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It may be true but the price of admission ain't CHEAP...!!  Today is " Ticked Off Tuesday " on my local radio station. This morning one of the callers complained about the high price of concert tickets, brought to mind my thoughts of the Areosmith show a few months ago.Coming of age in the 70's, ...

Do you ever STOP to think of your prospects reaction when you email them a new listing?  I try not to interject my own thoughts about particular street names to prejudice a buyers decision but often wonder - What were they thinking when the named this street?One street I tend to point out while d...

In case you missed the BEGINNING this turned into this three part series... Although there were no requests after the inspection, the appraiser had a number of objections.  The roof from the front looked pretty good, why the back was like this I never understood.   A few stairs without handrails ...

In case you missed the BEGINNING of my listing from hell... Continuing on with my inspection day plight, I needed some answers to make this work right, wonder if my sellers already in flight. Gave him a call with no luck at all.  The next number I dialed was the one on the sign, attorney gone for...

Mine was a brick ranch that looked kind of cute, it sat in a town outside my normal route.  An entry level home, I priced it to sell, three months later I called it my listing from hell.The road was quite busy which was easy to see, but some other facts were discoveries to me.  First was road flo...

Makes a Man Healthy, Wealthy and Wise!  well... Two out of three Ain't Bad....I have always been an early riser but lately it is getting a little crazy and I need to readjust my internal clock.  Could be the newness of the ActiveRain community and once the novelty wear off I'll be back to normal....

Did you ever really look at how your home is taxed?  Prices everywhere seem to be rising so fast that we often feel we are falling behind instead of seeing financial improvement with annual wage increases. The cost of Gas, Electricity, Food... all Up-Up-Up... Taxes are no different, inching up ov...

Breaking News!!   With today's housing market people looking for a Rent sometimes feel left out.  We have just added a new feature allowing you to search for rental properties using the same tools available to buyers.    Here is a link to rental properties in New Haven County.  They are sorted by...

 OK Guy's... We have arrived!!!  Down to the wire... 24 hours...Another "Hallmark Holiday" is here!Is there anything new after all these years..?   First we have the ABC's... Anniversary, Birthday & Christmas, those are the big three. Going into March it would be nice to call Valentine's Day the ...

Just added a new running route to my training plan for my first half marathon and thought this link might be useful for others.  Not sure how I discovered it but last year I stumbled into America's Running Routes and have used it ever since to keep track of my distance and give me a graphic illus...