flat fee listing: New Gwinnett County Schools - 07/03/08 06:24 AM
New Schools for Gwinnett County in 2008Tripp Ele 841 Cooper Rd GraysonPuckett's Mill Ele 2442 S Pucketts Mill DaculaWhite Oak Ele 6442 Suwanee Dam BufordLanier MS 6482 Suwanee Dam Buford (Relocation)Rosebud Ele 4151 Rosebud Rd LoganvilleBenefield Ele 1221 Old Norcross Lawrenceville (open 1 year early)Gwinnett County is the largest school system … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: John Adam's top 10 ways to attract buyers to your home - 06/26/08 11:56 AM
John Adam's 10 ways to attract buyers to your home.
www.money99.com
1. First impressions count. Pay close attention to your front door and how your house looks from the street.
2. When in doubt, paint. On the inside of your home, fresh paint looks and smells great, is inexpensive, and … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: Lockboxes - should I upgrade? - 06/24/08 06:49 AM
In the Simplicity Essential package, we offer a combination lockbox. Many Realtor's elect to use the combination lockbox because they are less expensive and because others such as inspectors and contractor's can enter easily. With Simplicity, we give you the option of selecting your own combination on the lockbox and we … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: Association Fee Exhibit - 06/23/08 06:37 AM
When you decide to put your home on the market, one of the first calls a homeowner should make is to the Community Association. The Community Association will need time to gather the documents needed at closing to transfer the owner names, collect any fees for the transfer, initiation fees or … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: Craigslist, worth the effort - 06/20/08 07:38 AM
Home Sellers using Simplicity Real Estate as their brokerage company can elect to do some additional marketing on their own and it can be done for free.According to www.Alexa.com, a website ranking site shows the following stats:www.Craigslist.com is ranked 44 in sites used.Craigslist will bring additional traffic viewings of your home … (1 comments)
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flat fee listing: Not all Flat Fee Companies are the same - 06/19/08 06:04 AM
Simplicity Real Estate Services started as a thought and frustration in competing with other companies and Realtors that discount their commission and reduce the amount of services for the reduced fee. Most flat fee companies only have a basic package, combination lockbox, for sale sign, and photos; some are not members … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: How much does overpricing really cost? - 06/18/08 10:31 AM
Overpricing your home in today's market can cost you 70% of the buyer's. The Pricing Triangle that has been floating around the internet is quite accurate. The Pricing Triangle indicates that pricing your home 10% above the market price will remove 70% of the buyers looking for a home. For the … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: The most asked question - 06/17/08 09:45 AM
The question I am asked as a Realtor and Broker is; "why isn't anyone looking at my home?"A number of reasons can be given, most of which can be answered with the statement that the home price must match condition and value of homes in your subdivision. Yesterday there were over … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: Flat fee vs Full Service Internet Marketing - 06/14/08 02:15 PM
I think most people feel that a flat fee listing company can not or will not give the same amount of internet marketing as a full service realtor. I have to strongly disagree. I am a full service realtor as well as a broker for a flat fee company. I have … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: Prelist Home Inspection Worth the Time and Money - 06/13/08 09:08 AM
In previous markets, sellers did not have to worry much about the home inspection. When the market was a Seller's market, the seller understood that if one offer was being too difficult, they could simply reject an inspection issue and move on to the next offer. Not so in today's market … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: How much is a picture really worth? - 06/12/08 04:27 PM
When marketing homes for sale, pictures have always been important. FMLS allows 12 photos and MLS allows 16 photos and if you have Realtor.com showcase, you can add more. But, if your pictures are dark, too bright, or show the incorrect paint color on the wall, you could be losing out … (1 comments)
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flat fee listing: Sold in 76 Days!! - 06/12/08 04:26 PM
Simplicity is a new company in the Atlanta area and we are proud to announce our first closing!2432 Flagsmoor Drive Snellville, Ga 30078This was a new construction home in the Brookwood School Distrct within a subdivision that began in 1974. The home was originally listed for $299,900:5 Bedrooms and 4 Full … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: Renee King, Broker - 06/12/08 04:24 PM
Renee is an Associate Broker with Century 21 Findley and a Qualifying Broker for Simplicity Real Estate Services. Renee is always ready to help and easy to speak to. She, like Deb can be a wealth of ideas for marketing. When you are ready to sell your home with Simplicity, you … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: Deb Kirkbride - Extraordinary Agent! - 06/12/08 04:12 PM
Deb is a Realtor and licensed appraiser. She is fun, outgoing and ready to help you market your home. If you are looking for new and inventive ways to market your home for not alot of money, she's your gal. Quick witted and outgoing, Deb is a resouce of … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: Who Are We? - 06/12/08 04:09 PM
When you select Simplicity Real Estate Services as your Listing Brokerage Firm:The Essential Package includes:MLS and FMLS listing servicesWood Post For Sale SignCurb Side Brochure BoxCombination Lockbox50 black and white flyersup to 16 photoscomplete contract packageOur for sale sign and brochure box will be delivered, installed and removed by our Sign … (2 comments)
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flat fee listing: How does a Florida flat fee MLS listing work - 05/30/08 04:25 PM
This is a quick summary of our flat fee MLS listing program. We currently service 25+ counties in Central Florida, South Florida, West Florida, the Space Coast, and the Treasure Coast.
With a Basic MLS Listing Plan, your property information along with up to 10 color photos gets placed into the local … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: Things to look for when hiring a flat fee MLS listing broker / Realtor - 05/24/08 09:16 AM
If you shop around on the internet, no doubt you will find plenty of Florida real estate companies to list your for sale by owner property in the MLS for a flat fee. However, not all firms are the same. Price is not the only issue. When selling your biggest asset, … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: Morgan Florida Real Estate Group - The Difference - 05/23/08 07:15 PM
Not all real estate Brokers are alike. You might think so, but we're not. There is a difference. A BIG difference. There are the part-timers who, for the most part, are either totally clueless, or know enough to get you and them into trouble. Here are a few comments from my … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: Free MLS Listing Service - 04/08/08 06:36 PM
Flat Fee Listings Services are the fastest growing segment of the real estate industry. So we decided to take it a step further and offer FREE listings. For sellers looking for an edge . . . this is it. You have complete control of your listing, showings and negotiations. On a … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: Flat fee MLS listing service in Ocala and Marion County - 04/03/08 04:21 PM
We offer our flat fee discount MLS listing in Marion County and all of metro Ocala. For sale by owner and FSBO services. Advertise your property along with up to 10 color photographs of it in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) and Realtor.com. We have 2 inexpensive pricing plans, a Basic Listing and … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: Is a $169 flat fee MLS listing a safe way to list a Florida home? Get the real scoop from Keith Gordon, the advocate of Florida flat fee MLS seller's rights - 03/30/08 03:39 PM
The fast answer is no. Offers on the internet for listing a Florida property for $169 flat fee in the MLS are almost always what one might fear...too good to be true. It can spell immediate trouble for an inexperienced flat fee seller who isn't aware of what can hurt them. … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: Another MLS Expansion into Southwest Florida - flat fee listing service expands - 03/26/08 08:47 AM
I have stated many times just how powerful the MLS has become as a marketing tool. The MLS is used by all Realtors in a local area to locate properties for their customers. The MLS powers major websites like Realtor.com, Florida Living Network, Cyberhomes, Google Base, Yahoo, the local newspaper's sites, and hundreds … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: Las Vegas MLS Listin - 03/03/08 01:29 PM
To update a previous post, the trend of seeing multiple offers on lender owned properties that are listed in the MLS is continuing. Listing agents are gathering 5 and sometimes up to 10 offers on each property. Of the 10 offers we have written over the past 2 weeks, we have only … (1 comments)
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flat fee listing: The finest in MLS listing services in Orlando, Kissimmee, Apopka, Deltona, and Central & South Florida - For Sale By Owner FSBO services - 02/19/08 05:28 PM
Locally owned and operated in Altamonte Springs, Florida. We currently service 22 counties in Florida, but we are not a giant listing factory. We are more like a mom & pop establishment using 21st century technology and experience.
We offer flat fee MLS listings and discount real estate brokerage services in addition … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: 4512 Flintlock Drive, Orlando, FL 32808 - 3/2/2 house, no money down, creative financing -- off market for now - 02/12/08 02:45 PM
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(Copyright © 2008. Sand Dollar Realty Group, Inc. All rights reserved.)
Rob Arnold, ABR, CPL, CRB, GRI, Managing real estate broker, Licensed mortgage broker, Notary Public
407-389-7318 www.SDRhouses.com/
Your full service and investor friendly Realtor in Orlando. Learn to invest in Central Florida real estate and Orlando real estate. Investor mentoring … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: ST MARLO HOME REDUCED!! $998,000 - 02/09/08 08:52 AM
HOMEOWNER IS SACRIFICING THIS BEAUTIFUL HOME AND IS REQUIRED TO MOVE! APPRAISED VALUE IS OVER 1.3M, IS NOW REDUCED TO $998,000! OTHER HOMES ON THE STREET HAVE RECENTLY SOLD FOR $3M AND $1M!
GRAND ENTRANCE TO A FAMILY ROOM WITH A WALL OF WINDOWS!
A FORMAL DINING ROOM THAT SEATS 12+
MASTER ON … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: 1982 MASTHAVEN SNELLVILLE, GA 30078 - 02/09/08 08:38 AM
$215,000
BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED SPLIT LEVEL HOME IN AWARD WINNING BROOKWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT! THE FOUR SIDE BRICK AND FRAME HOME SITS ON ALMOST 1 ACRE FENCED CUL-DE-SAC LOT. WHAT USED TO BE A VERY DARK AND DREARY HOME HAS NOW BEEN UPDATED!
FROM THE FRONT ENTRACE, THE HOUSE IS OPENED INTO A GRAND … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: It is ALWAYS human nature to help - 02/07/08 06:38 AM
I have some of the nicest investors I have ever heard of. Most people when they hear of real estate investors think of greedy, selfish people with more money than they know what to do with. But, yesterday, when I got a call from a backdoor neighbor to one of my … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: Flat fee MLS in Dallas, Texas - 02/01/08 10:24 AM
Greetings from the Lone Star State! Not every homeowner is aware that you don't have to pay a steep commission of 6% to sell your home. Congress Realty offers a $299 Texas flat fee listing program. Why pay 6%? Visit Congress Realty's website to learn more. Congress Realty serves Texas homeowners … (9 comments)
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flat fee listing: Flip this house – Post #8 - 01/26/08 09:42 AM
The house is very close to getting completed. I am estimating 1 more week and we will be completely done. The For Sale signs are out in the front yard and a newspaper ad is running in the Orlando Sentinel for the next 4 weeks. The ad is short and sweet … (2 comments)
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flat fee listing: Buy only the real estate services you need - here is our menu - 01/23/08 11:21 AM
Many real estate firms offer a one-size-fits-all service to their customers. It is a free marketplace, so that is their right. Some customers do need all those services provided to them, and those customers will normally pay a higher price for doing so. Our firm is different. Of course we do offer the … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: MLS listing service expansion - announcement - 01/08/08 04:25 PM
We have expanded our flat fee MLS listing service yet again. With the additions of Alachua County (metro Gainesville area), Citrus County (Inverness/Crystal River), and Nassau County (just north of Jax) that gives us a total of 22 Florida counties that we can list properties in the local MLS for you.
The counties we … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: Altamonte Springs Florida pool home for sale - listing withdrawn for refinance - 12/13/07 03:44 PM
LISTING WITHDRAWN WHILE REFINANCING
3 bed / 2 bath / 2-car garage / 1900sf block house. MLS # o4818372 .
324 Oakhurst Street, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701. DOUBLE LOT. NEW FENCE, LAWN IN BACKYARD, ROOF, A/C., KITCHEN CABINETS & MARBLE TILE COUNTERTOPS, BAMBOO WOOD FLOORING, LARGE POOL IN BACK YARD, WOODBURNING … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: New property for sale Winter Garden Florida -- INFO MOVED - 12/08/07 10:30 AM
Here is the latest property we have for sale. If you want to see inside or schedule a showing, please contact me.
LISTING INFO MOVED TO ANOTHER BLOG POST.
Copyright © 2007. Sand Dollar Realty Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
Rob Arnold, ABR, CPL, GRI, … (5 comments)
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flat fee listing: Brief market update - 12/07/07 03:36 PM
I attended the View From the Trenches luncheon this afternoon put on by the Orlando Regional Realtor Association. The official November market numbers won't be out until next week, but we did get a few of the numbers revealed to us at the luncheon. I am not going to post them … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: Statistical Comparison of Limited Service Listing vs. Full Service Listing - 12/01/07 06:02 PM
I've been wanting to do a statistical analysis of limited service listings compared to full-service listings for a while now. I wanted to compare the 2 for listed vs. sold ratio, days on market, and sold price. So today I did a very "unscientific" analysis by performing searches in our local MLS.
I did … (10 comments)
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flat fee listing: College Park property for sale - Orlando, Florida - 11/27/07 04:18 PM
This is one of the properties mentioned in a previous posting (#2 on the list). We sold this one to an investor for dirt cheap from a motivated seller. The rehab has been completed and it is ready for an end user.
211 W. King Street, Orlando, Florida 32804. 3 bed / … (2 comments)
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flat fee listing: Properties available for sale in Central Florida - 11/23/07 05:03 PM
Here are some featured properties that we have for sale. Some are full service listings and some are flat fee listings. All properties that we have for sale can be viewed on our property site. If you want to show any of these or see inside, feel free to give me a call.
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flat fee listing: New property listing -- seller financing in Orlando -- OFF MARKET - 11/19/07 01:06 PM
Here is the latest listing for sale. This one is a flat fee MLS listing that we listed last week. I have a few more coming online shortly, but they came in over the weekend and we are still working on them. If you would like to show this property or see … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: One more new listing -- OFF MARKET, RENTED - 11/13/07 07:33 PM
Just listed this one on Monday. I am co-brokering this property with another broker. If you want to show it or see inside, let me know.
1814 Grasmere Drive, Apopka, Florida 32703. 3 bed/2 bath/2-car garage block house. Move-in condition, clean clean clean. Great location with easy access to shopping, restaurants, … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: Latest property listings - 11/13/07 02:35 PM
I have 2 new listings this week. Both of these are flat fee MLS listings . If you want to see inside any of these properties, just give me a call.
1. 4710 Sutton Terrace #112, Orlando, FL 32811. This is a 2 bed/2 bath condo near the Mall at Millenia off … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: Seminole County Florida property taxes - 11/12/07 11:14 AM
Tomorrow I have my first ever hearing before the Seminole County value adjustment board. I am contesting the assessed value of one of my rental properties.
I have contested values in the past in Orange County, Florida and have been successful many times. In Orange County I have always been able to … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: A tribute to all veterans - 11/12/07 10:49 AM
Being that Veterans Day is upon us, I just wanted to take this time to thank all of the men and women who have served our country and its people throughout the years. We are so very fortunate that so many people have sacrificed their time, energy, and many their lives … (2 comments)
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flat fee listing: Local investment club spotlight - Lighthouse Landlords Association - 11/10/07 06:09 PM
The Lighthouse, an Association of Landlords was founded in 2005 as a non-profit trade association to assist landlords in their real estate investing activities. The group has a monthly meeting on the 2nd Monday of every month at the RDV Sportsplex in Maitland, Florida. At the monthly meeting landlords and landlords-to-be get to meet … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: Florida MLS Listing Service upgrade - many new perks - 11/07/07 09:29 AM
We are proud and excited to announce our new and improved flat fee MLS listing service. For nearly a decade now our firm has been providing this service to the Central Florida area. Over the last year we have been slowly upgrading and modernizing our service plan to make it even … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: Property for sale - a steal at the beach - Ormond By the Sea - 11/05/07 11:02 AM
We just slashed the price on this one. This house is only 2 houses away from the beach. Another steal of a flat fee MLS listing. 3 Essex Drive, Ormond Beach, Florida 32176. (Just a few miles north of Daytona Beach.)
2 bedroom / 1.5 bathroom block house. Walk to the Atlantic Ocean every … (4 comments)
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flat fee listing: Featured property listings for sale -- off market now - 11/05/07 10:20 AM
We have 2 new listings for sale this week. The first is a new full service listing that we recently upgraded from a flat fee MLS listing. The second listing is a new flat fee MLS listing. If you want to see inside or make an offer on either one of these, … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: Expansion of Mid Florida MLS - 11/01/07 09:44 AM
I have stated before just how powerful a marketing tool the local MLS has become. The Mid-Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service which our firm is a member of is expanding some more. 5 Realtor Associations in Southwest Florida are joining in with Mid Florida MLS in 2008.
This is certainly good … (6 comments)
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flat fee listing: New property listings - 09/24/07 06:31 PM
We have several new listings that have come in over the last few days. Below are some featured listings to look over.
These properties are not on the market any longer.
You can do a full MLS search on our firm's website. We have many great listings for you to review. Some … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: Available properties for sale - 09/18/07 10:57 AM
This is an update of the latest properties we want to highlight for sale. Lots of interesting deals. You can get detailed info about everything we have for sale at www.sdrhouses.com/properties.html .
These properties are no longer on the market.
I can help you do special creative financing on all of these to … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: Cleaning service for houses in Central Florida - 09/11/07 09:45 AM
My mother-in-law is starting up a cleaning service for houses and buildings. Rates are very affordable. She has been cleaning my rehab and rental properties for 7 or 8 years now and does a fantastic job! Once I started using her services, I literally never cleaned one of my own properties ever … (0 comments)
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flat fee listing: Florida flat fee listings now available in South FL - 09/07/07 07:27 PM
Today I am excited to announce that our firm can now do flat fee listings in South Florida and the Treasure Coast. We just joined the Regional MLS in South FL. Their MLS is the biggest Multiple Listing Service in the State of Florida and covers 5 counties: Miami-Dade County, Broward County, Palm Beach … (2 comments)
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flat fee listing: A word about flat fee MLS listings - 09/02/07 10:42 AM
With the market as slow as it is right now, many people wonder about doing flat fee MLS listings to help sell their house and save on their bottom line. During a buyer's market, sellers need all the marketing exposure they can get. In spite of all the marketing that a … (11 comments)
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flat fee listing: The Death of Traditional Real Estate - 10/24/06 05:30 AM
It was 1996 and I was the sole owner of a fledgling mortgage company. I had just left an investment brokerage company to start a mortgage company. I was fascinated by the real estate business, primarily the financing of real estate and how it affected the lives of everyday people.
I knew … (6 comments)
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