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As quoted from an article written on MainLineLife.com:"If more evidence were needed that real estate is precious in Lower Merion, this might be it. The board of commissioners last week voted to authorize advertisement of an ordinance that would, for the first time, regulate the installation of "v...

I had a great conversation with Tom Howell today at Cardinal Financial, and we were discussing the types of clients we work with, who we liked, and those who were headaches from the get go!Engineers: Usually cash-rich, great credit, and hard to get loyalty.  They will shop around to 900 providers...

I have been mulling this over so I will throw this out to the the professional agents out there.  Would you rather have 5 listings all under contract, or 15 listings but none under contract?The reason I ask is that I work closely with another agent, and we like to have some fun competition.  This...

I used Jasc Photo to create this little gem about 5 years ago.  I sold several prints on Ebay, mostly to attorneys, go figure.  Anyways, I thought a good laugh would help kick off the weekend!  Anyone else think it might make a great T-shirt, or perhaps a good mouse pad?  (Yeah, me neither...the ...

I thought I would post this in my blog because I was surprised that so far not one person has taken me up on the offer.  My wife Stephanie thinks that people would rather keep the money for themselves, rather than see it go to charity.  I posted this in my Talking House Radio spots, in print, on ...

An interesting story, and the question is, would you have done the same?In a Main Line Jewelry store, a carpet employee found an envelope containing diamonds worth about $60000.  Without hesitation, the employee of the carpet company returned the goods to the rightful owner.  In a day and age of ...

One of the reasons I joined RE/MAX, particularly REMAX Main Line, is because of the independent lifestyle REMAX offers.  As an "unemployed" Realtor I have always felt that my failures or successes were up to me, and not really the Broker's duty to line my pockets with gold. As I hit my 5th year i...

I have come across several home-sellers who have worked with me that say before they signed, they had thought about being a For Sale By Owner.  Only after an offer has come through on their property and seen how much knowledge went into marketing, and more importantly, negotiating the deal, do I ...

While I realize a blog is really NOT the place to self-promote, I figured I might as well add some good news for local readers to know about me and my team with www.AskTheBigGuy.com.  Due to the fact that my wife is expecting twins (identical twin girls if you can believe it) I knew I had to driv...

In an industry that is wrought with attacks, real estate agents are always defending their position as trusted sources of information for the general public.  When www.Zillow.com launched, it was desinged to give consumers an opporunity to compare home values in their neighborhoods.  Of course, a...