Tick tock. Tick Tock. LIFE IS ALL ABOUT TIMEIn working with clients in real estate transactions, in building business, in building just about anything it all takes time. In building a house, from blueprint to walking into the front door with your new keys, it really is all a matte
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04/25/2008
In the world of Real Estate you see a lot human nature. The good, the bad, the strange.One pet peeve I am starting to have with some people is the inability to come around to a decision. Yes, having more input into a decision can make you make a better decision. But analysis paralysis is like a l
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04/24/2008
Real Estate as we all know is not fun and games.Transactions are SERIOUS!!I mean deals almost always go sideways. One must stay on top of things. Thank goodness we have our trusty computers to email contracts back and forth and scan our images into.When you go to bed at night and forget to shut d
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04/23/2008
For those in Real Estate and life that worry about being "transparent" take heart. Look to nature for comfort and a sense that all is as it should be.The Glasswing Butterfly, lives in South America. A butterfly with transparent wings is rare and beautiful. As delicate as finely blown glass, the
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04/23/2008
There are many categories of Real Estate to look at for primary and secondary homes. Some of my favorites to explore are the rural types - Farm & Ranch, acreage, and country properties. Why is this? There is just something serene about getting out in the country and at least temporarily away from
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04/23/2008
I see it in the real estate marketplace with buyers who go through the phases of their life. Apartment, starter home, mid size home, very large home, empty nester home, townhome, etc. We all have the need for growth and to do the best with what we are given.It is only natural to have some level o
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04/22/2008
In REALTOR land it always amazes me the diversity of backgrounds I find out there. But eventually despite whatever background someone starts in real estate they all learn the ropes of listing, working with buyers, using the MLS, even some blogging. People tend to trend toward the mainstream. Exce
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04/21/2008
I am a great student of observation and lately from real estate clients and listening to too many talking heads in the world all I hear about are Problems. Problems. Problems.I also am a person of solutions and I know about how to create good feelings. Someone said once that we know we hav
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04/20/2008
As I have gotten older I have learned to be a better listener, something that was very much not natural to me. Working in Real Estate with buyer and seller clients you will learn a lot if you stop talking so much of the time.You learn that behind all the masks we wear, even though everyone admits
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04/20/2008
The life of a REALTOR can be considered a "fun" ride on a rollercoaster. Fun is all relative of course, and some days are not as fun as others. But these personality types thrive on the emotional swings of buying and selling real estate and serving people who are anything if not, far from perfect
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04/19/2008
