Woo Hoo! The challenge is over! It's been a long month for those of us participating. It was a crazy idea to try and post every day this month. Congratulations to those of you who have been successful! Business has been at it's peak during this time, so it's been especially difficult to carve out
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05/31/2011
I'm in negotiation on a property this weekend on a Rio Rancho Home. When I showed my buyer clients the house we noticed that there were for "For Sale" tags on many of the pieces of furniture. I didn't think much of this until later, when we were starting to negotiate, when my buyers wanted to ask
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05/29/2011
I hate the word blog, it's such an ugly word. I think it's about time that we invent a new word to replace it. We need a word that doesn't sound like something you need to have removed by a dermatologist. Actually, I've stopped calling it "blogging" myself most of the time. I usually refer to "po
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05/28/2011
Remember this weekend is about the soldiers who died fighting for our country. It can be easy to get caught up in all of the "Summer Starts Now" activities. Don't get me wrong, we should celebrate life and the beginning of summer, but the holiday is for those wo gave their lives for our freedom.
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05/27/2011
Successful negotiation is about more than just numbers, it involves emotions too. In fact, the way you present an offer may be just as important as the terms of the offer that you present. These days, it's rare in Albuquerque for a broker to present an offer in person, so how can you make a offer
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05/26/2011
Albuquerque lender Patsy Bailey saved the day today! We closed a transaction with two really great clients this afternoon. When we were done the lender Patsy Bailey said "Well Rich, it was easy!" I sure didn't think it was going to be easy after the first lender couldn't get the job done. You see
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05/25/2011
Wow, what an incredible day I had today. I remember when I first got into real estate and I wondered how I could possibly fill a day with just real estate. Now I can't imagine having time for anything else. 7:30. I started my day early, getting to the office around 7:30am. I needed to prepare f
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05/24/2011
The Albuquerque Wine Festival is this weekend, May 28-30, 2011! When I moved to New Mexico I had no idea there were wineries here. After all, this is a desert right? Well, it turns out that there are many wineries in in the Land of Enchantment. In fact, 27 New Mexico Wineries will be represented
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05/23/2011
About two months ago the New Mexico Symphony announced they were filing chapter 7 bankruptcy. After a 77 year history of providing Albuquerque and the surrounding area with high quality symphonic music apparently the coffers have run dry. Whether it's the result of the economic downturn or bad ma
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05/22/2011
I should be rejoicing, anticipating what will be, by month's end, one of my best months selling Albuquerque homes. However, I can't shake the uneasy feeling that something could go wrong with any of the three transactions I have in escrow. You see, every time it looks like I'm going to finally ha
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05/19/2011
