Like when a property management website uses Google maps to show where the houses are that from a comp or where the available rentals are.As Josh and company have been producing widgets for the Mac and a tool for Facebook will OpenSocial make it easier to network, easier to figure out who to partner with for a RE deal, easier to stay on top of deals and other things.There is a video on the Google site where they introduce the concept and then explain to a group of developers how things will work.Google the following terms to get to the specific page:opensocial code googleThe link to the video should be there.There is a Wired online article that speculates the Google announcement is a focused effort to break the Facebook closed model of the net.

James and Jon - thanks for trying to get things back on track here, but despite your best efforts, the hijacked thread is now so far off course that I'm going to shut it down.Talking House Realtor -Your post had absolutely nothing to do with what was being asked by the original poster.

When a seller makes the effort to call they are not likely expecting to be grilled.

In my last two years of high school I was universally known as "minimum effort (last name).

A "normal" 19-year old would be thinking that the future is way off, and that there's no reason to start getting his act together now.Keep this attitude and effort going, and you'll soon be the employer of the "normal" guys.Let's hear it for ABNORMAL. 8)

Some of the things I learned along the way:Concentrate your efforts.

.- Our work force is spread out globally, but not all of our people can telecommute.

I never understand all this effort just to "broker" transactions.

It takes effort.

So hesitant because of the experiences they are facing in this market that they don't even make an effort to try to get approved for a loan.