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Live at Zillow

July 25, 2007 by Rhonda Porter 1 Comment

Ping pong anyone? (sent from my treo)

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The Big Day is HERE – Welcome Blog Tour USA!

July 25, 2007 by Rhonda Porter 5 Comments

Just a few quick notes before I dash out the door to meet up with ARDELL and Rudy and Joe from Sellius (aka Blog Tour USA). I’m going to be away from my phone for most of the day since I’m participating in the tour. You’re welcome to leave a voicemail or email for me; or you can contact Dina or Marilyn if you need immediate assistance with a transaction or lock.

Here is my schedule for today with Blog Tour USA:

10:00 am Zillow
11:00 am Redfin
Possible other Seattle sites
7:00 pm Dinner at Ardells

There are people coming Canada and all over. This is going to be a great event! More to follow!

Filed Under: Current Affairs, Travel, Weblogs

Fun at the Carnival of Real Estate

July 24, 2007 by Rhonda Porter 3 Comments

No…I didn’t win a prize but this was my first time trying out my luck with the Real Estate Carnival hosted by ARDELL at Rain City Guide. I’ve never played at the Carnival before and I’m not sure why that is. Any recognition that Mortgage Porter has received thus far has been from readers on their own; nothing that I applied for or sought out. I have to say, I’m very surprised and tickled pink like a swirl of cotton candy that I received an "honorable mention" for How an Overdue Library Book Declined a Mortgage.

Here are the real winners of Carnival of Real Estate #51:

Brian Brady "Selling Like a Catholic School Girl"
Peter Comitini "Co-ops Losing Clout with Luxury Buyers"
Jay Thompson "The Combination Real Estate Agent/Lender: One-Stop Shopping, or Half-Assed Service?"
Frank Llosa "Reject THROW-UP Listings. Do it RIGHT, not RIGHT NOW!"
Brande Bradford "Top Ten Tidbits for Success"
Silicon Valley Blogger "Expected Rate of Decline of Home Prices Next Year"
Greg Swann "Divorcing the real estate commissions is simply a matter of HUD-1 bookkeeping effected by the mortgage lender"
Richard Kruse "It’s a Bloodbath and Time to Swim with the Sharks"

Hats off to ARDELL who not only hosted this festival but did so while preparing for Blog Tour USA to land in Seattle with dinner at her home on Thursday. A woman after my own heart!

And I can’t think a better way for Mortgage Porter to celebrate it’s 200th Post!

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Blog Tour USA in Seattle

July 20, 2007 by Rhonda Porter Leave a Comment

2 Bloggers on 1 RV with faces of bloggers plastered all over the exterior visiting 24 cities..Blog Tour USA will be arriving in Seattle next week on July 25.

Ardell will be touring the guys from Sellsius around town to see our fine city and then she will host a dinner at her home in Kirkland. I’m really looking forward to meeting Rudy and Joe of Sellsius and other fellow local real estate bloggers. I’m bringing dessert for the event…sweet!

Filed Under: Travel, Weblogs

Mortgage Porter tweaks

July 14, 2007 by Rhonda Porter Leave a Comment

I’m doing a little tidying up around The Mortgage Porter. You may not even notice…so I thought I’d point it out. I’ve swapped the list of monthly Archives for one link to the archived post.

Currently, after you click the link (located on the left side of the page) you’ll be redirected to a list of all my old post. The "Months" have active links…I’m still working on adding links to each title (in my spare time).

It was actually pretty fun to do (listing out all of the articles I’ve done). Showing how long you’ve been posting does seem like a well earned badge…but it’s nice to polish up the blog a bit, too.

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GNO last weekend at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern

July 6, 2007 by Rhonda Porter 3 Comments

Last Saturday, a group of us from Rain City Guide invited our newest member, Karen for a little "Girls Night Out". Karen just moved to Seattle from the Chicago area and she has been documenting her transition from the windy to the rainy city.

We met up at The Roanoke Park Place Tavern in Capitol Hill (off 10th E aka Broadway). I’ve never been to the Roanoke, and since it’s covered in ivy this time of year, I accidentally drove right passed it! They have excellent French Dip and Nachos. I never really had a chance to see the entire menu–we were too busy gabbing. If you’re looking for a friendly neighborhood bar, this is the place!

Welcome to Seattle, Karen! Pictured from left to right is Karen, Ardell, Jillayne and me. Photography by Kim. Cheers!

Filed Under: Just for Fun, Seattle, Weblogs

Online Networking and Facebook

July 5, 2007 by Rhonda Porter 1 Comment

I signed up for Facebook after reading Dustin Luther’s post at Rain City Guide. I must admit, it feels odd to me (and I’m not sure why) to have "profiles" every where on the internet. I guess I’m more use to people knowing how to find me via visiting my website…blogging, is much more social than a static website.

I created a MySpace page quite a while ago…I’d share the link with you but I hardly ever use it anymore! My original motives for setting up was to learn more about it and try to see why our kids were so ga-ga over it.

I’ve only had this account for a few days (not as long as Dustin with 6 months) so I have not figured all the ins and outs yet.Facebook, at least for me, is more professional (than my myspace page). If you have a profile, stop by and say "hello"! I’m always happy to add a friend.

Filed Under: Just for Fun, Tech/Tools of the Trade, Weblogs

Larry Cragun’s Magnificent 7 Nominees for June

July 3, 2007 by Rhonda Porter 3 Comments

Larry amazes me. Not only does he have several great blogs including Real Estate Undressed, Mortgages Undressed and Issaquah Undressed; he somehow manages to devour thousands of articles to provide his monthly nominees. Larry selects seven posts once a month and recognizes them as the Magnificent 7 for that month.