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Happy Father's Day to my Daddy

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:17:49 -0700

Happy Father's Day to my DADDY

My Daddy was in the Navy when I was born. Just 5 months into their young marriage my mom moved back home to Eatonton Georgia when my Daddy was deployed overseas. He was sent to Antarctica on an ice breaker. They had lived together for that 5 months in Lakehurst, NJ. And by that time my mom was expecting and did NOT want to be alone hours and states and states away from her family. So before my Daddy shipped out he brought my mom home to her parents house.

I was born on St. Patrick's Day 1965. My Papa had to leave work and go home and drive my mom to the hospital. I went home with my mom to her parents house. They actually gave her the newest bedroom in their house. A recent new kitchen had been added and the old kitchen, now converted to a bedroom was my first home. My Daddy didn't even know the actual day I was born. The telegram he received on the ship said:

"Baby girl born today (stop) Mother and baby doing fine (stop)."

It was the 18th when it arrived (at least where he was) so he believed I was born on March 18th. I was already 5 weeks old before my Daddy arrived back in Eatonton to take Mom and me back to New Jersey with him. This photo was taken that day. This photo is the very first time my Daddy looked into my tiny little face and the very first time that I looked up and saw my Daddy.

I am a lucky lady. I'm fortunate enough to still have my Daddy. And the love we have for one another and have had through all the last 48 years seems to be captured in this photograph of our very first meeting. The love of when my Daddy was teaching my to drive when I was 15 can be found in this photo. The love of when my Daddy took me and the shot gun and rode around town looking for the boys and the car they tried to make me get into when I was in the second grade can be found in this photo. The love of my Daddy walking up to me at my wedding reception (of my current marriage) and telling me "I think this one will stick" can be found in this photo. The love of my Daddy loaning me $25,000 of my down payment (of course that was my mom too) to buy Lane Realty can be found in this photo.

And

The silliness of me giving my Daddy an elephant for every birthday, father's day and Christmas that rolls 'round even though he "DOES NOT" collect them can be found in this photo.

And

The love of the happy memories of me sitting every night by my Daddy on the sofa watching television saying "scratch my back" and getting it done. My poor husband had no idea how spoiled to that I was.

I love my Daddy, he's the best man I know. And my Daddy loves me. A you can see it and you've been able to see it since the day we met.

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4 Bedroom, 2 Bath Putnam County for just $75,000. Eatonton, GA

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:26:07 -0700

$75,000.

4 Bedrooms
2 Baths
Great Room w/ fireplace
Den
Covered porch on front and rear
Storage building
Circular drive
Two lots

This 2003 over 2100 sq. ft. home has been well maintained. Lots of space. Large island kitchen with great storage and counter top area. Separate dining room. See interior photos. Visit our website.

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A really good day....

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:00:27 -0700

I came in to work today to find this lovely bouquet of gardenias on my desk for one of my agents. (Thanks Nancy) and my office has smelled delightful all day long.

And a minute ago I got a text my from Donald and we're having "dinner and movie" date night. So my sweet husband and I are going to see Man of Steel and having Japanese for dinner.

Tomorrow I will get to showing you my new listing. It's lovely and at a great price. And roomy. 4 Bedrooms, 2 baths with great room and family room. And two beautiful covered porches on front and rear. I just adore my new client and their home will always be show ready.

My Abigail is having a birthday next week and can't wait to write a post for that. I'm not sure where the 25 years have gone... but that's how old she'll be. And I just LOVE one of the birthday gifts I found for her and I hope she will too. It's definitely going to be Kodak moment when she opens it. Donald won't tell me what he got her so I'm going to be surprised too.

Now I think I'm going home to get ready for date night. Have a great weekend.

And Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there.

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Some days just really suck!

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:31:07 -0700

Sometimes you have to search for something to hold on to when you having that day. I have felt just awful because my friend that I love is feeling more pain and loss than any one person should be expected to feel in a lifetime in just a short span of time. So I went out and searched for a song I saw recently when another person left this earth too soon.

So today I just dedicate this song along with much love and prayers for peace to the Caulk family.

And be reminded to live for today and never ever miss an opportunity to say I love you.

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NO we don't offer a free CMA to any buyer who is buying a For Sale By Owner

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:49:49 -0700

Do you work for free? Do you go to work to whatever it is you do and not expect to get paid? Yeah, I didn't think so.

As a buyers agent when buyers hire us to help them buy a home we do work for the buyer.

Where does the money come from?

Well in my opinion ultimately the buyer. Yes the closing statement will reflect that the seller is paying the commission to the buyer's agent and the seller's agent. And the seller's column starts with a lump sum known as the purchase price and various funds are paid FROM this lump sum to leave a traditional seller (not short sale or upside down with equity) a net profit. Of there various things our commission is included even when we are working for the buyer.

But the reality is the buyer showed up with those funds. The buyer, and if he is getting a loan the buyer's bank bring money TO the closing table and all others leave with that money. The attorney gets paid, the seller gets his net check, the taxes get paid, the loan officer gets paid, the listing agent (brokerage) gets paid and the buyer's agent (brokerage) gets paid. All of this is paid from the funds the buyer first brings to the table and gives to the seller for the property.

So buyers have a misconception in my opinion that we "work for free". Well at Lane Realty we work when there is a written agreement in place for our paycheck. That written agreement may come in our listing agreement or it may come as a form of "co-broker" compensation offered through the Multiple Listing Service. But if you are buying a For Sale By Owner and haven't signed a Buyer's Brokerage Agreement that YOU the buyer will pay us we're not going to work for free.

I'm terribly sorry if you are upset that when you called and asked us to do a FREE CMA on the house you are purchasing we said no. We're terribly sorry you think we are wrong to not do the free CMA we advertise we will do for a potential seller or do for buyers who HIRE us to work for them. I frankly don't see how you think what you want from us would be any different from you walking into a restaurant and eating dinner and walking out without paying for it.

Yes, we do work without buyers paying us directly many times. But we do with a written agreement in place that if that buyer buys a home that is For Sale By Owner the buyer pays our commission. If they happen to choose a home (and most of the time they do) that is listed, there is an agreement already in place for our compensation. No written agreement, no working for you.

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Are Lake Sinclair sellers leaving money on the table?

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:34:59 -0700

I got a post card in the mail last week from an out of area real estate agent. He was so proud that his listing sold on my street. It sold for $175,000 (ish) and the CMA was about $200,000. I wonder where this NOT in the local MLS agent pulled comps to put a price on this home when he listed it. And he was so proud it sold in just 6 days. Well duh. Oh and he was bragging about selling it himself too.

So how did that really work out for the seller? About $25,000 under market value in my opinion.

Was the seller a friend? A relative? I don't know the answer to that. But what I do know is that I had buyers who were willing to pay more for that property. And while I can't speak to the relationship or even the agents motives for under pricing a Lake Sinclair property, I can tell you that it happens all too often when a seller doesn't use an agent who knows Lake Sinclair.

A seller should use an agent who:

Works Lake Sinclair area
Is in the Milledgeville/Lake Sinclair MLS
Uses lockboxes from local MLS
Puts signs on the property

Now I know there are sometimes circumstances where a seller doesn't want a sign. But this was a weekend home that was vacant and it wasn't exposed to local agents in ANY way. At the price it was listed had it been in the MLS or even had a sign on it, there would have likely been multiple offers to drive the price closer to market value. There was nothing. It sold to a buyer the listing agent brought with no other exposure until after the home was closed.

My advice: Make sure the brokerage you hire is looking out for you, not for himself.

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What's going on with the real estate market at Lake Sinclair? May 2013

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:15:12 -0700

While the number closed in May isn't where it was last year it is back up to 13 which is up over the 8 in April. And with 361 available properties on the market that brings the inventory back down to a 27 months supply. That's better, but still a buyer's market. With 28 pendings I am expecting June number higher than last year.

The good news for our sellers in the Lake Sinclair market is we saw a average sales price rise for the thrid straight month and significant increase of the same period last year. The average price has been below $300000 since November of 2010. I expect it will be about that many more months before it could rise back to those levels, but prices have gone from decline to stable and/or slightly rising. Still some great buys out there, but sellers are no longer loosing equity on a monthly basis in the Lake Sinclair market.

The average days on the market is down to 134. In a stable market that number is around 90 days, but we are inching ever so close in that direction with the beginning of 2013 being over 200 days and now just 134. This is also good news for sellers. Those wanting to sell and pricing within the range of current market sales are seeing their homes move faster.

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No, you can't get their voice mail when you call Lane Realty

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:57:49 -0700

Don't you just hate when you have to call customer service? I had to call AT&T about my home Internet DSL. By the time I finally got a human I was really angry. I tried to laugh it off and not take my anger out on the poor girl who happened to pick up my call. But when you are sitting there on hold listening to them tell you how much easier it would be for you to "go to www.att.com/support" to figure out your problem than it would be to wait on hold for 20 minutes just to have to tell your problem to one human who said they couldn't help they'd have to transfer to another department and sit on hold for an additional 20 minutes it really irritates you. (well it irritates me anyway)

Years ago our phone system starting having problems. We had this big huge electronic switchboard that was where the actual phone line came into the office and all the agents phones on their desks were tied into the system. It was old.... from the 80's. And when I decided it was time to upgrade I was fortunate enough to have a retired bell south employee as one of my agents. God rest his soul, I adored Marvin Glover. He passed away 3 years ago from ALS, but when I replaced my phone system Marvin helped me shop for a good deal and did the new wiring for me. We upgraded to a 4 line system with all the bells and whistles. The agent's phones were switched out for new cordless handsets. The base phone contained the digital system. It came complete with 16 available voice mail boxes for each numbered handset.

Well for all the bells and whistles... voice mail is still one we DON'T use.

Friday I had a call for an agent who was out of the office for a closing. The caller asked to speak to this agent and I replied, "she's out of the office for a closing, can I take a message for her or is it something you need help with right away, I'll be happy to try to help you." The caller said, "No, just give me her voice mail." At this point I answered that he was speaking to her office "voice mail" but also offered him her cell phone number.

He questioned: "You don't have office voice mail?" I then explained that while we have "voice mail" on our phone that it was my business policy to always use the "human touch" and let our customer and clients speak with real live humans who cared enough to make sure their messages got taken correctly and responded to as well.

In the end, he left her a message with me about listing his home and told me that he was "impressed" with my business model and wouldn't have to "interview" any other companies before choosing who to list his house with for sale. I expect that agent back from her closing any minute now. And I'll be handling her file from the closing myself so that I can send her to get her new listing.

So if you want to leave a "voice mail" and maybe have some one call you back, chose another real estate firm or call AT&T. BUT, if you want to speak to a person who values your business, call Lane Realty, where real live humans who care still answer the phone and take messages.

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Lots of space and on acreage

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:56:35 -0700

There is so much room here! This is a wonderful site built home on 10 acres in Putnam County.

fireplace in great room
4 Bedrooms
3 Baths
over 2700 sq ft.
wrap around front porch
additional porch on rear
attached double garage w/bonus storage area
bonus room at top of stairs would be a great office
fenced area for dogs

Located in the Crooked Creek area and priced below recent appraisal at $225,000.

Interior photos can be seen here.

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The technology "secret" I will share with you....

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:26:19 -0700

As the broker I take the safety of my agents very seriously. We sometimes meet clients at their home to do a home evaluation and we even sometimes go out to open a house for someone who calls from the driveway when driving around looking. Also sometimes agents work in the summer time well past 5:00 in the evening. I like to know where they are and make sure they are on schedule, on their way from place to place and I often give them a call or send a text to check on them. But our office has 9 agents and 8 of them have iphones. So we have developed a way for me to keep up with them via their phone.

We use the temporary setting on "FIND FRIENDS" when one of us has to go out and meet a client or is showing property. That allows me the broker and several other agents to keep up with where the agent is on their route. It's FREE and we love it. Using the temporary setting allows me to add them and them to "share locations" until a preset time of day. We usually make that 9:30 p.m. since our lockboxes stop working at 9 p.m. Giving that half hour generally gives the agent time to get back to the office and/or home.

I also have my Donald and my daughter Abigail set up as permanent so that I can check to see where they are almost always. Sometimes it shows up as location not available for a short time if cell signals happen to be blocked or poor service is where they are at the time. Both of them travel in their jobs and it gives me a peace of mind to know where they are. My husband is in law enforcement and my daughter is a paramedic.

With over 5000 reviews the app has 3.5 stars and well it's never let me down. In fact just today it kept me from having a complete nervous breakdown because I could see my daughter was NOT near the location of an accident that claimed the lives of a EMT and paramedic (she was on duty). My mom called me frantic after hearing the news and Abigail wasn't answering. It took about 20 minutes before her location was available to me, but I stopped being in mommy panic mode. I have since talked to her and she is fine.

I hope if you are not using this app you might have a use for it in your office or with your family. I know it helps me to not worry so much when the ladies in my office are out showing property. I have also heard a couple of people located their stolen iphones using this app when a family member shared the information with the police department. I believe it's universal and will also work with an ipad. So you can use it there too.

I am looking forward to what other techo tips people will share and while I have lots of great apps that help me run my business better, this one offers something that the rest don't.

UPDATE: see comment # 68 for android and blackberry versions

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YOU have my house listed on the internet... take it off!

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:45:29 -0700

I was just sitting at home and minding my own business when my phone went chirp (text) and ding (email). Oh it wasn't a good email. I advertising on a couple of syndicate sites and my photo shows up next to listings in my zip codes. Now THEY ARE NOT ALL my listings. But generally speaking most of them are in my local MLS and I can certainly help buyers to view/purchase them. This email was a different matter.

As you can see from the tone of it this homeowner was NOT happy.

Now I could have done nothing as I didn't put this home on this site and wasn't responsible, but I choose a different thing to do and replied and explained. I also told her where she could click on the page to report it. I also reported it as not being for sale and I emailed my ad rep to see if he could help.

I did not list your house on Zillow. I advertise there as a buyers agent only which is why my photo and contact information is on the right side of homes there.

I have attached a file that shows the home was listed and removed as a listing by Century 21, It's likely they had it listed when you purchased it. I cannot remove a listing from Zillow. Your home is there, but does not say it is for sale. You can try to "report this listing" at the bottom of the page and see if Zillow will remove it. It's a national site and I have no idea if they will removed a sold house or not.

I wish I could be of more help to you, but unfortunately I just advertise there and have no control of the content of the site.

I would also suggest that you put up a private property, no trespassing sign if you are having people come down the driveway.

I will forward your email to my ad rep there and see if he can be of help to your cause of getting the pictures taken down and information removed. I don't know if he will be of help or not. But I am sure their offices are closed until Tuesday as Monday is a holiday.

Again, I am very sorry I cannot be of more assistance to you.

Tammy

I really thought that would be the end of it, but it wasn't. I got two additional email from her the first thanked me for getting back to her and helping her out. She let me know she'd gotten a response from the company and her home was being removed.

This was the second one:

You know it's been a good day when you've done the right thing and someone is not only telling you thank you, but telling you they will keep you in mind for referrals. :)

I don't just help people who have hired me. I'm happy to help anyone I can, and sometimes that means for free. This is my community and I am happy to help out those who ask for it.

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Cheap home on Lake Oconee just $209,900.

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:12:09 -0700

Lake Oconee in Putnam County

REDUCED TO $209,900

3 Bedroom
3 Full Baths
Sun Room
Screened porch
Deck
Dock
Boatslip

This is really a fabulous deal at this price. It's bank owned so you will need to have proof of funds or a Wells Fargo pre-qualification. It's a great location just minutes from I-20 and shopping and dining around Lake Oconee. There is a neighborhood boat launch and it's very close to Sugar Creek Marina.

It has a huge master suite on the upper level with lots of storage space, greatroom with fireplace and the lower level features a sunroom and the terrace level outside has a wonderful screened porch and grilling deck for outdoor entertaining and bug free dining.

Very low HOA fees, just $100 quarterly and your lawn care is provided. Frankly I can't even have my own lawn cut that cheap. And it has a very gentle slope from the house to the water.

And of course you want to see the inside so click here to see all the photos and then browse around our website Lake-Sinclair.com if you are looking for something different. We'd be happy to help you find the lake home of your dreams.

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Memories of "customer service" and what I learned from those early jobs

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:23:57 -0700

In training a new agent with his firsts... first contract, first listing, first repair request and I have been watching at how great he is with making really good recommendations to his clients about what to put in an offer and which are the important repairs to request after reading the inspection. He's going to be really great.

Every job I've ever had included working with the public:

Conveniece store bagger
Museum Docent
Soda jerk
Convenience store cashier
Waitress
Middle school Secretary
waitress
Newspaper graphic designer
Radio advertising and production
Piggly Wiggly Deli
Real Estate

That list is "complete", it's every single job I ever had. The first... doesn't really count. I got paid with a quarter (which I immediately spent on penny candy) and a coke. It was the store across the street from my house and I really was just hanging out and looking cute. I was 7 or 8 I think. no pay check. Just bartering bagging items for purchasers for candy. I think I saved $10.00 total from that job that I paid for my new big girl bike that was a 3 speed.

Then it was on to the Museum, I was 12 when I went to work there. I greeted guests and read stories to kids (yes other kids since I was still one) and I learned so much of my local history to wonderful ladies that helped shape my life. That was my first paycheck job. I kept that job for 15 years. Even when I had other jobs later it was still a "weekend" job. I worked there on weekends up through my first year in real estate when I was 27 years old. I met so many amazing people there.

And waitress... Lord knows I am a GOOD tipper to a good server because I've been there. I think everyone should spend a little time being a waiter/waitress. It teaches you humility and appreciation like no other job I ever had before or after. And again, you meet all kinds of people. I was a waitress in both a steak house and a pizza joint. Loved both of them. Met some amazing people.

I worked for a very tough principal and I'm grateful for the lessons I learned working for him. I had children vomit on my desk, teachers yell at me, parents cuss me out and the hardest day I had there was cleaning out the locker of a child who passed away from bone cancer. I likely would have stayed in that job except I got a new boss I didn't like.

Ah the Newspaper. I learned a lot there. Lots of stuff I still use today in marketing real estate. Even things like the correct placement for photos I use in my blogs and the amount of white space in print ads and even placement on a page. Knowing where the readers eyes go by default is key on page ad placement. And wouldn't you know.. I got a new boss didn't like.

Radio! Now there was an adventure. I formed lasting bonds with many people in the community that still bring me business. And I am still friends with several of my co workers. And that job was now over 20 years ago. The Deil gig was part time while I was working in radio. I left the radio station because I got a new boss I didn't like.

Lane Realty... I started in July 1992. My 21st year in the business is about to roll around when I turn the page next month on the calendar. It flew by.... because I'm still having fun. Late in the year of 1994 my broker said he was going to retire and sell the business. I wasn't about the get another boss I didn't like, so I bought the place in January of 1995.

Every job I had prior to real estate helped prepare me in some way for being successful in working with the public. My buyers and sellers get the benefit from my working in some form or fashion of the public service industry since 1977. So if you are looking for buy or sell in the Eatonton/Lake Sinclair area I'm certain that someone at Lane Realty can assist you. I'm a very hands on broker/owner who helps my agents through every step of the process when they are working with a client. And sometimes having a second set of eyes on contracts keeps things from falling through the cracks, mistakes from being made & saves a deal.

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Lake Sinclair 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath Site built priced at $190,000.

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 11:55:43 -0700

A home filled with character in a quiet area of Lake Sinclair- on a cul-de-sac and in a cove makes for no through traffic on the street or on the lake.

3 Bedrooms
2 Full Baths
Screened porch
Storage building
Dock
Deck

Most of the lot has been left natural for very short yard upkeep times. Lots of lovely hardwoods for shade in summer and sunlight in winter. Call John Vadas at Lane Realty to make an appointment to see this home. 770-337-1009 or 706-485-9668.

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Baldwin County's GCSU to offer swimming lessons.

Thu, 30 May 2013 14:06:09 -0700

I remember when I took swimming lessons at the public pool when I was a girl and I made sure that Abigail had them too. Even if you don't live on or near water, knowing how to swim can be vital to your safety at times. And I think it's much easier to learn to swim when you are a young fearless child than when you are an adult. I have been reading about summer fun on the water all around the country today. Pools opening, water slides open for summer and if you are going to even go just to sit on the sidelines and watch you just never know when you might be getting pushed into the water. Everyone should learn to swim and GCSU in Milledgeville if offering lessons. Just once a year, so sign up fast. You can call the number below or sign up on line via the links below.

If you are interested, call GCSU today at (478) 445-5277 or register online using the links below. This is the only time we’ll be offering the training this year.

Swimming Lessons

Swimming improves motor skills and physical coordination while you or your children are having fun in the cool of the pool! Our courses provide eight sessions of instruction designed to teach basic water skills and beginning swim movements with an emphasis on water safety. Each child under the age of 13 years must be accompanied in the pool by a parent or adult guardian. Please, only one adult in the water with each child. All courses will be held at the outdoor pool located at the Centennial Center. Students ages 13 and older will be paired up by the instructor the first morning of class. A signed waiver of liability is required. Be sure to bring swim suit, towel and swim diapers for children 18 months to 3 years.

Ages 7-12

Course #13444001

June 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11 & 12

10:30-11:15 a.m.

Ages 4-6

Course #1344002

June 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11 & 12

11:15 a.m.-12 p.m.

Infants and Toddlers 18 Months-3 years (must wear swim diapers)

Course #13444003

June 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11 & 12

12-12:30 p.m.

Ages 13-Adult

Course #13444004

June 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25 & 26

10:15-11 a.m.

Ages 7-12

Course #13444005

June 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25 & 26

11-11:45 a.m.

Ages 4-6

Course #13444006

June 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25 & 26

11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Fee: $55

8 Sessions

Instructor: Ellen Mayers

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What is the market like for vacant lots on Lake Sinclair April 2013?

Thu, 30 May 2013 10:51:11 -0700

It's frankly been depressing to do a market report on lots in the past 6 years because well they haven't been selling unless they were some steals picked up by investors with cash, 90% were bank owned sales. Private sales of lots has been few and far between. The reason behind that is that you could buy a house with a boathouse and all the bells and whistles for the same price as many of the lots are listed for and builders have not and still are not building spec houses on Lake Sinclair.

As you can see from the data above 3 is the hightest number in any single month and 3 months in 2012 had no lots sales. January of 2013 had no sales. 129 lots remain on the market on Lake Sinclair. Prices range from $6000 (don't expect to be able to have a dock or put a boat in the water here) to $950,000 (yeah, good luck with selling that in this market). There is more than a 3 year supply at the current rate they are selling. Our office has some really fabulous lots on the market from $129,000 to $190,000.

Prices are all over the board. When something that "touches" the water in the back of the cove where ducks don't get their tail feathers wet when they walk around the average price plummets. You have to spend an average of $150,000 to get on water where you can have a dock and float a ski boat or even a pontoon. Some are a little less and some really supieror lots are a little more. But those that have sold for under $75,000 are most water VIEW and not much frontage and usable water depths or frontage.

The same all over the board pattern can be seen with the average days on the market. Cheap, bank owned lots with not much water do sell quick when they hit the market. Some in as little as ten days which is generally speaking as fast as a lender will accept ANY offer. But a nice water lot is lingering until an end user who wants to build on it comes along. I think all of our listings are 365+ days on the market.

Looking back to when lots were selling you couldn't touch anything on boatable water for under $250,000, so prices are down about 40% from the height of the market. I think it's going to take some reduced inventory to change the market. Less lots available will mean prices start to increase. I am hearing about a lot of new construction in the Atlanta market. We generally follow them. We were about 6 to 12 months behind their market in decline, so I'm hopeful that we will begin to see an upward trend in construction soon and these reports will be less depressing for me to write for sellers sakes.

But hey, if you are a buyer looking for a lot, there are still some great deals available on Lake Sinclair.

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Summer reading program at the library

Tue, 28 May 2013 12:49:08 -0700

One of my very favorite things to do in summer when I was a girl was read. I thank my parents and my third grade teacher Mrs. Dickey for making me love books so much. I remember the card to list the 25 (when I was really young) and then the 50 (when I was a bit older) books I read in summer and getting the certificate when I had completed my summer reading.

Today when I was posting summer events to my website I saw they are having a special program again and also on Tuesday June 11, 2013. David Ginn, magician and entertainer will be at the library to do a program for children. Take your children to the library, make your children love books. Read to them and let them read to you. It sets children on a path to continue learning through their adult life if they love books.

The Eatonton-Putnam Library is located at 309 N. Madison Avenue in Eatonton. So please sign your children up for a summer reading program and read with them. I have such happy memories of reading with my parents and my grandmother and even alone sitting on the very steps of this library. (The entrance is on church street now with parking in the rear).

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Honoring one of our own for Memorial Day

Tue, 28 May 2013 05:40:27 -0700

Until this morning I was not aware that one of us, a member of our ActiveRain family, had lost a loved one while serving last year. And I know "us" and we want to ban together to support this family. Stop by this most Mark wrote last year about his son and let him know we're thinking about him. Please leave your comments on Mark's original post. This was their families first Memorial Day without their son. I can't imagine that.

Via Mark Loewenberg PA 561-214-0370, Mark Loewenberg PA (Keller Williams of the Palm Beaches):

As the 4th is now here I sit here thinking about the men and women who gave their lives for our country, most recently my son Adrian who passed away on active duty 2 weeks ago while serving in the Navy. I am extremely proud of how he served our nation for almost 5 years and through one tour of duty aboard the sub he was working on.

This hits home to many of you who have also lost sons, daughters, parents, uncles, aunts and friends. Each of them gave their ultimate sacrifice for our great nation and I am eternally thankful to each and everyone that gave their lives as well as those that have served and actively serve our nation like my other son Tyler in the Army.

Without these brave individuals we would not be who we are today. So I ask you that when you think of the 4th and fireworks and the fun associated with today, please take a moment to thank the folks that got us here today.

I am so very proud of you my son Adrian, thank you for serving our country.

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Memorial Day! Thank you

Mon, 27 May 2013 11:31:32 -0700

In looking for the song Taps to post on my Facebook wall today I watched several. And this version is quite educational. It tells the true story of the origin of the song TAPS. It's quite interesting and I hope you will enjoy it too.

I hope you will take the time to honor the fallen today.

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Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!

Sun, 26 May 2013 12:04:15 -0700

Yesterday my parents celebrated 49 years of marriage. I placed this flower arrangement in our church this morning in honor of their anniversary. They have set a great example for me and taught me about how to make a marriage work and make it good. So Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad and thanks for being great parents and examples.

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Summertime means fresh veggies... even if you don't have a garden

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:06:28 -0700

I "container" garden on my deck in the summer. I grow fresh lettuce, herbs, tomatoes and this summer and trying to grow some cucumbers too. My parents garden and I get some fresh veggies from them too, but their gardens are much smaller these days than in years past when they were younger. But if you don't have the space or time to garden this is still a solution for you to get fresh veggies.

Tuesdays:

Milledgeville Marketplace
Apr 02, 2013 - Oct 29, 2013

Times: 3pm-6pm
Location: 222 E. Hancock St
Phone: 478-414-4014
Admission: Free

First Fridays of the Month:

Fall Line Farmers Market
Apr 05, 2013 - Nov 01, 2013

Times: 6pm-9pm
Location: Historic Downtown Milledgeville
Phone: 478-414-6433

Saturdays:

Greenway Farmers Market
Apr 06, 2013 - Sep 28, 2013

Times: 9am-12pm
Location: Oconee River Greenway

These aren't "shipped" in vegetables and products like you find at the supermarket or even at some road side stands. They are from local farmers. They are grown locally, have great flavor and support our local economy when you shop there. Tomorrow I plan to check out the Greenway Farmers Market. I'm so excited because my tomatoes aren't ripe yet and I really don't have many green ones yet and my cucumbers are just about an inch and half long. So I can't wait to go over and check out the selection this year.

We also shop for local honey there each year. My Donald loves honey and we're very happy that a local bee keeper sells honey at the farmers market and we stock up each year. Warm honey biscuits are really awesome. We love we can buy artisan hearth baked breads, hormone free dairy products, fresh eggs, pasture raised beef and lamb. We have a large freezer and a food saver for freezing where it will last us all winter long when the local farmer's markets close down for the winter months.

So while I wait on my tiny vegetables to grow and for all those things I don't grow.... I'll be checking out the farmers markets around town. See what they offer here and go and visit for yourself. Maybe I'll see you there.

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Memorial Day, honoring the fallen

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:08:35 -0700

Seeing posts and car sales and retail "Memorial Day" sales alway gets under my skin that Memorial Day has become a three day weekend about grilling and car sales. Did you know that in 1968 Congress passed the "Uniform Monday Holiday Act" moving 4 holidays to Monday to give people three day weekends. I truly believe it was the downfall of how Americans behave on Memorial Day.

Decoration Day!

That's what it's supposed to be about.

I won't be visiting the grave of my uncle Johnny Wall (who was killed in Vietnam), BUT I will be visiting the local veterans cemetery. I don't know who I'll choose this year, but I will be placing flowers on a grave. I will honoring the service of someone who served our great nation and afforded me the freedom to grill a hamburger on Monday. I may or may not recognize the name of the person I choose. I come from a small community. But I will hold my moment of silence at the Veteran's Cemetery on May 30th.

I also come from a family with a history of service. My husband does as well. My mother's father served in the Army during WWII. My father served and his service was involuntarily extended during the Vietnam conflict although he was fortunate enough not to actually serve in a war zone. He served in the Navy. My uncle Johnny, no so lucky was shot and killed by a sniper in Vietnam. His body was escorted back to the United States by my Uncle Nelson who was doing his 3rd tour in the region.

My Donald was a "Navy Brat" moving form port city to port city during his entire childhood and teenage years. Then in his early 20's he joined the army and served during and in Desert Storm in the gulf region. My brother-in-law Kevin also served his country. My brother-in-law Andrew has spent his adult life building ships for the Navy and Air Force (although a civilian, I see this as service to his country).

So this weekend when you're at a party, having a beer, grilling steak or burgers, visiting with family and friends and enjoying a holiday weekend here in the good old US of A please take a moment to remember. Nearly every small town in America has lost a young man or woman in battle and wouldn't it be nice if you'd call them, send them flowers to their home.... let them know in some way that you realize that this weekend isn't about the "Memorial Day Sales" down at the mall or the backyard gatherings. Let them know that you appreciate the freedoms afforded to citizens of our great nation by those who fought and although lost their own lives won the battles that make our nation so great and free.

Go on Google and search "fallen soldiers in anytown, your state" and find a name and do something nice for their family. Yes, it might take a little research to find the address of the parents, the sons and daughters, the spouse left alone to carry on without their loved one. But you are getting a day off... make it count, do something of value with it. Close your eyes for just one moment and imagine it was your loved one who didn't make it home... What would it mean to you to receive a call, flowers, a note, a visit from a stranger who cared enough to let you know how much that life meant. It will only take a few minutes out of your weekend and it will mean the world to those lives you touch. In my community Staff Sgt. Alex French IV paid the ultimate sacrifice in 2009. I will honor him this Memorial Day and thank his family. Our community named a street after him this past year.

But I can only imagine the loss his family feels every single day. I want them to know that I, a citizen, a patriot, an American am thankful for his service and I remember him. I never met him, but I will never forget him.

Army Specialist Erica Alecksen from my little community of Eatonton lost her life last summer. She was just 21. Her father passed away last year also. So I will let her brother Charles know how much I know his family sacrificed. I will let him know that I think about them on Memorial Day, and every other day of the year. I do know the heartache of this family. I have lost a soldier in my own family. I do appreciate the sacrifice of those who do not make it home alive. So please please, take a little time this weekend to honor Memorial Day, to honor those fallen, to thank their families for this service. Let them know you pray for them and think about them. Don't let this weekend go by without doing something to honor a fallen soldier.

I also write to my congressmen annually and ask them to move Memorial Day back to May 30th. I believe if it were honored on it's rightful day it would be less about the three day weekend it has become. Veterans Day, thankfully was later restored to November 11th.

If you choose to party and picnic, remember you have the freedom to that because of the actions and honor of those in our country's history. Americans have lost a lot of good men and women in battle.

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Ask an Ambassador: How do I figure out how to do something I see on AR?

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:04:21 -0700

I just was checking for questions in the ActiveRain Group "Ask an Ambassador" for questions I needed to answer (I do this on Fridays) and I found one and it gave me an idea for my post today.

When newbies or oldies alike are on ActiveRain and they have a "how do I do that?" moment when they see perhaps a photo of a video in someone's blog post and they think, how cool... wish I knew how to add photos.... wish I knew how to add video.... I wonder what the difference between clicks and views is on my stats?

Well there is a great way to find this. The best thing about ActiveRain is that people are always writing tutorials here. It's been common from the very start. I learned how to make color in my posts prior to the button for colored fonts being added recently from a tutorial I read in 2008. I've always been thankful.

So how? What is the secret?

Yup, that's right it's as simple as using the search on ActiveRain.

Follow along and watch....

I typed the above in the search on ActiveRain. And as you can see from my results below... you get LOTS of great on topic answers.

This search doesn't just work to help you write better blog posts either, it's great for oh so much more than that. When I found ActiveRain in 2008 and joined I had a problem with a VA foreclosure and was looking for answers and I typed in the search and found answers. When I had my first short sale listings I typed in the ActiveRain search bar and found GREAT answers and help. Any real estate issue you might run up on, you can almost bet that SOMEONE before you has asked the question and written about possible solutions on ActiveRain. So use that searchbar. It's better than Google for real estate related questions and ActiveRain blog help. WAY WAY better.

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Mid May 2013 Market Report for Lake Sinclair

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:26:51 -0700

Well we've certainly picked up the pace with lookers and offers and contracts, so I am hopeful that we will be closer to last year's numbers by the end of the month than in April. So far this month 8 Lake Sinclair homes have sold. That is down from the 18 sold the entire month of May last year and I don't know if it happens everywhere, but we tend to have a significantly higher number of closings the last week of each month, so I am hopeful we will get much closer to that 18 mark. April was dreadfully low with a total of 8 Lake Sinclair sales for the month.

Prices are averaging about the same, the good news is the Days on the market number is down to 92. I'm happy to see it hit the below 100 mark for the first time in many moons.

Check back sometime after the first week of June to get the full month of May market report for Lake Sinclair.

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