random rants: Alternative Heating Options for your Connecticut Home - 07/24/08 02:43 PM
I heat my home with oil - I have a hydro-air forced warm air heating system with three zones.When I built my home three years ago, has I suspected the price of oil would more than double in three years, I might have considered different heating options.
Back in 2005 when … (11 comments)
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random rants: Oven Not Included - 07/18/08 08:55 AM
I've written before that sellers should remove valuables from their home. Sellers should also remove anything that they do not wish to be included in the sale.
As an agent, I tire of seeing "Dining Room Chandelier Not Included in Sale."
Then, remove the dang chandelier and replace it now!
When … (7 comments)
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random rants: Dependents' Day 2008 - 07/03/08 09:46 AM
Once again, in my home we're celebrating Dependents' Day!
Dependents' Day is the day before Independence Day. On Independence Day, we celebrate the founding of our nation. On Dependents' Day, we celebrate the founding of our family...
July 3, 2003: We cried a little as the judge declared that we have … (4 comments)
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random rants: Showing Houses in the Rain - 06/29/08 07:19 PM
Showing houses...Heavy and sudden downpours.
Never a good combination. At least today's buyer clients had a good sense of humor about it. We were drenched. It was clear and sunny when we walked into the home. As we were leaving...wow. It was like standing under a waterfall. Ran to the car...soaking … (6 comments)
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random rants: You're Very Welcome! - 06/18/08 12:42 PM
As agents, we're used to giving things to clients. We stay in touch with them. We send cards. We give the occasional gift.
But, as an agent, there is nothing better than to receive a gift from a client. It says we did good. We helped. And, of course, it puts … (8 comments)
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random rants: We're All Just Three Months Away From Foreclosure - 05/13/08 06:06 PM
I was in the office the other day talking with a colleague.
We were discussing the market. Our business. Our projected business. We laughed. We made some jokes.
Then we broached the topic of all the short sales and foreclosure properties on the market. Short sales have definitely become the new big … (2 comments)
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random rants: Ink on Leather - 03/24/08 04:27 PM
I have kids. Many kids. OK, only three kids, but if often seems like there are so many more of them...
The other day, my youngest, who is 4 years old, took a ball point pen and proceeded to draw all over our leather ottoman. Oops. Pretty blue ink scribbled all over … (9 comments)
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random rants: Don't Vote While Wearing Suede... - 02/07/08 01:30 PM
This past Tuesday, I voted in the primary elections.As I left the polling place, they gave me one of those "I Voted" stickers.
So, of course, I put the sticker on. On my jacket. My suede jacket.
Did you know that stickers don't like to come off of suede?I learned that this morning … (7 comments)
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random rants: Even Spell-Check Wouldn't Have Helped - 11/06/07 01:55 PM
I was reviewing some listings for a client earlier today. Agents really need to proofread what they enter into their listings:
"Updates include Furn." They updated the furniture? Does the furniture stay? OK...OK...I know they meant furnace, but it took me a bit to figure this one out.
"Walking closet." Will it … (8 comments)
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random rants: Are They Married? - 09/26/07 10:35 AM
Sometimes, when talking to a seller, either after an open house or when reviewing an offer we received, they start to ask questions about the buyers:
Are the married?Do they have kids?Where do they work?How much money do they make?Are they "X"? (insert race or religion here)My answers?
I don't know/don't careI … (12 comments)
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random rants: For Sale By Owners: Protect Yourself - 09/26/07 09:41 AM
This past Sunday, there was an ad in the Danbury, Connecticut newspaper for a home that is being sold by the owners, without the representation of a REALTOR.
These unrepresented sellers took out a display ad which contained a heavily shaded photo of their house (dark shadows don't reproduce well in a newspaper) … (4 comments)
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random rants: Moving with Movers - 09/03/07 10:30 AM
I just heard from one of my clients. I sold their home here in New Fairfield, Connecticut, and they relocated to Walnut Creek, California - my old stomping grounds, as I lived there for many years.
It was a fun transaction - we sold there home in this so-called "down market" in … (10 comments)
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random rants: Dependents' Day - 07/03/07 09:31 AM
July 3, 2003 was the day we adopted our first two children.
Being so close to Independence Day, we named it "Dependents' Day." Yes, we celebrate it each year with fireworks.
For information on becoming a foster parent or an adoptive parent, please call the Connecticut Department of Children & Families at 1-888-KID-HERO, … (8 comments)
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random rants: New York's Spelling Problems - 06/26/07 03:56 PM
This afternoon, I was driving northbound on 684 near the Westchester/Putnam County border in New York state.
I passed under one of those highway signs that they can program with different messages. Today's message was:
OZONE ALERT USE ASS TRANSIT
Seriously, that's what it said. Since I was sitting in my car and driving, I … (4 comments)
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random rants: What Makes a House a Home - New Fairfield, Connecticut - 05/23/07 11:09 AM
As a real estate agent and an appraiser, I spend my days looking at a lot of homes here in Connecticut. Nice homes and ugly homes. Clean homes and messy homes. Large homes and small homes. Extravagantly updated homes and homes with just the bare essentials.
They all have one thing in … (17 comments)
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random rants: Help A Child Shine: Become a Foster or Adoptive Parent - 05/18/07 09:23 AM
The Connecticut Department of Children & Family Services, along with the Connecticut Association of Foster & Adoptive Parents have announced their new Help A Child Shine campaign.
The purpose of the campaign is to recruit families and mentors for children in need.
As a foster parent and an adoptive parent, I strongly encourage … (8 comments)
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random rants: ActiveRain Bloggers Interviewed by Inman News - 05/10/07 07:28 AM
This morning's edition of Inman News contains the article Real Estate Agents Learn to Google Themselves. (This link is only active for today unless you are an Inman News subscriber.)
The article discusses the importance of monitoring what has been written about us on the web.
Kristal Kraft is interviewed about her expertise … (21 comments)
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random rants: Close Encounter with a Shooting Star - 04/22/07 08:06 PM
Just a bit earlier this evening, we were sitting on our back deck enjoying our first warm night of the year.
Something caught our eyes, so we looked up...
There was a shooting star burning up just a bit higher than our treetops. OK, it was probably a little higher than that, but … (6 comments)
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random rants: The Joy of Kids - 04/22/07 08:58 AM
This morning, I was working on my laptop in the family room. About 10 feet away, my three-year-old son was sitting at the kitchen table eating cheese. He loves cheese. He could eat it all day long.
What he likes even more than cheese is cheese with ketchup. Sometimes it's best not … (14 comments)
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random rants: My Computer is Home from the ICU - 04/11/07 11:09 AM
This past Saturday, my dear laptop went into cardiac arrest.
I am pleased to say, thanks to the work of the wonderful guys at Info Plexus, an IBM authorized repair center in New Milford, Connecticut, my baby is now home and thriving...and allowing me to work again!
It had to spend a few … (6 comments)
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random rants: A Computer in Cardiac Arrest - 04/09/07 08:00 PM
My laptop went into cardiac arrest over the weekend.
We've been together for over two years now. I'm having trouble coping without it.
It happened so quickly...I don't think it felt any pain. One second it was chugging along as usual as I worked...and then it just froze. Its screen shook … (17 comments)
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