Barbara Raley's Blog

WOW! THEY HAVE ALL THE FUN!!!!!!! After an unseasonably warm November with a record breaking 69 degree day last Thursday, New Englanders awoke this morning to a blanketed landscape of snow in their yards.   For those who have been dreaming of a Currier and Ives setting to match their Christmas d...

WE NEED A STRATEGY!!!!! How many of you have seen Realtors just place their Short Sale listing on the market at a price they pulled out of nowhere, only to attract and procure offers that were never going to be accepted by the lender anyway, and were only going to keep a Buyer/Buyer's Agent hang...

THIS IS TRUE SELF EXPRESSION!!!!! This was a rescue kitty that we had.  Her name is Keller and when you would talk to her this is the response you would get.  My step daughters said she was crazy and that she acted like she was on drugs.  We called her "Crack Kitty" when she was expressing herse...

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SEEING WHAT OTHERS OFTEN MISS!!!!! It was a foggy Thanksgiving morning.  I love foggy days for picture taking.  Anyways I stopped at my favorite bridge by the Honey Bee Golf Course in Virginia Beach to see if there was anything to take a picture of.  As I did another lady stopped her car and got...

THIS IS THE TIME WHEN EVERYONE SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT  SAVING ENERGY Go Green and Save Energy (and Money) at Home with these tips: Lower your water heater temperature to 120°F Lower your thermostat in winter Wash your clothes in cold water Turn off unneeded lights and electronics Air dry your ...

EXERCISE BRINGS MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH---LETS ALL DO IT!!!! One of my goals this Fall has been to up my web presence. Thanks to ActiveRain, my efforts seem to be paying off! That's the good news. The bad news, however, is that I'm sick to death of so much sitting! I mean, one of the things I...

FINALLY, LONG AWAITED GUIDE LINES TO SPEED UP SHORT SALES Well, 21 hours ago The U.S. Treasury set  the long-awaited guide lines on a plan for mortgage companies to speed up "short sales" of homes to stem a rising tide of foreclosures.  These guide lines address the problems that have often caus...

  These are really great reasons to sell your home during the holidays   The top ten reasons to list your home during the holidays.     One of the most frequent objections given by sellers for not signing a listing agreement is, the Holidays. But Sellers don't have to let the Holidays stand in th...

  NOW YOU'VE DONE IT! I NEED TO DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING   Darn but I hate it when I put things off just a little too long. I knew when my computer went haywire a few weeks ago that I needed to find some way to back up emails - but I was so busy trying to deal with getting programs re-installed, a...