There are a lot of things that the “textbook experts” don’t know to tell you when they talk about short sales.  Having been around a while, I knew the difference between theory and reality.  In my search for some inside information, I visited with Doug Solman owner of MH Solutions who has over 200 successful short sales under his belt and Kim Fowler owner of MaineStay Realty who carries more that 20 short sale listings at any one time and has closed $3,500,000 (20 sides) since November ‘06.

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For many years I have worked in the profession of workplace learning - in the real estate, financial services and insurance industries. I am often asked, “What’s the deal with these younger workers?”  Some of us of a certain age (and I put myself in this category!) are confused and downright annoyed at how those younger than us don’t “act right” at work.  Today’s article deals with what is commonly called Generation X; people who were born between 1960 and 1980 and are now between 28 and 48 years old.
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I see terms such as “RSS”, “XML”, and “Atom” out there, but I don’t know how to use these links?
“RSS”, “XML” and “Atom” are all examples of what are called “feeds”. Feeds are a way for web users to subscribe to regular updates, delivered automatically. You’ve probably done this before by signing up for things like email newsletters. Using feeds such as RSS (which just stands for “Really Simple Syndication”) is a way to use other tools besides email to keep track of your subscriptions.

What Does This Mean To Me?
Using feeds is a way to easily keep track of a large number of your favorite websites or blogs, without having to remember to check each site manually or clutter your email inbox. Suppose you have 25 sites and blogs you find interesting. You could visit each website and blog everyday to see what’s new, but that might take you hours. With RSS, you can “subscribe” to a website or blog and get “fed” all the new headlines from all of these 25 sites and blogs in one list, and see the latest updates in minutes instead of hours. Quite a time saver!
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