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2009
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In a recent thread found on Trulia, a local inspector responded to my assertion, that if you're looking for an inspector, your Realtor can be a good resource for finding good inspectors. He replied with: "Asking your Realtor is NOT a great way to find an inspector. Your Realtor gets paid only if...
11/22/2009
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I was scheduled to take a buyer out condo-hunting today, but they've changed their minds, and decided to put-off their house hunting for a year or so, to allow them to save up some money toward a better down payment. I've been out showing property a lot lately, and find that I'm not so disappoint...
11/21/2009
Our local MLS sent out an inquiry to agents who might be interested in joining a task force, as to how our MLS might better communicate and interconnect with our members through social networking and SEO. They requested that you tell them your qualifications, as you see it, to discuss SEO and soc...
11/19/2009
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There's an old Yiddish story, that takes place in a small village in Poland around the turn of the last century. One of the members of this small village has been gossiping. Displeased with this young woman, the village elders send her to the Rabbi for counsel. The Rabbi invites her into his hom...
11/18/2009
I read a post this morning, where Greg Nino was talking about agents who treat a transaction like a lawsuit. We all know agents like that, who try to leave their "mark" on each and every transaction. They treat every agent like an adversary, and guard their client like a rabid Chihuahua defends ...
11/17/2009
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How many of you have heard of an online service that rhymes with "SCHMELP!". (hopefully you can figure out which site I'm talking about... but I don't want to name them here, 'cause I don't want to be the subject of a lawsuit) It's a website that allows the public to review local business (resta...
11/16/2009
In several of the posts I've written and read in the last few days, the one constant that's come up is "service". Service is King. If you're not providing service, you're failing. And I'm not just talking about chauffeuring the clients to and from homes, and unlocking the doors. But you want to...
11/14/2009
The fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskevidekatriaphobia, a word derived from the combination of the Greek words Paraskeví (meaning Friday), and dekatreís (meaning thirteen), attached to phobía (meaning fear). The term triskaidekaphobia (with which many of us are familiar) is only regarding ...
11/13/2009
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no Active Rain drives a man insane.you broke my willoh what a thrillGoodness Gracious, Great Balls of Fire! My hands are still shaking, and sweat is forming on my brow. My eyes are bloodshot, and my nerves are rattled. Why, if I didn't know any better, I'd think that I was preparing to write a ...
11/12/2009
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this is as good an article with as decent an explanation as I've yet seen, regarding the new potential Home Buyer Tax Credit.The much-anticipated extension to the home buyer tax credit has finally been approved. The Senate's vote yesterday resulted in a 98-0 win and today it was passed in the ho...
11/06/2009
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