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humor: Never ask a puppy to style your home - 02/07/12 09:06 PM
Never ask a puppy to style your home
A professional stager has an eye for making the best features in your home stand out. By using the things you already have …or not (packing away items that would be distracting to most buyers) or bringing in some of their own elements stagers know how to present a home in its best light. I believe, their skills help" sell a home faster and at the highest possible price."
I know this, because I read about them on Active Rain!
I’m always amazed by the” before” and “after” photos that I see here. It’s … (21 comments)
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humor: I'm not trying to steal your puppies- I'm trying to sell your property! - 01/18/10 09:23 AM
It's really difficult to tell a seller, that their property probably won't sell in today's market for the same price they paid a few years ago.
Breaking the news isn't easy; sellers don't want to hear that! Not all sellers are in this position, but some, unfortunately are.
Recently, I had to tell a seller this and I felt like I was as mean as Cruella De Vil.
I wouldn't be doing them any favors by telling them what they wanted to hear, I had to tell them the truth. The real estate market is what it is.
Their thinking is that it … (36 comments)
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humor: Down & Dirty in Red Feather Lakes - 10/27/09 09:10 AM
I'm reading "The Associate" by John Grisham, I love his books.
The main character, Kyle McAvoy has a dilemma, by trying to keep a secret from the past he is being blackmailed into far greater unethical behavior. I'm only on Chapter 10, so I have no idea how it will end, but I want him to just face the music and do the right thing.
Of course, this is what the story is all about.
In real life when we make a mistake, we need to own up to it, try and make amends, or fix the problem- only then can we move … (29 comments)
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humor: Noisy Neighbors in the Neighborhood - 07/09/09 10:23 AM
We have new neighbors, but their raucous constant bickering is a becoming a little annoying.
The wife's shrill voice echoes off the mountain but she doesn't seem to care who hears. I can't understand all the words, maybe they speak a foreign language, but she has been giving her husband the business, the entire time they have been moving in!
She says, "That doesn't go there!" "Move this here! I don't like that, go get something else!" " I'm trying to make it nice here, what's the matter with you anyway!"
Poor guy, I really feel sorry for him!
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humor: Easy Quiz: Where should you be living? - 03/23/09 06:58 PM
I was surprised when I took the online quiz "Where should you be living?" to find out that it was Australia!
Now, what I knew about Australia was a pitiful amount: Crocodile Dundee, Olivia Newton John, Kangaroos, Koalas and the Great Barrier Reef.....I already knew they spoke English - that's a big plus, as it would be difficult to learn a whole new language!
When researching my new home tonight, I learned a lot about the Aboriginal People, their shared belief in the timeless, magical realm of the "Dreamtime".
I learned that Australia was originally a penal colony and until … (39 comments)
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humor: Another Life Lesson: Pee before you Post - 02/28/09 11:36 PM
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 coffee, what usually happens? You have to pee, tinkle, wee-wee -----Whatever you call it----- YOU HAVE TO GO!! I was in this predicament when I arrived at the Downtown Post Office. The counters were closed, so I decided to use their nifty- difty automatic- stamp-seller … (47 comments)
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humor: "If your phone don't ring - You'll know it's them - 02/10/09 12:51 AM
I have read many posts, and even wrote one of my own bemoaning the fact that (some) people JUST DO NOT return their phone calls! We call them, we leave messages, and we wait…. we call them again, we wait… AND STILL THEY DON’T CALL
Well, have you read the book “He’s Just Not That Into You?”
Maybe the simple answer to the unanswered phone call is the same?!
SADLY, THEY’RE JUST NOT THAT INTO US…….
or into their job, or selling that house or buying that home!
To paraphrase the words to the song by Paul Barrere:
“THEY have no intention, of … (20 comments)
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humor: I started writing FIVE posts today!! But don’t have ONE - 01/18/09 10:36 PM
I started writing FIVE posts today!! But don't have ONE
These were my five post topics, unsatisfied with each one, I moved onto the next one:
1. Explaining Agency, and the Different types of working relationships in Colorado. ....designed to be helpful to buyers and ....yawn, table that for now.....
2. Red Feather Lakes facts, In the Village there are 525 permanent residents, and 14 people per square mile..... I think I found that on Podunk.com... I need to work on that, once I overcome "Podunk" !!
3. Six Secrets for a successful closing for buyers... this might be a good one, … (19 comments)
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humor: Positive Imagery, Positive Thinking: Now I'm positively LOL - 01/05/09 09:14 AM
Positive Imagery, Positive thinking: Now I'm really positively LOL
OR - If you can't laugh at yourself: Everyone else will!
I was getting ready to go to the office today, and decided to try something new: Positive imagery. So, I said to myself:
"Self" :-) "I can feel wealth and satisfaction coming to me."
"I am confident"
"Good things will come"
"I can feel the warm sunshine on the beach, on my vacation,
.............. with my husband, the reward for my hard work."
"I am helping people and they are smiling."
"Good things will come"
"Today is a new opportunity"
I … (21 comments)
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humor: You cannot look professional, if you cannot spell, or when your keys stick! - 01/02/09 08:00 AM
MY COMPUTER KEYS HAVE BEEN STICKING LATELY.... I've nticed that it's impssible to lk intelligent, when yur "O" key sticks; people will think yur a m_r_n.
Last week, my "L" key was sticking! Instead of laughing out loud I just typed _O_!!! (Pitiful)
All kidding aside, it is so important to always proof read everything you write, and utilize spell check.
Sometimes, Spell Check won't help you. If you type a word, but it's not the word your wanted - spell check doesn't know. It only "knows" that your is a word and that you spelled it correctly.
Proof your work again, … (29 comments)
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humor: A Dog's letter to Santa: PLEASE no batteries - 12/23/08 09:19 AM
This is our dog Charlie. She has lived in the mountains all of her life. She doesn't know anything about dog parks, groomers, or walking on a leash. She doesn't like to be brushed. She's a bit of a junkyard dog, but we love her anyway.
No one ever taught her to guard the house, she assigned that job to herself several years ago. Charlie has been known to trap the UPS guy, or the Propane Guy in their trucks, while they patiently(?) wait for us to come out and get her. All we have to do is tell her it is OK, … (13 comments)
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humor: WHY YOU SHOULD ALWAYS PREVIEW: Somewhere on the mountain are my lost customers - 12/19/08 04:41 PM
This summer, when I was on floor duty, a couple came in to the office to inquire about vacant land. They had an RV, wanted to camp on the lot, and wanted the lot to already have water. We checked the current listings and found several that might fit their needs.
"Would you like to go see some of them?" I offered.
Hubby: "No"
"Since we're here we might as well go look at "at least one", said his lovely bride of 35 years.
Hubby': "No"
"Well, we're already all the way up here, so I think we should, we can … (68 comments)
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humor: Unanswered Ethics Question:Is it unethical to slap the coffee dude? - 12/17/08 07:52 AM
I was on my way to my mandatory Ethics class yesterday, when I decided to drop by MickeyD's for a cup of coffee. I had to leave the house at o'dark thirty and drive 50 miles in 5 degree temps, but, I just was going along with the day- you've gotta do what you've gotta do! I thought I looked pretty OK, all things considered.
When I first walked in the door, I saw a group of "elderly gentlemen" drinking their morning coffee - ‘overheard the word "cemetery" - Yes, I suspected those old guys met every morning to shoot the breeze. How … (85 comments)
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humor: The new UPSIDE DOWN : Canned goods? - 12/07/08 09:56 PM
Upside down used to be no big deal :
Pineapple upside down cake
hanging upside down on the monkey bars- "look Mom! No hands!"
people even grow tomatoes upside down!
Some folks have upside down Christmas Trees......(.inverted = creative ?)
These days, when we hear upside down we instantly think about the thousands of people who owe more than their home is worth.
Most new car owners are upside down....
Unless you are a possum, or a monkey, a kid on the monkey bars, or on a ride at an amusement park, upside down is really … (13 comments)
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Mary Douglas, REALTOR ®, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado
Red Feather Lakes,
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