It's a Spooky Business! - 10/30/07 11:27 AM
After just returning from a seminar in Orlando on marketing commercial properties and planning to go to Tampa next week on a referral-networking seminar, I feel my coat tails are flying behind me. However, as I told my co-workers in an office meeting yesterday, I firmly believe it is important to … (4 comments)
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Negotiating a Contract is kinda like playing Poker! - 10/26/07 11:47 AM
I think some folks take the negotiating process too seriously. Of course, the seller wants to obtain the highest price possible and the buyer want to "steal" the property for as low a price that they can. That is just the nature of the business---give, take, push and pull. I've seen … (2 comments)
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Some Things just aren't what they're cracked up to be . . . - 10/24/07 09:54 AM
I realize that building preferences and exterior choices are sometimes quite regional. In our area of Southeast GA it seems that so many new homes are choosing stucco exteriors. I was in a popular neighborhood recently and noted the large percentage of homes that had opted for stucco. In addition, the … (2 comments)
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A Girls gotta do what a Girls gotta do . . . - 10/19/07 03:51 PM
A REALTOR® friend of mine has developed a new genre in real estate---sale of mobile homes. She started when a friend of hers had a "trailer" in the one and only trailer park (for that matter the only place mobile homes are allowed on St. Simons Island) complete with a plastic … (5 comments)
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The Mortgage Mess - How to Fix it? - 10/15/07 04:04 PM
Waiting to hear more from Presidential candidates on the Mortgage Mess . . . In light of the new House bill Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act that will waive taxes on mortgage debts forgiven to homeowners, I suspect the candidates soon be presenting their positions on attempting to fix the … (6 comments)
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Some things merit being shared . . . - 10/12/07 04:29 PM
In light of the world's recent loss of Pavarotti, check out this new rising opera talent!I recently had some British guests that put me on to an event that occurred during the Summer in England. It is a show called Britain's Got Talent, somewhat on the order of the show Americans … (4 comments)
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We've all heard the saying, "They'd steal the gold out of your teeth" - 10/10/07 01:09 PM
COPPER IS A VALUABLE METAL, TOO!In our local newspaper we were made aware of a commodity that thieves are currently trying to steal---it’s copper. With the value of copper weighing in at $3/lb. local robbers have gone so far as to strip the copper tubing and wiring from outside air … (4 comments)
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Tax Changes we need to know about! - 10/08/07 11:09 AM
TAX CHANGES ON CAPITAL GAINS FOR 2ND HOMES & EXCHANGES Changes are in the offing for how sellers are taxed on capital gains on their property. The bill the House has just passed is called the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 or H.R. 3648. The bill's purpose is to give … (0 comments)
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What's up with Passport Changes? - 10/05/07 06:28 AM
Starting 10/1/07, passport laws changed once again. The Dept. of Homeland Security had allowed thru September 30th a return to the US if you could prove that you had applied for your passport. The temporary Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (better known as WHTI) allowed people traveling to Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean … (4 comments)
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We are Worth It! - 10/01/07 07:18 AM
In this day of discount brokerage, is there anyone else out there who thinks they are worth the commission charged doing their job? In our area, cutting commission seems to have become extremely commonplace, and that practice makes it more difficult for others to hold firm to their charge for services … (2 comments)
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