A key requirement in looking at anyone to employ as a consumer for real estate agent, stager, lender, inspector, appraiser is to follow this advice: Hire The Detail Lady. Ok, it can be a man as well, but pay attention to how they handle details. In real estate it is critical to not let
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07/06/2009
I was reading over the weekend about handling obnoxious clients with various techniques and possibly avoiding obnoxious people in your life in business and personal altogether. I say strive for the latter if at all possible. Who needs the negative energy derived from impolite, inconsiderate, ill
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07/05/2009
This must be the season for celebrities dropping like flies from our midst. I've observed that Everyone Thinks They Have One More Day. Ed McMahon, Farah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, Billy Mays, Steve McNair. Like dominoes falling so does death and the Grim Reaper come to us at his own choosing. It i
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07/05/2009
At this time of year we celebrate our independence as Americans, the founding of a new Republic, the likes and accomplishments which the world has never seen before amidst the grilled hot dogs, family get togethers, and fireworks displays. But shouldn't Fourth of July Be More Than About Betty
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07/04/2009
My good friend and fellow Texan prolific writer and Broker/Owner here in the Rain Loreena Yeo recently wrote a thought provoking piece on achievement called Is a balanced life a mediocre life? It made me think about myself that I was Reaching That I Don't Care Stage In Life. Not turning into an o
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07/03/2009
Many of us in real estate wrap up our transactions and then take a brief respite away for the Fourth of July holiday. Everyone is so busy all the time, the break is good. But do you know Candy Canes In July Mean You Should Wake Up? I see these Christmas in July events and sales. Check the calenda
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07/02/2009
I have to continue to marvel how I don't see the world the way everyone else does. That must be my contribution to the planet somehow. Resident contrarian. Someone perhaps you want on your team just to give you the perspective of the "rest of the story." I have been reading several posts of who i
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07/01/2009
One thing in previewing homes for sale for buyers or in listening to sellers who want to skip the step of decluttering or staging a home properly for sale that many don't understand is Seeing Past The Mess Just Doesn't Happen. It all has to do with your COMPETITION. A move in ready home priced eq
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07/01/2009
