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2012
This is a shout out for James Agate owner of Marcola Auto Repair in Springfield Oregon! A couple weeks ago my college bound daughter got a loan to buy a car (something I didn't think possible). She began searching the internet and found a car James had for sale. We traveled an hour and a half to ...
07/30/2012
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I have been reflecting back over the years and how many bosses wanted me to operate in the GRAY area. I have quit and I have been fired for NOT being willing. One place was a new car dealership that wanted mt to write bogus warranty claims on cars on the lot that had nothing wrong. Another dealer...
07/25/2012
This blog by my friend Cindy Westfall is one of the reasons I don't like doing Open Houses. I also hate it when they want to use the restroom, Prescription theft is a big fear of mine. Who Stole The Piggy.. Dealing With Open House Theft I just held one of my listings open yesterday, and in my eig...
07/21/2012
I have had two out of three of my college aged kids have this experience this week. I sent my son (25) into see an agent I know wel,l in the town he lives in to introduce himself as a guy who could unload moving trucks or do yard cleanup. This is something she was interested in. She wasn't there...
07/18/2012
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How far can you cut service and not bring a company to its death? On July 3rd Roger Mucci here on Active Rain wrote a blog, "I want to talk to a person quit telling me to press a number" This is irritating and a way around hiring a receptionist. What about stores that have U Scam U Scan for check...
07/12/2012
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Last night one of the news stations I read online asked me to take a survey. there were 3 questions. 1. Are you vacationing away from home today? 2. Are you staying close to home? 3. Are you working? At the time I took it, an overwhelming amount of people where "staying close to home". I am wonde...
07/03/2012
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This last week I havn't been too active here except logging in daily. I have a handful of rentals I own that needed spring cleanup, maintenance and other repairs. The biggest project isn't done yet. It grew on me in size. I took a gutter down and found the roof was rotted about a foot up the whol...
07/01/2012