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2011
I find it difficult to get through the day without running into at least some information on the Internet which reminds me of the comedy value of the people in public service in the USA. If politicians weren't so able at creating problems for the common citizens of this country, they'd have imme...
09/10/2011
Today, everyone is focused on digital marketing. If you're not using Facebook and Twitter, you're missing out. If you don't have a website, you're missing out. Everything is happening faster and faster online. News stories propagate far more quickly through the blogosphere than they ever did ...
09/09/2011
Every so often something happens in our business which makes me glad that most of our transactions are usually fairly easy. This has started to change in the last year or so. We've had a series of rather difficult people who were either buyers or sellers. I'm starting to think something is goi...
09/08/2011
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Why do we work? There are any number of reasons, but I'd venture to guess that most people would say the primary reason is that they want to get paid. Some people like to be paid on a regular basis and some prefer to be paid on commission. Regardless of which you prefer, receiving your pay che...
09/07/2011
I've been looking at our financial position recently and, as a result, I'm in a bad mood, so don't say you haven't been warned before you read this post. Unless you're an accountant or an exceptionally well-organized person, you're likely to have had times when you couldn't get your checkbook to ...
09/06/2011
One of the things that is great about real estate is that you can always work on your property to improve it and, hopefully, increase the value. We've rehabbed many homes over the years. In fact, thinking about it, I can safely say that we've worked to fix up every single house that we've ever ...
09/05/2011
In a general effort to keep everyone well-informed, I've decided to offer the following tongue-in-cheek list of definitions today. These should help you in your understanding of the English language. BEAUTY PARLOR: A place where women curl up and dye. CANNIBAL: Someone who is fed up with people....
09/04/2011
The weather in our part of the country can usually be described with two words: "Hot" and "Rainy." Of course, many times it's both hot and rainy. If you want to get fancy, you can also say that it's, "Humid." Really, though, Florida is very nice in the winter months. That's the time that the ...
09/03/2011
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Most of our buyers take our advice and hire a locksmith to completely re-key their new house. If nothing else, this makes for a new start and the resulting peace-of-mind that goes with complete control over all existing keys. The following story is about that sort of activity: On the morning wh...
09/02/2011
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Painting is one of the more cost effective things we can do to increase the marketability of a house. It's really just basic maintenance and needs to be done periodically in order to avoid more expensive repairs. Here in Florida, many homes have side-entry access doors on the garages. These ar...
09/01/2011
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