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Edit Your Real Estate Videos Like A Pro With Lightworks

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Do you know what Pulp Fiction, The Departed and The King’s Speech have in common? That’s right, they’ve all won Academy Awards. Do you know what else? They were all edited with Lightworks. Lightworks is a FREE, Professional-Level Open-Source Video Editor and was most recently used to edit the movies Shutter Island and Centurion. Now you [...]

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Google TV Will Change Real Estate Blogs

Google TV by Bryan McDonald

The internet and TV are quickly becoming one.  You can download movies from Amazon to your DVR, stream NetFlix on your Wii, and connect your computer to your TV so you can watch Hulu or Boxee on the big screen.  Pretty soon you won’t have to decide if you want to watch TV on your [...]

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Map Multiple Addresses On Your iPhone With Google Maps

MultipleAddressesGoogleMaps by Bryan McDonald

You can map multiple addresses on you iPhone using Google Maps in three easy steps.  First create a Google Map on your desktop or laptop.  Second, email that map to yourself.  Third, check your email on your iPhone and click on the link for the map you created. Click HERE if you can not see [...]

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Why Are You Appraising The Property So HIGH? REblissTV Episode #3

by Bryan McDonald

Lenders have become increasingly strict on real estate appraisals.  During the housing boom, most of my clients didn’t blink an eye if I used a comparable that sold 6 to 12 months ago.  During the current housing market, lenders want the most recent sales to be used in real estate appraisals and most of my [...]

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A Day in the Life of a Real Estate Appraiser. Episode # 2

by Bryan McDonald

A quick walkthrough of an REO property. One good thing about being a real estate appraiser is that no two days are ever alike.  Every house is different and every appraisal is different.  This is especially true when appraising a foreclosure.  Most REO properties I appraise have deferred maintenance and I rarely know what kind [...]

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A day in the life of a real estate appraiser. Episode #1

by Bryan McDonald

The impact of the HVCC on the real estate appraisal industry. The HVCC went into effect on May 1st, 2009.  To help enhance the integrity of the home appraisal process in the mortgage finance industry, in March 2008, Fannie Mae entered into an agreement with our regulator—the Federal Housing Finance Agency (then the Office of [...]

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