Real Estate Experts

<p> Hello Everyone, </p> <p> We have lots of plans in the works for Realtown.com in 2010, and our first noticeable change will affect our Real Estate Experts group. </p> <p> As of January 5, 2010, after much thought and consideration, we&#39;ve decided to turn the Real Estate Experts group into a MODERATED group, meaning unless you are a group expert, your posts will not be published until released by a moderator. Several of our staff will be watching for new posts, so your posts should be approved quickly. </p> <p> This group was meant to be a resource for consumers and other people in the real estate industry to find the information they are looking for, and get their questions answered by people who are in the know. We&#39;ve decided to make this change in order to keep this group filled with relevant content. </p> <p> Since starting this group we&#39;ve noticed many different kinds of posts including RealTown tech support and the occasional ad. We would like as many members of RealTown as possible to subscribe to this group, and we felt that off topic conversation may be a turn-off for some, and members may have unsubscribed as a result. </p> <p> If off-topic content is posted, we&#39;ll attempt to move the post to the proper Group/Community, and/or notify the poster. </p> <p> All on-topic content will be posted as soon as one of us moderators has a chance. We hope to keep content flowing quickly in this group. </p> <p> We will begin moderating this group on 01/05/2009. Please feel free to send any questions you may have about this change directly to me at <a href="mailto:Ashley@RealTown.com">Ashley@RealTown.com</a>. </p> <p> Have a great day!<br /> </p>

<p> <strong>What is &quot;Ask the Experts&quot;?</strong><br /> <br /> &quot;Ask the Experts&quot; is a Group at RealTown.com. The purpose of this group is for people to discuss answers to Real Estate related questions. The questions can be posted by anyone -- RealTown member or not. They are usually questions posed by Real Estate Professionals or Consumers. This is a good opportunity to showcase your expertise.<br /> <br /> <strong>Where do the questions come from?</strong><br /> <br /> Questions are usually questions asked by Real Estate Professionals or Consumers via the &quot;Ask The Experts&quot; link on RealTown.com. If you wish to &quot;Ask the Experts&quot; a question, submit it here.<br /> <br /> <strong>Who are the &quot;Experts&quot;?</strong><br /> <br /> RealTown experts are experienced real estate professionals. These real estate experts are successful real estate agents, real estate brokers, real estate attorneys, and real estate authors. Any RealTown member can post a response to the &quot;Ask the Experts&quot; group, and as you post more valid responses, the more chances you have to become an expert. Expert responses are posted right away, as Member responses are moderated before they are released and posted. Experts also have an Expert badge next to their name.<br /> <br /> <strong>How do I become an Expert?</strong><br /> <br /> The more good answers you submit, the more chance you have of becoming an expert. Experts are chosen by RealTown admins on a case by case basis. Once you are an expert, you will have an Expert badge next to your name when you post to the &quot;Ask the Experts&quot; group, and your posts will not require moderation before displaying online.<br /> <br /> <strong>How does &quot;Ask The Experts&quot; work?</strong><br /> <br /> When a question is submitted, an email goes out across the RealTown real estate network to the first-rate real estate professionals who make up the RealTown experts. If one of our experts is able to answer your question, you will receive a reply by email. </p>