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How, you may be asking, can one go 'around the world' without leaving the Avondale-Riverside area? Easy!  Yesterday I had the BEST BLT wrap at The European Cafe, and while I was sitting at the counter munching my lunch I noticed that there is a not so large sign over to the right.  It states that...
11/07/2009
Just imagine if one day in your life, in Riverside-Avondale went like this: Waking up and feet hitting those gorgeous hardwood floors.  Newly finished you take a moment to smile remembering the work that went into them, and appreciating the warmth they bring to your room.  Big stretch, noticing t...
11/06/2009
One would normally think that San Francisco and Riverside-Avondale may not have a lot in common.  I beg to differ on that opinion.  As a child of the 80's growing up in an area just north of San Francisco, and spending much of my young adulthood in the ‘City by the Bay' I have found quite a bit i...
11/05/2009
I am completely passionate about the Riverside-Avondale communities, and here is my Top 10-Letterman-Style-Reasons-Why Are you ready?  Get set.  Here we go! Number 10:  The parks.  I have not found another area in the greater Jacksonville area where the parks are as diverse as the people.  Want a...
11/02/2009
There are so many reasons to love real estate---as an agent.  As a buyer.  As a seller.  Yes, I know there are many frustrating moments as well, but there are milestones!  Huge milestones! I have a handicap son--and one of the big reasons I love real estate is that I can wrap my time around his n...
10/11/2009
1. Affordability is better than ever Yes, this is the number one reason to buy a home, as a new homeowner (one who has not owned a home in 3 years) before November 30, 2009.  And, actually the homebuyer MUST CLOSE by November 30, 2009.  And yes, affordability is better than ever before!  With lot...
09/15/2009
Today we were out taking care of flyers.  Marketing flyers.  The kind that do not have pricing on them, you want them to go to the web site!  Big bright pictures, my kids putting them on doors (yes, finally a way to channel all that energy), and good times for all of us together. And together we ...
08/15/2009
"Beauty is God's handwriting"----Charles Kingsley Bottom line, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  When my beloved husband and I bought our home it had pink carpet.  It still has pink carpet--but now we're sort of sick of it and we're looking at what's next.  Back to my point:-)  we had moved ...
08/13/2009
Foreclosures: Buyer's or Seller's Market  (re-printed from Jessica Touchton, by permission) We hear it on the news almost every day.  Everywhere you go, people are talking about it.  Low ball 'em!  Take your time on deciding if you want that home or not......it's a buyers market!  But is it reall...
08/12/2009
This one is compliments of George Walter Fiske I chose it because it reflected many of the things I try to remember to do--- "I am -the power of self-knowledge I think-the power to investigate I feel-the power to appreciate, to value, to love I wonder- the spirit of reverence, curiousity, worship...
08/12/2009
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Your Choice Real Estate is proud to represent excellence in real estate and serve the greater Jacksonville areas--including Orange Park. __________________________ A home is not a home because of its room dimensions or the color of the walls. It is about how you feel when you walk through the front door. And the way you can instantly envision your life unfolding there. It is about more than real estate. It is about your life and your dreams. So, let's chat, learn, and discover what your dreams and goals for real estate are--and then let's get going! This blog represents ONLY the writers opinion.