Sarah's Blog

I am a certified with Settlement Room and love the capabilities they offer (a few quirks but overall great product).  Well, Settlement Room is being managed by a new firm and the pricing has gone up which has led me to start looking into new platforms to host my agents closing transactions.  I ha...

I LOVE Vista and it appears there are so many functions that I am still constantly learning.  Well, I was was in accessory portion of the start menu I noticed Snipping Tool.  So...I thought I would check it out.  All this time I was using the print screen and the cropping as necessary.  THIS IS G...

I have been looking for a computer application to modify certain contact entries for my blackberry.  I finally ran across a program that has been around for a while and was curious if anyone out there had tried it or if you use a different application.  I know I can sync everything from my outloo...

Well, you would think that since I have been in this business for as long as I have and to know the importance of back up.....well this week has proved that you got to make sure your back up source is reliable as well.  I have been backing up my family network to a wonderful WD My Book World Edit...

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It's a whole new look at your email: Xobni is the Outlook plug-in that saves you time finding email conversations, contacts and attachments. After a quick install, you'll see the new Xobni toolbar appear in Outlook - and suddenly information will become much easier to find. When a new email arriv...

Even though this is a picture of an animal circus, it appears that REO closings are becoming more and more of a circus.  So many people involved and no one willing to step up to the plate (ugh).  As a virtual assistant, I have had to become craftier and craftier in order to get a transaction to t...

 This was posted last year by Ed Stein and I received again this year.  However, I think that this year is a little more true than last..how sad http://blogs.rockymountainnews.com/stein/2007/10/haunted_houses.html

Being in the real estate business, either as an in house assistant and owning my own business as a real estate virtual assistant, as well as, a paralegal for real estate attorneys, I have been getting my feet wet in real estate owned (REO) properties.  Dealing with asset managers, foreclosure att...