real estate: What is a data base? - 05/26/08 11:53 PM
Back in the olden days when I first started selling Denver real estate, there were no such things as computers. In fact paper had just been invented, so for a data base I used a "tickler file" built out of those cute little index cards.
The tickler file had the numbers … (52 comments)
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real estate: It's been an Elk of a day. - 05/19/07 11:55 PM
Have you ever had one of those wacky days when nothing seems to go right? I don't mean one or two things going wrong I mean a day where your chain is 1/2 a cog off the link.
My day started out great. The weather was perfect, warm and sunny. I even … (24 comments)
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real estate: Lone Tree's Demographic Pride! - 05/18/07 01:05 PM
Lone Tree, Colorado ~ A Denver 'burb...Hometown pride is important. We all have our reasons and they will be a unique and different as each individual. It's a healthy thing to feel good about the town one lives in.
Lone Tree is my home town. I like the community's convenient location … (1 comments)
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real estate: Desert Delight in Albuquerque - 05/02/07 10:58 PM
Tonight was the reception for the beginning of the Cyber Professionals meeting in Albuquerque. Among the 30 some Cyber pros are a few noted Active Rainers. I was delighted to meet for the very first time, in person (drum roll please...) Linda Davis, Teri Isner, Sharon Simms and her lovely daughter … (17 comments)
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real estate: Scriptless No More! - 05/02/07 02:42 PM
In the war against telemarketers it is important to always be prepared. They take classes and learn how to sell their wares, but what do we do? Is there a class for responding to their slick presentations designed to trap us into buying something we don't need? Of course not. Nothing … (24 comments)
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real estate: Friends and real estate - 04/10/07 02:17 AM
As children we were taught to "make new friends and keep the old." This old adage has a good lesson within it, but does it apply to business?
When it comes time to sell your home, do you list the home with your friend, or do you consider the sale of … (48 comments)
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real estate: The Puzzle of Relocation - 03/18/07 12:37 AM
Denver real estate & relocation
The warm velvety feeling of spring is in the air. The best part of all, my telephone is ringing. It's ringing off the hook. Well actually not really, as it doesn't have a hook, it's a cell phone...but I don't know better analogy, you get the picture, … (43 comments)
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real estate: Real estate and relocation, not as hard as it looks... - 02/22/07 12:07 AM
It is time to talk real estate.
Relocation to Denver or any other place can be exciting and/or scary. Some people embrace change, taking it on like a new suit. They study and analyze it, pondering over every minute aspect until it becomes a natural for them.
Others approach moving to the new … (29 comments)
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real estate: Drive by BPOs ~ to do or not to do? - 12/19/06 09:31 AM
For well over 10 years I have been involved with several banks or asset managers doing drive by BPO's . For those of you who are not aware of what a "drive by BPO" is..it's when you drive by a property to determine;
it's still standing it's occupied or vacant what … (39 comments)
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real estate: REO Manager...Would YOU buy this? - 12/15/06 12:59 PM
Foreclosures are dominate in the market these days. You don't need a special map or even an address to pick them out of the neighborhood. All you need to do is drive down the street with your eyes open. They will pop out at you.
Why? There is a "look" a foreclosure … (36 comments)
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real estate: Where's Your Husband? - 12/09/06 10:52 PM
Years ago I moved with my family back to my home State of New Jersey. At the time as it probably still is, the real estate in New Jersey was very expensive, much more so than it was in Colorado. My hubby and I leased a winter rental down by the … (39 comments)
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real estate: Are you serving up discontent? - 12/09/06 09:56 PM
Are you serving up discontent?
As humans we all have a basic need to be wanted and liked. Sometimes our jobs require us to do things that are contrary to our basic needs.
It's really tough to have to tell a buyer you can't help them because their expectations are out of … (15 comments)
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real estate: REALTOR...It's NOT about you! - 12/09/06 05:47 PM
Throughout history we can trace changes in society, brought on by cause and effects of certain events. Our country went from agrarian, to industrial to the information age. Each transformation of society brought with it new practices and ways of living and going about our daily lives.
The progression of real … (42 comments)
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real estate: Circling the Drain - 12/09/06 02:55 PM
The real estate industry has been going through significant changes over the past few years. Doomsday predictions about Realtor demise have been heard from coast to coast, brought on by a variety of Internet based companies who think they have the answer.
This invasion of real estate has not … (41 comments)
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real estate: Real Estate is like golf, its a game for all ages - 11/28/06 12:03 PM
When I was learning how to play golf, I kept hearing how golf was so wonderful, it is a game you can play your entire life.
This morning I was talking to a good friend in Boulder, Colorado who thought she would be retired from selling real estate by now. She's certainly … (19 comments)
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real estate: Denver burbs town talk...exploring Southeast Aurora, Colorado - 11/20/06 11:20 PM
Denver burbs town talk...exploring Southeast Aurora, Colorado Real Estate
Once considered too far away, Southeast Aurora is now more convenient thanks to E-470 the highway around the city's outskirts. The highway had the concept of build it and they will come. And come they did; developers, builders and merchants have changed the scoop of this high plains dessert into … (16 comments)
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real estate: How Absorption Rate is figured - 11/14/06 11:09 PM
Knowing your area's Absorption Rate, helps to track trends. Understanding the market and where it is headed is part of our job as real estate professionals.
Absorption rate is NOT an exact science. Figuring it is based on the premise that one will be looking for a TREND. It is advised to consistently do … (68 comments)
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real estate: Rent to Own...deal or no deal? - 11/13/06 05:25 PM
Purchasing a home is a big step for anyone who decides to take on the challenge. Making the conscious decision to improve ones future by becoming a homeowner is an admirable thing to do. Along with this decision comes the responsibility to learn all there is to know about the process of buying … (40 comments)
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real estate: Citywide wireless networks...would you give up your wireless and trust the city???? - 11/11/06 10:14 PM
For 10 cities in the Denver metro area this spring should mean a brand new citywide wireless network will be in place. In a go-around a law effort the Colorado Wireless Communities is getting closer to signing a contract with a provider.
The go-around is due to a 2005 law the state … (13 comments)
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real estate: RSS Feed for Blackmail...oh no! - 11/06/06 07:38 PM
Last week I blogged about the Blackmail boxes in Denver. In case you missed it, the mailboxes are actually art.
Since they are located at Denver's Riverfront Park my blog got picked up by someone who subscribes to "Riverfront Park"
I use Google to track my name. Today I got my report, … (18 comments)
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