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talkshoe: Cy Young, Tom Seaver, Real Estate, and You - 11/15/07 08:58 PM
Real estate is like baseball. Now, I didn't think this until an hour ago, but sometimes these epiphanies come at the strangest times - and they all begin with a story...
I had just been reading in Yahoo Sports about the baseball's National League Cy Young award winner, Jake Peavy of the San Diego Padres. Peavy was the unanimous winner this year, and posted some great numbers. There was one notation in the article that caught my eye: Peavy didn't pitch a complete game (CG) the entire 2007 season! In fact, only he and Roger Clemens are Cy Young winners with that … (10 comments)
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talkshoe: Foreclosure Sheriff's Auction Flushes Out Bitter ButtHead (Humor) - 11/13/07 09:12 AM
Sebastian Florida
One Saturday morning Bill Quigley and I were talking about Home Inspections on our weekly radio show - this time in conjunction with foreclosures and sheriff's auctions. We were interviewing our guest and exchanging stories on air about the importance of home inspections prior to sale, when Bill relates the unusual story of a client of his having bought a home at an auction.
Apparently the buyer didn't have the time to pre-inspect the property and apparent was hoping for the best. He won the bid, but when the lender sent the appraiser to the home, he found a toilet sitting in … (9 comments)
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talkshoe: FORECLOSURES and SHORT SALES - Recorded Interview - Part One - 10/25/07 09:43 AM
FORECLOSURES and SHORT SALES - What You Need to Know
Foreclosure - top headlines these days in economic news. What does that do to your rights of ownership? And for investors, how does that affect you? What on Earth is a short sale?
Find out today as YHYM talks with title expert Ben Smaglick of First American Title, a frequent guest, and SHORT SALE Specialist Kevin Mikrut of Realty Executives here in Madison. Pay attention to Keven when he talks about short sales, any mistake could kill your deal and possibly leave the seller liable for a lot of extra money.
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talkshoe: Home Inspection Tips and Cautions - The Final Chapter - 08/08/07 12:08 AM
07 August 2007 - Madison, Wisconsin
In MovieLand, if a movie is good, a sequel is better - and a third is ALWAYS better. Oh sure. So, with that same fallible logic, I present the third installment of my mini-series on Home Inspections as perceived by me. Third time's a-charmin'.
In two previous blogs Home Inspection Tips and Cautions and For Your Vexation Get a Home Inspection I discussed my misadventures with the inspection process and invite participants to listen to a real pro from A-Pro. Now I take the counsel of Kimberly St. Louis of A-Pro Home Inspection Services and add it to my biased opinion and … (5 comments)
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talkshoe: Home Inspection Tips and Cautions - 07/19/07 02:32 PM
19 July 2007 - Madison, Wisconsin
As exactly five of you may know (my commenting compliment), my home was recently inspected as a sales contingency and I reported my concerns in For Your Vexation Get a Home Inspection. While everything seems to have been rectified - it's amazing what throwing cash at a problem will accomplish - I still was a bit unsettled by the experience. In fact, in my own OCD way, I wouldn't let it go and even more questions came up.
Always one to willingly share my problems, I contacted our Friendly Neighborhood Home Inspector - Kimberly St. Louis - … (1 comments)
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talkshoe: Inman's Innovator Awards - A Partial List and a Touch of Bias - 06/27/07 12:07 PM
27 June 2007 - Madison, Wisconsin
I try to stay up on things without obsessing, so often revelations and news come to me at a pace others may see as slow - i.e what's NEWS to me is HISTORY to them. I make no apologies for this - it just fits my life better that way.
To help me keep my ear to the grindstone - or maybe my may my nose to the earth - or some body part to the wheel, I subscribe to Google Alerts. Yahoo! Alerts, and other news feeds about the Real Estate industry. This came to my attention … (3 comments)
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talkshoe: Canadian Mortgage Professionals LOVE Your Home-Your Money - at east one journalist kinda does...maybe. - 06/20/07 01:25 PM
20 June 2007 - Madison, Wisconsin
Well, they like us in Canada anyway - but we weren't their first choice. We forgive them.
A few weeks back Bill Quigley and I were interviewed by Vanessa Chris from Canadian Mortgage Professional Magazine about YHYM for an article they were writing on the use of technology in the mortgage industry. As Vanessa researched the Canadian cyber waves for her article, she soon realized there weren't any Canadian Podcasters up there, so reluctantly searched neighboring states and found us - and Your Home-Your Money - in Wisconsin. Close enough. (Good thing she chose us over anyone else … (7 comments)
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talkshoe: THE SECRET Talkcast - SHELL BRODNAX Speaks on the Law of Attraction in Her Life - 06/19/07 06:23 PM
The Secret Talkcast on TalkShoe- Guest Speaker Shell Brodnax
On THE SECRET Talkcast we have discussion and interviews about the principles of The Secret in our lives and those around us. The beauty of these principles is that their application is up to each of us - there are no specific rules, only general practices. And they WORK!
Tonight THE SECRET TalkCAst will be joined by Shell Brodnax, a wonderful person (a prerequisite on this show) and a lover of truth. She will tell her own unique story about the principles of The Law of Attraction and Gratitude in her life and business. … (6 comments)
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talkshoe: STAGING for DOLLARS - Interview with Shell Brodnax on WTDY. - 06/15/07 03:17 PM
Live on 16 June 2007 from Madison, Wisconsin
STAGING INTERVIEW - Listening Info...
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talkshoe: Shopping Your Mortgage Without Getting Burned - 12 Steps to Success - 06/06/07 11:00 AM
6 June 2007 - Madison, Wisconsin
Got a mortgage loan? Not sure it's the best deal? Think there's smoke and mirrors? You are not alone. But how do you scan the mortgage landscape without having your credit dinged to oblivion - or get lenders calling you the next two years (which is NOT an exaggeration!)?
Listen here as we relate a real life adventure of a client and friend as we explain how to compare-shop lenders and keep the credit unscathed. "Peter" followed these instructions (12 Steps) exactly and only gained, gained, gained.
Reality Radio at its useful best! We help when we can.
Art Blanchet
Bill … (1 comments)
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talkshoe: ALAMODE Sweepstakes Announced - and New ALAMODE Group Formed - 04/11/07 08:50 PM
11 April 2007 - Madison, Wisconsin
Our website - like others who use Active Rain - is provided by ALAMODE.com. We pay for the hosting service and template. We can modify it within certain limits, so it is unique to each user. ALAMODE really strives to support us and help us provide tools, value, blogs, and information (much of which we customize) to our visitors and clients alike. It's a good relationship.
ALAMODE now sponsors a monthly Sweepstakes with a nice prize. It is absolutely FREE for visitors to enter - their goal is to increase traffic on the websites and give us- THEIR … (0 comments)
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talkshoe: Your Home-Your Money Mortgage Talk Radio - Saturday Simulcast at 9 am CDT - 03/23/07 11:31 PM
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talkshoe: KIVA TALKATHON A SCREAMING SUCCESS - 03/20/07 05:10 PM
20 March 2007 - First Day of Spring
KIVATHON called a screaming success! TalkShoe (http://www.talkshoe.com) - our premiere podcasting relationship (and the place where you can find our archived radio shows) - staged a 24-hour KIVATHON from March 18th thru March 19th, Noon to Noon. The Your Home-Your Money radio Mortgage Guys - Bill and Art - hosted one of the hours and had a blast. The interactive podcast talkathon - the first of its kind - raised money and awareness for http://www.kiva.org/, the world leader in online microlending.
Microlending consists of giving small loans to (very) small businesses and entrepeneurs in developing nations, … (6 comments)
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talkshoe: KIVA.ORG and the KIVA-THON March 18th and 19th - 03/13/07 02:14 PM
Reposted from the KIVALOANS YAHOO GROUP and the KIVALOANS Madison, Wisconsin Group.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kivaloans/message/127
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/kivaloans_madison/message/1
Mark this time and date: March 18, 2007 NOON (EDT) thru March 19,2007 (NOON) EDTTalkShoe and the TalkShoe Hosts will be running a "KIVA-THON" to raisemoney for the Kiva.org entrepeneurs.Details will be forthcoming. You can check out TalkShoe atwww.TalkShoe.com and watch for episode postings.Me - I'm just a podcaster (we call them TalkCasts at TalkShoe) and nowa member of this Yahoo group. Hopefully I'll be invited to host, butone never knows...but I'll be listening.Art Blanchet#1009,#10392,#10690
The KIVA-THON will be taking place here (http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=14678)and Bill Quigley and I will be co-hosting a … (6 comments)
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