Sure, it’s happened to you -- you need to get a large file or a bunch of photos to a friend, associate or Grandpa. But your email provider bounced the message with the files attached because the big files exceed its protocols. And you’ve tried some of the services that let you send big files but it's often a big hassle.
This neat service lets you set up a folder on your desktop at home plus folders on any other computers you use –or even on your iPhone. Getting files from one computer (or phone) to the other is as simple as dragging a file between folders on your computer.
You can also get access to all of your files when you are on the road (even without your computer) from your on-line folder set up with this service. And Grandpa can see your photos instantly!
What's really neat is that this great service has lots of additional bells and whistles --- and it’s yours to use without cost!
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Oh, the pain of it! You just forgot a birthday or other special event that is very important to someone close to you!
With this valuable service that should never happen again. You’ll receive an e-mail reminder well before any special event you choose. There is no limit to the number of events you can choose and no charge for the reminder service. Of course you will also have access to a wide range of greeting cards and other services at a modest cost!
With 52 million members they must be doing something right!
Do you have a "must see" event coming to town – a great play—the sporting event of the century – a "can't miss" concert? Then you need to stop by this ticket/event search engine!
The numbers change from day to day, but generally at any one time you can search in the range of 11 million tickets to over 30,000 separate events. Once you find the tickets of your dreams you can chose you seats and purchase the tickets directly from the ticketing site.
These folks take away the time and grief of traipsing all over the web by centralizing your search to this one great place.
If you are a fan of the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) (or want to be) then this is a very worthwhile place to visit.
Frontline -- Masterpiece Theater –Nova -- American Masters -- this great place has full length videos at your fingertips – on demand! You can watch your favorite shows and catch any episodes you may have missed -- all on your schedule. You can also send your favorites to friends and post them to social networks.
If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!
By the way, if you know of someone that could benefit from my high level of service, please call or email me with their name and daytime phone number and I will make sure to follow up and take great care of them. My business is over 87% referral and repeat clients and I am so grateful it keeps growing from your loyalty and referrals:-)
Photo taken by Debra Kukulski, ABR, RECS, GRI, EPRO, Realtor with RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest Cary-Crystal Lake IL, provides highly professional levels of real estate services to home buyers and sellers in McHenry, Lake, Kane or Cook Counties in Northern Illinois. Visit my www.TheresNoPlaceLikeYourPlace.com to search for homes for sale in Northern Illinois. Photo may not be used or reproduced in any way without express written permission from Debra Kukulski.
If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!
By the way, if you know of someone that could benefit from my high level of service, please call or email me with their name and daytime phone number and I will make sure to follow up and take great care of them. My business is over 87% referral and repeat clients and I am so grateful it keeps growing from your loyalty and referrals:-)
If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!
By the way, if you know of someone that could benefit from my high level of service, please call or email me with their name and daytime phone number and I will make sure to follow up and take great care of them. My business is over 87% referral and repeat clients and I am so grateful it keeps growing from your loyalty and referrals:-)
If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!
By the way, if you know of someone that could benefit from my high level of service, please call or email me with their name and daytime phone number and I will make sure to follow up and take great care of them. My business is over 87% referral and repeat clients and I am so grateful it keeps growing from your loyalty and referrals:-)
There is a reason we call this a BUYER'S MARKET...
Actually, there are MANY reasons! I have always LOVED representing buyers, but I have never had so much fun and success with my buyer clients as I am now in this BUYER'S MARKET.
There IS An UPSIDE To This Market: True, it may not be the best time to sell, unless you need to or if you are moving UP in price. (That could be a whole other blog post!) If you pay attention to the media, you may get the idea there is nothing GOOD about this market and the best thing to do is to just stay away from real estate. But, as in anything, everything has silver lining, and in this case, it just may be the silver cup! There is a reason we call this a Buyer's market, and that is because current real estate conditions are VERY favorable to buyers. Yes, it is a GREAT time to buy, for many reasons. I will just highlight a few here.....
Time Of Year:We are now going into the "holiday season", which is traditionally the slowest time of the year. Most well informed sellers and their Realtors know that as the upcoming weeks tick by, they have more of a chance of being stuck without a buyer through winter. Let this work in your favor now.
Choices Galore:In my 16 years career as a Realtor, I have never seen such an abundance of well priced homes on the market. In a seller's market, I have seen my buyers stressed out by the lack of choices. On the flip side, these days there are almost SO many choices that my buyer clients actually sometimes feel overwhelmed because there is so much to choose from. This is definitely a better problem!
Real Estate is ON SALE!
We Can Negotiate: I love to go to bat for and negotiate for my buyer clients. This is one of the many professional services I do for my clients that really I love doing the most! And I am having more fun than ever doing this because now, in this market, we really CAN negotiate great prices and terms for buyers.
VERY Well Priced Inventory of Homes On The Market:Not only can you negotiate once you find the home you love, but the market is also abundant with a housing inventory that is ALREADY very well priced.
Great Deals:In my opinion, the best deals are not just the foreclosures, REO's, pre-foreclosures and short sales. Most of the best deals are the sellers that actually have some equity in their homes and have the ability and desire to sell. And you not only have less risk than with bank/corporate owned homes, but you can negotiate more and they are definitely easier to work with.
Less Competition:In a strong seller's market, ALL the buyers come out....which of course, is WHY it is sellers market then. In a seller's market, all of the buyers are competing for the best homes.....homes that are priced well and in great condition. When the buyers should REALLY come out is now, that is why we call it a BUYER'S MARKET. Real Estate market conditions are very favorable to BUYERS now. Don't miss your chance by waiting until the market heats up again.
More Motivated Sellers:Once again, we can negotiate! Sellers are much more willing to negotiate on price, terms, and inspection/repair issues now because they KNOW how valuable an offer from a ready, willing and able buyer is these days. They are much less likely to turn down your offer and just wait for the next one because it may be a long wait.
Time Is On Your Side: No longer do you have to put in an offer immediately when see a home you like to beat out the other buyers. You can take a little more time looking, deciding and finding one that is just right for you. Do not get me wrong; even in this market we do still see multiple offers on well priced homes. But you do not always have the pressure of feeling you have to make an immediate decision or you will lose out. You can get comfortable with your decision first before moving forward.
Rates ARE Great:We have been spoiled in recent years because we have had low interest rates for so many years; we almost forget how lucky we are they are still so low NOW. Does anyone remember the days when mortgage loan interest rates were at 18%? Coupled with the lower home prices in today's BUYER'S MARKET, you can really score a great deal now.
Financing:Yes, there are plenty of loans available and loan options for buyers today. From listening to the press, you just may think all of the mortgage money dried up and no one can get a loan. It is NOT true! There are many options and lenders able and eager to earn your business and help you get into a home now.
Buy What You Love, Not What You Like:In a strong seller's market, buyers had to make choices between the few homes that were acceptable to them. The market did not allow the luxury of shopping to find a home you LOVE. Now you can!
The thing is, no one has a crystal ball and no one knows when the market will "hit bottom".Many speculate on when this will be. But we are definitely already in the low part of the cycle. Real estate values are cyclical and historically it shows that after we have a period of increasing values, it is always followed by a "correction" period. We had the longest run in recent years of increasing values so this "correction" period is lasting longer as well, of course. But remember, it IS a cycle and values WILL go back up.
The only time we will really know we hit bottom is when the market is on its way back up. At that point, it just may be too late. If you speculate too much, you may miss the really great deals that are out there NOW for you.
No matter what type of market we are in, the most important thing to consider is if it is a good time for YOU to buy.You have to be comfortable with your own situation. But if you are comfortable making a move, don't let FEAR get in the way of the fabulous deals that are there to be had right now. This will not last.
OK...so that is a few really good reasons to jump off the FENCE and in the game today. I could go on and on about this as more points keep coming to mind today, but I do need to get back out of my office to meet the next smart and savvy buyer clients I am working with today! Have a wonderful fall Saturday:-)
There are fabulous buys on the market....now is a GREAT time to buy real estate in Northern Illinois, especially for MOVE UP Buyers, Waterfront Buyers, Vacation and Second Home Buyers, Investors and First Time Buyers!
To Search Homes For Sale, Please Contact Me Directly Or Feel Free To Search On My Website
If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure! By the way, if you know of someone that could benefit from my high level of service, please call or email me with their name and daytime phone number and I will make sure to follow up and take great care of them. My business keeps growing from your referrals.
HUGE Eat-In Kitchen With Tons of Cabinets, Pantry, Newer Kitchen Floor.
Family Room PLUS Den!
1st Floor Laundry.
Very Large 1st Floor Master Bedroom With 2 Closets and Private Bath.
Attached 2 Car Garage.
Upstairs Windows Have Been Replaced.
Rented Now, Needs a Little TLC. Short Sale,Please Allow Time 4 Bank Acceptance.
SELLING "AS IS"
Debra Kukulski Cary IL Real Estate
To Search Homes For Sale, Please Contact Me Directly Or Feel Free To Search On My Website
If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!
By the way, if you know of someone that could benefit from my high level of service, please call or email me with their name and daytime phone number and I will make sure to follow up and take great care of them. My business is over 87% referral and repeat clients and I am so grateful it keeps growing from your loyalty and referrals:-)
Are you getting ready to jump into the fun – or business applications of Social Networking? Wondering how to get a user name that you can use across many networks?
This could be a daunting task if you had to visit a myriad of sites – and then revisit when your user name of choice shows up taken.
Here’s a way to check to see if your desired username is available at over a hundred popular Social Networking and Social Bookmarking sites. This can help you to promote your brand consistently by registering a username that is still available on the majority of the most popular sites.
A little bonus is the popup from each site name giving a Twitter length description of its area of appeal. Oh – and it’s on the house!
We are always pleased to be of service to our Cyber Friends and to provide you with these monthly CyberTips. As members of the Real Estate CyberSpace Society we are always current on ways to expand our normal high standards of service with the very latest Internet and other CyberSpace strategies and tools. Click Here for hundreds of Cyber Tricks and Great Places in back issues.
Are you a musician wannabe? If so this is the place for you to vent all of your syncopation frustration! In three minutes flat, you’ll be playing the instrument of your choice such as the piano, sax, organ, flute, guitar or steel drums – all accompanied by any one of several drum beats.
Ever want to rub shoulders with the real estate folks who know all about using the Internet for finding out all there is to know about real estate?
This great place is where they hangout. It is loaded with lots of real estate and tech information including commentary, videos and tips. It’s kind of like Facebook only for real estate thinking tech types.
You’re on the road and need to get a quick fax off to Istanbul (or lots of other places including across town).Don’t want monthly fees to access this type of service? These folks give you a simple way.
Use the simple form at their site and just enter the recipient’s name and fax number along with your fax message and click "Fax it!" You will receive an e-mail when the fax has been delivered. These folks also provide a way to send your fax directly by e-mail – but the web form is easier to use.
And there is no cost to use this service (even to Istanbul!).
If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!
By the way, if you know of someone that could benefit from my high level of service, please call or email me with their name and daytime phone number and I will make sure to follow up and take great care of them. My business is over 87% referral and repeat clients and I am so grateful it keeps growing from your loyalty and referrals:-)
If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!
By the way, if you know of someone that could benefit from my high level of service, please call or email me with their name and daytime phone number and I will make sure to follow up and take great care of them. My business is over 87% referral and repeat clients and I am so grateful it keeps growing from your loyalty and referrals:-)
If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!
By the way, if you know of someone that could benefit from my high level of service, please call or email me with their name and daytime phone number and I will make sure to follow up and take great care of them. My business is over 87% referral and repeat clients and I am so grateful it keeps growing from your loyalty and referrals:-)
Have you received a note in the mail recently informing you of new terms? With all of the craziness going on it’s hard to keep up with how the credit card companies are grabbing our hard earned dollars with all sorts of new fees and charges.
This neat place will help you make sense from the movin’ and shakin’ going on. They research thousands of credit card offers and rates and rate the best credit cards. They provide a list of the top cards in each of several credit card categories along with an unbiased opinion on every card.
In addition they compile the "Complete Credit Card Index" where you will find the current rates of all of the thousand plus credit cards available.
We are always pleased to be of service to our Cyber Friends and to provide you with these monthly CyberTips. As members of the Real Estate CyberSpace Society we are always current on ways to expand their normal high standards of service with the very latest Internet and other CyberSpace strategies and tools. Click Here for hundreds of Cyber Tricks and Great Places in back issues.
This one is fun and can come in handy from time to time. Once this little program is downloaded and installed, you simply highlight any text you see on your internet browser. Then just right click and choose "speak text" ---and Shazam – the text is spoken aloud from beginning to end!
It's easy to use and gives you a personal reader any time you want to rest your eyes! Oh, and yes, it's on the house.
Do you have a great Doctor? Or maybe your last visit was a horror show. Here's the place to let folks know about the good ones and warn them about the clunkers.
Just type in your Doctor's (or Dentist's) name, location and specialty (not all are necessity unless your Doctor has a very common name). Up comes information on the Doctor plus any patient ratings that have been entered regarding knowledge, helpfulness and punctuality. Even the Doctor's staff gets rated.
There are lots of additional tools at this great place – and, unlike many similar sites, there is no cost to use this service. This is worth a bookmark!
Traveling this year? Want to find out what the holidays and cultural events are at your destination? This neat resource lists over 200 counties along with a calendar of holidays celebrated there during the year.
You can search for holidays and celebrations around the world in several categories including country or by date. These folks define a "holiday" as any day that recognizes a cultural event, and not necessarily a day when businesses are closed.
You’ll be looking for this the next time you plan a trip!
If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!
By the way, if you know of someone that could benefit from my high level of service, please call or email me with their name and daytime phone number and I will make sure to follow up and take great care of them. My business is over 87% referral and repeat clients and I am so grateful it keeps growing from your loyalty and referrals:-)
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Photo taken by Debra Kukulski, ABR, RECS, GRI, EPRO, Realtor with RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest Cary-Crystal Lake IL, provides highly professional levels of real estate services to home buyers and sellers in McHenry, Lake, Kane or Cook Counties in Northern Illinois. Visit my www.TheresNoPlaceLikeYourPlace.com to search for homes for sale in Northern Illinois. Photo may not be used or reproduced in any way without express written permission from Debra Kukulski.
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