I recently took a listing that I did not want to take. I met a girl while posting an under contract sign on a listing down the street from her home She started asking me some questions and told me her story. She had lost her job, although she was working again she was not makin enough money. I to
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11/29/2009
Recently I have had my listing turn into a short sale and I did not know it until I got an offer. This was very embarising to me. I kept in constant contact with my sellers, they never let on they were getting behind, in fact they really did not want to lower the price of their home, until I fina
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11/29/2009
I am reading a lot of comments on shopping today. I thought we were in a Recession? So many people out spending money they should not spend? Don't they know it is the thought that counts. We are not in a bad spot right now . For the spirit of the season and to teach the young grand children a poi
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11/27/2009
I have been making my list of what I need to do, have etc. so I don't have to go to the store while it is really busy, that just would not make my day, I have been making appointments for Friday, Sat. and Sunday to show property. I don't want to chance that some offices ,usually the smaller ones,
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11/25/2009
What has made us so unsatisfied with what we have? Why do we buy a home and then our friends buy a bigger or newer home , we do. Our friends buy new furniture with a bonus or inherit some money so we borrow something and pay later. I think this attitude is one of the things that have gotten so m
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11/24/2009
The statistics I read this last week really are not too surprising. retail sales increased 1.4% in October, after a decrease in September of 2.3 % Industrial production in the nations factories increased .1%. The National Association of Home Builders was unchanged at a revised 17 reading in Novem
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11/23/2009
What a beautiful sight. Try telling a 5 year old and a three year old your can't pet him. it was right in the backyard and we sat and watched him. There was three females and some babies across the road that were not even afraid of us. My grandchildren are so blessed to live in this wonderful pl
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11/22/2009
On a recent trip to my daughters I experienced some beautiful sights that I wanted to share with my fellow Active Rain Friends. I felt so blessed to be with my grandchildren and witness these beautiful animals.It seemed as they were possing for us.\ I had to explain to my grandchildren that you c
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11/22/2009
I find myself thinking about what I need to do way before I need to do it. I like to have all my children and grandchildren together and be thankfull for all we have. There is nothing that makes me happier, there will be a little sadness though, mom won't be with us this year. I am thankful for a
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11/22/2009
We as Real Estate Agents must plan. If we did not we would fall even more behind than we are. Although we try to plan and be very organized, it is very difficult to stay that way. No matter how organized we feel we are the unexpected always comes when dealing with buyers and sellers. If that is n
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11/21/2009