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General Bringo: www.NoPhoneTrees.com  I just spent 30 minutes going through an automated phone system to get one simple question answered! Arg! Here is a way to avoid all that! They do the calling and waiting and call you when they have a live person on the line! Try t out!
General www.HowStuffWorks.com If you haven't visited and bookmarked this site your should. It comes in handy for you and your clients!
For REALTORS® Jott™ - Official Site All right, many of my friends in real estate t are using it, but I just didn't see the need. Why would anyone leave voice messages on their cell phone that are turned into text e-mail messages? After all I can take the time to put reminders into my Smartphone or heaven forbid write them down the old fashioned way. I don't need another e-mail message to check...and then the day came when I was goaded into trying it. OK. So I was wrong; dead wrong. Jott.com is one of the more useful services for agents on the go. And it is free — that is the best part. It takes you about 2 minutes to set it up, then you verify your phone then you are off and running in all of about 10 minutes. Easy peasy. So next time I am running around and need to “jot down” a note, I’ll just use my cell phone and have Jott turn my voice message into a text e-mail message ta da! Keeping organized, keeping sane. :-) Cool. Try it for yourself. (And if you have an iPhone like me they have a cool app that you should look at!) I can deal with a couple of ads to use this service.
For REALTORS® The best "professional" networking site for all types of professions is LinkedIn. Well worth the time and effort to get it set up and then to manage it for the first week or so as you add information. After that it is just a bit of time to maintain.
For REALTORS® Zolve  - Odd name for one of the best real estate and lending networking and referral sites I have seen yet! And it is FREE! Takes about 30 minutes to input your information. Well worth the effort.
For REALTORS® and their clients Have someone who wants to build a house but their ideas and the builders designs just don't match? Send them to Floor Planner! It is a site where they can design the home of their dreams and the basic version is free! They can also share their plans with the builder on-line! Might be worth a look to add to your real estate toolbox!
For REALTORS® and their clients www.eere.energy.goc/consumer/your_home/  Right now who isn't looking for energy saving tips. This is a great site you can give to your clients to help them with their buying and selling decisions. And you can use it as well to help you be more informed about energy saving options available in the market today from building techniques to appliance choices.

More coming all the time! Have a cool tip to share? Send it to PeggyAnn and I will add it with a credit to you!