Peeved is a great word when trying to avoid cursing, isn't it? I recently commented on a couple of blogs and returned to see what others had to say. One blogger had a lengthy negative response to my comment, but fortunately there was another commenter coming to my defense, sort of. I am also cu
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05/24/2008
Today I had some really disturbing news from one of my buyers. He had been in the neighborhood where we are scheduled to close on a property next Friday. The deal has been up and down, extended this long since an early March contract date for very legitimate reasons beyond the buyers' control.
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05/22/2008
Tonight I actually stopped at our rural mailbox and took the mail out. I remember 32 years ago when getting the mail was such a big treat. My husband and I had no credit history, no accounts, didn't live anywhere long enough to have associations - we were blissfully free of the mail assault. Th
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05/20/2008
My brother bought a fixer-upper late last year and is now in the process of doing the exterior of the house. Among the biggest decisions to be made is what color to paint the exterior. It is currently pale pink. I know, I know. But why do you think he got it for $150,000 or so and it immediat
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05/17/2008
I got paid today in an unexpected way. I was holding a broker open house for a new listing of mine (no realtors came but some people wandered in off the street) and while I was killing time outside, I realized that there were morel mushrooms growing in the big gray driveway stones on the side of
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05/13/2008
How many potential investors are out there but don't believe they have what it takes? How many have cash and don't appreciate that cash is king - that cash without inspection is king, kinged? Tonight I watched "Good Will Hunting" with my 15-year-old and was once again struck by the limits people
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05/10/2008
I come here innocently enough, with ideas aplenty to blog about, somewhat afraid that if I post one thing after another people will think I am a machine, or a machine is behind me.Sorry, it is just me. Imperfect. Hit and miss. Today I actually picked up our local weekly paper at the supermarke
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05/08/2008
Michigan has been on hard times for a while now - it's no secret. But everyone here is not suffering. Investors are looking at properties, plenty of foreclosures, and making incredible deals.This past week I wrote four cash deals for two different investors. Each expects to live in one and fli
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05/06/2008
