This Wednesday was Dave and Margaret's kickoff for their new program - Be Great in 2008. I am fortunate to do business in the backyard of RE/MAX headquarters - about 40 minutes south - in Colorado Springs. I signed up to attend this event in December and woke up Wednesday morning really pumped
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01/18/2008
How do you keep up? I started blogging about 10 months or so ago and absolutely fell in love. I think the idea of sharing ideas, stories, humor, etc. with other real estate professionals and even the public is awesome. My problem? I get busy with other stuff and neglect my blog. So here's wha
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01/18/2008
I responded to a blog post this morning and it got me thinking. Last summer I took 3 full days of classes to obtain my ABR designation. I took the classes with an associate of mine and we were 2 of only 3 Realtors from our Colorado Springs real estate market. Why? We took the classes up in De
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04/12/2007
A few years ago, one of my clients contracted to purchase an older home in her idea of the "perfect neighborhood." She had rented in this neighborhood for many years and was absolutely in love with the area. We found a fantastic looking home that was everything she was hoping to find in her pr
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04/01/2007
I recently put a new construction home under contract and was asked by my client if they should have an independent professional inspection. His thoughts were in line with many folks when he told me that since it was brand new he thought he might be able to skip the inspection. He asked, "Would
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03/30/2007
As a Realtor in the Colorado Springs area, I have watched many areas of the city develop. I can appreciate when a premier community of luxury homes stands out among the different areas of Colorado Springs. Stone Crossing is one of these communities. Beginning in 2003, Acuff Homes and Vantage H
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03/29/2007
I have been a Realtor since the late 90's. Within a month of getting in the business, I got married and my husband and I purchased our first home. We lived in it for 6.5 years and when I listed a fantastic larger home, we decided it was time to move. (This was my first home.)My clients had th
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03/29/2007
Homes aren't cheap - even the lower priced ones aren't cheap. Sounds simple enough doesn't it? Sure it does! Let's imagine that you have contracted to purchase your home and closing day has arrived! What an exciting day!! There are many details. You need to get your cashier's check, make su
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03/25/2007
I scheduled an inspection to include radon testing the other day while a colleague was just walking into my office. She asked me if all of my clients spent money for the radon test. I thought this was a strange question. She looked surprised when I said yes, all of my clients decided on radon
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03/23/2007
We've all probably received the following call from one of our sellers:"Hi Michele, I just wanted to let you know that Joe Schmoe never showed up for the showing." Ugh, how rude. You apologize to your seller on behalf of the rude agent and hope it doesn't happen again. Most sellers are reasona
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03/15/2007
