I, for one, can vouch for Gwen's comments. I know from experience that blowing coffee out of your nose is a great way to irrigate your sinuses. Without Gwen's blog, I would never have discovered that. My family has banned me from reading it in the early morning hours. More than once I have
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07/31/2012
Tomorrow we launch our younger son into his first rental home. He has been excitedly preparing for weeks now, but there was no house available. Then, I sold a house to a young investor who also called to ask if I could find a tenant. About 30 minutes later, I called to let him know I had one.
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07/31/2012
In the process of doing our business, we as Realtors move in and out of our own language without the slightest hint of confusion or misunderstanding. It's what I call Realtor-eese. We are fluent speakers of Realtor-ese, but our clients may not be. I am dealing with a client who is a wonderful p
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07/30/2012
One of the biggest challenges I have as broker is that I'm real. That means, in the process of working together you will likely get to know me and snippets of my life. I can't seem to help it. It just leaks out in the process of doing business. It's rare when I keep everything strictly busines
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07/26/2012
There is always a blog floating around about poor customer service. We've all been there. Someone said something, did something or didn't do something they promised to do. Maybe a product didn't live up to expectations. I've had my share recently, and it seems like when I need for everyone to
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07/24/2012
Oakdale Crossing in Winchester, VA is an 18 year old subdivision of beautiful and spacious homes. The home styles range from two-story colonials to single story ranchers. All of the homes have spacious floor plans with a lot of room for growing families. There are currently four available listi
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07/24/2012
I recently wrote a blog about my relationship with Apple's iPhone personal assistant, Siri. Siri has become a crucial part of my business life, and I lean on her a lot. There is, however, another female voice in my life that I'm thinking of divorcing. Her name is Mandy. No, Mandy is not my wif
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07/23/2012
I'm a big fan of technology, and at the same time, I tend to review new devices forever because I just don't want too much new stuff to deal with at one time. It took me two years to upgrade my Palm to a new iPhone. So, I'm a bit slow on some decisions. Ironically, I've been kicking myself for
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07/22/2012
The Winchester, VA real estate market is changing monthly. The 2012 trend has seen a slight reduction in inventory, but there is a more positive trend evolving. The number of foreclosures and short sales have dropped considerably since the beginning of the year. The current available listings a
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07/21/2012
Winchester, VA, was hurt by the recession just like most communities around the US. The housing market took a huge hit, and REOs popped up everywhere throughout 2008-2011. In mid-2011, short sales started to pick up popularity with underwater homeowners. The local housing scales are starting t
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07/21/2012