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Fleming Island FL is about as far away from the Olympics as anywhere I know!  Jacksonville is quite a distance as well! We are watching the downhill skiers.  Gosh--crazy stuff!  Did you see those women get flung by the mountain and then walk away?  Then we are watching the snowboarders.  Sean Whi...
02/17/2010
To Podium.  This is a 'new' verb in the Olympics.  It's interesting to see how language changes over time.  Interesting to see how all things change. For example, a friend of mine has a friend who thought they may want to 'go back' into real estate.  I was trying to explain that it's a brave new ...
02/16/2010
I am sitting reading the NY Times.  I know it's Tuesday and that it's the Sunday paper but when you find something good you just want to share! On the back of a section there is a full page ad for a large lender (whom I will not name) and how much business they accomplished in 2009.  Billions of ...
02/16/2010
I am watching the Olympics.  I am specifically watching the practice and the falling...and the getting back up and doing it again!  Bravery at it's best. I am watching a specific listing on behalf of a buyer.  I am watching the price rise and fall, and I know the owners are backing off on this ho...
02/15/2010
Valentine Day is one of my favorite times of the year!  There are many reasons why but the biggest is that it's my anniversary.... 11 years together.  Good stuff--- However, today is also the day that most people are off from work.  And with this particular buyer they have been patiently waiting ...
02/14/2010
Green Cove Springs Florida is seriously a place you could technically walk to from Fleming Island Florida....I wouldn't, but you could! Last week, on our caravan we had the privilege of viewing this amazing home.  Listed by Christie Radneyof Coldwell Banker it really defines luxury.  From the boo...
02/09/2010
I am sitting and reading my favorite paper, in my favorite Fleming Island Florida coffee house.  On the Week in Review page there is a wonderful headline:  "Quality Today-Success Tomorrow".  This is from the New York Times, and once a week I sit and relish the news from all over. However, this st...
02/08/2010
Really and truly I did not know that I would find a kernel of wisdom in the Sunday Times Union.  I read our local paper daily, and generally enjoy the Life section, the Metro section, the first section that highlights our local news. But tucked away on page E-7 was my horoscope!  I am an Aquarius...
02/07/2010
So, what can we say about money?  And how shall we tie it to Fleming Island Florida?  Let me lay this out-- a non-REO, short sale, or severely damaged home in the general Fleming Island Florida area will run about $200,000 What that means is that your search should start at $150,000 and go to abo...
02/06/2010
The choice is simple:  seller owned, REO (real estate owned), and short sale.  And the choice is simple, when do you  Mr. and Mrs. Future Homeowner wish to be moved in? Let's look at the short sale:  buyer consult, pre-approval, view a few homes, find the home of your dreams, try to 'guess' or ca...
02/06/2010
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