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Real Estate Agent - Amerivest Realty

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2011 

I want to start out by saying that I am not a gun owner.  I don't like guns.  (Sorry to those of you that do like guns, don't take it personally....)   Hunting kind of weirds me out....  We're not outdoorsy people; there is currently only one item of camouflage in our home.... And that would be m...
01/18/2011
Ok, this is the last group of buyers and sellers from 2010: 13/14. I sold a lot that I had listed in Outback Trails.  Steve and Christine bought one of my favorite lots in the whole subdivision.  Their current home is for sale - and once it's sold, they plan to begin building with LMV homes. 15. ...
01/17/2011
One of my listings is currently vacant.  The owner recently underwent a major surgery.  It snowed (a fair amount) yesterday.  AND, we had a showing scheduled for this morning.  (As I write this, there is snow on the ground in 49 out of 50 states(!) - so I think this is timely and relevant.) While...
01/12/2011
11.  Amy, one of Matt's friends from law school, called me when she was ready to buy in the Belleville area.  After our first day of house-hunting, Amy was discouraged.  Like so many people, she expected to walk into a house and fall in love.  So, we had my "Wedding Dress Talk":  Touring houses i...
01/07/2011
6.  Joe and Heather bought a house that I wanted for myself!  It was a new construction home that another agent in my office had listed.  After we saw the house on our agent car tour; I called Matt and said, "We have to go see this house."  Well, (probably for the best, I guess) Matt doesn't get ...
01/06/2011
1.  First closing of 2010... Drum-roll, please....Seth and Kirsten, recently married, bought their first house!  Had to have a garage and a gas stove.... the rest of the house - they were pretty flexible about.  Seth serenaded most of our home tours (once the garage and gas stove were inspected)....
01/05/2011
Happy, Happy New Year! It's almost time for my "Year in Review" blog posts where all my clients from 2010 will get their 15 minutes of fame; but first I wanted to reflect on my goals for 2010. My sales goal for 2010 (which I set for myself about this time last year) was $3,360,000 My actual sales...
01/04/2011
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