1st Time Homebuyers Tax Credit: Can't Miss What You Never Had Many think that the end of the 1st time homebuyer tax credit will mean an end to the quest for homeownership in the immediate aftermath of the expiring tax credit. While I will admit that the tax credit was a great incentive to get p
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04/30/2010
Unilateral Contracts a.k.a. One Way Streets A BRICK WALL PAINTED BLUE IS STILL A BRICK WALLREO, Short Sale, Foreclosure and sometimes builder contracts and addendums are notorious for being unilateral. In other words, they are designed with ONLY the seller in mind. You will find thatthese contrac
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04/30/2010
I logged on to my 1st AR webinar yesterday: Generating Leads - Managing & Converting Leads to Closed Transactions using Technology, Presenter - Stephen Christie Stephen Christie did a great job of talking about one of the many tools that he uses to generate and convert leads. Yesterday his prim
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04/28/2010
Education Begets Confidence and Confidence Begets Action and.... Consistent actions begets results. I'm one of those people who stays in perpetual learning mode. I feel that one of the greatest barriers to an agent's (or anyone else's) success in lack of knowledge. The sooner new agents realiz
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04/27/2010
Arriving Late to a Party is Fashionable. But Arriving Late For a Showing Appointment is Disrespectful As real estate agents we struggle with time management. Well maybe not struggle, but working with many people during the course of the day is akin to being a juggler. We work by appointment so
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04/22/2010
I am not a proponent of selling a home without a real estate agent or other real estate partners that are usually involved in bringing a transaction to a close (title companies, attorneys, home inpsectors, etc). But I am particularly against it when neither party has a clue. I recently sat throu
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04/20/2010
Touchdown Jesus: Photos from the road As me, my daughter, grandson and grandmother made the trek from Birmingham, AL to Detroit, MI, my daughter could hardly wait to snap this photo in the front of Solid Rock Church in Monroe, OH (just outside of Cincinnati). Later down the road, I asked if she
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04/20/2010
3749 Haven View Circle, Vestavia Townhome for Rent Unbelievable space in this 4 bedroom, 2.5 townhome located in Vestavia Knolls. All bedrooms located on upper level, playground for the kids (big and small). It’s just been listed and it’s available immediately. Don’t wait. Call Bham WIiRE Realty
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04/13/2010
There's Nothing Like a Little Rain to Wash the Green Away. Yesterday Metropolitan Birmingham was a blanket of green from free flowing pollen. As the early morning crackled with thunder, thus everyone around here will be waking up to the pitter patter and sweet sound of rain as it washes the poll
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04/08/2010
Birmingham Alabama is Going Green. Green with pollen that is. Around here going green takes on a whole new meaning. Pollen is everywhere. There is no escaping it. We literally have to wash down our vehicles daily. And let's not even talk about those who suffer from allergies. Thank goodne
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04/07/2010
