Would you rush your clients to see this home? What exactly is this agent trying to convey? That the room has a window? Drapes? A fan? Some type of cable? Carpeting? It certainly does not give you any idea of the size or shape of the room. Looking at this picture one would think that this i...

06/16/2008

Our Dad WAS Superman!

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That is what my sisters and I always believed and still do. My mom and dad grew up during the depression. They were high school sweethearts and married shortly after my mother graduated. This was just two years after my father's graduation. Before many years had passed they had three little gi...

06/14/2008

Around the World in How Many Days?

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Writing a post is one thing. Determining which Groups are the best fit for a particular topic is another. Both of these things I have come to feel fairly comfortable doing. Now comes the tricky part. What do I do about that Localism.com option? This is where I sometimes tend to hesitate. Is t...

06/13/2008

Give Yourself a Little Happiness

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There are so many things that make me feel good. Hollyhocks are one of them. This is definitely a flower that brings back memories to me. When I look at hollyhocks, and I am fortunate to have them at my house, I often think of my mother's parents. These particular grandparents lived most of t...

06/12/2008

If We All Said No, Would They Disappear?

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Yes, I had another one today. I received a call on my cell phone, and I am on the Do Not Call Registry, from a marketing representative with Homes.com. Immediately I told him that I was not interested in paying referrals to third parties unless they were directly to other brokerages. Of course...

06/12/2008

Little Things Mean a Lot

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If anyone wonders why those of us that are Active Rain Addicts are Active Rain Addicts this is just one small example of why. I wrote a new post http://activerain.com/blogsview/547670/Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat-Pingbacks-Trackbacks this morning. Immediately after going Public, I received a contact messag...

06/12/2008

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? Pingbacks & Trackbacks?

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This will be brief but I hope the comments are not. We just created a blog embedded (I believe that is right) in my Web site, http://lakeannacountry.com, and now the very first comment I received is a pingback. What is a pingback? Do I want them? If not, is there any way to prevent them? If I wa...

06/12/2008

How Fortunate We Are

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One of Lake Anna's big pluses is that we (property owners) do not have to worry about flooding. What a plus that is when we see the current television coverage from the mid-west that is suffering from flooding in many places. Wisconsin, Iowa, and other states are experiencing terrible flooding...

06/11/2008

Your Buyer Wants Your Listing...Now What? This is Not About Me!

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This question is posed to You.What would You do if this was Your Transaction? I know what I would do.__________________________________________________________ You did not purposely set out to make this happen. I understand. You began working with a buyer. One of the very first things you disc...

06/10/2008

What Happened to Me? Was I Webjacked?

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Where did I go? After getting a few brief hours away from the Rain, I came back this morning only to find that I had gone AWOL, at least the physical me. That's right, I happened to glance up and found that that face, that compares somewhat with the one I see in the mirror when I summon up the n...

06/10/2008