Smart First Time Home Buyers There are smart first time home buyers in the real estate market. They didn't buy a few years ago when they were told that prices were headed nowhere but higher and faster. They didn't buy a few months ago when a tax credit was about to expire. They are ready to bu
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06/09/2010
Galvanized Steel Plumbing Several years ago a couple bought a nice older home. It had some nice features, was solidly built, and nobody told them that the galvanized steel plumbing has a very limited life and would soon fail. When they recently decided to sell, and hired a good listing agent wh
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06/09/2010
Carolyn Capalbo Carolyn Capalbo continues to operate a respectable, high class, professional real estate practice in Manassas, Virginia, in spite of a different Carolyn Capalbo's name and different type of reputation being in the media spotlight. I first became aware of Carolyn Capalbo's real est
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06/08/2010
What I learned In 50,000 Active Rain Points I'm not celebrating a points milestone. I'm celebrating what I have learned in the process of accumulating my first 50,000 points. I won't try to parrot everything I've learned, but I'll touch on some meaningful things. 1. Active Rain Is Great I don'
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06/05/2010
Checking Keybox Time Restrictions Have you ever arrived at a property with your buyers for a morning showing or inspection and found that the keybox won't open because it has been set to open only after a later time? This has now happened for two consecutive 9:00 a.m. inspections for me. By def
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06/05/2010
Convergence And Congruity Great big things happen when a bunch of tiny little things converge. Your next big success isn't likely to come from one big thing you've done. It will occur when some little things you've done happen to cause action at the same time and place. How To Create Convergenc
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06/04/2010
How To Fall Off Your Roof Grab your ladder, climb up on your roof and do whatever it is that needs doing up there. When you are finished, approach the top of your ladder with caution as you always do, turn your body appropriately and slowly begin transferring your weight onto the proper rung of
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06/01/2010
Re-Blogger Appreciation For May 13-31, 2010 Re-blogging is wonderful for both the original blogger and the re-blogger. The original blogger feels a friendly pat on the back, picks up a few unexpected points and gets expanded exposure, while the re-blogger becomes the conveyor of something valuabl
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06/01/2010
Memorial Day In 2010 we work in an industry that has problems, our general economy is troubled at best, political unrest is high, and still we are so much better off than most of the world because we are free. In the worst of times we have it pretty good because courageous men and women faught f
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05/30/2010
Present An Offer? A tiny minority of real estate agents take the time to personally present offers to listing agents and sellers. A vast majority of offers that are presented personally lead to closed transactions. That has been my experience, and that is why I love to present offers in person
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05/29/2010
