In real estate contracts there is a legal term called "time is of the essence." Often it refers to delivery of an Option fee like in a mandated 48 hour period. Have you looked at the calendar lately? We have moved out a month already from the Christmas holiday season. Where did the time go? Are y
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01/25/2009
In real estate, buyers want to always live in the best neighborhoods. But it is people that live in the neighborhoods that make them what they are. Broader speaking we all live in a sea of people, all of humanity. The closeness with which we come in our little groups, our "tribes", makes us neigh
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01/24/2009
Have you ever washed a dog? I think I have "professional" dog washer in my background as I used to volunteer for this with the local humane society in the summertime. The lesson learned here was Washing A Dog Gives YOU The Bath. It is a good lesson in moving forward without fear in many things we
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01/23/2009
I have been meaning to write a tribute post to the awesomeness of Active Rain, but even for me, I had a hard time finding the words to express myself. To me, Active Rain is about the wide variety of voices of people in the real estate industry and also consumers who choose to comment on thei
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01/22/2009
In seeing obstacles of all sorts throughout your day have you ever wondered how you are handling them? OK, today you handled that upset client pretty poorly. Today you were not as sharp on your real estate contracts as you ought to have been. Your clothing was not as neat and sharp as you would h
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01/22/2009
In life and real estate careers in particular these days situations can get stressful enough that you probably think Is It Time You Ran Away? Now let me clarify, running away is different from getting away. Vacations and pauses are refreshing. Running away indicates a whole new direction. It's
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01/21/2009
In working with home buyers of all different family make ups I have concluded there are at least two universal criteria that people are looking for in their home. Sure there is the schools, location, shopping, everything you see on everyone else's list. But listening very intently to the women bu
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01/20/2009
