RealTown Groups

This new group, outSmart Your Smartphone, is being hosted by Dick and Shelby Betts, Natioinal Speakers on Technology Management and Mobile Solutions; both are NAR certified e-PRO Trainers. Anybody currenly using a Smartphone, considering purchasing thier first device or even searching for the newest release to upgrade/replace their device are all invited to participate in this ongoing online discussion. Look at this as a resource for learning how to get the most out of your Smartphone and place to find helpful Tips & Tricks. We want everybody's input so all you veterans out there help us out by speaking up on how you use your device to manage your business and pitch in on answering some of the simple questions. Shelby and I will be posting answers and offering technical support. Our mission is to help REALTORS learn about the benefits mobile technology offers and how to apply the Smartphone features to manage their business.

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Tired of working day after day for a client only to find them buying a house through their second cousin who lives outside the area but just happens to have a real estate license? Tired of hearing the same arguments about why you need to discount your commissions in order to “win” the deal? Tired of looking over your shoulder every time someone mentions that they visited this web site or that web site and “they are offering to give me most of the commission back?” Tired of giving away more and more services for free just to remain “competitive?” Do you have that ever-present feeling that our industry has changed in profound ways – only you aren’t certain how these changes will play out n the near future? Then, you might be interested in learning more about what might be the hottest trend in real estate practice: True Real Estate Consulting. Come join us as we discuss what some of us feel will be the most dramatic change to come our way in decades.

A Place for anyone to discuss everything photography related. From DSLR's to Point and shoot to film to lenses, your favorite brands and models. Don't be shy... Share what you like about taking pictures, capturing the moment, and your personal story of how and why you take photos.

I didn't really know where else to put something like this. I just wanted to be able to tell everyone about how I got out of my Adjustable Rate Mortgage without refinancing.

Millions of Americans are facing foreclosure. Let's build resources that can help homeowners remain in their homes instead of losing them.

At this time, there are 25 different Real Estate specific CRM solutions. I have compiled a comparison matrix for most of them to date. This is a place where you can learn more about them, or discuss your likes and dislikes about them.

Join fellow Realtors and participate in an active online discussion of the benefits of providing Online Transaction Management in your real estate business. Ask questions if you are not familiar with providing this type of service and would like to hear the benefits it provides to buyer and seller clients. If you are already taking advantage of an Online Transaction Management System, please join the discussion group and let us know of your experiences and preferences in company providers of Online Transaction Management platforms or any positive/negative comments or experiences you have had in processing real estate transactions online. This discussion group is moderated by David Fialk, Realtor, Broker Owner of an Independent Real Estate Office, who has been actively involved in processing real estate transactions online since 2003.

A Place to discuss Digital printing and Direct Mail strategies for REALTORS.

Let's discuss real estate issues pertaining specifically to the greater Chicagoland area, including both "owned" and rental property.