Calling all brokers, agents, mortgage professionals: Do you have any dead short-sale deals that you would like resurrected? Its not the Second Coming, its a second chance. If you have any short-sale deals that have gone by the wayside, let me know. I've got a network of money to work with. Shoo
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12/15/2008
As the title says, this is not about political speeches and campaign promises. (I guess you could say that was my nickname: Mr. Wind and Sunshine.) This is about America's future. These two natural resources are in abundant supply. Both can be harnessed to power our homes. America has embarked
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12/12/2008
Surprise, Surprise, Surprise (ala Gomer Pyle). I live out in the country where high-speed internet service is non-existant. I put up with it for years and finally broke down and ordered satelite internet. What a difference. Now, I get much faster through-put on my surfing, etc. However, my prov
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12/09/2008
I got a call the other day from one of my clients. I had built the shell of his home for him back in 2004 out of insulated concrete forms. One of the most green building materials you can use. He called me to say he had to sell his new home. None of my clients have sold their homes. They neve
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12/07/2008
Green. Its not just a color anymore. In addition to being a color, its a political party, a concept, a way of life, a technology with a stated goal. What does being "Green" mean to you? Energy efficiency Conservation of all resources Recycling Clean air/water/land Low carbon footprint An admirab
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12/01/2008
This is the forth in a series of articles on "Green" building technologies. If you would like to be notified when the other articles are posted, then please subscribe to The Green Zone, a group for all things green. Not just the technology and livestyle, but the financial kind as well. Have qu
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12/01/2008
Just finished listening to David Blume's interview on Coast to Coast. You can listen to the audio here: Alcohol Can Be A Gas. A lot of interesting facts, stats, myths and mis-direction are presented and uncovered. One item I found of particular interest is that America has about 30,000,000 ac
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11/28/2008
Some interesting statistics regarding selling and financing. Its no secret that the credit meltdown has severely curtailed the number of buyers in the market. Just how bad has recently been disclosed. Up to 50% fewer people are qualifying for loans today than they were in 2006, the peak of the
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11/28/2008
I started publishing an online newsletter for my construction marketing business. It comes out once a week(ish) and features an article that relates to custom home construction and green building in particular. It will also feature different technologies, builders, professionals and issues that
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11/25/2008
The idea of "Green" hitting the RE world is a good thing. However, I'm a little amused at this "new" discovery. I've been building "Green" homes for the past 8 years. "Green" is a very old concept. It is the principle which the native Americans lived by. They had to. They learned to live with
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11/24/2008
