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Richard Preston
- 52, Male
- Charlotte, NC
- United States
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Need a Real Estate Assistant/Closing Coordinator?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Richard Preston Oct 21, 2009. 1 Reply 0 Likes
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- Member Type
- Home Owner, Consumer, Web Designer
- Company Name
- Social Designs
- Phone Number
- 704-323-5721
- About Me
- I'm a software development engineer with 17 years of experience.
I created this web site because networking is a big part of the real estate business. This site will help buyers by giving them the ability to rate real estate professionals they have worked with in the past and find highly rated people for new projects.
Consumers and anyone who has a service or product related to real estate can join the network, like agents, home inspectors, builders, contractors, landscapers etc. Then buyers can rate their services and leave comments.
The forum, as well as blogs, can be great ways to get and share information, and the events calendar will keep you informed of real estate related events happening in the area.
I hope you enjoy using the web site. Don't hesitate to play around with the site, and ask questions, either in the forum or by sending a message to me.
- Interests
- Music, fly fishing, hiking, camping, the Internet, software
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Pop-up LED Lights for TV Remotes (makes a great stocking stuffer!)
Posted on October 26, 2010 at 12:30pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
Valerie Ring is selling small LED lights that attach to a TV remote.
The light turns on when you pop it up and it helps you see the buttons on the remote when you are watching TV in the dark. Not everyone watches TV in the dark or has trouble seeing the buttons, but if you do, you will love these things.…
Continue Home Bridging
Posted on March 17, 2009 at 1:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
I recently saw a presentation of an interesting sounding program called Home Bridging.
The Home Bridging organization works with buyers who have credit scores that are too low to qualify for a mortgage. The buyers basically rent a new house with an option to buy within 24 months by paying a 2% option fee up front. The Home Bridging organization works with the buyers… Continue
The Home Bridging organization works with buyers who have credit scores that are too low to qualify for a mortgage. The buyers basically rent a new house with an option to buy within 24 months by paying a 2% option fee up front. The Home Bridging organization works with the buyers… Continue
Creating Multiple Profiles
Posted on February 10, 2009 at 2:37pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
I thought I would mention that you can create multiple profiles, if you want to. Just use a different email address to sign up with for each profile.
You could have one profile for your business and a personal profile for yourself. You can even set your profile so only the people you have made your friends can see it (of course you probably wouldn't want to do that for your business).
You can always set the privacy level of things you post to the network so that everyone… Continue
You could have one profile for your business and a personal profile for yourself. You can even set your profile so only the people you have made your friends can see it (of course you probably wouldn't want to do that for your business).
You can always set the privacy level of things you post to the network so that everyone… Continue
The Twitter Tracker Application
Posted on February 10, 2009 at 1:29pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
I just added the Twitter Tracker application to my profile page.
It looks pretty interesting. It will show messages people are posting on Twitter that contain keywords you are interested in.
For instance I put in the keywords Charlotte,"real estate" and set the number of messages to display to 5 and I get 5 Twitter messages (tweets) displayed on my page. It looks like a good way to find information on the Internet for anything you are interested… Continue
It looks pretty interesting. It will show messages people are posting on Twitter that contain keywords you are interested in.
For instance I put in the keywords Charlotte,"real estate" and set the number of messages to display to 5 and I get 5 Twitter messages (tweets) displayed on my page. It looks like a good way to find information on the Internet for anything you are interested… Continue
Changes Coming to the Network Later This Week
Posted on February 3, 2009 at 10:58am 1 Comment 0 Likes
There are changes coming to the network later this week:
Redesigned Latest Activity Feature
The Latest Activity feature will utilize a brand-new set of icons. Latest Activity feeds on profile pages, which previously had no icons or avatars, will now have the same icon set shown on the Main page of the network.
New Settings Options
In this release, you’ll find an expanded set of privacy options on your Settings page. Using these settings, you’ll have… Continue
Redesigned Latest Activity Feature
The Latest Activity feature will utilize a brand-new set of icons. Latest Activity feeds on profile pages, which previously had no icons or avatars, will now have the same icon set shown on the Main page of the network.
New Settings Options
In this release, you’ll find an expanded set of privacy options on your Settings page. Using these settings, you’ll have… Continue
Comment Wall (20 comments)
- At 10:41pm on January 3, 2011,
Stephen Wise said… Awesome - Yeah, I know how it is to start several sites then decide to just focus on a single one - thanks for sharing that.
I've used ning free trial before. My favorite use of ning yet is http://party.tikibartv.com/ - Too bad they haven't had any new episodes in over a year. It's worth checking out though. Also, I'll spread the word to anyone I think may be interested, keep up the great work!
- At 7:24pm on January 3, 2011, Stephen Wise said…
Richard, great work on this site - I've messed around with Ning in past projects, it's awesome to see this is living breathing site. How many hours do you think you spent getting it to the point it is today?
Congrats!
- At 7:25am on July 22, 2010,
Lakesha Woods said… - Hi Richard! I'm glad to be here and hope to network with some really great professionals in the industry. I'm a former Mortgage Broker from the State of Florida now here in Charlotte, NC - re-developing a career in a new State. I'm also a publisher of a national publication and I'm looking for Real Estate Companies or Realtors to niche market there services with Enjoy Life Magazine's "Homemakers Make Over" column and our "Travel" column. I'm also hold opening a Coworking Space in East Charlotte - "Enjoy Life Coworking". Hope to stay in loop of things by being apart of this network!
- At 3:52pm on July 13, 2010,
Bill Carey said… - Hi Richard,
Thank you happy to be here. I'll complete my profile when I get settled in to my new place. We are moving from our present home (closing Thursday) to a new home (Short Sale) closing Friday. It's a little crazy this week but I want to contribute to the group.
Thanks,
Bill Carey
- At 11:09am on April 17, 2010,
Diane Dice said… - Hi Richard, It's good to be back.
- At 11:25am on March 15, 2010,
Markelle Harden said… - Thanks Richard! Great idea for a group! Charlotte is such a large market, this is a great way to network!
- At 9:55am on October 26, 2009,
Julie Tache said… - Glad you got it done, yeah the big boxes aren't ever a very good deal! I have people for just about everything, so call me if you need any other references..
- At 10:23pm on October 21, 2009, Julie Tache said…
- Hey Richard - do you still need a water heater? If so, call Brian Novak 704-777-3268, he can help you! Julie
- At 12:21pm on October 8, 2009,
Wayne Steele said… - Thanks Richard, nice site.
- At 4:42pm on September 22, 2009,
Terry McDonald said…
- of course not...thanks, working on more videos as we speak
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