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    <title>David Popoff's Connecticut Real Estate &amp; Green Build Blog.</title>
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      <title>&#8216;Welcome to Greenwich&#8217; 2013 Guides Are In.</title>
      <description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;lsquo;Welcome to Greenwich&amp;rsquo; 2013 Guides Are In.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;The new 2013 &lt;a href="http://www.greenwichmag.com/g/Special-Advertising-Section-2013/Welcome-to-Greenwich/"&gt;&amp;lsquo;Welcome to Greenwich&amp;rsquo;&lt;/a&gt; is a guide for newcomers and are now in local real estate offices and as well at the Greenwich Association of Realtor&amp;rsquo;s office. The issue is updated with the latest information about Greenwich schools, healthcare, culture and more local information for real estate agents to share with their clients about Greenwich, Connecticut.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: .25in; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #003300;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.davidpopoffct.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #003300;"&gt;David Popoff&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is a certified &amp;ldquo;Green Homes Specialist&amp;rdquo; Realtor with William Pitt Sotheby&amp;rsquo;s in lower Fairfield County, Connecticut.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0000cc;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dmkpropertymanagementllc.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color: blue;"&gt;DMK Property Management llc&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; a locally owned company serving lower Fairfield County, Connecticut.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0000cc;"&gt;Specializing in Residential Property Management that can custom tailor a program to fit the homeowners needs be it short term or long term from rental management to full estate management.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: .25in; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #003300;"&gt;E-mail DavidPopoffCT@hotmail.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;~&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;David&amp;nbsp;A.&amp;nbsp;Popoff ~ Licensed Connecticut Realtor ~ LEED AP Homes accredited ~ Cell (203) 228-0646 ~&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David Popoff ~ Ct. Realtor &amp; Property  Manager, Fairfield County. (William Pitt, Sotheby's International Realty, Darien, Ct.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:16:50 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Darien, Ct Make Forbes Top 25 List Best Place To Retire.</title>
      <description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;Darien, Ct Make Forbes Top 25 List Best Place To Retire.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Forbes magazine has put together a list of the &lt;a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampbarrett/2013/04/02/top-places-to-retire-rich/" title="click here to read full article" target="_blank"&gt;best places to retire in the United States&lt;/a&gt; if you are looking for a high-end retirement lifestyle. &lt;a href="http://www.williampitt.com/eng/darien-ct-homes-for-sale-real-estate-guide" title="About Darien, Ct" target="_blank"&gt;Darien, Connecticut&lt;/a&gt; is one of two locations in the New England states that made the list. Darien is about an hour train ride from NYC on the Long Island Sound &amp;ldquo;Gold Coast&amp;rdquo; of Connecticut and boasts nine private clubs for yachting, swimming, tennis and golf.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://davidpopoff.williampitt.com/eng"&gt;To look for homes for rent and sale in Darien, Ct please click here for an easy to use search.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: .25in; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #003300;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.davidpopoffct.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #003300;"&gt;David Popoff&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is a certified &amp;ldquo;Green Homes Specialist&amp;rdquo; Realtor with William Pitt Sotheby&amp;rsquo;s in lower Fairfield County, Connecticut.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0000cc;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dmkpropertymanagementllc.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color: blue;"&gt;DMK Property Management llc&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; a locally owned company serving lower Fairfield County, Connecticut.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0000cc;"&gt;Specializing in Residential Property Management that can custom tailor a program to fit the homeowners needs be it short term or long term from rental management to full estate management.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;~&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;David&amp;nbsp;A.&amp;nbsp;Popoff ~ Licensed Connecticut Realtor ~ LEED AP Homes accredited ~ Cell (203) 228-0646 ~&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David Popoff ~ Ct. Realtor &amp; Property  Manager, Fairfield County. (William Pitt, Sotheby's International Realty, Darien, Ct.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:20:51 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>59 Historic Mid-Century &amp; Modern House Museums Throughout USA.</title>
      <description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;59 Historic Mid-Century &amp;amp; Modern House Museums Throughout USA.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href="http://retrorenovation.com/historic-mid-century-modern-house-museums/"&gt;RetroRenovation.com&lt;/a&gt; has compiled a list of 59 home museums throughout the United States open to the public. The homes range from architect designed mid-century modern homes to early and mid-20&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; century historic homes.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;To use the &lt;a href="http://retrorenovation.com/historic-mid-century-modern-house-museums/"&gt;interactive map go to this link&lt;/a&gt; and hover over any one of the dots to see the name and year of the house, click on dot to go to website link of that home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;In New Canaan, Connecticut you will find the famous &lt;a href="http://philipjohnsonglasshouse.org/"&gt;Philip Johnson Glass House&lt;/a&gt; on a 49 acre campus only a limited number of visitors per day, reservations recommended.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: .25in; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #003300;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.davidpopoffct.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #003300;"&gt;David Popoff&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is a certified &amp;ldquo;Green&amp;rdquo; Realtor in lower Fairfield County, Connecticut.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0000cc;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dmkpropertymanagementllc.com/"&gt;DMK Property Management llc&lt;/a&gt; is locally owned company serving lower Fairfield County, Connecticut.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0000cc;"&gt;Specializing in Residential Property Management that can custom tailor a program to fit the homeowners needs be it short term or long term from rental management to full estate management.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;~&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;David&amp;nbsp;A.&amp;nbsp;Popoff ~ Licensed Connecticut Realtor ~ LEED AP Homes accredited ~ Cell (203) 228-0646 ~&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David Popoff ~ Ct. Realtor &amp; Property  Manager, Fairfield County. (William Pitt, Sotheby's International Realty, Darien, Ct.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:52:54 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>The Savings of DIY Home Projects.</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;The average handy homeowner can save around $6,641 a year by DIY projects around the house. Check out this Inforgraph on &amp;ldquo;What&amp;rsquo;s a Handy Dad Really Worth?&amp;rdquo; during this Father&amp;rsquo;s Day Weekend and the value of home DIY projects from &lt;a href="http://homeinsurance.com/blog/2013/06/12/whats-a-handy-dad-really-worth/"&gt;Homeinsurance.com&amp;rsquo;s blog&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #006600;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: .25in; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #003300;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.davidpopoffct.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #003300;"&gt;David Popoff&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is a certified &amp;ldquo;Green&amp;rdquo; Realtor in lower Fairfield County, Connecticut.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0000cc;"&gt;Specializing in Residential Property Management that can custom tailor a program to fit the homeowners needs be it short term or long term from rental management to full estate management.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dmkpropertymanagementllc.com/" title="DMK website click here." target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img title="DMK Property Management, Darien, Ct." src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/4/5/0/9/ar135575358590546.jpg" height="118" alt="DMK Property Management, Darien, Ct." width="197"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;~&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;David&amp;nbsp;A.&amp;nbsp;Popoff ~ Licensed Connecticut Realtor ~ LEED AP Homes accredited ~ Cell (203) 228-0646 ~&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David Popoff ~ Ct. Realtor &amp; Property  Manager, Fairfield County. (William Pitt, Sotheby's International Realty, Darien, Ct.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 04:24:27 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>'An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure' for Homes.</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Inforgraph "The High Price of Ignoring Home Repairs" illustrates what can happen is homeowners fail to do the proper maintenance on their real estate and the possible long term costs. Thanks to&lt;a href="http://homeinsurance.com/blog/2013/05/28/through-the-roof-the-high-price-of-ignoring-home-repairs/" title="Go to Blog" target="_blank"&gt; Homeinsurance.com and Redbeacon.com&lt;/a&gt; a subsidiary of Home Depot for putting this together.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;'An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure' for Homes.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Courtesy of: &lt;a href="http://homeinsurance.com"&gt;HomeInsurance.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.redbeacon.com"&gt;Redbeacon&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: .25in; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #003300;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.davidpopoffct.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #003300;"&gt;David Popoff&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is a certified &amp;ldquo;Green&amp;rdquo; Realtor in lower Fairfield County, Connecticut.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0000cc;"&gt;Specializing in Residential Property Management that can custom tailor a program to fit the homeowners needs be it short term or long term from rental management to full estate management.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;~&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;David&amp;nbsp;A.&amp;nbsp;Popoff ~ Licensed Connecticut Realtor ~ LEED AP Homes accredited ~ Cell (203) 228-0646 ~&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David Popoff ~ Ct. Realtor &amp; Property  Manager, Fairfield County. (William Pitt, Sotheby's International Realty, Darien, Ct.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:14:34 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Connecticut MLS features Green Homes.</title>
      <description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.222222328186035px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Connecticut MLS features Green Homes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.222222328186035px;"&gt;The Greater Fairfield County CMLS recently added to their list of home features a section for &amp;lsquo;Energy Features&amp;rsquo; along with the many other feature categories such as lot features, area amenities, handicap features, exterior and interior feature and many more.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.222222328186035px;"&gt;This a great addition to the feature list for both buyers and sellers making it easier to search for energy efficient and green built homes.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Active Solar&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Attic Fan&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Built Green Certification&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ceiling Fans&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Energy Star Rated&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Extra Insulation&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Geothermal Heat&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Heat Recovery Units HRV/ERV&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Home Energy Rating&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Humidistat&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Passive Solar&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Radiant Heat&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ridge Vents&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Storm Doors&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Storm Windows&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Tankless Hot water&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Thermopane Windows&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Whole House Fan&lt;/li&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David Popoff ~ Ct. Realtor &amp; Property  Manager, Fairfield County. (William Pitt, Sotheby's International Realty, Darien, Ct.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:00:32 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>InforGraph ~ What Renovations Have Best Returns.</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;InforGraph ~ What Renovations Have Best Returns.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;Here is an easy to read Inforgraph on what renovations have the best resale value. Another great source is the Remodeling Magazine 2013 Cost vs. Value report that shows the national average of cost-value ratio of different projects in different regions of the USA.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.remodeling.hw.net/2013/costvsvalue/national.aspx"&gt;national data of the Cost vs. Value report&lt;/a&gt; compares the average cost of 35 popular remodeling projects with the value of those projects retain at sale. You can view national data for the projects or go to regional data for a more detailed look as well as mid-range vs. high-range remodel values.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.elocal.com/infographics/renovations-with-best-resale-value.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.elocalwebsites.com/externalAssets/Blogs/RenovationResale.PNG" alt="Renovations with the Best Resale Value"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Source: &lt;a href="http://www.elocal.com"&gt;eLocal.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: .25in; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.davidpopoffct.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #003300;"&gt;David Popoff&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #003300;"&gt; is a certified &amp;ldquo;Green&amp;rdquo; Realtor in lower Fairfield County, Connecticut.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dmkpropertymanagementllc.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: blue;"&gt;DMK Property Management llc&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0000cc;"&gt; is locally owned company serving lower Fairfield County, Connecticut.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0000cc;"&gt;Specializing in Residential Property Management that can custom tailor a program to fit the homeowners needs be it short term or long term from rental management to full estate management.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;~&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;David&amp;nbsp;A.&amp;nbsp;Popoff ~ Licensed Connecticut Realtor ~ LEED AP Homes accredited ~ Cell (203) 228-0646 ~&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David Popoff ~ Ct. Realtor &amp; Property  Manager, Fairfield County. (William Pitt, Sotheby's International Realty, Darien, Ct.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:43:46 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Norwalk, Ct Starting Single Stream Recycling July 1013.</title>
      <description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Norwalk, Ct Starting Single Stream Recycling July 1013.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Like other Connecticut towns such as Greenwich and Darien, &lt;a href="http://www.norwalkct.org/index.aspx?nid=1386" title="Click here to learn more from Norwalk townhall" target="_blank"&gt;Norwalk&lt;/a&gt; is now starting its own Single Stream Recycling Program that is starting this July 1&lt;sup&gt;st&lt;/sup&gt;, 2013.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Increase recycling rates since it is easier to recycle in a single larger container.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Save money by sending less trash to disposal facilities.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Generate revenue because the city receives $17.50 per ton of recyclables collected.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Improve aesthetics, since carts are uniform and covered, reducing litter on city streets.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: .25in; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.davidpopoffct.com/"&gt;David Popoff&lt;/a&gt; i&lt;span style="color: #0b651f;"&gt;s a certified &amp;ldquo;Green Homes Specialist&amp;rdquo; Realtor with William Pitt Sotheby&amp;rsquo;s in lower Fairfield County, Connecticut.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dmkpropertymanagementllc.com/"&gt;DMK Property Management llc&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="color: #0000ff;"&gt;a locally owned company serving lower Fairfield County, Connecticut.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0000ff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Specializing in Residential Property Management that can custom tailor a program to fit the homeowners needs be it short term or long term from rental management to full estate management.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: .25in; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0000ff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;cell 203-228-0646&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: .25in; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0000ff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;E-mail DavidPopoffCT@hotmail.com&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;~&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;David&amp;nbsp;A.&amp;nbsp;Popoff ~ Licensed Connecticut Realtor ~ LEED AP Homes accredited ~ Cell (203) 228-0646 ~&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;~ &lt;a href="http://www.DavidPopoffCT.com" title="website" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;www.DavidPopoffCT.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt; ~ DavidPopoffCt@Hotmail.com ~ &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://davidpopoffct.wordpress.com/" title="Blog" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;http://davidpopoffct.wordpress.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt; ~&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David Popoff ~ Ct. Realtor &amp; Property  Manager, Fairfield County. (William Pitt, Sotheby's International Realty, Darien, Ct.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:02:58 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>14 Things You Should Know About Your Ct. Credit Reports that Could Effect You</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Many criteria make up the purchase process for a home, keeping an even keel and maintaining your current credit is one key factor that you can control. Please read these great tips from Kristin Hamilton from Redlands, California and leave comments on her original post.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;For more information on credit scores and how to improve them check out this post&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/3706673/ct-what-s-in-a-credit-score-tips-to-improve-"&gt;Ct. What's In a Credit Score &amp;amp; Tips To Improve&lt;/a&gt; along with &lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/3716627/buying-a-home-please-do-not-do-these-things-while-you-are-in-escrow-"&gt;Buying a Home ~ Please Do Not Do These Things While You are in Escrow&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px;"&gt;A large number of entries that feed into the 3 major credit reporting companies come from thousands of places so there is always a potential that reports could be wrong.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px;"&gt;If you find inaccuracies on your report, you need to write a detailed letter to the reporter and explain the situation. Sometimes they can just look up your history and fix the error. The reporter must then send notification to the Credit Agencies so it takes 1-3 months to get the reports corrected. Sometimes it doesn&amp;rsquo;t get corrected at all.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px;"&gt;Many choose to subscribe to a credit reporting agency by paying a small monthly fee. They notify you if anyone opens an account with your SSN plus will send you a monthly report of all activity. If they get an alert, they notify you immediately. Some of these companies work successfully and other times a new account slips through the cracks. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px;"&gt;23% of all Americans have inaccuracies on their report&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px;"&gt;22% of most Americans have never checked their credit report to see if there are inaccuracies on it.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px;"&gt;25% of Americans have found inaccuracies on their reports.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px;"&gt;18% reported they did not get the report corrected.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px;"&gt;Over 50% reported incorrect or outdated information: Payment Delinquencies, Payment History, Collection Agency Reports, Court Judgments, and Bankruptcies. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px;"&gt;Over 10% reported Inaccuracies in their Addresses, Marital Status, and Place of Employment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px;"&gt;5% reported that they have been a victim of Identity Theft and that their reports reflect spending and non-payments by others on their SSN. (My guess this is much higher than 5%)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px;"&gt;Over 45% of people find success in getting their reports fixed but the first step is for you to get a copy of your report. The credit reporting agencies all have detailed procedures in getting your errors corrected on your report and most of the time you can find it on the3 agencies website. Many mortgage lenders will help you and answer any questions you have. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px;"&gt;2% report they have a common name and that someone else&amp;rsquo;s information is reported on their SSN. Sometimes this is due to a fraudulent crime from another family member or friend who knows you. If you have a name like &amp;ldquo;Jones, Brown, Smith&amp;rdquo;, the odds are these are just mistakes&amp;nbsp;but the reporting companies try to be very careful but mistakes happen and probably daily.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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      <description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;Avoid These Common Landlord Mistakes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Being a landlord is a full time job that requires follow through and constant maintenance. With a long term plan investment properties can be profitable. If you as landlord cannot commit time and energy to managing your rentals then it might be wise to higher an experience property manager like &lt;a href="http://www.dmkpropertymanagementllc.com/pages/home" target="_blank"&gt;DMK Property Management in Darien, Connecticut.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img title="DMK Property Management Darien Ct" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/2/2/2/0/ar137061147002227.jpg" height="120" alt="DMK Property Management Darien Ct" width="200" style="float: right; margin: 3px 12px;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Read and learn about these eleven common landlord misstates to avoid.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do a full background check on every tenant.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; Rental application, credit check, job and income verification along with verifying the rental application will save you a lot of headaches in the future.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thinking the property will always be rented.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; Cash flow is very important; you rentals will not always be full, plan ahead and have reserve monies to cover payments such as mortgage, heat, maintenance issues, advertisement and Realtor fees.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Know the cost of repairs and property maintenance.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; Budgeting and keep on top of minor repairs before they turn into bigger issues is key. You will also need to have reserves for the big ticket items that come up such as a new HVAC system, exterior painting, roofing, etc.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Being a Landlord is not a hobby.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; Operating rental properties is a business and needs to be operated as such; proper accounting practices, reporting taxes as a business, keeping records are all key items. Best to consult a professional accountant, CPA.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Relying on a handshake.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; Yes it would be nice but once again you are running a business, contracts need to be signed along with all other agreements, work to be done, repair to be in writing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Asking illegal interview questions.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; The &lt;a href="http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/FHLaws/yourrights"&gt;Fair Housing Act&lt;/a&gt; applies to landlords as well, you are now operating a public business. &lt;span class="apple-converted-space"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #111111;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #111111;"&gt;The Fair Housing Act of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 requires that you cannot deny a tenant's application based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, handicap or family status (i.e. if they plan on having children).&lt;/span&gt; As well check with your state on local laws pertaining to being a landlord.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Neglecting tenants.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; Being a landlord is 24/7, you have responsibilities throughout the contract. You need to check in regularly with your tenants and the condition of the property. Be aware you need to schedule these with the tenant, you cannot just pop by.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;State and local housing codes.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; Every state has their own housing codes and law in addition to the federal laws. As a landlord you need to know these such as how to deal with security money, evection process, rights of tenants, etc. Here is the link for &lt;a href="http://www.jud.state.ct.us/lawlib/law/landlord.htm"&gt;Connecticut Landlord and Tenant Law&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Delaying an eviction.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; You want to be a nice person but once again you are running a business. Not proceeding with an eviction as soon as legally possible can be a costly mistake.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Not enforcing the lease.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; You have a lease for a reason, enforce it. If you agreed to no pets then that is what it is. If not your tenants will realize you are lax and will take advantage.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Everything in writing.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt; As a landlord you must have a record, get everything in writing, repair requests, contract, etc. He said she said does not work in a court of law and many times can be misunderstood.&amp;nbsp; Along with this pictures are very important form of documentation. Always have pictures of before move in.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0000cc;"&gt;Specializing in Residential Property Management that can custom tailor a program to fit the homeowners needs be it short term or long term from rental management to full estate management.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: .25in; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #003300;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.davidpopoffct.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #003300;"&gt;David Popoff&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is a certified &amp;ldquo;Green Homes Specialist&amp;rdquo; Realtor with William Pitt Sotheby&amp;rsquo;s in lower Fairfield County, Connecticut.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David Popoff ~ Ct. Realtor &amp; Property  Manager, Fairfield County. (William Pitt, Sotheby's International Realty, Darien, Ct.)</dc:creator>
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      <description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Green Home Features Listed On Connecticut MLS.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;The Greater Fairfield County CMLS recently added to their list of home features a section for &amp;lsquo;Energy Features&amp;rsquo; along with the many other feature categories such as lot features, area amenities, handicap features, exterior and interior feature and many more.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;This a great addition to the feature list for both buyers and sellers making it easier to search for energy efficient and green built homes.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Under the Energy Features list the choices currently offered are:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Active Solar&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Attic Fan&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Built Green Certification&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ceiling Fans&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Energy Star Rated&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Extra Insulation&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Geothermal Heat&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Heat Recovery Units HRV/ERV&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Home Energy Rating&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Humidistat&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Passive Solar&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Radiant Heat&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ridge Vents&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Storm Doors&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Storm Windows&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Tankless Hot water&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Thermopane Windows&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Whole House Fan&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GREEN HOMES AND LIFESTYLE CHECK OUT THESE ADDITIONAL ARTICLES:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1 style="font-size: 16px; color: #1e77b9; margin-top: 2px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/2213218/green-building-101" rel="bookmark" style="color: #1e77b9;"&gt;Green Building 101&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h1 style="font-size: 16px; color: #1e77b9; margin-top: 2px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/3707698/look-here-to-find-your-local-green-professionals-" rel="bookmark" style="color: #1e77b9;"&gt;Look Here To Find Your Local Green Professionals.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/3704730/zero-net-energy-ready-homes-2013-" rel="bookmark" style="font-size: 2em; color: #1e77b9;"&gt;Zero Net-Energy Ready Homes 2013.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: 12px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/3613663/what-makes-a-green-home-different-" rel="bookmark"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #1e77b9;"&gt;What Makes a Green Home Different?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: .25in; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.davidpopoffct.com/"&gt;David Popoff&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="color: #1d6723;"&gt;is a certified &amp;ldquo;Green Homes Specialist&amp;rdquo; Realtor with William Pitt Sotheby&amp;rsquo;s in lower Fairfield County, Connecticut.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dmkpropertymanagementllc.com/"&gt;DMK Property Management llc&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="color: #0000ff;"&gt;a locally owned company serving lower Fairfield County, Connecticut.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0000ff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Specializing in Residential Property Management that can custom tailor a program to fit the homeowners needs be it short term or long term from rental management to full estate management.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: .25in; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0000ff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cell 203-228-0646&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333;"&gt;With the summer quickly approaching and the weather getting hotter and hotter we should start &lt;strong&gt;thinking of more ways to conserve energy, save money and go green.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333;"&gt;Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;(CFLs) use 75 percent less energy than standard incandescent bulbs and last up to10 times longer! If every household in the U.S. changed just five of their most frequently used light fixture bulbs to CFLs, we would prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions from nearly 10 million cars.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333;"&gt;Reduce, reuse, and recycle&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333;"&gt;&amp;mdash;recycle your newspapers, beverage containers, paper and other goods. Use products in containers that can be recycled and items that can be repaired or reused. In addition, when going to the store, consider bagging your own groceries in cloth, reusable bags.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333;"&gt;Fix leaks&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333;"&gt;&amp;mdash;faucets that leak flow at a rate of one drip per second and can waste more than 3,000 gallons of water a year, while&amp;nbsp;a leaky toilet can waste about 200 gallons a day!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333;"&gt;Turn off the water!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333;"&gt;The average bathroom faucet flows at a rate of two gallons per minute. So, turn off the faucet while brushing teeth. Doing so each morning and evening can save up to 8 gallons per day and 240 gallons a month!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333;"&gt;Plan your car trips. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333;"&gt;To many times we drive multiple times in the same direction, plan you trips out and do multiple stops all on the same time. Also avoid quick stops and starts; a steady even speed uses less gas.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style=""&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333;"&gt;Use your dishwasher and washing machine only when they are full.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: #333333;"&gt;The average washing machine uses about 41 gallons per load. Try to avoid small, partial loads--and always use the proper load size selection&amp;mdash;using large settings only when necessary.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David Popoff ~ Ct. Realtor &amp; Property  Manager, Fairfield County. (William Pitt, Sotheby's International Realty, Darien, Ct.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2013 03:14:34 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>21 Darien Homes for Under $1,000,000.</title>
      <description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;21 Darien Homes for Under $1,000,000.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Darien, Connecticut single family home market is heating up with the average Year to Date sale price of $1,535,836. Year to Date 70 single family homes have sold with the average square footage at 3,397.*&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Currently there are 140 single family homes for sale on the Darien MLS with 55 of them being under $1,536,000 and 21 of them listed under the one million dollar mark.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://davidpopoff.williampitt.com/eng" target="_blank"&gt;To view current home for sale or for rent in Darien, Connecticut click here for an easy to use link&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.williampitt.com/eng/darien-ct-homes-for-sale-real-estate-guide"&gt;Darien, Connecticut&lt;/a&gt; is a residential community of approximately 20,000 residents that spans approximately 14.9 square miles along Long Island Sound. Darien is only 38 miles from New York City, making for an efficient commute by car or Metro North Commuter Railway of 55 minutes to Grand Central Station, Manhattan.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Median Price:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;is half are below, half are above&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Average Price:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;are all sold prices are added together into a sum; the sum is then divided by the number of houses that sold.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: .25in; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0070c0;"&gt;For further information about homes in lower Fairfield County, Connecticut call David Popoff&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: .25in; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0070c0;"&gt;at William Pitt Sotheby&amp;rsquo;s International Realty in Darien, Ct.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: .25in; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #0070c0;"&gt;Email DavidPopoffCT@hotmail.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;*&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;Listing and sales information comes from various sources and may not always be accurate. No representation or warranty is made as to the accuracy of this information. You should verify any information that is important to your buying decision.&amp;nbsp;Data Source: DARMLS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;~&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;David&amp;nbsp;A.&amp;nbsp;Popoff ~ Licensed Connecticut Realtor ~ LEED AP Homes accredited ~ Cell (203) 228-0646 ~&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David Popoff ~ Ct. Realtor &amp; Property  Manager, Fairfield County. (William Pitt, Sotheby's International Realty, Darien, Ct.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 07:46:24 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>WSJ Most Expensive Home Listed at $190 Million, Greenwich, Ct.</title>
      <description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;WSJ Most Expensive Home Listed at $190 Million, Greenwich, Ct.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;&lt;img title="Copper Beech Farm, Greenwich, Ct." src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/3/2/4/6/ar136905510864235.png" height="509" alt="Copper Beech Farm, Greenwich, Ct." width="687"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323716304578481020743972716.html" title="Click to read full WSJ article" target="_blank"&gt;The Wall Street Journal reported the most expensive home for sale in the United States&lt;/a&gt; is at an eye-popping price tag of $190,000,000. The home is on 50 &amp;frac12; acres of waterfront property in Greenwich, Connecticut that includes two off shore islands. The home itself is a &lt;a href="http://davidpopoff.williampitt.com/eng/sales/detail/205-l-1658-85245/please-click-for-more-info-greenwich-ct-06830" title="Go see listing." target="_blank"&gt;12 bedroom Victorian, French-renaissance mansion was built in 1896.&lt;/a&gt; All combined the property has a total of one mile of shoreline and comes with walled formal gardens, 75 foot pool and spa, grass tennis court, pool house, carriage house and gate house and of course its own beach.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;Greenwich is a town filled with old money estates and has had many grand listings in the past. Leona Helmsley&amp;rsquo;s mansion originally listed for $125 million sold for $35 million in 2010. The most expensive sold estate in Greenwich in the past 5 years was a 20,777 square foot waterfront mansion that sold for $39.5 million.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: .25in; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; color: #003300;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.davidpopoffct.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #003300;"&gt;David Popoff&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is a certified &amp;ldquo;Green Homes Specialist&amp;rdquo; Realtor with William Pitt Sotheby&amp;rsquo;s in lower Fairfield County, Connecticut.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; color: #0000cc;"&gt;Specializing in Residential Property Management that can custom tailor a program to fit the homeowners needs be it short term or long term from rental management to full estate management.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;~&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;David&amp;nbsp;A.&amp;nbsp;Popoff ~ Licensed Connecticut Realtor ~ LEED AP Homes accredited ~ Cell (203) 228-0646 ~&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David Popoff ~ Ct. Realtor &amp; Property  Manager, Fairfield County. (William Pitt, Sotheby's International Realty, Darien, Ct.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 06:06:55 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Green Technology for the Future Connecticut Home.</title>
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.222222328186035px;"&gt;Green Homes in the future will be automated and will communicate with utility providers to allow for better management and use of power supplies. Already we see this with appliances that communicate with the manufacture, smart thermostats that learn your daily routine and energy monitoring devices.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.222222328186035px;"&gt;The&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://meterplug.com/" target="_blank" style="color: #1e77b9;"&gt;Meter Plug&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;~ is a plug that measures your consumption of energy and sends it to your smart phone as an app displaying your real costs.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.222222328186035px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;The&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.nest.com/" target="_blank" style="color: #1e77b9;"&gt;Nest Thermostat&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;~ learns your schedule, your energy plan, the temperature you like, when your home or away, how efficient your furnace and more.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.222222328186035px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ibm.com/smarterplanet/us/en/smart_grid/article/battery500.html" target="_blank" style="color: #1e77b9;"&gt;IBM Battery 500&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;~ currently electric cars can travel about 100 miles on today&amp;rsquo;s Lithium-ion battery technology, IBM Battery 500 project is working on a technology that is expected to improve energy density 10 fold. Along with improving car traveling distance this technology could be used nationwide as an electricity storage source for renewable energy such as solar, wind, hydro along with storage of excess energy to be used during peak demand periods.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David Popoff ~ Ct. Realtor &amp; Property  Manager, Fairfield County. (William Pitt, Sotheby's International Realty, Darien, Ct.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 11:34:16 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>InforGraph ~ Psychology of Color.</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;InforGraph ~ Psychology of Color.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In various cultures colors often have different connotations. Here in today&amp;rsquo;s Western societies the meanings of various colors in general are:-&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Black ~ is the color of authority and power.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;White ~ symbolizes innocence and purity.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Red ~ is the most emotionally intense color stimulates a faster heartbeat and breathing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Blue ~ is the opposite of red creating a peaceful calm reaction.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Green ~ symbolizes nature, calming and refreshing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Yellow ~ is an attention getter, enhances concentration.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Purple ~ color of royalty, wealth and sophistication.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Brown ~ color of earth, reliable and abundant.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;The U.S. flag&amp;rsquo;s colors have meaning as well, Red represents valor and hardiness, while blue signifies justice, perseverance, and vigilance. The stars represent the heavens and all the good that people strive for, while the stripes emulate the sun's rays.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Read more:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.infoplease.com/spot/colors1.html#ixzz2TkCTm0jZ"&gt;Color Psychology | Infoplease.com&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.infoplease.com/spot/colors1.html#ixzz2TkCTm0jZ"&gt;http://www.infoplease.com/spot/colors1.html#ixzz2TkCTm0jZ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;~&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;David&amp;nbsp;A.&amp;nbsp;Popoff ~ Licensed Connecticut Realtor ~ LEED AP Homes accredited ~ Cell (203) 228-0646 ~&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David Popoff ~ Ct. Realtor &amp; Property  Manager, Fairfield County. (William Pitt, Sotheby's International Realty, Darien, Ct.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 06:07:28 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Hiring an Experienced Property Manager Checklist ~ Connecticut.</title>
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.222222328186035px;"&gt;By&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.dmkpropertymanagementllc.com/" target="_blank" style="color: #1e77b9;"&gt;DMK Property Management llc, Darien, Ct.&lt;img title="DMK property mgmt, Darien, Ct" src="http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/0/1/1/8/ar136666832981106.jpg" height="72" alt="DMK property mgmt, Darien, Ct" style="border-style: none; float: right; margin: 12px 16px;" width="120"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.222222328186035px;"&gt;When it comes to property management, experience counts. Property managers come from many fields such as experienced real estate investors, building contractors, real estate agents, architects and educational centers and degrees.&lt;a href="http://www.irem.org/pdfs/publicpolicy/proplicensing1.pdf" target="_blank" style="color: #1e77b9;"&gt;Many states require property managers to be licensed&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;real estate brokers, license business and/or Community Association Managers which many require a certain amount of classroom hours, passing examinations and continuing education programs. With many states adopting new laws regarding real estate and property management check yearly with your state to see current status on licensing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.222222328186035px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Checklist to hiring an Experienced Property Manager.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Tenant Relations.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Rent Collection.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Visit each property quarterly.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Speak with prospective tenants and show property when necessary.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Work with Landlord to set rental rates and prepare leases.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Negotiate, prepare and review lease agreements.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Interface with Real Estate Agents. Open house, mailings, calls to stay up to date.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Supervise superintendents, maintenance employees and bookkeepers.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;General maintenance and Emergency Repairs ~ solicit bids and schedule.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Interface with Insurance Companies when needed.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Prepare work to be done lists for maintenance employees, superintendents and subcontractors.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Tenant fit up, construction, improvements and repair projects.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Knowledge of local building and zoning regulations and permit process.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Maintenance Contracts ~ solicit and prepare contracts.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Review all invoices and monthly itemized category reports.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Knowledge of eviction process.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Placement of advertisements.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Currently active and knowledgeable in the rental and real estate market.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Keep and up-date tenant emergency information book.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.222222328186035px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dmkpropertymanagementllc.com/" target="_blank" style="color: #1e77b9;"&gt;DMK Property Management&amp;nbsp;llc&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;currently serving Darien, New Canaan, Rowayton and lower Fairfield County, Connecticut. DMK Property Management&amp;nbsp;llc is a locally owned company that can custom tailor their service to fit your individual needs be it a weekend walk through up to a fully maintain estate program. With combined experience in Real Estate Maintenance and Management that spans over 75+ years here in Fairfield County.&amp;nbsp;Our team can provide you the experience and reliability you expect and can trust.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class="agent_signature"&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.dmkpropertymanagementllc.com/" title="DMK website click here." target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img title="DMK Property Management, Darien, Ct." src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/4/5/0/9/ar135575358590546.jpg" height="118" alt="DMK Property Management, Darien, Ct." width="197"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;~&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;David&amp;nbsp;A.&amp;nbsp;Popoff ~ Licensed Connecticut Realtor ~ LEED AP Homes accredited ~ Cell (203) 228-0646 ~&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;~ &lt;a href="http://www.DavidPopoffCT.com" title="website" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;www.DavidPopoffCT.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt; ~ DavidPopoffCt@Hotmail.com ~ &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://davidpopoffct.wordpress.com/" title="Blog" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;http://davidpopoffct.wordpress.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt; ~&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David Popoff ~ Ct. Realtor &amp; Property  Manager, Fairfield County. (William Pitt, Sotheby's International Realty, Darien, Ct.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 13:20:31 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Water Saving Tips ~ 30% Household H20 used Outside.</title>
      <description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.222222328186035px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Water Saving Tips ~ 30% Household H20 used Outside.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.comhttp://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/3/6/4/5/2/ar134366226425463.jpg" height="157" alt="" style="border-style: none; float: right; margin: 11px;" width="198"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.222222328186035px;"&gt;The average American household uses 30% of their domestic water as outdoor use. In some parts of the country such as California it can go up as high as 60%.&amp;nbsp; It is estimated that up to 50% of landscape water use goes to waste due to evaporation, wind or runoff caused by overwatering.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.222222328186035px;"&gt;It is easy to have a great looking yard, save money, conserve water and protect the environment, here are some tips.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Avoid watering in the middle of the day, water early in the morning or evening. This will reduce evaporation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Use a drip irrigation system or simple irrigation hose in your gardens. Drip irrigation saves water by minimizing evaporation and water runoff.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Use a rain barrel or other types of Rainwater harvesting systems to water gardens.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Mulch around shrubs and plant can reduce weeds and keep water where needed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Position sprinklers to water only yard, not driveways, sidewalks, house, patios, etc.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;Make sure sprinkler heads do not overlap, regular inspections for leaks.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;For irrigation systems on a timer make sure the system has a rain sensor so you do not waste water while it is raining.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;How much lawn do you really need? Grass is a huge water hog, by re-naturalizing un-need lawn areas you will save time and money and will help reduce water pollution.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.222222328186035px;"&gt;The first home is a certified&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/3381480/1925-colonial-renovation-earns-leed-platinum-certification-in-darien-ct-" title="Read more about the house" target="_blank" style="color: #1e77b9;"&gt;LEED Platinum home that was originally a 1925 home&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;but was totally renovated and remodeled in 2011. The home scored a HERS rating of 37 which makes it approximately 63% more efficient than a new built home. The home won the Connecticut Green Building Council&amp;rsquo;s (CTGBC) 2012 &amp;lsquo;Residential Green Building Award&amp;rsquo;. &amp;nbsp;Along with state of the art &amp;lsquo;green&amp;rsquo; features the home is full of luxurious finishes such as professional cooking appliances, Waterworks bathrooms, custom millwork and organic gardens.&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://davidpopoff.williampitt.com/eng/sales/detail/205-l-1702-18136/19-lakeside-avenue-darien-ct-06820" title="View listing" target="_blank" style="color: #1e77b9;"&gt;This in-town home is 3130 square feet with 5 bedrooms and 3 &amp;frac12; bathrooms listed at $1,950,000&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.222222328186035px;"&gt;The third home is an&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://davidpopoff.williampitt.com/eng/sales/detail/205-l-1702-18012/3-nutmeg-lane-darien-ct-06820" title="View Listing" target="_blank" style="color: #1e77b9;"&gt;architect modern design colonial home&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;of 5216 square feet built in 2009 and thoughtfully designed with environmentally friendly materials. The home HVAC system is a geothermal system with a generator back up system. The home is on a level 0.88 acre lot and listed at $2,750,000.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David Popoff ~ Ct. Realtor &amp; Property  Manager, Fairfield County. (William Pitt, Sotheby's International Realty, Darien, Ct.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 15:36:48 -0700</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.222222328186035px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.111112594604492px;"&gt;Benefits of Green Building Published Report 2013.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.222222328186035px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;"&gt;Green Building do not need to cost more than non-green buildings as building practices and materials are becoming more mainstream. Various studies from between 2000 to 2012 show that actual cost premiums can range from zero to 12.5% with the higher prices directly relating to a higher standard of green features.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.222222328186035px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 15.555556297302246px; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;"&gt;The World Green Building Council recently published a 124 page report on &amp;ldquo;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.worldgbc.org/files/8313/6324/2676/Business_Case_For_Green_Building_Report_WEB_2013-03-13.pdf" target="_blank" style="font-size: 15.555556297302246px; line-height: 17.77777862548828px; color: #1e77b9;"&gt;The Business Case for Green Building&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 15.555556297302246px; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;"&gt;&amp;rdquo; detailing the cost benefits of building built to sustainable standards like LEED and Energy Star.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.222222328186035px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;"&gt;Studies also show that certified green buildings both commercial and residential can command higher prices up to 30% more. One study said&amp;rdquo;&amp;hellip;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;"&gt;a one-dollar saving in energy costs per square foot (about a 50 percent reduction in costs), leads to an increase of US$0.95 in cash flows and an increase of $13 in asset values."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; font-size: 12.222222328186035px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.77777862548828px;"&gt;The other benefit of green buildings are that they are healthier than conventional buildings&amp;mdash;they have better air, better light, and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 15.555556297302246px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;better materials. These benefits lead to a more productive work environment which is a driving factor for many companies to go green.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David Popoff ~ Ct. Realtor &amp; Property  Manager, Fairfield County. (William Pitt, Sotheby's International Realty, Darien, Ct.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 05:37:17 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>National Association of Letter Carriers&#8217; Annual Food Drive in Darien, Ct.</title>
      <description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"&gt;National Association of Letter Carriers&amp;rsquo; Annual Food Drive in Darien, Ct.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) is having its 21&lt;sup&gt;st&lt;/sup&gt; annual nationwide food drive this Saturday May 11, 2013. &lt;a href="http://www.nalc.org/commun/foodrive/"&gt;NALC National Food Drive&lt;/a&gt; is the country&amp;rsquo;s largest one-day food-collection effort. Last year more than 70 million pounds of non-perishable food was donated, which brought the grand total from more than two decades of collections to 1.2 billion pounds.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David Popoff ~ Ct. Realtor &amp; Property  Manager, Fairfield County. (William Pitt, Sotheby's International Realty, Darien, Ct.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 03:33:23 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>3 &#8216;Green&#8217; Energy Efficient Homes For Sale Darien, Ct.</title>
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;The first home is a certified &lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/3381480/1925-colonial-renovation-earns-leed-platinum-certification-in-darien-ct-" title="Read more about the house" target="_blank"&gt;LEED Platinum home that was originally a 1925 home&lt;/a&gt; but was totally renovated and remodeled in 2011. The home scored a HERS rating of 37 which makes it approximately 63% more efficient than a new built home. The home won the Connecticut Green Building Council&amp;rsquo;s (CTGBC) 2012 &amp;lsquo;Residential Green Building Award&amp;rsquo;. &amp;nbsp;Along with state of the art &amp;lsquo;green&amp;rsquo; features the home is full of luxurious finishes such as professional cooking appliances, Waterworks bathrooms, custom millwork and organic gardens. &lt;a href="http://davidpopoff.williampitt.com/eng/sales/detail/205-l-1702-18136/19-lakeside-avenue-darien-ct-06820" title="View listing" target="_blank"&gt;This in-town home is 3130 square feet with 5 bedrooms and 3 &amp;frac12; bathrooms listed at $1,950,000&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;The third home is an &lt;a href="http://davidpopoff.williampitt.com/eng/sales/detail/205-l-1702-18012/3-nutmeg-lane-darien-ct-06820" title="View Listing" target="_blank"&gt;architect modern design colonial home&lt;/a&gt; of 5216 square feet built in 2009 and thoughtfully designed with environmentally friendly materials. The home HVAC system is a geothermal system with a generator back up system. The home is on a level 0.88 acre lot and listed at $2,750,000.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #003300;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.davidpopoffct.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #003300;"&gt;David Popoff&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is a certified &amp;ldquo;Green Homes Specialist&amp;rdquo; Realtor with William Pitt Sotheby&amp;rsquo;s in lower Fairfield County, Connecticut.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;~&amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;David&amp;nbsp;A.&amp;nbsp;Popoff ~ Licensed Connecticut Realtor ~ LEED AP Homes accredited ~ Cell (203) 228-0646 ~&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David Popoff ~ Ct. Realtor &amp; Property  Manager, Fairfield County. (William Pitt, Sotheby's International Realty, Darien, Ct.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 08:41:49 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Cost Benefits of Green Building Published Report.</title>
      <description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;Cost Benefits of Green Building Published Report.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;The World Green Building Council recently published a 124 page report on &amp;ldquo;&lt;a href="http://www.worldgbc.org/files/8313/6324/2676/Business_Case_For_Green_Building_Report_WEB_2013-03-13.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;The Business Case for Green Building&lt;/a&gt;&amp;rdquo; detailing the cost benefits of building built to sustainable standards like LEED and Energy Star.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;Green Building do not need to cost more than non-green buildings as building practices and materials are becoming more mainstream. Various studies from between 2000 to 2012 show that actual cost premiums can range from zero to 12.5% with the higher prices directly relating to a higher standard of green features.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;Studies also show that certified green buildings both commercial and residential can command higher prices up to 30% more. One study said&amp;rdquo;&amp;hellip; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;a one-dollar saving in energy costs per square foot (about a 50 percent reduction in costs), leads to an increase of US$0.95 in cash flows and an increase of $13 in asset values."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;The other benefit of green buildings are that they are healthier than conventional buildings&amp;mdash;they have better air, better light, and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt; better materials. These benefits lead to a more productive work environment which is a driving factor for many companies to go green.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/05/07/an_introduction_to_the_cost_benefits_of_green_buildings.php"&gt;To read the full article with links click here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David Popoff ~ Ct. Realtor &amp; Property  Manager, Fairfield County. (William Pitt, Sotheby's International Realty, Darien, Ct.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 05:43:14 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Dave&#8217;s Connecticut Tuna Tartare.</title>
      <description>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;Dave&amp;rsquo;s Connecticut Tuna Tartare.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;One of our favorite appetizers&amp;rsquo; served with rice crackers is sushi grade tuna tartare. Of course getting the best sushi tuna is a key element to this dish and here in Fairfield County we always go to our local fishmonger at &lt;a href="http://www.fishtalesseafood.com/ordereze/default.aspx"&gt;Fishtales Seafood in New Canaan&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d3d3d; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;2 pounds sushi grade tuna steak&lt;img title="Dave's Favorite Recipe's" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/2/6/8/8/ar136777554588629.gif" height="184" alt="Dave's Favorite Recipe's" style="float: right; margin: 11px;" width="164"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d3d3d; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;1/2 cups olive oil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d3d3d; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;2 limes, zest grated&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d3d3d; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;4 limes freshly squeezed lime juice&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d3d3d; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;1 1/2 teaspoons wasabi powder&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d3d3d; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;2 tablespoons soy sauce&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d3d3d; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;1 1/2 tablespoons hot red pepper sauce&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d3d3d; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;1 tablespoons kosher salt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d3d3d; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;1/2 tablespoons freshly ground black pepper&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d3d3d; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;1/4 cups minced chives.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d3d3d; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;2 tablespoons minced fresh jalapeno pepper, seeds removed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d3d3d; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;1/2 teaspoon sesame oil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d3d3d; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;1 1/2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds, optional&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d3d3d; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;1 avocado&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d3d3d; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;2 tomatoes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.kame.com/products/snacks/rice-crackers" style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Rice Crackers.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color: #3d3d3d; font-size: 10pt;"&gt; (2 packages, Whole Foods have a nice selection.)&lt;/span&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Cut the tuna into 1/4-inch dice and place it in a very large bowl.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;In a separate bowl, combine the olive oil, lime zest, lime juice, wasabi, soy sauce, hot red pepper sauce, salt, and pepper. Taste, if you like spicier then add an additional &amp;frac12; teaspoon of wasabi and/or red pepper but be careful not to overpower the wonderful taste of the tuna.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Pour over the tuna, add the chives and jalapeno, and mix well.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Allow the mixture to sit in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour for the flavors to blend.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;To serve use a double bowl, with ice in first bowl and second bowl with tuna tartare sitting on top of ice. (If bowl moves around too much put ice in a plastic zip lock bag with second bowl on top.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt;"&gt;Serve on rice crackers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10.0pt; color: #3d3d3d;"&gt;Side Dishes to top off sushi on rice cracker if wanted.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10.0pt; color: #3d3d3d;"&gt;Cut the avocados in half, remove the seed, and peel. Cut the avocados into 1/4-inch dice, put in side bowl.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10.0pt; color: #3d3d3d;"&gt;Cut the tomatoes in half; remove the seed, cut into 1/4-inch dice, put in side bowl.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10.0pt; color: #3d3d3d;"&gt;Toasted sesame seeds, put in side bowl. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: .25in; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color: #003300;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.davidpopoffct.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #003300;"&gt;David Popoff&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is a certified &amp;ldquo;Green Homes Specialist&amp;rdquo; Realtor with William Pitt Sotheby&amp;rsquo;s in lower Fairfield County, Connecticut.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;Many criteria make up the purchase process for a home, keeping an even keel and maintaining your current credit is one key factor that you can control. Please read these great tips from Kevin Kueneke on the do's and don'ts when in escrow.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Please leave comments on orginal post.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div id="reblogging_tag"&gt;Via &lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/3716085/no-no-no-please-do-not-do-these-things-while-you-are-in-escrow"&gt;Kevin Kueneke (Carlsbad CA Mortgage Banker)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;:&lt;br&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As part of Fannie Mae's&amp;nbsp;Loan Quality Initiative (LQI), lenders are&amp;nbsp;required to monitor a borrower's credit throughout the loan process.&amp;nbsp; This can include a "soft" credit pull immediately prior to funding to look for new accounts and inquiries.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here are ten things that a homebuyer should&amp;nbsp;avoid while in escrow:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull;1.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Don't&lt;/span&gt; do anything that will cause a red flag to be raised by the scoring system&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp; This would include adding new accounts, co-signing on a loan, changing your name or address with the credit reporting agencies.&amp;nbsp; The less activity on your reports during the loan process, the better.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull;2.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Don't&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; apply for new credit of any kind.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Including those "you have been pre-approved" credit card invitations that you receive in the mail or online.&amp;nbsp; A new inquiry can potentially lower your credit score.&amp;nbsp;&lt;img title="Happy New Homeowners!" src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/9/5/5/8/9/ar136763638898559.jpg" height="333" alt="Happy New Homeowners!" width="222" style="margin: 3px; float: right; border: black 4px solid;"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull;3.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Don't&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; pay off collections or charge offs.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Unless you can negotiate a delete letter, paying collections will decrease the credit score immediately due to the date of last activity becoming recent.&amp;nbsp; However, in some cases, collections or charge offs must be satisfied as a condition of loan approval, but your lender will most likely only need to update that particular account&amp;nbsp;with a credit supplement vs. a new credit report.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull;4.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Don't &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;max out or over charge on your credit card accounts.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; This is the fastest way to bring your scores down.&amp;nbsp; Try to keep your credit card balances below 30% of their available limit at ALL times during the loan process.&amp;nbsp; If you decide to pay down balances, do it across the board.&amp;nbsp; Meaning, pay balances to bring your balance to limit ratio to the same level on each card (i.e. all to 30% of the limit, or all to 40%, etc.).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull;5.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Don't&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; consolidate your debt onto 1 or 2 credit cards.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; It seems like it would be the smart thing to do, however, when you consolidate all of your debt onto one card, it appears that you are maxed out on that card, and the system will penalize you as mentioned above in 4.&amp;nbsp; If you want to save money on credit card interest rates, wait until after closing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull;6.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Don't &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;close credit card accounts.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; If you close a credit card account you will lose available credit, and it will appear to the FICO that your debt load has increased.&amp;nbsp; Also, closing a card will affect other factors in the score, such as length of credit history.&amp;nbsp; If you HAVE to close a credit card account, do it after closing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull;7.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Don't&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; pay late.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Stay current on existing accounts.&amp;nbsp; Under the new FICO scoring model, one 30-day late can cost you anywhere from 50-100 points, and points lost for late pays take several months if not years to recover.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull;8.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Don't&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; allow accounts to run past-due - Even one day!&lt;/strong&gt; Most cards offer a grace period, however, what they don't tell you is that once the due date passes, that account will show a past due amount on your credit report. &amp;nbsp;Past due balances can also drop scores by 50+ points.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull;9.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Don't &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;dispute anything on your credit report.&lt;/strong&gt; When you send a letter of dispute to the credit reporting agencies, a note is put onto your credit report, and when&amp;nbsp;your lender notices items in dispute they will not process the loan until the note is removed and new credit scores are pulled.&amp;nbsp; Why?&amp;nbsp; Because credit scoring software will not consider items in dispute in the credit score -giving false date to the lender.&amp;nbsp; Disputed accounts are a no-no.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;bull;10.&amp;nbsp; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Don't&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt; lose contact with your mortgage and real estate professionals!&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; Don't do anything without the ok of both professionals in the transaction, until you have your keys.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <dc:creator>David Popoff ~ Ct. Realtor &amp; Property  Manager, Fairfield County. (William Pitt, Sotheby's International Realty, Darien, Ct.)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 14:01:41 -0700</pubDate>
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