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<p>Can anyone reccommend an inexpensive camera or video recorder to video homes for purchase, I already do&nbsp; seemless virtual tours that works well but it is time to raise the bar for my collegues in this area.</p>

<p> Does anyone know of a product to help the self employed get financed. My clients were pre-approved yet when it came to light, during job verification prior to closing, that they are business owners, the loan went south! They have owned the business for less than a year having moved from another State. Help please?? </p>

<p> Here is my rant: wake up! There is only one reason to dumb-down a complicated concept, and that is to make a sale! I hate<input type="text" style="border-width: 0px; font-family: &#39;courier new&#39;; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: -1px; background-color: white;" size="5" value="Obama" class="blend" readonly="readonly" />, not because he is black, not because he is on the other side of the political fence, not because he won; but because he is right about something that I do not want to know, but cannot avoid: people are stupid. </p> <p> Ask yourself these questions when you are considering taking the advice of a so-called &quot;Technology Expert&quot; and buying something: </p> <ul> <li>If he is such an expert, why is he bothering with me? </li> <li>Is he trying to convince me that I am stupid, that I need him to succeed </li> <li style="">Is he &#39;dumbing things down&#39;, avoiding my technical questions because he thinks I am stupid, or to make a sale?! </li> <li style="">If it is <input type="text" style="border-width: 0px; font-family: &#39;courier new&#39;; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: -1px; background-color: white;" size="4" value="sooo" class="blend" readonly="readonly" /> good, why cant it be explained to where it makes sense to me? </li> <li>What is recent, real time proof of his expertise? Does <input type="text" style="border-width: 0px; font-family: &#39;courier new&#39;; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: -1px; background-color: white;" size="6" value="Google" class="blend" readonly="readonly" /> say he is an expert? Why not? </li> </ul> <p> I once had an agent on my <input type="text" style="border-width: 0px; font-family: &#39;courier new&#39;; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: -1px; background-color: white;" size="10" value="ActiveRain" class="blend" readonly="readonly" /> group ask: </p> <p> &quot;Please just break it down for me Barney style&quot; </p> <p> Then I watched as a list of &#39;benevolent&#39; vendors offered all sorts of stupid, simple, separate pieces to an online marketing puzzle that I knew would not fit together into a <input type="text" style="border-width: 0px; font-family: &#39;courier new&#39;; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: -1px; background-color: white;" size="10" value="succesful" class="blend" readonly="readonly" /><br /> campaign. I knew it was a loosing battle: I could not get this deal, so I said: </p> <p> &quot;Barney is for little kids, I thought you were a grownup.&quot; </p> <p> Unfortunately, we are all a little like her: we avoid the truth that we do not want to know: </p> <p> That is why I have made and completely lost $8,000,000 in the last nine years: I want to tell people the truth, not what they want to hear. </p> <p> I have a theory (yea an actual opinion imagine that) that the guy you hate the most is the guy that keeps reminding you of something that you already know but are are denying: in other words: we all know the truth when we hear it , whether we admit it or not. </p> <p> You are in an industry where there are companies who never had a good product or service, NEVER, but they have been around for years, making millions, even billions of dollars by fleecing the 90 percent of you who will not be around next year: wake up! </p> <p> See, now don&#39;t you hate me just a little for saying that, but don&#39;t you know that it is true? </p> <p> Does anybody really think that giving control of our health care to the insurance companies is a good idea? I doubt it: which is why liberals so violently hate conservatives, not because they disagree, but because they know that they are right <input type="text" style="border-width: 0px; font-family: &#39;courier new&#39;; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: -1px; background-color: white;" size="3" value="LOL" class="blend" readonly="readonly" />; but this rant is not about politics: it is about you: </p> <p> You should pick your vendors the same way we should all pick a Realtor: if you have a picture of you sitting on your porch with a dog, your target market had better be dog people: because I (55, single, self sufficient, educated) want the most state-of-the art, high-tech Realtor possible. This is what you should ask and do before buying anything: </p> <ul> <li>What have you done lately? (things change, what you did last year does not matter) </li> <li>Why are you better than the other alternatives I have? </li> <li>Why are you talking to me like a little child; when I am an adult? </li> <li>Do you think I am stupid? </li> <li>Show me recent proof of performance, rankings, testimonials: what does <input type="text" style="border-width: 0px; font-family: &#39;courier new&#39;; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: -1px; background-color: white;" size="6" value="Google" class="blend" readonly="readonly" /> have to say about what you do? </li> <li style="">How are you better than these guys that<input type="text" style="border-width: 0px; font-family: &#39;courier new&#39;; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: -1px; background-color: white;" size="6" value="Google" class="blend" readonly="readonly" /> says or are the best? </li> <li>How do you make your money? (IE: Where is your bread buttered?) </li> </ul> <p> Some of you people are such turkeys: sorry, but it is true: you have so many letters by your name they do not fit on a business card, <input type="text" style="border-width: 0px; font-family: &#39;courier new&#39;; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: -1px; background-color: white;" size="3" value="LOL" class="blend" readonly="readonly" />, do you really think anybody cares?! It is like putting on your business card: </p> <p> &quot;I am a turkey, I buy every bill of goods anybody sells me, and I never learn!&quot; </p> <p> Here is my concept: that the highest complement that any competitor can pay you is to be <input type="text" style="border-width: 0px; font-family: &#39;courier new&#39;; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: -1px; background-color: white;" size="5" value="soooo" class="blend" readonly="readonly" /> intimidated by the truth that you tell as to go out of their way to harm you. </p> <p> Does anybody out there really care about the truth? Let&#39;s find out, shall we, we will do a little experiment: here is the truth: </p> <p> <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;q=real+estate+social+media+marketing&amp;btnG=Search" title="real estate social media marketing Google Search">real estate social media marketing</a> Google Search </p> <p> <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;q=real+estate+social+media+website+design&amp;btnG=Search" title="real estate social media website design">real estate social media website design</a> Google Search </p> <p> <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;q=realtor+smo&amp;btnG=Search" title="realtor smo Google search">realtor smo</a> Google Search </p> <p> <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;q=realtor+sem&amp;btnG=Search" title="realtor sem Google search">realtor sem</a> Google Search </p> <p> <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;q=internet+advertising+consultant&amp;btnG=Google+Search&amp;aq=f&amp;oq=" title="internet advertising consultant Google Search">internet advertising consultant</a> Google Search </p> <p> <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&amp;q=real+estate+social+media+advertising+&amp;btnG=Search" title="real estate social media advertising Google search">real estate social media advertising</a> Google Search </p> <p> According to Google, I may know something about this topic. </p> <p> Before you buy anything, ask Google. The truth is not good marketing, but I am going to keep telling it. </p> <p> <input type="text" style="border-width: 0px; font-family: &#39;courier new&#39;; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: -1px; background-color: white;" size="4" value="Ahhh" class="blend" readonly="readonly" /> I feel so much better now, you should try it, join in! </p>

<p>Hi</p> <p>I&nbsp;wanted to post a problem that I had with a web program that I&nbsp;joined, Michael Russer's Online Domination( in New Jersey).&nbsp; I wrote my post, and I thought I&nbsp;had done it right, but I cant find it anywhere.&nbsp; I wanted to ask you and make sure that I had followed the rules. I have a problem with the way he treats a &quot;client&quot;.&nbsp; and I wanted&nbsp; feedback from other members on this.&nbsp; Did I just submit this incorrectly?</p> <p>Jennifer Greene</p>

<p>&nbsp;Hi, does anybody know how long it takes for chase(Sacramento, CA) to approve a short sale. Our offer was accepted by the seller but nothing from the Bank yet, It been two months now and no word, how long should we expect approval from the Bank and what takes the Bank so long?</p>

<p> I had a plumber out yesterday who recommended a tankless water heater over a traditional tank. The cost was almost twice as much however he said the tax break and the water savings was worth it.<br /> Is anyone using a tankless water heater? At 4k - 5k it will be a while before I purchase one but it appears to be the way to go. </p> <p> -Brian </p> <p> </p>

<p>Has anyone used Alamode.com to host their website? How do you like it?</p>

<p>&nbsp;I am new to RE business and would like to ask all of you if you can advice me where I can get a better domain name deal?</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Thank you for your time!</p>

<p>what is the best service to use for fax to email</p>

<p>I am looking at an email fax service.&nbsp; Has anyone had any experience with myfax.com or efax.com?&nbsp; Which is better?&nbsp; It appears that myfax.com is the cheaper.&nbsp; Right now I need as low cost as possible.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p> <div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-size: 9pt">I have a new listing with a signed Listing Agreement with a party relocating to another town. I am working as a Transaction Broker as it's a flat fee listing. About 10 days into the listing I received an email to lower the price. The next afternoon I received a call from a Realtor that stated she was my clients Realtor and that I needed to remove my listing in MLS ASAP. They were going to use the home for an HGTV show called &quot;My First Sale&quot; and she needed to input her listing right away. I told her that this was the first that I'd heard of it. Since I'd been out of the office with a client I had not seen the email from the Seller that stated to remove the listing from MLS as they had hired a Realtor. I had verbally told them that I would terminate the listing with written communication but did not include it in the contract. This is not an issue but rather for informational purposes. Since I had appointments all afternoon It wasn't until 5:30 p.m. before I had time to prepare the paperwork to terminate the Listing Agreement. It was sent via DocuSign at 5:55:28 p.m. to the Seller for the digital signature. The next day I tried to check the web based email server that I use for DocuSogn every hour for the doc as it needed to be forwarded onto the husband for his signature. That morning I received an email from &nbsp;the &quot;new Realtor&quot; she wrote </span></div> <div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt">&ldquo;Just wanted to remind you that I am really anxious to get the Wallums&rsquo; home listed on the MLS, and I can&rsquo;t do that until you remove your active listing.</span></div> <div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt">We are feeling a big time crunch here.</span></div> <div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt">I sure would appreciate it!&rdquo;</span></div> <div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 9pt">I responded that I had yet to receive the termination addendum signed. I also inform her that she is out of line and needs to wait until we&rsquo;re finished prior to proceeding with her listing. &nbsp;She then ends another email which she says &ldquo;</span><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 9pt">So sorry, did not mean to step on any toes.&nbsp;I was under the impression from speaking with the Wallums that no paperwork had been signed by them, which I thought was strange at the time.&nbsp;I should have been more clear with them.Thanks for clearing up the situation.&nbsp;Obviously I wish to comply with all appropriate contractual agreements.&rdquo;</span></div> <div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 9pt">Now I'm starting to get annoyed. Once again I quickly check the email to see if I've received the signed doc but it's not there. Since I've got multiple clients that are requiring a lot my time at this point I move onto something else. Then that afternoon I receive a call from the &quot;Realtor she inquired why I hadn't taken the listing off of MLS as yet. I told her that I hadn't received the signed paperwork as yet but once I receive it the listing will be removed At this point I'm pretty mad. I left a message for the Seller but didn&rsquo;t hear anything back from her. Now I&rsquo;m tired of being harassed and bullied by the other Realtor. The next day there was only communication from the Realtor via the phone and email. I had actually decided that the Seller was obviously not a part of this as she had not signed and sent the docs. &nbsp;Then the Realtor informed me that she had call MLS and asked them to remove my listing as I was no longer the listor. She informed that she was and I was refusing to remove it from MLS. She also told me that she has a signed Listing Agreement with the Seller. I informed her that I also have a signed Listing Agreement with the Seller. She repeated that they said they didn&rsquo;t have any paperwork with me at all. &nbsp;I also informed her that her actions were unethical and illegal that the Sellers couldn't be party to Listing Agreements at one time. Now </span><span style="font-size: 9pt">I'm absolutely fuming. That afternoon the Seller&nbsp;sends an email and wanted to know why we haven't removed the listing from MLS. When I stated that she hadn't signed the docs she stated that I didn't send it. </span></div> <div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-size: 9pt">Anyway after angry emails and voicemails on all sides of this issue I finally sent an email explaining repetitively that all of the documents were sent digitally and were documented with time/date stamps. Each and every one of them could be tracked including the termination doc that I had sent. Interesting that later in the day magically she found it signed it and sent it back with a note requesting that I forward it on to her husband. I was showing homes to a client at that time and didn&rsquo;t receive it until after I arrived home. When I finished showing homes I drove past the property and saw that the Realtor had placed her sign in front of the home. I took multiple pictures of it and came home. My office phone and email was full of nasty messages. Basically threatening me and then finally telling me that the listing was terminated and that they were proceeding without the docs. Of course finally the end was that the doc appeared and the Seller sent it. In the email that the Realtor sent she stated &ldquo;They felt they had <b>no</b> type of contract with you <i>what so ever</i>, and that was what they expressed to me in our first contact.&nbsp;&nbsp; It was only much later that they understood that they had in fact signed via computer an agreement to list but not represent.&rdquo; The Sellers are a branch manager of Wells Fargo Bank and an insurance agent with State Farm. It seems prudent to believe that they understood what they were signing. Now, of course, they are saying that they are going to follow up on me as I had stated that I was going to report this to the board of Realtors and the Colorado Real Estate Commission. At this time I have prepared the doc to be sent to the husband. Although they could have signed the one they have and faxed it back as I have already signed it. Then I plan to contact the Real Estate Commission tomorrow, the board of Realtors and also High Noon Entertainment ( HGTV) to report all of this behavior and the dual Listing AgreementsI understand that this couple wanted their home to be on HGTV. Even though we prefer to work towards achieving a full service listing&nbsp;with our flat fee listing clients we sent the termination papers in a timely manner to proceed with the termination. It was the Realtor that turned this into high drama. It also appears that apparently my clients didn&rsquo;t want to sign the termination docs for me to have it on file. &nbsp;The only thing that I can think of is that the date would prove that they signed a new Listing Agreement prior to terminating the one with me. I&rsquo;m assuming that a Listing Agreement is a prerequisite with HGTV. </span></div> <div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="font-size: 9pt">. I'd like to know what you think and should I go ahead and send the husband the doc to sign digitally or wait. I&rsquo;ve never had an experience such as this one with another Realtor. I have no idea what to do but feel that it should absolutely be followed up. Obviously she has no idea how to practice real estate and what she&rsquo;s doing or for that matter what a Transaction Broker is and the legalities along with it. She seems to think our contract is not good.</span></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; color: #76923c; font-size: 10pt">Michael Carroll&nbsp; Broker/Owner</span></b></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="line-height: 115%; color: #76923c; font-size: 10pt">Direct Line: 720.271.3873</span></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="line-height: 115%; color: #76923c; font-size: 10pt">Mail to: </span><a title="mailto:Mike@DenverRealtyExpress.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:Mike@DenverRealtyExpress.com"><span style="line-height: 115%; color: #76923c; font-size: 10pt">Mike@DenverRealtyExpress.com</span></a>&nbsp;</div>

<p><span style="font-family: Arial"><font size="3"><o:p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial">There is the new template based Agent website, ListingBook, accessible via link within our MLS Matrix system.&nbsp; The template targets Residential properties and do not offer search capability for multi-family, industrial, or commercial properties.&nbsp; What's your evaluation of the pros and cons of ListingBook?&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial">I currently own and manage a full function custom website with search capabilities for all property types, lead generation, drip campaign, user customizable profile, auto email notifications to subscribers, contact management tools, etc. Should I also buy a ListingBook website?&nbsp; (If I do, I do not know how to integrate this with my own website so I don't have to maintain 2 different sites and contact management systems).&nbsp; Your&nbsp;feed back and suggestions&nbsp;is greatly appreciated!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </o:p></font></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

<p> Can a first time buyer receive the tax credit if they have a co-signer who owns their own home? vy/lmk </p>

<p>How do you change your email address?</p>