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Joe Pryor, REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties  (The Virtual Real Estate Team)

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5,583,278
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

The Art of Marketing You marti garaughty 's group..... big group.... big exposure.... great leader.... 

Mar 30, 2016 01:38 AM
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5,049,183
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Why not start one? I haven't paid much attention to groups recently

Mar 29, 2016 11:50 PM
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1,452,819
Susan Emo
Sotheby's International Realty Canada - Brokerage - Kingston, ON
Kingston and the 1000 Islands Area

I haven't posted to groups in a long time.

Mar 29, 2016 10:40 PM
Rainmaker
1,231,853
Mary Yonkers
Alan Kells School of Real Estate/Howard Hanna Real Estate - Erie, PA
Erie/PA Real Estate Instructor

For the most part I quit posting to groups.  Most are inactive and the only person reading your post is the admin if still active member.

I keep telling myself to delete the group I started years ago because even I rarely post to the gorup much less read the few posts posted in my group.

Mar 30, 2016 01:22 AM
Rainmaker
4,572,183
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

There are a some groups that are well managed/moderated but overall the system seems disorganized to me.   

Mar 30, 2016 12:29 AM
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3,345,091
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Joe, My sense is that groups are becoming less active and less useful. There have been many discussions about groups in the recent past.  

Mar 30, 2016 04:12 AM
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2,178,603
Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

Groups are a source of frustration for me, Joe.  I haven't had the time or patience to figure out which are still viable.  This has been discussed, with no solution in sight that I know of.  

That said, if you want to start a group... go for it and send out invitations.  

Mar 30, 2016 02:10 AM
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Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

Thanks everybody, I think groups are important still, but what I am finding is most active groups are unregulated so the idea of idea sharing is diluted and the momentum is lost. Groups to a great extent can be a mastermind where we can stretch ourselves and get fresh on something. I think AR should reowrk what a group is for and eliminate those that are inactive which I agree is most of them.

Mar 30, 2016 01:42 AM
Rainmaker
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

I can't say I pay a lot of attention to the groups, Joe. 

Mar 29, 2016 10:29 PM
Rainmaker
4,434,127
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

I do not post to many groups these day.

Mar 29, 2016 10:24 PM
Rainmaker
5,868,554
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

I have backed off on the groups, and think they have lost their luster.

Apr 01, 2016 12:14 AM
Rainmaker
2,538,633
Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning Joe. When I first joined AR, a little less than 5 years ago, I joined a bunch of groups, but never really played in them. I don't even remember which ones they were.

Mar 30, 2016 06:51 PM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

I like this little group, but I may be the only one who does...

 http://activerain.com/groups/forestland

Mar 30, 2016 01:02 PM
Rainmaker
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

I haven't had the time to really delve into the groups.  I've posted to a few of them, but that's about it.

Mar 30, 2016 05:23 AM
Rainmaker
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William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

None that I know of

Mar 30, 2016 04:23 AM
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Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

I don't really understand how the groups work her in ActiveRain.

Mar 30, 2016 04:13 AM
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1,525,616
Sybil Campbell
Fernandina Beach, FL
Referral Agent Amelia Island Florida

I have been gradually reducing the groups that I am in, and trying to stay focused on the ones that really pertain to me.

Mar 30, 2016 12:16 AM
Rainmaker
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John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

To be honest I don't follow groups anymore.

Mar 30, 2016 12:11 AM
Rainmaker
1,466,207
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Joe Pryor I think groups get hot and heavy when they are first established. After a while, they kind of fizzle out.

Mar 29, 2016 11:47 PM
Rainmaker
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Susan Laxson CRS
Palm Properties - La Quinta, CA
Realtor in San Diego, CA & Naples, FL

I think that many of the posts are no longer active. I haven't had the time to research any of them, but some where fun and educational!

Mar 29, 2016 11:44 PM
Rainmaker
2,781,173
Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

Groups have a collective mindset. The value is subjective. Suit thyself Joe

Mar 29, 2016 11:39 PM
Rainmaker
5,772,575
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Joe,

I think groups are fading.

Mar 29, 2016 11:36 PM
Rainmaker
1,157,785
FN LN
Toronto, ON

I have not used the groups feature in many years.

Mar 29, 2016 11:06 PM