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2010
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I don't know why I read Matt Stigliano. I really don't. Whenever I read his stuff, I come away energized, with new ideas, ready to take on the world. And you know what that means, don't you? That means work, dammit! Matt has been participating in Darren Rowse's "31 days to Build a Better Blog...
11/30/2010
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Back in August of last year, I published a post called 6 Reasons why your house won't sell. It garnered an unbelievable (at least unbelievable for ME) 192 comments, after being viewed 8667 times, and having 7,934 people "click" on it. That means that 2.4% of the people who viewed the post, wer...
11/29/2010
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Since Thursday, I've kinda been wandering around eyes-glazed, and more than a little zombie-like. I haven't had much "Real Estate" business to do over the four-day holiday weekend. Oh, a couple of phone calls, meeting a client at a condo so she could measure... but no showings, no listings... v...
11/29/2010
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Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Today (Sunday) have been incredibly quiet. I only had a couple of minor incursions into the office to take care of some very menial stuff. (quick walk through on a condo to measure for furniture... you know.. that kind of stuff). I've actually had a chance over t...
11/28/2010
This is an incredibly important post by Joseph Michalski, a Pennsylvania Home Inspector. I can't tell you how many times I see this "Realtors & Inspectors are in collusion" theory online, and have heard it in person a number of times (typically by those inspectors in town who are NOT referred, b...
11/27/2010
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Allright everyone. Listen up! I'm back again, 'cause some folks weren't listening when I mentioned this the first time. So I'm gonnna say it again, for those of you who weren't paying attention. Lockboxes are not water-tight Lockboxes are not water-tight, and Lockboxes are not water-tight, and t...
11/27/2010
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It's nice, once in a while, to be able to tie a series of days together, when you can take time off. Thanksgiving at my daughter's & son-in-law's was lovely. Dinner was beautiful. The table was carefully set, the fireplace was lit... couldn't have been nicer. We (and by "we", I mean "I") overin...
11/26/2010
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Happy, Happy Thanksgiving! This is the time of the year, set aside in the U.S., for families to give thanks for the many blessings that have been bestowed upon us. We're thankful for family, of course. Our own immediate family, our extended families, and even our virtual (Active Rain) families. ...
11/25/2010
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We've been here long enough to know the difference. Sure we have. I just saw a comment that was left that said "Great Blog!"... and I've seen many of those left before. So, of course they meant that the liked the entire body of content that this particular blogger had left... or did they mean ju...
11/24/2010
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What would I do with $220 in savings in the Kodiak Contest? Kodiak has been my trusted source for the biggest, the brownest of all bears, since I was just a little boy. Why, I can remember as a lad, asking my mother "Mom" (that's what I called her)... "Mom, can I have a Kodiak Bear for Christmas...
11/23/2010
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