All Neighbors in Luzerne County, PA
Top Neighbors: The magic behind the mirrors
You will never have to pay to be listed as a top neighbor. Period. That important detail clarified, let's discuss how we arrive at two "top neighbors" for a given region:
Localism is a bustling collection of hyper-local communities, and the top neighbors should reflect those members who are most active. When ranking users in a given region, several factors are considered. To get your foot in the proverbial door, you need to have posted at least one "Localism" article or photo for the region.
The very best way to quickly rise to #1 is to post high-quality local content. Keeping a steady strem of incoming posts and photos will massively tilt the scales in your favor.
What doesn't count toward the top neighbor ranking? ActiveRain points and community sponsorships. The top neighbor spots will always go to the most active members in a region. We want to create a level playing field that encourages the growth of communities — talent and dedication are required to win the day.
Yes, that's right!!! Scranton, PA is rated by CNN's Money Magazine as 7th in the list of "Fastest Growing Real Estate Markets". I'd say that's pretty impressive. It's also something I've been saying for a long time now. 
The perfect storm has been brewing in the Wilkes-Barre, PA real estate market for some time now. 
Add all of these factors together and you have the very obvious need for a Property Management Company that can provide quality property management services for our community. I think this has become obvious over the last few months, as more and more Brokers in the Wilkes-Barre market are looking into this sector of the Real Estate market. 
This is a great time for the wise investor to take advantage of some of the great deals that are available out in the Wilkes-Barre, PA real estate market. Our area is teeming with older homes that are coming on the market in droves at incredibly low prices. For investment groups like Real Estate Riches and others, it's like throwing chum into the shark infested waters. As soon as one of these morsels is thrown into the water, the investors are churning in their offers hoping to be the fortunate bidder to come away with the prize. No, this market isn't one for the meek. It'll take quick, decisive action to survive in these blood-filled waters. 
I've seen the whole gambit of investment strategies with these investors. There are the low-ballers, who throw a lot of paper at a lot of sellers, hoping to catch the right one at the right time to close the deal. These guys aren't the most successful with their strategy, but they're busy and I guess that makes them feel like they are accomplishing something. They'll be on an infomercial soon, talking about how they bought their last property for pennies on the dollar. If they don't run out of energy (and Realtors who want to spend a lot of time writing offers for them) and they can take the continual rejection, they'll find some level of success.
There are the patient ones who, like a trap-door spider hang out and wait for the right property to come along. Then, like a lightning bolt, they flash out with their fullpricecloseinthreeweekswithcashandforgettheinspectionsplease offer and move on to closing and a rehab. This is very likely the Realtors favorite kind of investor. They don't come around often and they sure won't pay the bills, but they're a sure shot and we love to get that call. 
And we can't forget the slow and steady, patient investor who will make sure those numbers are dead on before making their offer. They have the whole transaction calculated to the dime before the offer is put in. These are the ones I really hope get the nod, but it's a battle these days. The good thing is that these investors don't get emotionally involved with the property. It is just business after all. The offer wasn't accepted? No problem, let's move on. They are the ones who will be retiring when they plan to, with their investments paying the bills. 
