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2010
Charles Rutenberg Realty was founded in January 2000 by John Nester, his lovely wife Jo-Ann and Larry Krug. It seems they asked Charles Rutenberg if they could use his name since it is well recognized in quality new home construction. Charles Rutenberg Realty is now in it's 11th year and has over...
08/31/2010
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Crystal Beach Florida currently has three new homes for sale in the MLS! Our lovely little community is snuggled between Sutherland Bayou and the Gulf of Mexico in northern Pinellas County. Only minutes from Clearwater, Dunedin and Tarpon Springs, this is a quiet little town with a village atmosp...
08/30/2010
Palm Harbor Florida's Oak Trail Books and the Witch's Brew is one place that I just can't get enough of! Not only is it one of the places I use to meet client's and colleagues for a cup of tea but it is a great place to treat yourself to a cup of ice cream on a hot day after showing homes for a c...
08/30/2010
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this is well worth a reblog since it goes not only to the AR community, but to Facebook as well!!! Thanks Brad!!! Call Phones from Gmail - Now We're Talking! This is great news folks. The "Inside of the Internet World" just keeps on pushing and reaching out to connect with the "Outside World" ...
08/28/2010
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Florida's IBIS is a beautiful bird and this morning as I was heading to the clubhouse at East Lake Woodlands for our contract class I passed field of IBIS having their breakfast on the East Lake Woodlands golf course! Needless to say, I pulled over and started taking photos. I have never seen so ...
08/26/2010
Charles Rutenberg Realty held a contract class today at East Lake Woodlands Country Club and well over 100 agents attended! We covered the new Far/Bar As-Is contract as well as the new FloridaBar-1 contract and the new Comprehensive Rider to the Residential Contract for Sale & Purchase Short Sale...
08/26/2010
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RainCamp was in Orlando two days ago and I did not make it because of the torrential downpours. It would have had to have been a day trip for me, driving over in the wee hours of the morning and returning again after dark. Normally that would NOT have been a problem BUT we were having torrential ...
08/26/2010
Google Academy???? Sign me up!!!! They offer SO MUCH!!!! Several weeks ago, when I noticed that there STILL is not a RainCamp scheduled for Atlanta, I signed up for a seminar presented by The Google Academy on "Using Google for Real Estate" and the "2010 Google AdWords/SEO Seminar." ...
08/25/2010
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Colorado seems to be leading the nation with specific Green Search Fields in the MLS! This is something that needs to be implemented nationally! IRES First Colorado Green MLS As a member of the Appraisal Committee at the Colorado Governor’s Energy Office (GEO), I’m proud to say we’ve made some...
08/25/2010
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Yes, this was nothing more than a lazy afternoon stroll for this turtle, right into the pond at the other end of the street. Problem was that I was coming down the street and I spotted him before he could make his get-a-way. He stopped moving long enough for me to jump out of the car, camera in h...
08/25/2010