RealTown's RealTalk
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Lead generation
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Posted By: Connerj
Posted By: Connerj
Connerj
00DD1L
Foreclosure
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Posted By: Dale+Grace
Posted By: Dale+Grace
Dale+Grace
00DCZP
PDA-Smart Phones-Fax
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Posted By: Catherine+Myers
Posted By: Catherine+Myers
Catherine+Myers
00DD1F
General
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Posted By: Lou+Frey
Posted By: Lou+Frey
Lou+Frey
00DD02
Market Conditions
The+herd+is+thinning+itself
Posted By: Andi+Durbin
Posted By: Andi+Durbin
Andi+Durbin
00DAXV
Outlook
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Posted By: Mark+Claessens
Posted By: Mark+Claessens
Mark+Claessens
00DD17
Education-Coaching
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Posted By: Sue+Dahlgren
Posted By: Sue+Dahlgren
Sue+Dahlgren
00DD0P
Financing - Lending
Successfully+making+offer+with+203k+loan+invloved
Posted By: Diane+Loveridge
Posted By: Diane+Loveridge
Diane+Loveridge
00DCCH
REALTOR Dot com
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Posted By: Saul+Klein%2C+e-PRO
Posted By: Saul+Klein%2C+e-PRO
Saul+Klein%2C+e-PRO
00DCZZ
MLS-IDX
NAR-DOJ
Posted By: Merv+Burgard
Posted By: Merv+Burgard
Merv+Burgard
00DD04
Market Conditions
Haven%27t+done+this+for+a+while
Posted By: Andi+Durbin
Posted By: Andi+Durbin
Andi+Durbin
00CN31
Designations Certifications
%3Cp%3EI+am+considering+the+ALHS+%28Accreddited+Luxury+Home+Specialist%29+and+CLHMS+%28Certified+Luxury+Home+Marketing+Specialist%29+courses.%C2%A0+I+would+be+interested+in+hearing+from+anyone+that+has+taken+either+of+these+courses+and+whether+they+have+had+a+positive+impact+on+their+business.%C2%A0+As+they+are+not+offered+through+NAR%2C+I+am+looking+for+feedback+to+determine+if+it+is+a+good+investment+of+time+to+obtain+these+designations.%3C%2Fp%3E+%3Cp%3EThank+you%2C%3Cbr+%2F%3E+Courtney+M.+Brown%2C+R%28S%29%3Cbr+%2F%3E+Kapalua+Realty%3Cbr+%2F%3E+Maui%2C+Hawaii%3Cbr+%2F%3E+%3Ca+href%3D%22mailto%3Acbmaui%40aol.com%22%3Ecbmaui%40aol.com%3C%2Fa%3E%3Cbr+%2F%3E+%3Ca+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kapalua.com%22%3Ewww.kapalua.com%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fp%3ELuxury+Home+Specialist+Designations+%28ALHS+and+CLHM...
Posted By: Courtney+Brown
Posted By: Courtney+Brown
Courtney+Brown
00DD06
Announcements
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Posted By: John+Reilly%2C+e-PRO
Posted By: John+Reilly%2C+e-PRO
John+Reilly%2C+e-PRO
00DCVI
Designations Certifications
%3Cp%3EIs+there+anyone+out+there+that+has+both+the+both+the+CRS+and+GRI+designations+that+could+give+some+insight+to+the+pro%27s+or+cons+of+either%3F+If+you+were+to+get+just+one+which+one+would+you+get%3F%3C%2Fp%3ECRS+or+GRI
Posted By: Jeff+Cole-The+Cole+Group
Posted By: Jeff+Cole-The+Cole+Group
Jeff+Cole-The+Cole+Group
00DD0F
Outlook
%3Cp%3EI+have+been+having+problems+for+awile+when+writing+email+in+Outlook+2003+%28Windows+XP+Home%29.+My+laptop+freezes%2C+requiring+a+restart.+Sometimes+the+screen+goes+dark.+Sometimes+the+screen+still+shows%2C+but+I+cannot+do+anything+with+the+computer.+Has+anyone+had+a+similar+problem%3F+Does+anyone+know+the+solution%3F%3C%2Fp%3E%0D%0A%3Cp%3EThanks%2C+Jim+Gilbert%3Cbr+%2F%3E%0D%0ASky+Realty%2FHeart+of+Austin+Homes%3Cbr+%2F%3E%0D%0A%3Ca+href%3D%22mailto%3AJim%40HeartofAustinHomes.com%22%3EJim%40HeartofAustinHomes.com%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fp%3EOutlook+Freezes
Posted By: Jim+Gilbert
Posted By: Jim+Gilbert
Jim+Gilbert
00DD05
General
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Posted By: Rich+Hudson
Posted By: Rich+Hudson
Rich+Hudson
00DD01
Financing - Lending
Courts+and+BPO%27s
Posted By: Andi+Durbin
Posted By: Andi+Durbin
Andi+Durbin
00DCZS
Websites-Blogs
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Posted By: Al+Napier
Posted By: Al+Napier
Al+Napier
00DCZA
General
Christmas+Cards+to+soliders+via+Walter+Reed+Hopsit...
Posted By: Tom+Greenan
Posted By: Tom+Greenan
Tom+Greenan
00DCZ3
e-PRO
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e-PRO+Staff
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