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I may have insulted a few folks with my previous blog: Full Time Professionals vs. Part Time Hobbyist or Limited Service Agents 
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WHY in the WORLD WOULD A BUYER SIGN THIS?How could signing ALL YOUR RIGHTS AWAY ever help you, the buyer? Where is the "What's in it for me?" in that proposition?
NYTimes Heads to Denver Colorado.
As Medford & I walked up the steps to “Boomer” Jack’s back porch, I glanced at the old replica “Pruett’s Pig Powder” thermometer mounted on the porch pillar. The temperature this fine St. Paul morning, according to “Pruett” was a rather balmy +13ºF, the Exel Energy stack’s plume told me the wind was light to non-existent, thus making it feel like a rather balmy +13ºF. 
What do you do when you find a buyer for a listing that has recently expired? Agent #1: Since the listing is expired, there is no obligation to the former listing agent. I would approach the owner of the home with my buyer and if he still wanted to sell it, I would list his home and double end the deal. Agent #2: I would approach the former listing agent, not tell him I had a buyer, find out if he was going to re-list the home and if he wasn't, then I'd go work with his former client myself. Agent … (31 comments)
Making headboards is easy to do. I have made dozens for model homes myself so if I can do it, anyone can. The following is a standard style. You can make a template out of newspaper for the top in any style you want but for the sake of simplicity...I will use a simple arch. 
... or so said baseball Hall of Famer Walter "The Big Train" Johnson about hitters struggling when he pitched (he's in the Hall with 1st place all-time in shutout wins (110), 2nd place all-time in wins (417) and 9th all-time in strikeouts (3508). The same saying holds true for us when trying to handle an objection-- if you don't recognize it when it appears, you'll be lucky to foul it off and chances are, you're headed back to the bench hitless.... And just because you THINK you know what an objection is when it's verbalized for you doesn't mean you really get it-- right? Sometimes you need to dig … (13 comments)
I have been restless all night thinking of ways for all of us to be able to reach out to each other and grow. I would love to see A "Staging Advocacy Group". All Staging venues should be represented in this group. I think that there is a STRONG need for this type of forum which includes all STAGERS regardless of affiliation. I have had the opportunity to speak to hundreds of Stagers across the US and Canada and they want an organization that they can look to for support with their businesses, education, networking and referrals and they want a … (43 comments)
Welcome....You're a Breath of Fraiche Aire!
This week in Colorado a state Representative is going to consider a bill to make an anti-junk mail list, similar to the no-call list. I first heard about this on a local Denver TV station last week and there was another story on it this morning. If this passes, people will be able to add their names to the list. If companies offend, they may receive up to a $500 fine. You can read the whole story here (I am a new blogger, so I hope that link works!)
At the risk of falling [further?) out of favor with my hosts here, I need to point out a very serious security issue. In light of the round of unfounded accusations we had around here recently this is extremely relevant.
Dear Abby/Teresa, 
So I thought I'd give my friends on AR a sneak peek at a room in a house I'm staging tomorrow. It's a very strange room - long and narrow. It leads from the kitchen to the back yard, and as you can (sort of) see from the picture, the back wall consists of the sliding glass window, with little over a foot on either side of it. I have a plan for staging it, but I'd like to hear any suggestions on dealing with such a strange space. One other thing about it is that the wall on the left … (29 comments)
If your like me, you have a few years under your belt and you remember the 1970s as the best time to be in your twenties! For this distinguished honor, you get to be called a "Baby Boomer". Looking back over the years, I can say that, helping other baby boomers with their real estate needs has been very rewarding. However, going forward, I find that its no longer business as usual. For one thing, the advent of ActiveRain and Localism. Both the outgrowth of a consumer driven desire to have as much information as possible, with the click of a … (22 comments)
Borrower: Otherwise intelligent consumer who believes lender should kiss him on both cheeks and give him the money - without all this credit nonsense
"Get that annoying animal off your real estate blog. Who cares about your dog?" Ignore the dog. Everyone is a blog critic but this is about blog years not dog years!
Late next week we are working towards a beta launch of an exciting new ActiveRain product. It will be our first attempt at making money and we would like to work with 10-12 Rainers to help us design and test this product. We are looking for a cross section of our users; new members and long time members, young and old, very active and not so much, high and low tech. You get the idea.
Hot Springs celebrates one of the most significant events in its history this year. President Andrew Jackson signed Hot Springs Reservation into existence on April 20, 1932, 175 years ago. It was the first federally protected area in the nation's history.
The Bible & My Real Estate Business - James 1: 19-21 by John Occhi, Hemet CA REALTORReal Estate, Hemet CA 
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The report for the end of the year finally came out... or it's that I just checked my mail at my office and it was there.
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At the annual WESTMARC economic forecast breakfast held on January 31 growth projections were discussed. At the breakfast economic forecaster Elliott Pollack told the group that currently 36 percent of the valley's population was in the West Valley. He mentioned that back in 1990 only 32 percent of the population was in towns such as Glendale, Peoria, Buckeye and Surprise. Ellliott Pollack suggested that he believed the West Valley population would grow to be 51 percent by 2010 and 58 percent by 2020. Areas that should expect aggressive growth are Peoria and Surprise. His comments are that Buckeye is just starting … (3 comments)
For those area readers that woke up on Sunday to read their Ann Arbor News, there was a nifty article, beginning on the front page, about how technology is changing the real estate industry. For your edification, here is the article.
Ardell DellaLoggia, in her blog, Just Truly Care About the Consumers, and Not the Agents So Much, and the ensuing discussion, got me to thinking about just what the consumer pays us for and what we owe them. Disclaimer: ActiveRain Corp. does not necessarily endorse the real estate agents, loan officers and brokers listed on this site. These real estate profiles, blogs and blog entries are provided here as a courtesy to our visitors to help them make an informed decision when buying or selling a house. ActiveRain Corp. takes no responsibility for the content in these profiles, that are written by the members of this community.
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