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Real Estate Broker/Owner - Cornerstone Business Group Inc - 0225086119
My blog covers whatever is on my mind. It travels the spectrum from Real Estate in Northern Virginia, local events, market reports, neighborhood data, business profiles and personal stories, and once in a while just some random craziness. I hope you enjoy it, and please feel free to drop a note.

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2013 

Whew, what a day. Saturday, my older son, Jon, got married. The family had been buzzing around for many weeks making preparations. Of course, all along wondering what we forgot, but when all was said and done, it was as near perfect as it could get.  The couple had a great turnout. Friends drove ...
10/27/2013
There is a lot of excitement around the Cooper house today. Saturday at 3:00 pm my older son is getting married. Not only is he getting married, but I am the officiant. Everything is a buzz around here. Jonathan, Jonny as I call him, has been my little buddy for 23 years. When we were young in ou...
10/24/2013
I just watched a video on Dick Greenberg's blog, It's Not All Good News. If you let yourself, you could get depressed by the data in the video, but I have a different view. The video shows the disparity between the rich and poor in this country. It's huge.  Does it bother me that a small percenta...
10/24/2013
I would categorize myself as a realist. I am fine with good news and badnews as long as it's honest. If there is good news, I can plan and implement my business strategy accordingly. If there is bad news, I can plan and implement my business strategy accordingly. It's the same on both good and ba...
10/24/2013
While I was out driving today, I passed a graveyard. I pass it every time I go to my office, but today was different. This time, there was a man standing over a grave staring at the tombstone. He seemed so focused on the stone that it made me wonder. Was this a wife, a son, a daughter, maybe a pa...
10/20/2013
Today, I was listening to an interview about the difference in the sexes, and it caused me to think about all of the couples, both young and old, that went through counseling in my office throughout the 80s - 2000s. There were many reasons that brought them there. Normally, some form of stress wa...
10/16/2013
When I saw the challenge to write about who I would like to meet in person, I thought, "Whew! How could I ever narrow it down? There are so many great Rainers out there that I would love to meet." It really does seem like an impossible task for me to only select a few. By chance, I've had the pri...
10/14/2013
Alright, Active Rain, you need to put me on the payroll. This past week, I received two phone calls from people trying to reach Active Rain customer service. I was able to help one caller, but I still referred him to the AR pros. The second caller hand a deeper problem that required technical acc...
10/14/2013
The Winchester, VA real estate market had a good summer with 411 sales over that third quarter, but there is a disturbing trend in those numbers. Distressed properties have been a steady decline since late 2012, but the percentage of distressed properties in the third quarter rose to 20%. That is...
10/12/2013
Hi, my name is Mike, and I'm an overpricer. It has been a while since my last overpriced listing, and I'm taking it one day at a time. When I was a young green newbie Realtor I heard that you have to list to live. So, I listed, and listed, and listed. Many sellers already knew what their homes wo...
10/10/2013
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