JT Prevatte - Thinking Fayetteville, NC? Think JT!

Apparently I am behind the times.... I read several blogs a day and have been noticing a new trend.  That trend being blogs decorated using the new Activerain Blog Designer.  I, for one, tend to think my plain old basic blog background is just fine, maybe a little boring for some but it is what I...

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy birthday dear Jacob....Happy Birthday to you....        Well, on this date one year ago at 9:03 am I had just become a new father for the first time.  I can still remember the events as if I were standing there right now. Here we are, one year l...

Here is an interesting site.  It is a site where consumers, playing the part of "Watchdog", can report the lowest gas prices they find in the area they are in around NC. With today's ever soaring gas prices, 24th day in a row that prices have risen, this site makes finding the cheapest source of ...

I read a blog earlier that made my mind intriqued. The blog was entitled, "If the internet went away, could you still sell a house?" That is really an interesting question.  I don't know about you but at least for me, on the buyer side of things, I depend  on my website heavily for new leads.  I ...

Ok....while reading another blog I ran across a comment that sparked some thoughts in my head.  The blog was talking in reference to vehicle signs and using them or not. While reading the comments I ran across this one: I had magnetic signs when I first started in the business.  An uninsured, unl...

Recession.  That is an ugly word.  Unfortunately, it is one that we as a public are facing in today's times. In my thoughts there are many different types of recessions.  The one that most focus on is the one involving the economy...I guess you could say that my personal recession is affecting my...

A big congratulations goes out to one of our favorite people here at ActiveRain!  Mr. Johnathan Washburn is featured in this months issue of Realtor magazine for being selected as one of the famous "30 under 30" in real estate.  You can read a little about Johnathan on page 33 of this months issu...

Ok...I might hit a nerve with this one, but hey, do your job and you will have no problem... I make it a common practice to market to my customers after a sale closes.  Well, duh....doesn't everyone?  NO, NO they don't. So here is the meat of this blog.  Do you ever market to the party that was r...

Finally.... Finally Eureka ware's real estate add-in for Outlook is compatible with both Microsoft Vista and Outlook 2007.  A feat that I was afraid they would not be able to complete.  I have installed the trial version and it works very well.  Eureka ware's add-in is a cheaper alternative to th...

Having recently acquired Outlook 2007, I am constantly amazed with the small improvements that Microsoft made over the previous versions. Once you first start using Outlook 2007 you may feel a little overwhelmed but this is short lived.  It really only take a few minutes to maybe a couple days of...