I think my mind has finally gotten numb with the seriousness in the lives of Real Estate industry bloggers. Staging homes, selling the next door neighbor's place, negative equity, clients behaving badly... Arrgh, someone has to bring some humor to this place. Ah, finally something I am good at. A
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07/31/2009
Growing up when I would always do something stupid and be caught in the act by my Mom the advice came back to me was, Use Your Head For Something Other Than a Hat Rack. Not that many of us are wearing that many hats these days, but it is a cross generational piece of advice whether we are assisti
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07/31/2009
In real estate we are ALWAYS making impressions with everyone we come in contact with. But some of the most important ones that are "watching" are the little ones, whether from our own families or children in general. Little Eyes Are Watching I've always liked this version of this poem. Target
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07/30/2009
You might say in the real estate field your fifteen minutes of fame the clock starts ticking with that first face to face introduction with the client. First impressions, good or bad, are especially hard to change. Did you show up with your hair all wind blown? Scruffy clothes from a long day? Ma
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07/29/2009
In looking at the interiors of many homes for sale as well as new construction and luxury homes you get an appreciation for the Master Baths particularly. I think we all like A Prettier Powder Room. I think even men who like garages in particular, just like the woman of the house, can apprecia
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07/28/2009
I have been reading some posts here about values of homes "underwater" in areas of the country and negative home equity. Do you know A Child's Toy Teaches Us About Real Estate? So much of life is about cycles. Things do go down, but they return up also. The durations of the cycles vary. The seaso
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07/28/2009
When you watch the for sale by owner market it is so predictable. Predictable from an odds standpoint that it doesn't work. There is a lesson for What The For Sale By Owners Don't Understand. For Sale By Owners can be successful 13% to 19% of the time in selling their home on their own without th
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07/27/2009
They say you just can't find good help these days. For example, take this account--- A man walks into a bar with a dog. The bartender says, "Hey buddy, can't you read that sign? It says no dogs allowed! Get that mutt out of here!" The man replies, "No, I can't read the sign - I'm blind, and this
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07/26/2009
