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Mar
2007
Posted by Jay - The Phoenix Real Estate Guy as Blogging / Social Networking, Real Estate
I will freely admit that my head hurts.
I knew when I signed up to host the Carnival of Real Estate months ago that it was going to be quite the task.
I had no idea.
The first thing that kind of freaked me out is this is the 33rd edition of the Carnival, and there were 33 entries. That's just a little weird. This is the 3rd month of the year. Right now it's 10:33pm. I've got the numbers 33 spinning around in my head like a record album, which of course rotates at 33 1/3 RPM.
Then I go to play my regular game of Texas Hold'em tonight (that's a poker game in case you've been living under a rock the last 3 1/3 years). And I'll be dammed if my first hand isn't a pair of 3's. I lost to someone holding pocket 9's. The square root of 9 is 3. My life has now been consumed by the number 33 and it's derivatives.
But that's not why you are here. You are here to see what I've picked as this week's cream of the crop in the real estate blogiverse. Since last week's host shamelessly stole my idea of playing off March Madness, I was at a loss for a "theme" for the Carnival. The number 33 and its incessant repetition in my life the last few days is an obvious choice. But never being one to go with the obvious, I'll just turn back to my favorite method of escape…. Poker.
Here are this weeks winning hands:

John Harper at The Harper Team Blog wins the first pot with a funny (yet oh-so-true) post. The DYPS system of personality typing will help those clients survive the Looney Tune world of real estate.

If you play much poker, you know how many times a solid pair can win a hand. And we've got a pair of blogs about commercial real estate sharing this spot. Michael Emilio out of Miami gives us a primer on triple net leases, and Craig Higdon sets us straight on commercial real estate loan facts and myths.
Dan Melson, by way of the SearchLight Crusade debunks another (common) lending myth about owner occupied home loans. This time on the residential side of the business. Understanding all the nuances of financing is many an agents weakness. Articles like this help both the real estate professional as well as the consumer.
There were three entries this week that revolved around "doing the right thing", having the right attitude, and considering the client first. This is a topic near and dear to me, and well, since I'm hosting the Carnival, I get to pick the posts! Here's the first two of the three: Cliff Jacobson with "It's Not About the House" and Daniel Rothamel with, "Do Inspired Work". Read them and heed them. And read on for the third related post.
I love deeply linked blogs. And I used to be in semiconductor manufacturing engineering, so I love data and charts. Therefore once again I can't pick a single winning straight hand. Two guys split the pot on this hand: Pat Kitano, with "Bubble Bubble Toil Trouble" and Mike Simonsen with, "Measuring the Transition to a Hot Market".
In his Carnival entry, Craig Shiller flushes out what a stager really does. (Sorry for the horrific pun — I can't help myself sometimes). A lot of folks don't "get" staging. Craig masterfully pulls together the whole home sale process, including staging, by using an analogy with something anyone can relate to — a tricycle.
Sabra Davis of ZillowBlog gets "the boat" (that's poker slang for a full house — a HUGE hand). In her post, "Confessions of an Empty Nester", Sabra espouses on moving out of "The House" and into the urban life. While it's downtown Seattle, it could be anycity USA. Doesn't sound like such a bad way to live…
With a poker hand that will win 99% of the time, Nina at Queercents, a self-professed "Zillow Voyeur" has a fabulous idea. Forget Zillow's "Make Me Move" feature. Bring on "Make My Neighbor Move". Her article, "Can Zillow Make Me Move?" is a great look at many things Zillow. I thought it was pure dead brilliant.
Toby Boyce pulls a monster hand with the best "local" post of the Carnival. He takes us on a tour of the small towns of Delaware County, Ohio. Heck, I could just about feel the nip in the air and see the guys playing checkers at the corner store. Sounds like a great place to live. And god speed Shamus Goare, thank you for your sacrifice.
This weeks ultimate hand was played by Greg Swann. No stranger to Carnival wins, Greg penned a masterpiece with his post, "The Implied Accusation in real estate: How to win the war on your attitude". A cursory glance at this article might lead one to think it's just another howitzer shell fired at the bubbleheads relentless attacks on Greg and team at the Bloodhound blog. But I encourage everyone to read it carefully. Greg cuts to the chase about our purpose — in life and in this profession. I think it may just be his best work yet, and that is saying a lot.
So there you have it folks, the 33rd Carnival of Real Estate is over. Unlike a real poker game, everyone is a winner here. There were many brilliant posts, and only a couple that were not-so-swift. Unfortunately, I had to eliminate a couple due to technicalities. One entry submitted by an ActiveRainer was an AR "Members Only" post. And while I could see it, it couldn't be linked to for the non-AR population. Another set of outstanding entries weren't considered for top honors because the submission FAQs clearly state one entry per blogger, not three. Sorry… Normally I'm not all that gung ho a rule follower, but this thing could swiftly spiral out of control if authors submitted multiple entries every week.
Next weeks Carnival will be hosted at Michael Price's most excellent "Mike's Corner — Web 2.0 for Real Estate Pros". I like Mike, he's a great guy. Let's bury him in quality entries!
Until then, remember…. never count your money while you're sitting at the table.
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Cheap Hand Bags » Carnival of Real Estate - The 33rd Edition
March 12th, 2007 at 1:42 am
1[...] post by Jay - The Phoenix Real Estate Guy and software by Elliott [...]
Toby & Sadie
March 12th, 2007 at 5:56 am
2Jay,
Thanks for doing this. Thanks for doing this. Thanks for doing this.
Sorry, had to do it three times to make sure you got the point
Great entries and I’ll start reading every one of them as we move forward. It is an honor to be included among these wonderful blog and Sadie is so proud that she’s settled down for an earl nap in the sun. I would love to join her, however it was a great week in Ohio real estate … so I have thank yous to write and a lot more.
Thanks again and get some rest!
Toby & Sadie
Greg Swann
March 12th, 2007 at 6:59 am
3Excellent job! (Winning is icing on the cake.) Jonathan Dalton plays poker, too. Sometime we should get the Phoenix RE.net together to see how much Russell Shaw can afford to lose…
33rd Carnival Is Up | The Real Estate Zebra
March 12th, 2007 at 7:04 am
4[...] The 33rd Edition of the Carnival of Real Estate is up at Phoenix Real Estate Guy. Jay did a great job this week, giving the carnival a poker theme. My post, Do Inspired Work, made the cut, coming in as “Three of a Kind.” Great work, Jay; and great work by all of the bloggers. Check it out. [...]
Egyptian Real estate Agent
March 12th, 2007 at 7:38 am
5What a mind that creat this great article , wish to join this carnival….
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Drew M from Zillow.com
March 12th, 2007 at 8:24 am
6Great job with the carnival - I like creativity of the poker theme.
Jon Cooper
March 12th, 2007 at 11:15 am
7Great summary! One of the better one’s I’ve seen. Theres some really good articles here. Makes me realize how much more I need to do to compete with some of these real estate blogs.
What does being the week host do for your blog traffic?
jfsellsius
March 12th, 2007 at 11:58 am
8Love your presentation Jay. One of the best yet.
Trulia Blog » Carnival of Real Estate
March 12th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
9[...] Carey better watch out. In the 33rd edition of the Carnival of Real Estate, The Phoenix Real Estate Guy gives him a run for his money as he [...]
Jay - The Phoenix Real Estate Guy
March 12th, 2007 at 1:26 pm
10Thanks folks. I’m glad the summary was appreciated. It was a lot tougher than I thought it would be to select the top posts. The vast majority of submittals were very good.
Jon - as we’ve discussed, you CAN play in the real estate blogiverse. Just do it! You too Ahmed!
I’ve often wondered how hosting the Carnival effects traffic. I’ll post a blurb about it tomorrow. The traffic bump will be fleeting, the best thing about hosting was getting to add add a couple of great blogs to my feed reader…
Maureen Francis
March 12th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
11Clever, Jay! A fine job of hosting.
Broker Bryant
March 12th, 2007 at 3:18 pm
12Great Carnival Jay, I love the poker layout. Did you know I have twin boys who are 33? OK I lied they are only 31 but it’s close. Thanks for taking the time to put this together. Excellent choices!
Jay - The Phoenix Real Estate Guy
March 12th, 2007 at 4:27 pm
13Thanks Mo and BB. Bryant, your post was, as is the norm, outstanding. If there was an honorable mention, both you and Jonathan Dalton would have gotten nods. Yours were better than just honorable mentions actually. Had to draw the line somewhere. It’s a tough job, trust me… Mo’s up in a couple of weeks if I recall correctly - you’ll see.
*Love* the newish RSSPieces blog Bryant!!
Leigh Brown
March 12th, 2007 at 6:12 pm
14Thanks for this hard work, that’s made my life easy in reading some excellent blogs! Another reminder that I have to get a little time squeezed in SOMEWHERE to read the great minds’ blogging and get more good stuff out on my end. =)
Pat Kitano
March 12th, 2007 at 7:40 pm
15I have to say it one more time - what a mind to create this great article!
May all your bubbles burst…
Tony
March 13th, 2007 at 7:43 am
16excellent summary of the carnival. Others have already commented that it takes a brilliant mind to come up with this.
James
March 14th, 2007 at 12:36 am
17very excellent job organizing all that info, would have made my head spin.
sharm el sheikh real estate
March 17th, 2007 at 3:46 am
18This article has a very funy spirit, I think that has the same spirit
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Red sea real estate
March 17th, 2007 at 3:48 am
19The images involving this articles colored it with a very good feeling
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johnnywatt
March 22nd, 2007 at 8:49 am
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April 9th, 2007 at 2:05 am
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May 3rd, 2007 at 8:38 am
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Julianna from roomspinners.com
June 3rd, 2007 at 8:09 am
23That was awesome! So creative. Thank you for putting it all together with such ingenuity.
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July 16th, 2007 at 7:27 am
24[...] Hmmm. Is participation in the CoRE dropping off? There were 33 entries when we hosted in Week 33, and 28 when we hosted Week 37. I thought at the time Easter weekend might have been responsible [...]
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