Thank you all for the encouragement!

All these done together are powerful platforms. 

Here is my $0.02:Use services like Google Alerts to monitor your brand.Respond to online posts quicklyAddress the critique online, but try to continue the conversation offline (assuming it is a negative review)Encourage the good renters to give you a review, reviews can be a big help to not only your image, but to search engine visibility 

It has been an eye opening experience and it encourages me to take action.There's just a wealth of knowledge here and I'm hoping I would be able to absorb as much as I can and hope to be able to give back someday.I am working on my very first deal right now and hope all goes well.

I would encourage you to check out Cireia and InReia for info, training and contacts. 

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Knowing you have a mortgage rollover every 5-years is an encouragement to pay down principal.  

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State regulations make things complicated so I'm skeptical that it will ever replace the agent; however, technology is taking the place of so much human production that it wouldn't surprise me to see some platforms simplify the process for the even the casual browser.I looked for the app for my Android, but only T-Rex apps displayed.  

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