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Last Week's Favorites: August 28th - September 4th

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Real Estate Agent with RLAH@properties AB95346

Things are sort of back to normal.  We made it home from New York, and there has been an entire week with no earthquakes or hurricanes in our nation's Capital.  So I'm also back to the normal edition of Last Week's Favorites.  And here goes:

1.Steve Roake: Buyer's Bible  Well, Steve!  You did manage to hit all of the items on my personal wish list when it comes to buyers!

2.  Scott Hayes: How Much Will Real Estate Affect The 2012 Elections?  Now this is the question of the year!

3.  Deborah Byron Leffler: Dear Mr Seller......Do you Really Want to Sell Your Nampa Idaho Short Sale???  It's about more than the house.

4.  Barb Van Stensel: Rules of Engagement in Chicago Short Sales  Here is a reminder on how to avoid short sale issues with your listings.

5.  Kay Van Kampen: Deer Season In Missouri Starting In September  Kay has written one of those "feel good"  Localism posts here. 

6.  Deb Brooks: How do you portray your personal view of Real Estate to the general public?  Deb has attitude!

7.  Gary Woltal: Handling Jealousy And Envy With The Hands Full Method  What can I say?  Gary is just a perennial favorite!

8.  William Johnson: Tall Ship Parade Delights San Diegans  This is just a beautiful combination of Localism wrapped in a gorgeous photo essay.

9.  Bill Zoller: Five Top Essential Tools For Every Homeowner  What's in your tool kit?  For a girl, I did pretty well with this one.

10.  Elva Branson-Lee: Georgia Aquarium: Another Jazz Journey Nearing Its End  This is a local post that made me want to hop an airplane and go.

11.  Mitchell Hall: Back to Private Schools: Upper West Side Private School Calendar  A local school post that NY parents can appreciate.

12.  Jerry Newman: Summer is Over and It's Time to Like My Five   Did you like your five? 

13.  Doug Durren and Gloria Todor: Blogs Can Beget Spam  This made the list for the video! 

14.   Mike Mahoney: The Sacred Six - How To Keep Productive on Unproductive Days  A vlog with some good advice.

And 15.  Karen Fiddler: Home Sellers....Is Your Agent Just Going To Make It Up In Volume? Be Careful When You Choose Your Orange County Real Estate Agent  The title says it all. 

So that's all for this week.  See you again next Sunday, and in the meantime, blog on!

Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA
Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Pat, this has been a little busy week for me - normally I miss about 1/3 of these posts but this time....well, I am going over some of them right now. Thanks a lot.

Sep 04, 2011 07:17 AM
Jennifer Fivelsdal
JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 - Rhinebeck, NY
Mid Hudson Valley real estate connection

Pat another get list.  We have grown accustom to knack for making great picks.

Thank you.

Sep 04, 2011 07:22 AM
Tammie White, Broker
Franklin Homes Realty LLC - Franklin, TN
Franklin TN Homes for Sale

Pat, how is it that I missed all of these. Thanks. I've got a lot of reading to do.

Sep 04, 2011 07:28 AM
Carla Muss-Jacobs, RETIRED
RETIRED / State License is Inactive - Portland, OR

Another great review Pat!  Another great Sunday mid-afternoon catching up / read time!  Another big thanks for putting this together for us.

Sep 04, 2011 08:19 AM
Deb Brooks
Brooks Prime Properties Wichita Falls Texas - Wichita Falls, TX

Pat, thanks so much for the inclusion! I look to your picks each and every week to see if I've missed any. I usually have! It's an honor to be included so again, thanks! Now, I'm going to read the others!

Deb

Sep 04, 2011 08:32 AM
Lloyd Binen
Certified Realty Services - Saratoga, CA
Silicon Valley Realtor since 1976; 408-373-4411

Most people call you "Pat," not Patricia, so I will also.

Pat, a guess you're the resident blog reviewer?  You're the Siskel and Ebert of ActiveRain.  I'll have to check these out.  I have a feeling you have good judgement.

Sep 04, 2011 08:54 AM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

As always you picked great ones and some I missed.  You always make it easy for me to end the Active Rain week with good reads.

Sep 04, 2011 09:02 AM
Barbara-Jo Roberts Berberi, MA, PSA, TRC - Greater Clearwater Florida Residential Real Estate Professional
Charles Rutenberg Realty - Clearwater, FL
Palm Harbor, Dunedin, Clearwater, Safety Harbor

Indeed, I have to agree with Cindy that you have once again picked some great posts and some that I would have otherwise never seen.

Sep 04, 2011 10:02 AM
Karen Fiddler, Broker/Owner
Karen Parsons-Fiddler, Broker 949-510-2395 - Mission Viejo, CA
Orange County & Lake Arrowhead, CA (949)510-2395

Pat....very sweet of you to include me and my post! Hope you're having a great Labor Day weekend.

Sep 04, 2011 10:36 AM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Pat

Another great list. Wish I had time to get through them all today but it won't happen. Hope you are having a great holiday!

Jeff

Sep 04, 2011 11:39 AM
William Johnson
Retired - La Jolla, CA
Retired

Hi Pat, I love it when you select a post from me and include it here in your "Favorites List". I get many other readers that click on the post and it is really like getting featured by AR. Thank you Pat for including in your favorites for the week. 

Sep 04, 2011 12:25 PM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754
Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT
Central CT Real Estate Broker Serving all equally

Another good list of light reading to finsh the night

Sep 04, 2011 12:27 PM
Eric Michael
Remerica Integrity, Realtors®, Northville, MI - Livonia, MI
Metro Detroit Real Estate Professional 734.564.1519

Pat, I missed almost all of these this week. I need to start reading more blogs. That or just wait til you put out your list each time.

Sep 04, 2011 12:28 PM
Kay Van Kampen
RE/MAX Broker, RE/MAX - Springfield, MO
Realtor®, Springfield Mo Real Estate

Pat, thank you for including me in the list this week.  I've missed a lot of good posts.  Off to read them too.

Sep 04, 2011 02:48 PM
Joan Whitebook
BHG The Masiello Group - Nashua, NH
Consumer Focused Real Estate Services

Pat -- thanks for the overview.  There are so many wonderful posts... it is difficult to read all of them and find the gems.

Sep 04, 2011 03:16 PM
Dr. Paula McDonald
Beam & Branch Realty - Granbury, TX
Granbury, TX 936-203-0279

Pat, how do you do this each week?  I am always amazed as this must take you some time to do.  As always, thank you.

Sep 04, 2011 03:56 PM
FN LN
Toronto, ON

Hi Patricia - Another week, another great roundup of fantastic posts that were not featured.  Have a great Labor Day weekend.

Sep 04, 2011 05:20 PM
Janet Jones
Just Your Style Interiors, LLC - Kihei, HI
Home Staging, Interior Redesign Kihei, Maui, Hawaii

Hi Patricia--Always love seeing what you recommend and what I've missed this week.  Never have time to read everything that I want. 

Sep 04, 2011 05:37 PM
Patricia Aulson
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOME SERVICES Verani Realty NH Real Estate - Exeter, NH
Realtor - Portsmouth NH Homes-Hampton NH Homes

Thanks as usual for getting these posts out to us today.  I appreciate it.

 

Patricia Aulson/ Seacoast NH & ME Realtor

Sep 05, 2011 12:35 PM
Elva Branson-Lee
Solid Source Realty GA - Atlanta, GA
CDPE - Atlanta Real Estate & Short Sale Agent

Whoo-hoo! Thanks for including me, Pat!! I like the company here.

Sep 06, 2011 03:53 PM