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2010
Here are some great Christmas lights for those that like to look at pictures. These are in DC so on some level they are our country's lights and for all of us. I hope you enjoy. Merry Christmas.This year, thanks to a Local Events Challenge back in October, I did a lot of blogging about local h...
12/23/2010
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Tradition is very important to me. I do many things because that is the way my father did it. (Sometimes I do things a little different and tell the kids that is the way grandpa did it anyway! I like them to believe in tradition too.) I make fudge the same way he did and cook popcorn balls to...
12/21/2010
Here is a great little reminder about taking care of things if you are going out of town here at Christmas. Remember even at this time of the year there are bad people about who will take advantage of the season.THE ABC'S OF PREPARING YOUR HOME WHEN OUT OF TOWN! The presents have been bought, th...
12/21/2010
Sometime we need to set appointments to show homes. In most cases 24 hours is enough. Often times we do not need to set appointments at all. However, I rarely set them further than 24 hours in advance. Here is another agents perspective.Scheduling Showings: How Far is Too Far in Advance? Giv...
12/21/2010
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Great little post about the three things that go into buying a home. There is always a give and take between price, condition, and location. If you want to look at some homes around here follow this link to Look at Homes! Almost all of my Buyers have struggled with making a purchase decision. ...
12/21/2010
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We are coming upon the Winter Solstice, the darkest day of the year. When the church spread across Europe and into the cold northern parts of the world, the days were even darker and colder this time of year. When the earlier church encountered pagan cultures and worship the would turn the days ...
12/20/2010
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Our kids are going to have a great Christmas, even with money a little tight. We always find a way to come up with more than we thought we could too. Kids like a lot of things under the tree. Often it is how it looks more than anything else. If all they found under the tree was a gift card wit...
12/18/2010
This is a really great post. If you are one of those people having problems with the loan mod you are not alone. There are a lot of stories about people being lead on by the banks and then still foreclosed on.EXTRA, EXTRA . . . READ ALL ABOUT IT . . . The States of Arizona and Nevada SUE the Ba...
12/18/2010
This is a nice post where the writer talks about some of the things that go into a market report on a home. Sometimes pricing is harder to figure than other times. There are a lot of factors, she hits on key ones I use.~ I'm Sorry Mr. & Mrs. Seller, Your Home is Only Worth... ~ This post was in...
12/18/2010
THere are a lot of things that go into submitting an offer. Here are just a few basic ones. Note the authors point about not making or taking verbal offers. So many people want to do this, but it is not how the business is done. Hi folks. Here are a few things to help you get your buyer's of...
12/18/2010
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