Mary's Blog from Red Feather Lakes, CO
Sharing Red Feather Lakes and Livermore, Colorado Real Estate with you plus photographs and my thoughts about living here and life in general.
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2009
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Please believe me; I have nothing against the Post Office! Yesterday, I wrote a post about "snail mail" for leads, and today is another Post Office story. Early this morning, after my usual 3 or 4 cups of coffee, I drove 40 miles to the US Post Office, in Fort Collins. After drinking a lot of c...
02/28/2009
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We are in the lead generation business! Unfortunately for me, sometimes I find working on leads, tedious and a little boring, because we get a lot of them. Now don't get me wrong, I love a good lead as much as the next agent! United Country is one of the fastest growing franchises in the United ...
02/26/2009
Dear Diary, my passion is... Taking joy from the ordinary, and the simple things each day My passion is in small things that make up this beautiful patchwork of life, it lies in the seemingly ordinary, yet inexplicable joy of being. My Passion is In Nature: I love the smell of a fresh cut lawn, o...
02/22/2009
You do not want to receive this phone call because, you just found out the Buyer doesn’t own the property! WHAT?????!!!! I will rephrase that, just in case you thought you misread that: Your buyer, you know the one that bought the Short Sale Property, which was in the beginning stages of forec...
02/21/2009
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"If you get cranky waiting for your toast to pop up- Short sales may not be for you" said Colorado Real Estate agent Gene Hayden, who was the guest speaker in a Teleclass I attended yesterday on short sales. The class was very informative, and I am so glad I took the time to listen. Gene's li...
02/19/2009
Several times borrowers ask me "Where can I get a land loan?" United Country has a relationship with LandLoan Specialist. Today, I received this email from them. This may be your opportunity to purchase the property you've always wanted, at a very attractive interest rate. If you are looking i...
02/19/2009
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Last week was Valentine’s Day. My six year old grandson received a Valentine, and a heart shaped sucker from a little girl. After giving it to him, she said “Where’s my kiss?” She closed her eyes and puckered up! . . . . . . . “No way am I going to kiss you!” said my little grandson! Oh, wha...
02/17/2009
They are out there! ...did you think I was talking about buyers??!! Yes! There are buyers out there finding great deals, after all it is a buyer's market. But this post is not about buyers, it is about mountain lions ~ and they are out there too! One February day several years ago, I was looking ...
02/16/2009
Many Homeowners Associations impose Covenants Conditions and Restrictions. Protective Covenants protect the integrity and beauty of the subdivision and Restrictive Covenants, restrict the homeowner from doing certain things, i.e.: leaving your Christmas lights up all year, painting your house pin...
02/15/2009
The Village of Red Feather Lakes (proper) only has about 523 residents. The surrounding area, outside of the Village is vast, with homes situated throughout the mountains, in the valleys, and out on the prairie. Still, we are a small community, and in the midst of this small community you will ...
02/12/2009
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Mary Douglas
REALTOR, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado
