humor: Great Real Estate Stories. "The Confirmer" - 02/06/08 07:25 PM
My Broker-Pal, Good-Old-Dennis called me almost collapsing with laughter the other day. He knew I'd love his latest great real estate story about an old B& B his client was considering. Like you and me, he gets his fair share of questions but what he told me just made my day...so … (24 comments)
humor: Time Management, Real Estate, and a Few Predictions for 2008 - 01/02/08 11:26 PM
I write this with all good humor.Does it seem to you that time is flying by faster than before? ...It's a little spooky, (like this photo to your left that I took not long ago)...but folks, when you think of it...isn't a "little spooky" engaging? ...The mysterious overtones of time...even though a "little … (13 comments)
humor: Tree Trouble on the Way to Closing - 02/22/07 05:33 PM
On the way to any closing, potentially troublesome things can come up. Mostly they have to do with repairs, and repair agreements, or financing, or appraisals, or surveys, or septic problems, or finding lost wells without falling in to them, or coordination of schedules, or jitters ...the list goes on. Most of the … (37 comments)
humor: Brokerage Staff Meetings: The Usual and The Starbucked!! - 02/06/07 10:01 PM
UPDATE: If you liked this post, please subscribe to my BLOG. Thank you =) It started out in the usual way. We met at the mutually agreed upon day and time in the same amazing office place. We began with coffee, tea, and a convivial spirit. Maybe we should have cut down … (20 comments)
Unsuspecting real state clients out looking for "green" pastures like the one pictured here, about a half hour north of Asheville, North Carolina were astonished today when they noticed an image of Elvis in photographs taken by their REALTOR®. (see below) Armed with pen, paper and maps, … (28 comments)
humor: Transfer of Land in North Carolina. It's History by "Metes and Bounds" - 12/30/06 09:58 AM
Land transfers in the State of North Carolina may bring with them metes and bounds and mystery. Be prepared for bits of history written between the lines in old land surveys, and also be ready for a challenge when you decipher them. Interested in definitions?...Metes... "A boundary defined by the measurement … (10 comments)
humor: Anatomy of Rural Land Sale. A Good-Natured Look at a Real Challenge. Part 2 - 12/22/06 01:04 PM
On November 14th I wrote about an exciting scenario: RURAL LAND SALE Cash Deal with Contingencies. 35+ AC in beautiful (see photo) Madison County, North Carolina, about 30 minutes north of Asheville , NC. I expressed concern that the parties to the transaction wanted/neededto close in 60 days, max. and that due diligence … (13 comments)
humor: reliable stumpers - 12/18/06 02:59 PM
Have you ever noticed that clients sometimes ask you all kinds of questions NOT about the property they want to list or about the property in which they want to invest, but about subjects librarians love to answer? This past month, I have been asked at least 10 questions that had … (12 comments)
humor: Anatomy of A Rural Acreage Sale. A Good-Natured Look at a Real Challenge. - 11/14/06 10:16 PM
Scenario: Cash Deal with Contingencies. 35+ AC in beautiful Madison County, North Carolina. Parties to the transaction want/need to close in 60 days, max. Due diligence to remove contingencies on acreage likely to take up to and beyond 120 days. Challenge: Close in 60 Days When it Takes 120 Days to … (13 comments)
humor: Mysteries of Asheville - 10/25/06 07:54 PM
Mysteries abound in Buncombe County, North Carolina where I make my home. The Cherokee have lived in this area for a very, very long time, certainly longer than the Scots-Irish and other European immigrants.The Native Americans say that they were NOT the first ones here, however.One great-grandmother told me that her Mother’s Grandmother … (7 comments)
humor: Land and What You Might Find There - 10/10/06 07:44 PM
We were out previewing LAND this week. My Field Coordinator and I love this part of our work because, in part,we never know what might show up on our treasure hunts… There could be a rutted mountain road –all dirt and wet leaves, tricky as all get-out to navigate, there could be snakes … (7 comments)
humor: ~ The Art of Storytelling ~ - 09/18/06 10:01 PM
When she was a young woman, my grandmother chose a teaching assignment in a pioneer's program off the coast of Cuba. Over a hundred years ago, this brave soul left Florida to travel by freighter to the Isles of Pines. There she joined a group of twenty or so Michigan families and native … (0 comments)
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My Broker-Pal, Good-Old-Dennis called me almost collapsing with laughter the other day. He knew I'd love his latest great real estate story about an old B& B his client was considering. 
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