How to get your NAME instead of NUMBERS for Google+ .... Learn how to Get Your Own customized URL, (a Google+ link with your name in it), also known as a Vanity URL...
Whether you love it or hate it, Google+ is gaining popularity. To the tune of 40+ Million users. But are you as annoyed as I was with the long URL's? There is just something about being labeled a number that tends to irk me. That is, until I found this great idea. You've probably already got your personalized links for Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, & YouTube - so why not keep your image uniform in appearance? Although Google+ doesn't have this option within it yet, here's a different approach...
STEP 1: Open your Google+ account. Click on your name, which will take you to your profile page.
STEP 2: Look at the top address bar to find your current URL. It will look something like this: https://plus.google.com/102544933847708178631/posts?hl=en
STEP 3: Copy (highlight then press <ctrl C >) the long group of numbers only: https://plus.google.com/102544933847708178631/posts?hl=en
STEP 4: Go to http://gplus.to and you should see a screen like this: 
STEP 5: Choose your vanity Nickname in the left-hand box, then paste or enter you’re the string of numbers from STEP 3. Click “add”. Now you’ve created your own vanity URL! Occasionally, it will redirect you away from this page. Don’t worry. Just go to your web address bar and type it in.
Check me out: http://gplus.to/KimiSharp
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ATTENTION AGENTS: What is an "Arms-Length Transaction"?
Well, when you are talking about a Short Sale transaction, this means that the Buyer cannot be related to the Seller and neither can be related to the Real Estate Agents. So what does this mean for you? Let's say that your aunt is one of the best Agents in town. Of course you'd want her to sell your home, (or be your Buyer Representative), right?
Too bad.
More & more I am seeing the banks kill deals because it's not an arms-length transaction. It might have just happened to me today! (Of course, I'm not sure yet because bank reps seem to have a once-per-day limit of answering their phones) ...
Then I got the fax.You see, we've been working on the sale of my neice's home since August ... We clearly disclosed in the purchase agreement that "the Seller is related to the Listing Agent" and "the Buyer is related to the Selling Agent". We were told a month ago that our submitted offer was accepted, but had to go through additional approval via RHS (Rural Housing). Okay, we can be patient. And, luckily, the Buyer decided to hang in there too and get this deal closed, regardless of the delay. T
I was SO excited when the Short Sale bank called me this morning and said, "I have an Approval!" ... She proceeded to give me a list of a few minor things she would need. Things like an updated HUD-1 statement, updated paystubs, etc. ... pretty typical items, really. She said she would fax me with the detailed instructions to share with the title company & that as soon as she received those things, we could schedule closing. "Yay!", I thought to myself. I called the buyer's agent & my sellers to spread the good news.hings seemed to be progressing as usual for a short sale.
The first few pages looked like typical requirements, basically just like the bank rep had mentioned on the phone ... But the last pages had stamped on them: AFFIDAVIT OF ARMS LENGTH TRANSACTION MUST BE RECEIVED BACK BEFORE FINAL HUD WILL BE APPROVED. "NO EXCEPTIONS".
Uhm, excuse me?!
Had they not reviewed the purchase agreement that we had sent to them THREE months ago? Of course they had. They just didn't care. They don't care that an agent, (two in this case), spent months working their tails off for their clients. They don't care that if they can't make this offer work, there probably won't be another offer. They don't care that the home will end up in foreclosure and ultimately cost the BANK more money in lawyer fees & court costs. Not to mention loss of value when the home sits empty for several more months unnecessarily.
But is it really the BANK that doesn't care? No. It's the bank's short sale negotiator assigned to the file. Why would she/he care? It's the bank that is losing money, not the negotiator's own personal bank accounts dwindling.
I am sure we will find some type of resolution. That's what I do best. But I felt the need to share.
Hopefully you will not make the same mistake of thinking that just because you've disclosed a relationship upfront, the bank will pay you ...
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