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Sunny and Nice Overview Maps Photos $36,000 Single Family Home Main Features 3 Bedrooms2 Bathrooms1 UnitInterior: 1,250 sqft Location 6900 GentryMarrero, LA 70072USA To get updates on open home dates and other property events, please click the "Like" button below: Miriam Bernstein (504) 908-2268...
01/21/2012
It has come to my attention that there is a HUD scam in place in many communities throughout Louisiana.  A HUD home always has a white sticker in the window with the contact information for the company in charge of maintaining the lawn, and if there is any vandalism they are the individuals who m...
01/20/2012
Barbara Todaro is one of my favorite bloggers on AR. She blogs and blogs and always has something to say of interest.  This post is so true.  The other thing I learned way back when was to never lose sight of who I represent in the transaction.. Do you remember the first lesson you learned when y...
01/20/2012
This happens all of the time.  Rentals are as much work as a sale and the payment is very little.  As a courtesy for a client I will always help a homeseller out and find them a place to rent. There is not a pecking order for Realtors®.There is no Realtor® who can only do rentals or only do listi...
01/20/2012
This is a story that a friend of my mine related to me yesterday.  It seems not a day goes by where somethng someone does doesn't just amaze me. My friend got a call from an agent who had moved to another state. This agent had been in the business in her original state for many years and was well...
01/13/2012
With 9 sporting events in two weeks New Orleans is hustling and busting.  This evening is the LSU game and this town is packed, just packed.  Large limos line the streets outside restaurants, streetcars packed and everyone it seems is wearing a LSU something, either a tee shirt or a hat.  The exc...
01/09/2012
On Christmas morning there was a devastating fire in Stamford, CT.  Five members of a family perished in a house fire, three very young children and their grandparents.  Their mother and her companion were the only survivors.  This story is so tragic and our hearts go out to them.  This story how...
12/28/2011
This post was inspired by a post written by Paula Hathaway, Stranger in a Strange Land which you can read here if you missed it.  In this post there is a discussion of agents who are leaving their niche area and going out to list and sell in other areas that they may not be as familiar with.  The...
11/12/2011
A Walking Tour of Treme, New Orleans Written on November 11, 2011 by Miriam Bernstein in Communities, RE Blog, The Reluctant Tourist   I am getting a listing in the Treme area of New Orleans which I will be putting on the market next week and today I had an opportunity to walk around and check ou...
11/11/2011
Excellent article about what is going on in real estate in the Gulf South MLS.  No IDX for agents and what it means to our consumers.One of my pet peeves with the New Orleans MLS (Multiple Listing Service) is that they have not kept up with the times in regards to how they share real estate listi...
11/08/2011
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