Lately, I’ve been very active in the Active Rain Real Estate Network - if you haven’t registered, Active Rain is a community of Real Estate professionals - agents, loan officers, home inspectors, etc. It’s growing daily and currently has over 14,000 members. Active Rain is absolutely free to join and offers several activities members can participate in to interact with other real estate professionals around the country.

Perhaps one of the most popular aspects of Active Rain is that members are ranked based upon a point system. Members gain additional points for interacting with community members - posting blogs, commenting on blogs, participating in forums and also participating in Localism.com - a website focused on local real estate niches. If you gain enough points, you can become a featured agent in your city, county, state or even the country.

Blogs are especially popular on Active Rain - you can find information on a variety of subjects related to your business or the real estate community. If you’ve never done your own blog, the interface is easy to use and you are also provided a free blog as part of your membership. If you’re looking for a great way to interact with your fellow real estate professionals, check out Active Rain - I’ll see you there.