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THis is more great Information about Short Sales. Thanks Lenn!!MORE AND MORE SHORT SALE LISTINGS in your market???  SAME HERE.  GET USED TO IT!  It's going to get worse before it gets better. LIVE AUDIO CONFERENCE - NEW GOV'T SHORT SALE PROGRAM Yesterday, I attended an interesting conference on S...

Thanks Dave! I kinda wish that we (Realtors) hadn't let the genie out of the bottle, ie let all of our listings show up all over the Internet. Now we have things like this happening that can be difficult to police... Help! My home still shows up "for sale" on the internet. A recent buyer called i...

Thanks Mailsa and Damon. This is a topic worthy of greater discussion.I was reading the changes to the code of ethics for 2010 in my Texas Realtor magazine and was so excited.  Finally, it is here something to help Brokers hold Realtors to a higher standard, and help seasoned agents not have to f...

Thank you Malisa and Damon. This is a great topic and one worthy of greater discussion.I was reading the changes to the code of ethics for 2010 in my Texas Realtor magazine and was so excited.  Finally, it is here something to help Brokers hold Realtors to a higher standard, and help seasoned age...

So, what is art? Could it be this unusual instance of a bicycle that has had a tree grow around it? I don't know. I think this bike has seen better days but it's life isn't over. I also think that it looks kinda cool! How it got left here long enough for this to occur is a mystery to me. Could t...

Interesting info... Thanks Jeff!This is one of those posts where I wish I didn't have to write it, but felt it was so important to my readers that I would be remiss not to at least talk about it. Everyone out there probably knows somebody who is behind on their mortgage payments, looking for alte...

This is a marvelous post. Thanks Julie! Feelings of stress occur as an internal reaction to external events. In other words, it's not what's happening around you that stresses you but rather your thoughts about what's happening around you. When you learn to observe your thoughts, remain in contro...

Truer words are rare to come by. Thanks JL! So you've decided to sell your house and you are well aware of the fact that homes for sale in your community have involved foreclosed properties. All those homes that sold in the past 6 months were bank owned and they weren't sold by an individual, but...

This is classic!!! Interesting dilemma too. Thanks Pacita.Six feet tall, big pots...all twelve of them! CANNABIS! They look like lovely plants. Certainly can be used as ornamental trees on the wide balcony. The smell is....well....quite strong. But they don't belong in the house. And if the word ...

This is truly wonderful. Unfortunately I have known a few close friends that have done the same. I wish they could have seen this. Thanks Stephanie!This weekend, I heard some heartbreaking news. My friends' 17-year-old son took his own life after a series of cruel and malicious hazing incidents s...