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2008
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Becky Cook Sometimes it is not how much you write, or how many points a person has. Sometimes it is about character. Becky Cook wrote a post that truly touched my heart. I don't want to talk about it in sum and substance. It is not about me, or what I think, it is all about her. I only want to l...
06/22/2008
http://www.dos.state.ny.us/cnsl/rebcommdue.html The above link is to the New York Dept of State's Legal Memorandum (LI10) entitled, "Defining When A Real Estate Broker's Commission Is Due." Being a Realtor, I have a keen pecuniary interest in learning what the Counsel's Office has to say on the m...
06/18/2008
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It seems everywhere I turn these days there are articles discussing fear, uncertainty and doubt regarding the real estate market (and the economy). Some are very interesting while others make me wonder, "What, what, WHAT?" or "How did I miss that?" not to mention, "OMG where was I when THIS happe...
06/17/2008
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I seem to be running across a lot of online blurbs about homeless people moving into foreclosed homes. One incident involves a friend helping to move another, only to take up residence after the owner was gone. You can read about that, as well as other examples, in an online article from Propert...
06/16/2008
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Mr. Jared H Beck, Esq. (a Harvard grad) has a very nice blog that I enjoy reading. Here's an interesting ILSA issue that dovetails quite nicely with my studies: http://beckandlee.wordpress.com/2008/06/ As reported in Mr. Beck's article, the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act (ILSA) 15 U.S....
06/16/2008
I love William Shakespeare, he had such a droll sense of humor and that line from Macbeth always makes me giggle. When I was much younger I was fortunate to see an excellent rendition of the play and the actors portraying the three "sister witches" were an absolute comedic delight! The play begin...
06/16/2008
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980CE6DC123EF937A35752C1A9619C8B63&sec=&spon= I was poking around in the New York Times where I ran across an old 2007 article I thought was interesting (see the above link). It isn't a long article, and is formatted more in the Q & A style than any...
06/15/2008
How to get children interested in real estate is a lot easier than most people would think. It's all about their imaginations being stimulated during playtime, the sneaking in of very complicated concepts through the manipulation of action figures, lego blocks, dirt and dump trucks. Letting th...
06/15/2008
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Since my hubby has to work for the holiday, we decided to have a "Mr. Dad Day" celebration (where the boys get to pick activities to do with their father any day they want). Father's Day is pretty special to Michael because for a while there we weren't sure if we would ever be able to bring ch...
06/14/2008
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I was tagged by Paddy "WORK with me and I'll make you HAPPY," Pizappi. What a COOL name and NEAT motto! Thanks for inviting me to participate in the MeMe AR insanity. I get such a kick out of reading these things, but somehow it never occurred to me that I could actually be "hit" with a "digital-...
06/14/2008
