One out of a my thousand commenters recently chastised me that I wasn't writing enough hard core real estate material lately. I asked if he read the first hundred posts as I close in on the number 500? I think I must have hit critical mass since I know you can't please everyone all the time. I'm
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08/21/2008
I have always been a big fan of Abraham Lincoln and studied his biography and collected many of his quotations. Abraham Lincoln Is Who You Need To Buy Your House. A great reader. With Abe as your buyer nothing funny would slip by in your contract. We are not enemies, but friends. At the closing t
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08/21/2008
In life, so much is about your perception of things. I for one have observed myself that I seem to be like one of those undiagnosed Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) kind of people. I have always had lots of energy and short attention spans.
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08/20/2008
With many REALTORS nowadays and I would venture to say some buyers too, there is griping about the future. Realtors may think, Why is my business not where it needs to be? Why am I not at the point in my development that I envisioned for myself? On the buyer side, I hear, I will never be able to
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08/19/2008
As summer winds down poolside I am reminded from watching others clown around (ok, I clown around too) that in reality YOU'RE AT YOUR BEST WHEN YOU ARE A SHOWOFF. Not the draw attention type. But as REALTORS, STAGERS, and other PROFESSIONALS, when our actions speak for us rather than just what we
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08/18/2008
In working with many buyers of property I think REALTORS get embedded too often with the hard numbers of number of bedrooms and baths, amenities, size of backyard, what kind of loan can they be qualified for, etc. But if you work with buyers long enough, especially the woman of the household who
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08/18/2008
In real estate often is heard the phrase that buying a home is securing for yourself a piece of the "American Dream." I suppose that is true, especially for first time home buyers. Later as you get a bigger house or smaller houses or condos to meet your needs I don't know if you are thinking of i
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08/17/2008
Many REALTORS and Stagers alike in advising the preparation of a house for sale will emphasize the importance of curb appeal. There is just something about the outside of a house that indicates that it is well maintained. Suggestions include cleaning around the door and foyer, having fresh landsc
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08/16/2008
In watching in the Olympic games swimmer Michael Phelps win his seventh Gold Medal by a fingernail length compared to his opponent it reminded me that BEING CREAM OF THE CROP REQUIRES LONG FINGERNAILS. We all should know in all our hearts that we are cream of the crop. If we don't believe that ab
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08/16/2008
It highly frustrates me in life where people whether they be real estate clients, Associates, or just people I meet that think they have everything figured out. They know all the answers. One thing I observed about the very young AND the very old is they know how to live in the moment. This is a
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08/15/2008
