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Customer Support - LTIC

pwbradley — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:21:49 CDT

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Title & Escrow Rate Tables

pwbradley — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:18:13 CDT

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Top Producer

pwbradley — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:45:31 CDT

	Learn more about Top Producer and to set-up your own account, visit Top Producer

Learn more about Top Producer and to set-up your own account, visit Top Producer

Top Producer 8i’s 100% Web-based system allows you to view, update and synchronize your data from any computer using Firefox or Internet Explorer. Add Top Producer Mobility, and you can access your database from your Windows Mobile, BlackBerry® or Palm™ device.

Contributing to the eSolutions Wiki and Knowledgebase.

pwbradley — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:15:20 CDT

If you have information to share with Lawyers Title Representatives and Employees, please feel free to contribute using the following instructions:

Knowledge Base Articles and Resources can be found to the left under Home.
Sections bulleted with an arrow contain nested pages accessed by clicking on the arrow.
- Click on a subject to open it.
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		Please feel free to contribute to the eSolutions Knowledge Base: Select the section you want your page to appear under. Click Add a New Page. For example, if you want your article to appear under Home, click "Home" then click Add a New Page. If you want your page to appear under a specific category, click that category then click Add a New Page.

Please feel free to contribute to the eSolutions Knowledge Base:

Select the section you want your page to appear under.
Click Add a New Page.

For example, if you want your article to appear under Home, click "Home" then click Add a New Page.

If you want your page to appear under a specific category, click that category then click Add a New Page.

If you're not comfortable creating your own posting but have something you want to share, please contact the eSolutions Support Center and we'll do the rest!

Foreclosure Search Vendors

pwbradley — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:50:49 CDT

California Users

eSolutions has implemented a vendor referral program just for real estate and mortgage professionals through carefully researched and selected programs not affected by the California SB133 rules. Accessible from the left-side navigation under Foreclosure Search Vendors, you'll find the best balance of features with the lowest costs in the industry.

Arizona Users

Arizona users can continue using all the great eSolutions features for searching foreclosure records in Arizona.

Available AZ Counties
LTV Field Definitions
Lender Definitions
Loan Definitions
Financing Type Definitions
Trustee Sales Opening Bid Field
250 Record Export Limitations (per day)
Property Type Definitions

The Wise Agent

pwbradley — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:42:05 CDT

	Learn more about The Wise Agent and to set-up your own account, visit The Wise Agent.

Learn more about The Wise Agent and to set-up your own account, visit The Wise Agent.

Online Organizer / Virtual Office

Detailed data on all of your clients
Date stamped conversation log
Contract checklist
Time line checklist
Real estate forms
Flyers - eFlyers
Free updates, no setup fees, and no pop-up advertisements
Professional, private, and secure web workplace
Access to your entire business-past and present anytime from anywhere
Free 30-day trial
$24.95 per month

ARIZONA USERS!
You can Import your eSolutions Foreclosure Search Results directly into your Wise Agent account for easy prospecting and warm calling.

Real Pipeline

pwbradley — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:33:12 CDT

	Learn more about Real Pipeline and to set-up your own account, visit Real Pipeline

Learn more about Real Pipeline and to set-up your own account, visit Real Pipeline

Drive (by Real Pipeline) is a revolutionary web-based application that enables real estate professionals to manage the two most crucial elements of their business: clients and real estate property, and bring them together through sophisticated new marketing strategies. With “closing the deal” in mind, we’ve designed our application to equip our agents with all the necessary tools to fulfill the real and demanding needs of today’s consumer, your client.

Core Functions

Customer Relationship Management

Marketing

Data Management & Centralization

Analytics

Price Plan
$FREE

eSolutions Document Folder

pwbradley — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:33:16 CDT

Online Documents Folder at the eSolutions website can be used as a time-saving storage feature for internal sales documents, marketing materials, sales reports, etc. This feature allows for upload via the website or through an e-mail and sends e-mail notifications to all users assigned access to a new document.

Access the Document Folder from the upper navigation links on eSolutions.

Simply click on the Documents Folder link after logging into your eSolutions account to access your documents.

Contents of your Documents Folder will open in the next window

Note: Your list may appear different than this example.

Home

pwbradley — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:32:00 CDT

	The eSolutions Knowledge Base is a Collaborative Workspace for Lawyers Title employees to share Industry Knowledge, Tips, & Trends.

The eSolutions Knowledge Base is a Collaborative Workspace for Lawyers Title employees to share Industry Knowledge, Tips, & Trends.

ACT! for Real Estate

pwbradley — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:36:45 CDT

	Learn more about ACT! for Real Estate, visit ACT! by SAGE.

Learn more about ACT! for Real Estate, visit ACT! by SAGE.

IMPACT 2000

pwbradley — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:11:44 CDT

	Learn more about IMPACT 2000 and to set-up your own account, visit IMPACT 2000

Learn more about IMPACT 2000 and to set-up your own account, visit IMPACT 2000

Active Rain

pwbradley — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:09:43 CDT

	Learn more about Active Rain and to set-up your own account, visit Active Rain

Learn more about Active Rain and to set-up your own account, visit Active Rain

CRM (Customer Relationship Management)

pwbradley — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:40:30 CDT

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Linked In

pwbradley — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:33:28 CDT

	Learn more about Facebook and to set-up your own account, visit LinkedIN

Learn more about Facebook and to set-up your own account, visit LinkedIN

“The belief that the business focus of LinkedIn will not get them to hot home buying and selling prospects isn't accurate. Everybody works somewhere. Many are self-employed contractors and professionals. In fact, these very professionals are in the higher income strata that will produce higher real estate commissions. Beyond those considerations however, there is the professionalism of networking with others in positions related to real estate.”

Appraisers
Mortgage brokers
Bankers
Home Inspectors
Attorneys
Title companies
Contractors

“All of these occupations relate to real estate and our transactions process. These people can send you business, as well as help you to better serve your clients. LinkedIn allows you to present yourself to these related professionals, as well as the opportunity to answer their questions in your areas of expertise. This builds credibility and respect, and it will lead to future business.”

REFERENCE: “The Importance of Linked In for the Real Estate Professional,” by James Kimmons (Real Estate broker with Gallery Realty, Taos, NM, 575-613-4573) (Full Post available at http://realestate.about.com/od/internetmarketing/a/linkedin_import.htm)

Why should you be on LinkedIN? Here are four good reasons:

Real estate professionals are still pretty novel on the site, so there is plenty of room to stick out.
It is really easy to stand out… Simply upload your address book and ask previous clients for recommendations.
The site is primarily made up of well-to-do, tech savvy people. In my office at Move, I would estimate something like 75 to 80% of the people have an active LinkedIn profile, including almost our entire executive staff.
It meets the “what’s the worst that could happen test?“

REFERENCE: “How to Market Yourself on LinkedIn,” by Dustin Luther (Founder of Seattle’s Rain City Real Estate Guide, M-Realty LLC, Seattle, WA 253-778-6437) (Full Post available at http://raincityguide.com/2007/01/05/how-to-market-yourself-on-linkedin/)

Facebook

pwbradley — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:26:32 CDT

	Learn more about Facebook and to set-up your own account, visit Facebook

Learn more about Facebook and to set-up your own account, visit Facebook

“I think that maximizing your exposure on social networks like Facebook is going to be increasingly important to small businesses – especially in industries that are already so network-dependent like real estate. “

“… you should be thinking about marketing your listings in the places where your target markets are these days. Believe me, that’s rarely in the classifieds sections of your local newspapers anymore.”

“Think about it, you could have an exclusive Group of Realtors in your market, maybe it’s even inside a single branch office, and you could share great listings with each other even before they hit the MLS.”

REFERENCE: “Marketing Real Estate on Facebook,” by Joel Burslem (VP of Content, Inman News, Alameda, CA, and Founder of Future of Real Estate Marketing, Portland, OR)
(Full Post available at http://www.futureofrealestatemarketing.com/marketing-real-estate-on-facebook-and-other-social-networks)

“Selling real estate on Facebook is one of many new social media tactics agents can implement to sell more homes. Contrary to popular belief, you do not have to bother your friends and family with unsolicited updates from your personal account. Instead, as of early 2009, you can create a Facebook "page" for your real estate business, from which you can invite friends to become fans, send open house and other event notifications, upload slide shows of your listings, and advertise to a highly targeted audience.”

REFERENCE: “How to Sell Real Estate on Facebook,” by Matt Rogers (President of Rooster Communications, Minneapolis, MN, 612-599-4419)
(Full Post available at http://www.ehow.com/how_5235094_sell-real-estate-facebook.html)

“Using social networking sites like Facebook to market your real estate business can be a tricky procedure. Think about it this way. If you were in a room with all your friends, you wouldn’t constantly be promoting your business, trying to sell them things. If you did, you would soon find that you would have no friends left.”

“Facebook is a good way to remind your friends and acquaintances that real estate is how you make your living. Your job or business is a very big part of your personal life and should not be absent from your online profile.”
“Of course, few friends will want to hear about your work life 24-7 so try to figure out an appropriate balance of work and non-work related updates and a post volume that your network will find reasonable.”

“You can also use Facebook pages as your fan list as a way to stay in touch by using it as a type of newsletter list. Send your real estate contests and promotions out to your fans when appropriate.”

REFERENCE: “Facebook Marketing for the Real Estate Industry,” by Robert Dawson (Marketing and SEO consultant from Prince Edward Island, Canada, currently working for Century 21 Colonial Realty and Century 21 In Town Realty)
(Full Post available at http://www.realtown.com/century21pei/blog/facebookrealestatemarketing#c16341)

“It's well known that 80% of home buyers start their home search online. And why wouldn't they? These days, 80% of everything most people do is started online. Facebook profiles can now be spidered and you can make your profile visible to the world if you wish. Please do. Allow yourself to be found. Invite new clients to look you up whenever you want them to get an idea of who you are. When you join a social networking site and present yourself as an ethical professional with a good reputation and knowledge of the industry, this will naturally build into sales over time. All you have to do is get out there and participate in the online culture.”

“The key to success here is simple. If you want social networking to work for you, keep it fun, keep it real and stop selling. The heavy-handed hard sell simply doesn't work on the Internet. This is a medium where users can control the time spent on a site entirely independently of the site itself. It's not like TV where you've got 30 seconds to slam them with whatever product or idea you may have. Social networking works on a far more subtle level. Your internet presence is not a brochure either. An active profile is something much greater and potentially more powerful. It's a living testimonial that places you as a professional in a social context.”

REFERENCE: “The New Facebook of Real Estate Marketing,” by Joshua Keen (Real Estate agent with RealSource Brokers, Atlanta, GA, 404-270-9374)
(Full Post available at http://ezinearticles.com/?The-New-Facebook-of-Real-Estate&id=923178)

Twitter

pwbradley — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:25:33 CDT

	Learn more about Twitter and to set-up your own account, visit Twitter

Learn more about Twitter and to set-up your own account, visit Twitter

“Okay, Twitter seems kinda cool, but how is it going to help me in the real estate business?” Ah, yes. There it is. The million-dollar “what’s in it for me?” question. Well, I can think at least three simple ways of using Twitter to help your real estate business:

Look at Twitter as an educational resource. If you can find a few people to follow who inspire you and share insight and information that can improve the way you do business, wouldn’t that be great? There are plenty of people on Twitter who do that for other industries, tech and marketing especially. That is why Twitter needs a larger presence from the real estate community. We could all be helping each other professionally.
Use Twitter as a networking resource. There are some really interesting people on Twitter. There are probably some interesting people right in your own city on Twitter. Seek them out, engage them, and increase your network. You can even meet them in real life. At least you know that you have one thing in common right away– Twitter.
You can use Twitter as a way of touching your clients. Invite your clients to use Twitter. They can follow you, you can follow them. You can all exchange information and ideas. You could notify them of new listings, open houses, share links you think they might enjoy or find informative. Basically, you can build your very own Twitter real estate community. If you want, you can even make it private. If you set up a separate account that you only want your clients to have access to, you can simply set the privacy settings so that only people who you approve can view your tweets.

REFERENCE: “Welcome to Social Media for Real Estate 101,” by Daniel Rothamel (licensed Real Estate agent for Strong Team Realtors, Palmyra, VA, 434-589-5800) (Full Post available at http://agentgenius.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/welcome-to-social-media-for-real-estate-101-twitter/)

“I'm just about convinced that of all the social networking sites out there, twitter has the potential to offer the most value to real estate agents. The majority of twitter users do not have protected profiles so within minutes of signing on you can start following industry and technology leaders, other real estate agents and people from your local communities. It is the people from your local communities that I believe will have the best long-term value.”

REFERENCE: “Twitter for Real Estate - How to get started,” by Carolyn Gjerde-Tu (licensed Broker Associate for Lyon Real Estate, Davis, CA, 530-758-0720) (Full Post available at http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/blogs/discoverdavishomes/6495/show/)

“How does it (Twitter ™) apply to real estate? “ “Other than just being a way to keep up with friends, real estate companies are also finding ways to employ it. I read on the Wall Street Journal site about Daniel Rothamel, a real-estate agent from Palmyra, Va. Daniel makes a practice of following feeds from more than 1,000 people, including his neighbors and fellow real-estate professionals. He searches the site for people who communicated that they are looking real estate help in his area. At one point, he used the service to exchange messages with a potential customer, who later changed his plans.”

REFERENCE: “Twitter and Real Estate,” by Lou Lynch (Director of Technology for Prudential Nutshell Realty, Stone Ridge, NY, 845-687-2200) (Full Post available at http://www.ericbramlett.com/twitter-and-real-estate/)

Examples of Real Estate Professionals actively using Twitter:

http://twitter.com/John_Sweeney
http://twitter.com/DawnSellsSD
http://twitter.com/GreenBoxHomes
http://twitter.com/romeroonre
http://twitter.com/erealestate_
http://twitter.com/sawbuck
http://twitter.com/christy_gordon
http://twitter.com/familyhomes4you
http://twitter.com/markgracy
http://twitter.com/AraTheRealtor

Social Networking

pwbradley — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:54:43 CDT

"Every junior high kid seems to have a Facebook page. Why should you, a real estate professional? Learn about social networking websites, see how other real estate agents have embraced social networking to increase their presence on the Internet to attract more clients, learn about the variety of social networking websites and much more."
(A. Siudzinski, Senior Information Specialist, Realtor.org)

Some of the Benefits of Social Networking include:

Marketing to New Clients
Protecting your Brand
Testing New and Established Marketing Ideas
Measure the Impact of Your Markeing Plan in Real-Time

Demystify what social networking entails and how you can use it to your business's advantage - check out this great Entrereneur magazine article: http://www.entrepreneur.com/marketing/onlinemarketing/article176798.html

Real Town

pwbradley — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:27:49 CDT

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Arizona Foreclosures

pwbradley — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:52:31 CDT

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RealtyTrac CA-only Foreclosure Search service

pwbradley — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:23:23 CDT

In response to CA SB133, RealtyTrac has made available a modified version of its national search tool. Priced at a fraction of its standard nationwide foreclosure search tool, the California-Only service provides an entry-level foreclosure search option.

Features include:

All available California counties
Residential listings
Intuitive User Interface
Multiple Query Options
E-Mail Alerts
Sorting Tools
Mapping Features

Despite its fractional cost as compare to RealtyTrac's national tool, the California-Only plan is not for everyone. There are no exportable reports, no PDF or Excel outputs of your results. Commercial foreclosure listing are not included, and no saved searches. However, if you're on a very tight budget, this tool is the least expensive foreclosure search solution on the market right now.

For more information on the RealtyTrac California-Only program, please contact Trevor Kelly at 800-463-8014.