Addiction (n) defined as: The condition of being habitually or compulsively occupied with or or involved in something.The book "A Beautiful Boy" was just featured on the Oprah show and selected for sale by Starbucks . It's a story about the trauma of addiction in the life of family...primarily t
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04/12/2008
Trying to sell a home in Grand Rapids, Michigan has not been easy for the past few years due to the crisis in the manufacturing sector, the mortgage industry implosion and the glut of homes which deluged the market within the past 24 months. Selling a home without help as an Unrepresented Selle
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04/12/2008
Recently, we met with a new client. As we discussed various housing options, she mentioned a home that she had found online and fallen in love with. She couldn't remember the website, but was sure that it was one of the websites advertised on TV. We started lis
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04/08/2008
Networking BSN (Before Social Networking Sites) went something like this:Go to networking eventPretend to eat/drink Hold perpetual glass or plate of food in your handTry to give out all your business cardsTry to get business cardsSmilePretend to be interested in the sales pitchResent/Resist bei
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04/07/2008
There are many things that make the Tiger Woods story extraordinary. However, as a non-golfer who has been fascinated by the transcendence that Tiger Woods has brought to the game; one particular legend about his approach to his golf game has been very inspiring to me.It is said that Tiger Woods
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04/05/2008
Each Spring, the inhabitants of one well known Michigan town roll out the red carpet to Welcome the World to a Special Festival of Tradition. The Holland Tulip Festival which features as it's Star Attraction...one million dazzling tulips transforms this community with a blaze of color and Dutch
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04/05/2008
There's a lot of "noise" about real estate right now. The plight of the market has become a staple of the nightly news and media commentary throughout the nation. Congress has weighed in with different "solutions" to the crisis and it's an important part of public policy discussions. Even the
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04/03/2008
I thought it was going to be a normal listing appointment. The call came into the office and went something like this: "Hello, may I speak with Lola?""Yes, this is Lola with Audu Real Estate. How can I help you?""We noticed you had the home down the street listed and wondered if you could com
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04/02/2008
With Spring just itching to bust loose in Grand Rapids, serious and amateur gardeners in Grand Rapids, Michigan will appreciate the opportunity to learn the secrets of gardening for a well known author and garden designer, Rob Proctor when he is the Featured Speaker at the Secchia Garden Lecture
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04/01/2008
The more things change...the more things stay the same. When I started my professional career as a real estate agent almost 13 years ago, there were certain things we had to get permission to do when we listed a home. These included: obtaining written consent to place a sign in the yard and a
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04/01/2008
