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2011
We've been doing some maintenance on a seasonal rental that we own. (See yesterday's post #337.) It's a small house located just a short distance from the beach on Florida's west coast. We try to do some upgrades to the place every summer and fall, so that the winter tenants will have the benef...
10/11/2011
I've found that there is always something around the house that needs doing. It's lucky that I'm good with my hands, since my wife is good at finding that exact thing that needs to be done. This weekend, she decided that it would be a good time for me to change that old shower valve. Here's a ...
10/10/2011
Considering the state of the real estate market and the state of the economy, it's pretty easy to become stressed-out. It's likely that, in the far distant future, historians will attribute the average life expectancy of the humans of this age to our financial system. Out of all of the stressfu...
10/09/2011
Working in real estate is a great career. It ensures that you have many experiences that the ordinary person will never get to encounter. Sometimes I'm not sure whether that is a blessing or a curse, but it does keep things interesting. In light of that observation, today I've got a list of sa...
10/08/2011
Having been in real estate for over twenty years...I know I'm dating myself, (but it's not as if anyone else would date me) it's interesting to reflect on the advances in technology during that time. Take voice communications, for instance. When my wife first got started selling houses, she had...
10/07/2011
I developed software for many years prior to working in real estate. I've written everything from early childhood learning software to commercial games to real estate software to military training applications. I was developing some training software for the Air Force as a third party contracto...
10/06/2011
I was thinking about the pledge of allegiance. It ends with, "with liberty, and justice for all." Then we often characterize our country as, "the land of the free and the home of the brave!" to quote the last line of the first stanza of the national anthem. However, I'll bet that most people d...
10/05/2011
Kids say the funniest things! Despite being funny, their insights can be right on target, so if you're looking for socially correct statements, stay away from the youngsters! A little girl was sitting on her grandfather's lap as he read her a bedtime story. From time to time, she would take her ...
10/04/2011
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Sometimes when you try to help people by doing your job, you can find that they're in some kind of mind-set which won't allow for any assistance. The best thing you can do, then, is to realize that there's no reason to continue beating your head against the wall of their attitude. They're just ...
10/03/2011
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We like to go to the beach. We've always enjoyed water sports: water skiing, scuba, fishing, snow skiing (solid water), etc. It's even fun just sitting and relaxing and watching the waves come in. One of our favorite things is to go for long walks and pick up fossil shark's teeth. This activi...
10/02/2011
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