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Mike Lorenc, Google Ann Arbor Interview by Missy Caulk
2008-10-01 00:25:00
Today the Saline Chamber of Commerce held a Lunch and Learn at Stonebridge Golf Club.  Michael Lorenc spoke from Google . Mike and his wife Amy were my buyer clients last year when they moved here from Poland, where Mike was head of Google in Poland. Imagine my surprise when I said "hello" and he told me Amy had told him I would be there. Wow, how would she know THAT? Earlier today I was downloading the Twitter Application for FaceBook and to test it out, I twitted I was going to the Saline Chamber meeting to hear a past client from Google speak. Ahhh, the nature of Web 2.0! After the lunch and meeting where Michael spoke I cornered asked him if he would answer a few questions for my blogging friends on Activerain. He agreed. You will have to watch the video, I did with my flip to hear the answers. What does Google think of Duplicate content? Should be join all these Social Networks? Does he Twitter? Is it good to put our blog feeds into all these social networks? Is PR (Google Page ...
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Roadblocks to Successful Closings in Ann Arbor
2008-10-01 00:24:00
  Roadblocks to a Successful Closing in Ann Arbor One of the documents we send out to our sellers and buyers after they are under contract are potential roadblocks to a closing. They can be from various people involved in the transaction. It is not negative just an information piece we put together to help them understand things beyond our control can occur. I was supposed to have two closings this week; one buyer purchasing my listing went in to work and found her job was lost. The second one, found out he could not get his money out of China. So events beyond our control happened.  There is so particular order to this.   THE LENDER  •1.     &nb sp; The lender does not properly qualify the buyer. •2.     &nb sp; Lender wants property repaired before closing •3.     &nb sp; Lender pulls a "bait and switch" on the buyers. •4.     &nb sp; Lender loos...

Agent Genius a Community Blog that Rocks!
2008-09-28 03:55:00
I have been seeing more and more group or community blogs out in the blogosphere. A group blog is a collaborative effort each post written by individuals but all under one platform.   Agent Genius won the Innovator of Year Award at Inman Connect in San Francisco this July.  As I said in this post it is one of the best outside blogs I have been following this year. Recently Lani and her husband Ben invited me to join the group of Agent Genius bloggers in contributing to the community. Announcement at AgentGenius  I am truly humbled and excited to be able to contribute to this innovative community.  I was picking up a birthday cake at SAMS when Lani called and to say I was surprised would be an understatement. Agent Genius has so many bloggers that I originally met through Activerain. Our own ActiveRich is also a contrbutor on AG, so I am somewhat in awe. My first post over on Agent Genius, If I am not a lead what am I?  I knew would be con...
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Where are the Statesmen?
2008-09-26 21:00:00
Thanks to Elizabeth Nieves for inspiring this post from her post today. Two hundred, eleven years ago, our country faced another huge crisis, the Constitutional Convention had met in Philadelphia to rewrite the Articles of the Confederation. The quarrels between the States were deep and divisive. There was no Union. The delegates began to realize that they needed to do something more than patch up the Articles of Confederation. It was a stormy convention. The northern states insisted upon representation according to population; the southern states claimed representation should be based upon land under cultivation. The small states feared they would be overwhelmed by the large states.  Some have said it was the strength of George Washington's personality which held the Convention together. Regardless, the debate over representation grew bitter and hopelessly deadlocked. Finally at this crucial moment, Ben Franklin, 81 years of age, rose and spoke quietly: Read the entire s...

"The No Spin Zone"
2008-09-24 05:37:00
Are you who you say you are?  When I first started blogging in 2006, it didn?t take long to figure out a few blogging buzz words. One of those words was transparent, or transparency. Transparency, as used in the humanities, implies openness, communication, and accountability. It is a metaphorical extension of the meaning used in the physical sciences: a "transparent" object is one that can be seen through. Can your readers see the real you? Transparency in real life is about Trust. Transparency in the blogosphere is also about Trust. Are you who you say you are in your posts? Are you who you say you are in real life? Daren Rowse, at ProBlogger says this about transparency? ?At the end of the day, trust is the only real currency in the blogosphere, and people who read blogs have the expectation that they?re getting at the truth ? in whatever form the truth is to them.? This is a great article on Transparency by Daren Rowse on being a transparent blogger.  Being transparent in you...
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Ann Arbor Library to be Torn Down and Rebuilt
2008-09-23 03:18:00
The Ann Arbor District Library Board has voted to tear down the main library downtown and build a new one in its place. Recently the Library posted a survey online with over 6,000 people responding. The survey asked how space at the library should be allocated, and about a proposed underground parking structure beneath the current surface lot next to the library. More than half of those who responded to the survey, said Ann Arbor needed a renovated or new downtown library. Around 14 percent said they did not agree a new or renovated library is needed. The 50-year-old building has been renovated twice already with the latest being in 1990.   I recently posted on all the new branch libraries in Ann Arbor have been built with sustainable design and materials.   The current building also does not comply with Americans with Disability Act (ADA) standards, although accomodations had been accomplished. This will be far better. Ann Arbor is environmentally conscience, tearing down...

Rock You !...in Ann Arbor
2008-09-22 06:52:00
Back in August, Benn Rosales, founder of Agent Genius, posted on a great tool, called Rock You. It is a lot like slideshow, but you can add music. I immediately went to my WordPress.org blog and tried it out, Ann Arbor Real Estate Talk.  You can also immediately submit it to your FaceBook and other social network sites. Well, you know me............. Every new toy I have to try out.  I really like it. You can log on to Rock You and try it or go to Benn's post to check out all the ways to use it and see examples of the different presentations. I have a new listing going in tomorrow so here is what it looks like. Oh yea, it is FREE !

Saline Area Schools Survey, Parents Input Needed
2008-09-21 16:43:00
Saline Area Schools is doing a need assessment for each of our schools and wants the parents input. As parents and members of Saline Area Schools District, it is important we take the opportunity to provide our input. There are two different pilots to choose from, one if you have a child attending a school and one if you are like me and they have graduated, but still like to participate in the schools. The survey they have selected has been developed by the National Education Association (NEA) and schools/districts all over the country are currently using this tool to assist them in creating comprehensive school improvement plans for their schools to improve teaching and learning for all children.  The KEYS 2.0 Survey tool is a comprehensive survey that collects data from teachers, support staff, parents and members of the community at large.  If you have a child in more than one building in the Saline Area School District they are asking you complete the survey for each b...
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Dhu Varren Ann Arbor "We Want New Carpet"
2008-09-19 01:02:00
Broker Bryant wrote on a final walk through that has inspired this post. I have sold five homes in Dhu Varren over the years.  This situation occurred at the closings of one of those homes. AT THE CLOSING TABLE, the Buyer Agent, "there is a HUGE spot on the carpet and we want new carpet." "Well, I'm sorry but, my sellers have moved out of country and you should have let me know last night after your walk-through. However, as my clients have moved out of country, I will pay to have it cleaned." No, they wanted new carpet. It was huge. So I stopped the closing, and said I am going to the house to look at the spot before I try to reach my clients.   I did.  The HUGE spot was less than the size of a quarter. That's IT!   I called the sellers and they said they had forgotten about it, until the moved. They had tried to have it cleaned a long time ago and it would not come out. I went back to the closing and told them, "the spot is the size of a quarter. It...
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Trulia Listings on Your Smart Phone, Not just IPhone
2008-09-18 15:34:00
Today I received an email from Trulia, that you can now download their listings to your phone. This was available only on the Iphone s until the latest update. Using  a software called lightpole. Lightpole allows you get real time data on your mobile phones from any geo-specific area or content. I found when I downloaded the mobile app from Trulia this morning that it gives me restaurants, Yelp and Yahoo Listings to search. Read here to find the Accepted devices, most are. Now most MLS charge an add on fee to get the data to your phone, Trulia is giving it to you FREE.  Even more reasons to have branded your listings on Trulia. Ok, this took me all of 5 minutes to do, and it is easy for all you non-techie ActiveRainers.  Once you download it, you will be sent a text message to your phone to download it. Run the program after it is finished. Tips to get you started once you download. Thank you TRULIA !!! ***Why is Realtor dot com not doing this for all of us, when ...
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Ann Arbor Art Walk
2008-09-18 13:57:00
    This year the Ann Arbor Art Walk is scheduled for Friday, October 17th from 5-10 P.M. and Saturday, October 18th from 12-5 P.M. The Art Walk Guide represents a consortium of galleries, exhibition spaces, visual artists and crafts people in the greater Ann Arbor area. As of this year, Art Walk has taken another big step by joining forces with the Arts Alliance, the Washtenaw County non-profit organization that works for all the arts in this county. Art Walk members have become linked with such efforts as the Artists Census, which made a count of artists in every field working in the county. More than 2000 artists create their work, pay taxes, their craft, and vote in this county, which means that the arts are a major economic sector in Washtenaw County. One of my good friends, Karen Dean is having a special private showing this Saturday, September 20th from 2-5 at 1730 Stonebridge Drive S in Ann Arbor, Mi. Karen will be introducing her newest book, Kitty Kate's Tea P...

47013 Bing in Canton, Michigan 48187
2008-09-17 20:17:00
Wonderful opportunity to own this gracious home on 47013 Bing in Canton, Michigan . Over 6000 square feet of living space includes 2000 in finished lower level. This home is being sold as a "short sale", with 3rd party approval required. A short sale is when the bank has to be willing to accept an offer on the home which is lower than the current owner owes on their mortgage.   Gracious Home in Canton 47013 Bing, Canton, MI 48187 View Map Enter into this graciously appointed home with 18 ft ceilings in the great room Great Room .1st floor study with built in bookcases, 1st floor Master Suite with hardwood floors, in kitchen, foyer, master bedroom, study, dining area. Finished lower level with bedroom, bath, kitchenette, recreation room, media room. Extra height in ceiling with recessed can lights. Bath in lower level also has a jacuzzi tub, sauna room. Former builder model with more attention to detail. Bonus room, bedrooms with built in ...

1535 Patricia, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104.
2008-09-17 20:13:00
LinksVirtual TourPhoto GalleryOpen floor planView into kitchenKitchen newer cabinetsMaster bedroom2nd bedroomFrontWalk to AbbotBack of homeside ofhomeSide of homeLower level 1/2 bathDescriptionCHARMING HOUSE, LAOCATED AT 1535 PATRICIA IN ANN ARBOR, MI. VERY OPEN FLOOR PLAN, NEWER KITCHEN, FRESH PAINT, GREAT LOCATION IN HOLLYWOOD PARK SUB. HARDWOOD FLOORS IN KITCHEN, NOOK AND BEDROOMS, UNDER THE CARPET IN THE OTHER 2 BEDROOMS, NEW DRYWALL IN FIN LL. WALK TO ABBOT ELEMENTARY OR CUT THROUGH THE BACKYARD. MOVE IN CONDITION. EASY ACCESS TO M14, DOWNTOWN AND U OF M.FeaturesBedrooms: 3Bathrooms: 1.5Year Built: 1964Subdivision: Hollywood ParkGarage Size: 1.5School District: Ann Arbor Square Footage: 1550Agent Name: Missy CaulkBroker: Keller WilliamsMLS #: 2810642Location1535 Patricia Ann Arbor MI 48104Powered by vFlyer.comvFlyer Id: 1897168
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My Legacy Online
2008-09-16 03:05:00
When I think about the word legacy, the first thing that pops in my head is family. Actually the word legacy does apply to "something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past."  Thinking about my on-line legacy causes me to reflect on the history I have left behind in the rain.  So grab a bowl of popcorn this is long. With family being the most important people on earth to me, many of my posts have been written on in honor of them. The one post on Alyssa's Wreck  written in July of 2007, is the post that connected the two... my real blood family and the Activerain family. Until that horrific event this was just a place to blog. I had just started connecting with some ladies on Activerain about search engine optimization and techniques for better blogging. This is also when I really connected with Brad Andersohn and my blogging buddies.       Since then I have written many posts on or about my family.   Ma...
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The Shift or Shift Happens in Michigan
2008-09-14 23:52:00
Last Tuesday Gary Keller spoke in Michigan . He was here speaking on his new book, The Shift .  Russell Shawone of my favorite bloggers on Agent Genius, had an introduction in the book and said this, "If this book doesn't light your fire, check your pulse. As always, Gary has found the unifying principles on which survival in a shift are based. This should be mandatory reading for any agent whether old or new." The interesting thing to me was when Gary asked all the attendees to raise their hands on the length of time they had been in the business. Well, most were fairly new agents,  most had never gone through a Shift. Being licensed in 1995, I had never gone through a Shift. Real estate and economies are cyclical, they come and go. I hope next time the Shift occurs, I will not be taken by surprise. When I started my career, the market was great, but I was new, and didn't have the data base or business skills that I have developed in 14 years.  By the time I got cr...

So Ya Want to be a Writer ( Blogger)
2008-09-13 14:58:00
Writing Blogging is hard work, for those who take the task seriously. Writing done right can be energizing and rewarding .  Anyone can throw up a post of words, copy a topic over and over again, to earn points or gain Google Juice. Maya Angelou said, "The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart." Freidrich Nietsche said, "Of all writings I love only that which is written with blood. Write with blood: and you will discover that blood is spirit."  Anais Nin, "We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospection".  There are some very good writers here on Activerain.  There are some.................. Can we say this about blogging, "The quality of your work, in the long run, is the deciding factor on how much your services are valued by the world." Orison Swett  Marde   John Jakes, one of my favorite authors, (North and South) said the following two things, "They m...
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Finally...
2008-09-12 23:08:00
Ok, I've been trying to get #1 Daughter to blog for over a year. We have gone from her laughter to me blogging to her first one.  I took her to Inman Connect in San Francisco in July. I thought, yea............that'll do it............meeting all these big time bloggers. Cutting edge agents, tons of technology. hummmmmmmmmm Today I came home from the office, where I have been most of the week training my new assistant and she had written her first blog post. Yea... Now if some of you would go and encourage her, that would be really cool. Her name is Christa and she is my best friend, number 1 buyer agent and the daughter I have always dreamed of after those teen years. She never meets a stranger, all her clients love her. Am I proud or what?  
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"Inspired by Hero's.........A Time to Remember
2008-09-11 13:18:00
September 11th, 2001, seven years ago... a day that will be in our memories forever. A day similiar to the day John F. Kennedy was shot.  I was in 5th grade when Kennedy was shot, I was in choir practice at my elementary school, we got down on our knees and prayed. (not sure that would or could happen anymore) Seven years ago, I was at our weekly meeting at RE/MAX. Our broker plus another agents cell phones were blowing up. One agent, Jim got up and walked out, when he walked back in he set the radio down in the middle of the conference room table. No one said a word, we all just got up...........walked to our cars...........went home to our families. There were no words to say............. Today, seven years later, I will be remembering and praying for those who lost their lives that day and their families. As a nation we are so quick to forget and yet history tells us that by not remembering we are doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past. In the midst of all the storms of our li...
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Washtenaw County Comprehensive Market Data
2008-09-10 05:27:00
Nationally the housing market is taking a beating. But, the last few days,interest rates have fallen again into the 5.65% range in Washtenaw County . Sales price average was $196,751.00. For the year it is down 7.5%. The average days on the market for homes and condos is 87. But according the Big House Data this does not reflect expireds and re-listings. If you figure those in the DOM on is close to 130.5. Once again, the homes priced competively, and in good condition are selling first. As a listing agent in Ann Arbor, I am giving more weight to the homes that are Active and that my sellers will be competing with. My goal is to have their home priced in the the 10 of all the homes buyers will look at.Buyers are smart in Washtenaw County and they will buy the perceived value in any home. With so many choices for buyers to see, I want to be in that TOP 10 in Ann Arbor, Saline, Dexter, Chelsea, Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti Township, Milan, Pittsfield Township. There were 375 closings in Augus...
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Washtenaw Condo Market Reports for August 2008
2008-09-10 05:10:00
Need to sell a condo in Ann Arbor or Washtenaw County? Make absolutley sure it is priced right. The condo's priced right are selling. I sold one last month in 2 weeks, it was in excellent condition and the sellers listened to my advice on pricing. August 2008 saw a total of $9.5 Million in closed condo transactions. There were 56 closings in August 2008, which is down 28% from August 2007. The number of new condo listings is down 18.5% and year to date the listings for condo's is down 33%. Slowly but surely the inventory is getting absorbed. The average list price was $170,137.00 down from August 2007 by 9.5%.
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Washtenaw County August Market Data
2008-09-10 04:53:00
Do you ever feel as a listing agent you are always giving sellers, "bad news"? I know as an Ann Arbor agent it is discouraging to have to tell sellers that their home is not going to sell at what they had hoped for. Honestly in Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County , most of our sellers are realistic, yet when the CMA is done it is still disappointing for them to hear it. The homes that are priced right and in remarkable condition are selling. Foreclosure's are also selling because in most cases they are 20% below the others listed in a subdivision. Now most foreclosure's are not in move in condition and some buyers are willing to fix them up to get a MUCH lower price. The average list price in Washtenaw County is down 16% from August of 2007. I guess I should say another 16%. year to date list price is only down 9.5% over 2007. The average sales price in Washtenaw County was $235,607 in August. That is down close to 19.5% compared to the same month last year. Closing are up 5% more than...
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1535 Patricia, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104... "A Sneak Peak"
2008-09-08 23:15:00
1535 Patricia is located in Hollywood Park subdivision in Ann Arbor . The Elementary School is Abbott and the backyard connects to the huge playground. No worries, the playground equipment is far enough way and there is a hedge behind the house. The house is a tri-level with three bedrooms up, kitchen, livingroom, nook and powder room on the first floor with a full finished basement. A total of 1550 square feet. This home will go in the MLS tomorrow, as the owner was having the ugly paneling in the basement removed and dry wall added. It has an updated kitchen and is all brick with new light fixtures, newer carpet, new hardwood floors in the kitchen. There are hardwood floors throughout.     So this is a pre-listing post. I'll do a Real Estate Show this week and a Vflyer. But it is a sneak peak for all Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County buyers. Oh the best part, it is priced at $189,900.00. More later.....  
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MacBooks, Kittens and Families
2008-09-07 04:00:00
On Thursday morning, I got up early and looked out on my deck, through sleepy eyes, and without coffee, much to my surprise I saw my daughters MacBook on the deck. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOO!! It was covered with morning dew. I quickly ran to Twitter to ask for help. I dried it off, sprayed compressed gas on it and waited. First I was told to dump it in a bowl of white rice and let the moisture out of it. Now, who has a bowl of white rice that big? Besides all we eat is brown rice. Poppy Dinsey, @PoppyD jumped in and said to turn it into a V, take the battery out, and DO NOT TURN it on. She had spilled a glass of water on hers and did this and she was getting ready to post on it. So I did. Then I went down to "this" daughters bedroom and pulled back the covers to "quietly tell her, what she had done". NOT !  More like: "ALLYSSA, YOU LEFT YOUR MACBOOK ON THE DECK AND IT IS COVERED IN DEW !!!!" When much to my surprise, there was this little gray kitt...
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Activerain Friends are Real Friends
2008-09-07 03:24:00
Today Kim Wood, my apprentice from MakeOver2TakeOver contest came to visit. She had her 2 daughters and her husband Michael, stopped here on to have brunch with us. We had a great time, not long enough.............but long enough to catch up and share Twitter stories. We are all going to Inman Connect in January 2009 in N.Y. City. I cooked four breakfast casseroles, and picked up a Sour Cream Coffee cake from Zingermans. My two daughters were going to the Michigan vs Miami of Ohio game, and I think at one point Kims husband was ready to cancel his sisters wedding and go with Christa. Michael grew up in Battle Creek so he is a big MI fan. I told him to follow my blog as I always talk about Wolverine Football. It was fun to here, my Mike and Kim's Mike talk about the stress, tears of MakeOver2TakeOver. LOL Enjoy some photos: Thanks for coming, Kim and family.........see ya in January and talk to ya on Twitter and Skype. Activerain friends ARE real friends, I think Kim's daughter ...
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Seasons of Life for Ann Arbor Realtor
2008-09-05 13:29:00
I think this is the longest I have gone without a post since I began blogging on Activerain in Dec 2006. Not sure if it was burn out from all the localism posts, I was trying to do or maybe trying to learn Vista and Office 2007, and getting all the files transferred over to the Sony. I just hired a new assistant, and after having Betty for 10 years, there has been a lot of training to do getting my systems up and running with her. However, I'm excited!     If my business was not systematized, I would be in a mess. A system is just recording what you do over and over again so no stone is left unturned. We are tweaking some things, and adding some new ones. Colleen will be handing all the Buyer Agents transactions from contract to close. This is new. In the past all the Buyer Agents showed the home, wrote the offers, negotiated the offers, set up inspections, attended inspections, negotiated inspections, talked to the lenders, removed contingencies and set up closings. The ...
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Agent Genius
2008-08-31 23:26:00
I have been following and reading the Agent Genius Blog for a while. It is a great blog that you can subscribe to, full of awesome posts by awesome writers.  They focus on what is "hot in technology and what is hot is our industry." Agent Genius recently won the Innovator Award in San Franciso at the Inman Conference. I got to meet Lani Anglin-Rosales and her husband Ben Rosales the founders of Agent Genius. Recently, Lani started a blog on Activerain, where she posts Recaps of posts from Agent Genius.  I subscribe to AG in my feedreader, Google,  so I don't miss anything.  You can subscribe from Agent Genius Blog, or here on Activerain.  You can also follow them on Twitter.   One night months ago in November,  I was in front of my computer and I got an email from Lani, "Hey Missy, how can I help you?"  I was shocked, thrilled and blessed. I told her I had just launced my new outside blog, Ann Arbor Real Estate Talk and needed it to move...

Opening Day for Michigan Football Tomorrow
2008-08-30 01:34:00
Opening today for the Michigan Wolverines is tomorrow. There is so much excitement living in Ann Arbor and a college town. Even if expectations are low around the country we are looking forward to a new era at University of Michigan. We have a new coach, Rich Rodrigues, who runs the spread offence which is new and different at this Big 10 school, steeped in a running tradition. "Coach Rod" as he is called is the son of a coal miner from West Virginia, with blue-collar roots, he became a head coach at age 24. Coach Rod is still not saying who will be the starting quarter-back. My guess is he will play both of them. Nick Sheridan is from Saline, who was the QB when my son Andrew played at Saline. Nick is a walk-on Red Shirt sophomore is competing with Steven Threet, from Adrian for the opening job.  We open against Utah who also runs a spread offense and has their seasoned QB returning.In the past, Michigan has had a hard time defending against the spread offence, but now that we are ...
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The Sidetrack Bar and Grill in Ypsilanti, MI
2008-08-28 15:28:00
The Sidetrack Bar and Grill is a charming restaurant in Ypsilanti Michigan; it is located in Depot Town and has the best burgers. It is a completely laid back atmosphere and reminds me of the way life use to be, with lots of old photos on the walls of the history of the SideTrack Restaurant. The Sidetrack has been in business since the 1800's when it was started across from the railroad tracks in Ypsilanti. The Amtrak Train passes through there although it never stops anymore. You have to pick up a ticket to Chicago in Ann Arbor.   Brick walls, hardwood floors, and a gorgeous bar and every time I go it is standing room only. The Sidetrack has high ceilings, a warm fireplace roaring in the winter months and an outside patio to enjoy in the summer time.       I took Allyssa there yesterday after we had gone shopping for her first car. She had never been and I suggest going. Of course she loved it; the ambiance just takes you in. When we pulled up she said, "...

Google Reader by Lee Lefever
2008-08-27 17:20:00
Lee Lefever is the creator of the Common Craft Blog and all the videos in Plain English. He recently posted one that he created for the Google Reader Team at Google. This one is getting the most out of your Google Reader .  If you don't know why we need a RSS feed reader, you can watch Lee's video on RSS feeds in Plain English on YouTube.  You can also go and read a post by Andy Kaufman on RSS feeds and the link to the video is there. Jon Washburn wrote a post a few weeks ago sharing his statistics from his Google Reader account (which is great for knowing what blogs he is reading). Sarah Washburn also wrote on a post on Getting Your Blog to the top of Google Reader. Everyone needs a feed reader, and my personal preference is Google. The only problem I have is the same one I have on Activerain with all my blog subscriptions. Too many, but I'm a nut about being afraid of missing something. This video on Google Reader is only 1.05 minutes long and I know it will be helpful to you ...

Michigan Association of Realtors Conference
2008-08-27 13:50:00
Michigan Association of Realtors is holding their annual conference September 17th through the 19th in Detroit at the Marriot Renaissance Center. The calendar for the events can be found here, beginning with the opening of the General Assembly at 5:00 P.M. on Wednesday and a mix and mingle afterwards. Are there any Activerain bloggers planning on attending? If so lets plan to meet up somewhere. One of my very favorite all time speakers is attending Terry Watson. He has the closing keynote on Friday at 11 AM. You are being given CE credit of one hour for attending this. I don't need the Con Ed credit but I would never miss Terry. I first heard Terry Watson at a RE/MAX of Michigan convention several years ago. Then the Education Committee of the Ann Arbor Area Board of Realtors brought him in to speak. WOW ! He is so hilarious, and animated. Terry Watson will also be speaking at 8:30 AM on Friday on the topic of "Buyer Your Mine". This is also 2.0 credit hours for con-ed. Other speak...
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