I bought a plane ticket the first day. So, what did I take away from Rain Camp? Brad and...

It sounds like an odd thing to say, but in a way, Twitter is a lot like real estate itself in two ways: Many will try; fewer will "succeed" (and will give up prematurely). The relative few are lowering the reputation of both. The fact that most agents and offices do not use twitter as productivel...

Where do we begin ? There was such a huge amount of rich, viable information shared at Raincamp SF it was astounding! Thank you to Ben Kinney, Brad Andersohn and Active Bob! You guys were are amazing. I have to admit, until very recently, I have been resisting getting into the whole Social Media ...

If you are one of the 10's of thousands of REALTORS to already create a Facebook profile, you may be enjoying networking with your old high school friends, family and industry colleagues.  Facebook can be addictingly fun, and can take up an enormous amount of time in your day if you let it, but i...

I am socially irrelevant.  I've become the dinosaur that I once thought my parents were when I discovered that they frequently failed at programming the VCR, let alone knew what or how to use an ATM machine.  I must now admit that I barely understand how to use a Blackberry or even begin to know ...

Google Wave to Revolutionize Real Estate? I have been watching the developer presentation from Google about their new wave platform. Google wave is what they are calling Web 3.0.  The "Wave" merges many of the current Web 2.0 applications that many of us use to communicate into one easy to use co...

Home Fire Safety For First Time Home Buyers Part 12 of 12 A Checklist, if your a First Time Home Buyer or a Move up Home Buyer, fire safety sure should be a major concern to you, and your family.       The U.S. has one of the highest fire death rates in the industrialized world. Home fires sure c...