My annual client party is coming up, would you like to come? - 05/31/07 11:49 PM
I work a vacation home market in the mountains of Colorado. One year I realized that I had lots of clients that spend the summers here with very similar interests, but they didn't know each other. I had about 10 or 12 couples to my house for a barbeque so that they could … (8 comments)
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I have a techy question about my wordpress blog... - 05/31/07 01:02 AM
I have been having some problems in getting my main blog submitted to various directories and I think I may know why, but not what I can do about it. My entire website is on wordpress and my blog is one page of my site with its own domain name. It can … (8 comments)
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Do you want a vacation home or investment rental? Read on... - 05/31/07 12:22 AM
We have had a change of name and have tweaked the AR Resort and Vacation home group. We are now called the Vacation and Second Home group. The fastest growing segment of the real estate market is vacation and second homes. We changed our name and our focus, to avoid overlap with the … (5 comments)
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My Summit County Colorado home is surrounded with wildlife (photos!) - 05/29/07 10:55 PM
Our house backs to forest service land and we have owned it for aobut 13 years. Summit County is 80% public lands which doesn't leave much space for development. As a result, it is almost impossible to find lots that are larger than 1/2 acre. That is what we have, and … (4 comments)
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Making a meez is lots of fun! - 05/27/07 11:00 PM
I noticed other people's animated characters and thought I would give it a try. What fun that was! There wasn't an option to add a couple of pounds or a few wrinkles, but I was able to get the grey hair in. I think I am going to have to put … (19 comments)
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Why is it taking so long to figure this blogging stuff out? - 05/25/07 11:03 PM
Thank goodness for Active Rain or it would be taking me longer!
I just realized that I am underutilizing my links at the side of my blog page. I should have been linking deeper into my website with area information. I noticed on someone else's blog (Lisa Hammerstein) that she had lots of … (11 comments)
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What makes a house a vacation home? - 05/24/07 11:51 PM
In Summit County Colorado, most of our homes are vacation homes. The ideal vacation home has a big garage, but not because you have lots of cars parked in it. You need a place to store your skis, your snowmobile, the bikes and your raft. Oh yeah, and the canoe and the … (2 comments)
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7 easy ideas to make more money from your vacation home rental - 05/24/07 12:06 AM
Here they are in a nutshell.
1. Use "book by owner" websites like www.vrbo.com and www.homeaway.com. They are cheap and easy to use.
2. Use a flat fee management company (hard to find, but they are out there.)
3. Put a calendar and the rates on your websites.
4. Use the guestbook that is available … (7 comments)
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Who is the King of Breckenridge, and why? - 05/19/07 01:08 AM
No one has proclaimed a king, at least not since Ullr Fest in January, but he is King of the week long party that is the tribute to the Norse god of snow, not the Town. We do have a town fool competition at the end of ski season each year, but … (2 comments)
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Getting your business in the "family way" - 05/13/07 11:57 PM
My daughter joined me in my business about 9 months ago, and today I am thrilled that she decided to do it.
I had mentioned to her several years ago that I wished that she had her real estate license as I would love to work with her and that her skills … (7 comments)
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Promote your blog with every email - 05/12/07 10:47 PM
I just read a blog from Real Estate Business Success, which they credited to Sellsius, of a new add on to your email that will add a link to your latest blog post with every email you send. It doesn't look like it will work with Outlook Express, but it is … (5 comments)
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There is a Frisco in Colorado too? - 05/11/07 11:42 PM
At the base of Peak One and along Lake Dillon is Frisco, centrally located to all of Summit County with the major ski areas, including Vail, just a short drive away. At the Frisco recreation peninsula is the nordic center, where you can find the finest in cross country skiing, snow-shoeing, … (1 comments)
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Fire evacuation tips, a timely topic - 05/11/07 10:45 PM
With all the fires going on all over the country, I thought it might be time to share my sister's fire evacation procedure again. She has fine tuned it over years with several fires that have occurred where she lives, in Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona, Arizona. The last and worst fire was last summer. The canyon is a very heavily wooded … (5 comments)
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Top 6 things to do when your husband is out of town - 05/10/07 10:55 PM
He's gone, and for about two weeks! Actually, he is due home next Monday or Tuesday and I was going over my list in my head to see if I had done everything I wanted to do what he was gone. Here was my plan:
Clean out all the closets. I started on my … (8 comments)
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Moose in Colorado! - 05/05/07 06:13 PM
I saw a moose on my way home yesterday, and it led to a post on my other blog.
Rather than post all the photos again, here is a link to it (and I hope that is ok on AR!)
If not, let me know, someone, and I will delete this posting.
http://www.mountain-living.com/blog/2007/05/05/moose-on-the-loose/
These … (6 comments)
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New carpet can make a difference! - 05/03/07 11:05 PM
But why is it that they all want to "wait and see"? In Summit County, Colorado, home to several ski resorts, we have lots of ski condos and vacation homes. Many of them were built in the 1970s and 80s and there are a lot that have just had personal use … (8 comments)
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Vacation home sales up nationwide - 05/02/07 11:48 PM
The National Association of Realtors lumps investment homes and vacation homes together into one category called second homes. The latest report shows that second home sales in 2006 were only 36% of all residential sales compared to 40% of all sales in 2005. However, when the category is broken down, one can see … (0 comments)
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