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A follow up to last nights post about which NFL went from last place the year prior to winning the Super Bowl. Actually 2 teams accomplished this feat.  Super Bowl 36 (2001) was won by the New England Patriots, who squeaked out a win over the Saint Louis Rams.  The Pats had a 5-11 record the in 2...

Sleep on it tonight. The question was " which NFL team went from last place (tied) the year prior to winning the Super Bowl. Which team?  What year? Answer tomoorw 10:00 A. M. PSDT.

I know, the only thing with this topic that has anything to do with real estate, is that football is played on a field owned by someone who may, or may not pay property taxes. If you consider yourself a true NFL fan, can you name the only team to go from a tie for last place the year before they ...

My wife and I have had the privilege of attending an NAR convention in New Orleans 3 times.  (And now that I'm on that subject, hats off to NAR for not canceling the convention after Katrina.) If you haven't been there, I would encourage you to go.  This year's entertainment is "Earth, Wind and F...

We just recently had a lender come to our sale meetings that specializes in manufactured home loans and does nothing else but.  (For many years, the joke in our office was " why tour it, just tow it past the office.") Since we're in a survival mode, I've encouraged my agents to seek out listings ...

Staging has been one of the best ideas in real estate over the past few years.  I'm totally impressed with the results.  It sure in the heck beats the old "put it in the MLS" standard. So let me ask you this. You have a good listing in a bad location. The neighbors aren't "tidy", the fences into ...

Here in Washington State, Pierce County has been paving and chip sealing every road in sight.  I guess it's good for the economy - if you're in the road business. Question?  Are these roads leading to new jobs?  Or to my listing?

One of our friendly competitors has been forced to close their office - due to the tough economic times we face. We were fortunate enough to get 7 of them to "cross the street" and hang their license with us. It's great to have new survivors in our midst.

We hear and use the word "farm" quite a bit in this business, but very few agents actually put the word into practice. If you're really a farmer, there are several things you need to do in order to survive. Let's say that you plan on growing a crop.  First off you need to determine what crop will...

After a very grueling past couple of years in "the business", and with no clear vision of when things will actually become some what normal, my wife and I took an extended 4th of July holiday and spent it with family on our Anderson Island property. This photo of Snuggles and Charlie on the islan...