THE PIRATE JEAN LAFITTE WAS REALLY MORTIMER WILSON - 05/31/07 10:38 PM
Galveston's Pirate Jean Lafitte Was a Fraud. He Was Really Mortimer Wilson By Bill Cherry, Dallas Broker-Realtor
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It is entirely possible that the real Jean Lafitte never sailed into or had a home in Galveston. But that depends on whose accounting of Lafitte's life you want to … (6 comments)
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Dallas Piano Tuning and Performing - 05/31/07 07:48 AM
To those of you who are agents in Dallas OR who live here and enjoy visiting the Active Rain blog site, do me a favor. Please email your clients and friends who own a piano or who use piano performers and ask them to check out my avocation's web site. I … (0 comments)
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READ THIS GUY'S BLOG. YOU'LL LEARN SOMETHING - 05/30/07 08:52 AM
One of our fellow real estate bloggers is a fellow named Steven Shewell. He calls himself the Mortgage Maverick. Nice looking young fellow, good smile and with a character actor's moustache. His picture's by his blog. You can find him without much of an effort.
Well, he's gone to a great deal of … (4 comments)
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WOW! Check out Amadeus Metalworks, Dallas - 05/29/07 02:34 PM
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From time to time architectural iron sculpture is the perfect accoutrement to creating a home's architectural being -- the interior stair balustrade, a period designed fence, an iron statuary -- all artistic to dream up and even more artistic to create out of iron, metal … (0 comments)
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CREOLE BREAD PUDDING & JIM BEAM WHISKEY SAUCE -- THE PERFECT SUBJECT FOR A BLOG - 05/29/07 07:55 AM
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BILL CHERRY, DALLAS REALTOR BROKER
MY 43RD YEAR REPRESENTING TEXANS
972 380-7347
If you've been to New Orleans, you're bound to have eaten at the Commander's Palace in the Garden District. It's owned by the aunt of Alex Brennan-Martin, whose wife, Jane, and I have been friends for a … (8 comments)
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SOMEONE IS THINKING ABOUT YOU AT THIS VERY MOMENT.... - 05/28/07 07:27 PM
Throughout most of my life, I've been one of those who keeps in contact with friends. Those I grew up with, those who moved away, those I went to college with, old girlfriends, clients...everyone. I suppose I'm sort of the Joel Osteen of real estate.
My message to my friends is always … (2 comments)
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"WE SAVED $48,000! THANKS, BRAND X!" - 05/28/07 01:51 PM
Last evening I saw a television commercial for one of the national discount broker franchises, "Brand X." The couple is sitting in their living room, and they say in "25 words or less" that the sale of their house with that franchise broker saved them, if memory serves me, … (13 comments)
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PART 2: A SEQUAL: THE KOREAN WAR HERO WHO SWUNG THE BOARD OF EDUCATION - 05/27/07 06:28 AM
LT. COL. RICHARD H. SCHIEBEL
The Korean War Hero Who Swung the Board of Education at Ball High By Bill Cherry, Dallas Broker-Realtor
My 43rd Year Serving Texans
If any of the students at Galveston's Ball High School knew he was Lt. Col. Richard H. Schiebel, a Korean War … (0 comments)
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PART 1: NO REFUGE COULD BE SAVED - THE STORY OF THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER - 05/26/07 10:46 PM
Unless you know all four stanzas of the Star Spangled Banner you may find this most interesting. Perhaps most of you didn't realize what Francis Scott Key's profession was or what he was doing on a ship. This is a good brush-up on your history.
This was sent to me this evening … (4 comments)
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LOOK AT DALLAS' NORTH PARK - 05/26/07 06:56 PM
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When Raymond Nasher and his wife conceived the idea of the now famous Dallas enclosed mall, NorthPark, there were only three similar to it in the United States. And we're talking about the late 1950s. NorthPark opened in 1965.
Mr. Nasher passed away a few weeks ago … (1 comments)
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THE ATTORNEY, HIS $4 MILLION, CIGARETTE BOAT AND JUAN KNIGHT, THE PARROT - 05/23/07 08:32 PM
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The Attorney, His $4 million, Cigarette Boat, Corvette and Juan Knight, the Parrot
By Bill Cherry, Dallas Broker-Realtor
Serving Texans for 43 Years
972 380-7347
No one in the know has ever been able to tell me how it happened, but nevertheless this young and new to the business plaintiff's lawyer actually … (0 comments)
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THE SECRET LESSON TO SPREAD TO NEW GRADUATES, AND YOU, TOO. - 05/23/07 02:47 PM
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The Mentor's Formula to be Educated
As the end of May approaches every year, I doubt I have ever failed to remember Arthur L. Graham, who, although a speech and drama teacher and a student counselor at Galveston's Ball High School for ever and a day, was the highly … (0 comments)
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CANCER - THE FACTS - 05/22/07 12:22 PM
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BILL CHERRY, DALLAS BROKER-REALTOR
My 43rd Year Serving Texans 972 380-734
CANCER - THE FACTS
1. Every person has cancer cells in his body. However, cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. So when doctors tell … (7 comments)
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DON'T FALL FOR THE BONUS IDEA. IT'S LADENED WITH ETHICS PROBLEMS - 05/22/07 10:32 AM
BILL CHERRY, DALLAS BROKER-REALTOR
MY 4RD YEAR SERVING TEXAS
972 380-7347
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In Dallas the weekends are filled to the brim with financial advisors who regularly buy thirty minute segments on the AM radio stations. They push annuities, systems that'll guarantee the investor up to … (0 comments)
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PREPARING A HOME TO SELL IS APPROPRIATELY KNOWN AS "STAGING" - 05/21/07 11:24 AM
BILL CHERRY, REALTORS
PREPARING A HOME TO SELL IS NOW KNOWN AS STAGING
By Bill Cherry, Dallas Broker Realtor
My 43rd Year Representing Texans
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Some years ago, I was a principal in a Houston company that built garden apartments, sold them to JMB Realty in Chicago, and retained the … (1 comments)
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THE PLAYBOY LIFESTYLE - DID I MAKE A WRONG TURN? - 05/19/07 01:14 PM
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WATCH HOW FAST YOUR FANCY HOME LOCK CAN BE PICKED! - 05/19/07 10:51 AM
Bill Cherry, Dallas Realtor
My 43rd Year Representing Texans
972 380-7347
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There is a very interesting article about a new way burglars are using to pick locks. It's on the web at http://money.aol.com/bankrate/realestate/canvas3/_a/how-to-protect-your-home-against-lock/20070509133809990002
It points out that our conventional cylinder locks are no longer much … (3 comments)
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PETEY PARKER'S PETEY-ISMS - 05/18/07 08:45 PM
BILL CHERRY, DALLAS REALTOR
My 43rd Year Serving Texans
972 380-7347
Motivational speaker, sales and business trainer, Petey Parker, (news@peteyparker.com) is someone anyone in business should get to know...especially those in the real estate business. For many years, she was one of the most successful managers of the legendary Ebby Halliday, Realtors, offices, and then … (2 comments)
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"ANOTHER HOUSE SOLD BY X," SHE SAID -- BUT IT JUST AIN'T TRUE - 05/18/07 01:26 PM
Bill Cherry, Dallas Realtor
My 43rd Year
972 380-7347
cherrysells@aol.com
Real estate sales and marketing is such a peculiar business. And it's often a business of inference and half-truths.
Over the past six months or so, I've watched the most interesting pattern. A longtime agent with one of the large real estate firms … (7 comments)
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BEFORE YOU LIST YOUR HOME - IMPORTANT INFORMATION - 05/17/07 08:04 AM
By Bill Cherry, Realtor, Dallas, Texas
My 43rd Year Serving Texas
972 380-7347
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The number of homes for sale has climbed about 30% over the past 12-month period, thus reaching the highest level in about 10 years. It appears that the real estate … (4 comments)
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WORRIES OF THE DALLAS MC MANSION EXPANSION HAVE ARRIVED - 05/16/07 08:59 PM
Bill Cherry Realtor
Dallas, Texas
My 43rd Year
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The Dallas McMansion expansion has lots of lenders and financial advisors worried. At issue: young people with high incomes but no savings taking on massive mortgage debt. They come with a Pollyanna attitude that they will never … (2 comments)
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USING BRAND "X" REAL ESTATE AGENT: AN UNFORGETABLE ERROR IN JUDGEMENT - 05/16/07 02:08 PM
By Bill Cherry, Realtor
Since 1964
I'll bet at least once a week Patty and I would get a postcard or letter from her, with her picture and all, telling us what a spectacular job she had done selling other expensive homes in the beautiful community we loved and lived in near Houston. … (0 comments)
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EDUCATION CONSULTANTS - AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT TO MOVING - 05/15/07 08:45 AM
Bill Cherry, Dallas Broker-Realtor
My 43rd Year Selling Texas
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One of the most passionate of the concerns of families moving into a new town is making certain they have unbiased information about the various opportunities that are available for educating their children.
Over and … (0 comments)
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LAKE HIGHLANDS SALES REPORT - 05/15/07 08:09 AM
Bill Cherry, Realtors
Our 43rd Year
Dallas, Texas
972 380-7347
Lake Highlands is a popular area of Dallas, Texas. One of the primary Zip Codes for Lake Highlands is 75238. On May15, 2007 there were ninety-five single family homes listed for sale in the 75238 Zip Code, and they ranged in asking price from $82,800 to … (0 comments)
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SALES REPORT - HIGHLAND PARK - 05/14/07 09:29 PM
BILL CHERRY, REALTORS
Our 43rd Year Serving Texans
Dallas, Texas
972 380-7347
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Here's the report of current listings and sales for the first fifteen days of May 2007 in the 75205 Zip Code, which is primarily the City of Highland Park, an exclusive area of … (1 comments)
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THE NEIMAN-MARCUS FORMULA ACCORDING TO MR. STANLEY - 05/14/07 08:07 AM
Stanley Marcus: Good Taste
How can you wear that Cravat? Renoir said to Cezanne.
Can't you see that it's in bad taste?
Cezanne responded, If it were in bad taste, I wouldn't be wearing it.
For years, Stanley Marcus and his father, uncle and aunt before him, dictated the taste of Dallas and … (5 comments)
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THE 50-QUESTION POP QUIZ... - 05/13/07 10:14 PM
...THAT YOU'LL WANT TO GIVE ME - AND ANY OTHER REAL ESTATE AGENT - BEFORE YOU PICK WHO'LL REPRESENT YOU
By Bill Cherry, Realtor
My 43rd Year
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Company Image and Statistics
1. How many years has your company been in business? How about you?
2. How many listings does your … (6 comments)
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CBS and "60 Minutes" Bash Conventional Realtors Again - 05/13/07 08:30 PM
By Bill Cherry
Dallas Realtor-Broker
My 43rd Year Serving Texans
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Tonight, Sunday, May 13, 2007, "60 Minutes'" Leslie Stahl filed another report that insinuated that buyers and sellers of homes would be better off if they were to use an Internet broker like Seattle's Redfin.
I … (15 comments)
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REAL ESTATE 101 - INVESTING BY THE TV NEWS ANCHOR - 05/13/07 03:04 PM
Real Estate Investing for Television News Anchors
By Bill Cherry
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One of my friends is a television news anchor here in Dallas. She recently told me that her next career is going to be as a real estate investor.
"Got any advice for me?" she … (3 comments)
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CHURCHES HAVE LEFT IT IN GOD'S HANDS - 05/12/07 12:34 PM
Trinity Episcopal Church, Galveston
Founded in 1857
Churches Have Been Doing Their Best to Mask Financial Troubles
By Bill Cherry
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While there's reason to question whether it's academically theological, one rather consistent message Western religions infer in their teachings boils down to this: Don't worry about It. As … (2 comments)
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