prudential don foster: WLAP 630AM Welcome Home Show With Kentucky Realtor® Lizette Fitzpatrick - 07/19/08 08:53 AM
WLAP 630AM Welcome Home Show With Kentucky Realtor® Lizette Fitzpatrick.
Can you believe it? Yes, it's true you can tune in this morning at 10AM EST to the Welcome Home Show to hear what's going on for sellers in the Central Kentucky real estate market from a Kentucky Realtor's® perspective.
Larry Frakes … (18 comments)
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prudential don foster: 100 Terri Lane, Richmond, KY 40475 - 07/12/08 05:22 PM
100 Terri Lane, Richmond, KY 40475
$107,000
Sweet brick ranch on a quiet cul-de-sac.
3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom, 1100 sq.ft., kitchen w/ all appliances, utility room, all electric central heat & air, 1 car garage, nice deck, storage shed, chain link kennel, fenced in backyard with deep lot perfect for entertaining.
Located … (3 comments)
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prudential don foster: Relocating? How To Get Your Home Sold In Richmond, KY - 06/22/08 09:05 AM
Relocating? How To Get Your Home Sold In Richmond, KY
Last fall, I received a call from Prudential Relocation to go on a listing interview for a family that was relocating out of town but still in Kentucky. I was told I would be competing with another agent for the … (15 comments)
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prudential don foster: 121 Hidden Point, Richmond, KY 40475 - 06/20/08 10:21 AM
Lizette Fitzpatrick - Baby Boomer Real Estate Relocation Specialist with Prudential Don Foster in Richmond, Kentucky. Rated number #1 featured Kentucky Realtor® on Activerain.com and Localism.com. Publisher/Author for the only Central Kentucky email newsletter on local real estate listings and sold properties, Kentucky relocation, local events, homeowner information and … (8 comments)
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prudential don foster: Relocating To Central Kentucky? Come Join The Newcomer's Club of Lexington - 06/12/08 09:35 PM
RelocatingTo Kentucky?
Come Join The Newcomer's Club of Lexington
Are you new to Lexington?
Have you lived here awhile but would like some friends to hang out with?
Then you need to check out the Newcomer's Club of Lexington! They have many activities to enjoy such as: … (5 comments)
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prudential don foster: Selling Your Home In Central Kentucky: How to Get your Home Sold In A Buyers Market - 06/09/08 10:18 PM
Selling Your Home In Central Kentucky: How To Get Your Home Sold In A Buyers Market
We are lucky compared to a lot of places in the United States. In Central Kentucky we are not experiencing the problems with houses sitting on the market for long extended listing periods.
Granted there … (6 comments)
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prudential don foster: Amber & Adam's Kentucky Home: First Time Homebuying Experience - 05/14/08 07:43 PM
Amber & Adam's Kentucky Home : First Time Homebuying Experience
The process to own your first home should be fun. I know the feeling of being a renter and wanting something of my own. Just to be able to paint the wall any color and the freedom to be creative with everything … (8 comments)
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prudential don foster: Kentucky New Construction Landscaping: Creek + Flowers = Happiness! - 05/14/08 09:35 AM
My story begins in 2004. I was really dreaming of owning my first home in Kentucky. I was busy in my rookie year of real estate.
Since I was a first time homebuyer, I knew I wasn't really experienced with owning land. I had been a renter all my life or at … (8 comments)
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prudential don foster: Residential Real Estate For Sale In Richmond Kentucky - 05/12/08 12:19 PM
Residential Real Estate For Sale In Richmond Kentucky
Real Estate is alive and well in Richmond, KY!
The home pictured is 218 Marengo Dr. priced at only $194,900 on over an acre lot in the scenic country. It sold for $179,900.
It's an exciting time to be able to purchase residential real … (3 comments)
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prudential don foster: Two Wisconsin Cheeseheads Escape To Kentucky... for Good! - 05/04/08 08:54 AM
Cazz's Story...
Twas the day after Christmas
And we looked for a house
Around lovely Richmond town
With the sun shining down
Alright, enough with the poem, on with the story of how two Cheeseheads from Wisconsin came to live in beautiful Madison County.
On December 26, 2007, we arrived in Richmond, walked down Main Street in the … (9 comments)
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prudential don foster: Springtime Central Kentucky Tour With Relocation Clients - 04/22/08 12:20 AM
Today, I spent a lot of time on the road with some clients that wanted to look at a few homes off the beaten trail. The home tour took us through some of the most beautiful horse farms, creeks, rock formations and colorful blooming trees and flowers.
As my clients looked … (8 comments)
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prudential don foster: 4037 Kenesaw Drive, Lexington, KY 40515 - 04/06/08 10:13 AM
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prudential don foster: We Are Waiting For Spring Here in Kentucky - 02/29/08 06:05 PM
So Today...it rains in Kentucky.
I'm wondering now about the 6 weeks of bad weather the groundhog predicted. Maybe it is just fresh on my mind, but we have really have had too much snow this year. This frog on my porch table seems to be clearly upset that he has to … (19 comments)
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prudential don foster: Tomorrow... I Spill All The Beans about Activerain - 02/20/08 10:15 AM
WHO, ME??? You want to know what I have to say????
The word will be on the street! The cat will be out of the bag. I WILL be talking to other Realtors® about Activerain. I have resisted up to now. It's too late to get in out of the rain.
This week … (77 comments)
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prudential don foster: A Kentucky Tornado and Other Things That Go Bump In The Night in Richmond KY - 02/06/08 09:26 PM
Kentucky really did have some crazy twister hit the other night. A rare tornado and squall of storms that marched right across the whole state in the wee hours of the morning. In Richmond KY, I was aware of the storms but I didn't start to get alarmed till about 1:30 … (13 comments)
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prudential don foster: THE BENNETT HOUSE BED & BREAKFAST - RICHMOND, KY - MADISON CO. - 02/03/08 12:08 AM
The Bennett House Bed & Breakfast
Richmond KY's Little Biltmore
I grew up on the streets in Richmond Kentucky. We lived on the west end and I used to ride my bicycle to town. My Dad owned a Greyhound Station on Water Street that was totally interesting to hang out in. … (4 comments)
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prudential don foster: Relocation Clients Enjoy Their Kentucky Rain - 12/29/07 09:59 AM
Ahhhh. what a difference a good night's sleep makes!This is a picture of the beautiful sky out front of my house this morning at 7:30A. It looked like a tic-tac-toe board!
It rained most all day yesterday.
I really do like rain...except when have a full day of showing houses to … (8 comments)
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prudential don foster: Real Estate For Sale in Richmond, KY 40475 - Lizette Fitzpatrick – Prudential Don Foster - 12/19/07 11:06 AM
Real Estate in Richmond, KY 40475 - Lizette Fitzpatrick - Prudential Don Foster
All I want for 2008 is a new home in Richmond, Kentucky!
Right now there are 876 homes for sale in Madison County, KY.
In the past month 53 single family homes have sold (11-19-07 - 12-19-07).
The month before 78 … (2 comments)
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prudential don foster: Localism: Lexington, KY Real Estate Info - Kentucky - Kentucky Relocation - 12/12/07 10:50 AM
Kentucky is the place to be! I like to think of it as the land where time stands still...at least the beauty and lush surroundings. Mile after mile of black plank fencing surrounds legendary Kentucky horse farms.
I have lots of folks all over the USA contact me about Kentucky relocation. … (5 comments)
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prudential don foster: I Should Walk 24 Hours In Your Shoes - 12/09/07 08:42 AM
What if you could trade lives with a stranger for 24 hours?
Clothes, identification, cell phone, houses, partners, jobs, family and secrets?
What would you discover about them? About yourself?
While I was having my morning coffee, I was reading an article in the New York Post about a heterosexual, 28-year-old Italian artist … (22 comments)
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prudential don foster: Another Day in Kentucky! Look what I get to see while I work... - 11/15/07 10:06 PM
Another Day in Kentucky! Look wahat I get to see while I work...
Not long after I enjoyed my morning coffee, I loaded up Old Bessie with signs for my new listing. Brrrr....why is it suddenly so cold outside? It feels like a winter day.
I searched in my closet for a much warmer coat. … (32 comments)
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prudential don foster: Google "LIZETTE FITZPATRICK" For Internet Marketing to SELL Your Kentucky Home! - 11/04/07 01:24 PM
Do you have Real Estate in Central Kentucky that needs be SOLD?
While talking to a potential seller the other day I had a brainstorm. We are always wondering just what sets us apart from other agents.
What would be a deciding factor that a client might pick one agent from another?
It … (4 comments)
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prudential don foster: Referrals From Satisfied Clients Make My Day! - 11/04/07 12:20 PM
People that know me know that I love my real estate career.
I often think that the best part of my job is that I meet people that I become friends with for life! I recently had a referral that everything went absolutely perfect. A first-time home buyer. I love it when … (6 comments)
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prudential don foster: 2138 Menelaus Rd, Berea, KY 40403 - 11/02/07 09:24 PM
$400,000
Mini-farm w/ 8.077 acres
VIRTUAL TOUR
Zoned for Industry
Farmhouse, 4 stall barn, storage shed, fenced pasture, 4 bedrooms, 2 updated baths, upstairs has separate living quarters w/kitchen, heat pump, wood boiler, water distiller, 400 amp svc, barn on separate meter, road to be widened. It is presently a farm but zoned industry. … (10 comments)
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prudential don foster: Chanel says..."Realtors Should Always Go To School" - 09/13/07 09:24 AM
When I was in high school, I HATED being in school.
There was always something on my mind, someplace I wanted to be or I was bored with being there. I wanted to be out in the world enjoying my life. I thought I would NEVER get out of there!
Well … (27 comments)
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prudential don foster: Is Your Business Card Legendary or Just Ordinary? - 09/02/07 10:29 AM
Will your client remember you years later because of the card you gave them?
Seriously, I can only think of three cards that were given to me years ago that I remember vividly.
One was made of wood veneer and was from a man that owned a lumber company. This was presented … (39 comments)
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prudential don foster: Applebees Park - Home of The Lexington Legends - 08/29/07 10:40 AM
Applebees Park - Home of the Lexington Legends
One thing I know for sure is that I'm not a sports nut.
Even with that said, I didn't turn down an invitation by Richmond Mayor Connie Lawson to join her for a visit to Applebees Park to see the Lexington … (9 comments)
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prudential don foster: 733 Sage Ct., Richmond, KY 40475 - 08/16/07 11:25 AM
733 Sage Court in Fieldstone Subdivision, Richmond, Kentucky
$182,900 - SOLD!
Best location in town! A delightful Craftsman style home on a peaceful cul-de-sac. It features 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, dining room, breakfast room, kitchen w/ breakfast bar, appliances, living room, bonus area that could be an office … (7 comments)
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prudential don foster: Madison County Kentucky Time Capsule - 08/03/07 10:47 PM
Madison County Kentucky Time Capsule
Where does time go??
This week I made a trip to the Madison County Court House to register my car and pick up tags. As I was walking on the sidewalk out front I stepped on the Time Capsule!
I had forgotten it was buried … (12 comments)
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prudential don foster: My First Clients from Activerain just Bought a Kentucky Home - 07/26/07 07:03 AM
WoW!!!!
I'm just amazed at the power of Activerain! I met some wonderful clients,Tom, Peggy & Griffin that researched here on our website and then contacted me. They wanted to relocate to Kentucky from Illinois. It was Tom's dream to own a horse farm or just get as close as they could to … (62 comments)
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prudential don foster: A STAIN on the LIZETTE HOME OFFICE! - 07/25/07 01:19 PM
The Lizette Home Office has just been STAINED!
Not in a bad way, but in a fresh new coat of stain/sealer.
I was putting off getting it done because
I would have to take off all the furniture
and clean it.
Two years ago, I decided to do it myself,
so I researched it … (19 comments)
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prudential don foster: LUCKY MONKEY 203 - 07/19/07 03:36 PM
I'm Lucky in Kentucky!
We all think we have lucky numbers. If we didn't there would be no Las Vegas. I grew up in a house with the number of 203. Somehow that stuck to me. I don't think it was particularly lucky...but what counted was that I believed it to be. … (26 comments)
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prudential don foster: Contingent Upon Touring The Seller's Home - 07/04/07 03:27 PM
In the land of contingencies there are many to choose from. Such as:Contingency to sell your home before you close on another.Contingent upon buyer obtaining proper financing.
Contingent upon seller to pay X amount toward buyer's closing costs.
Contingent upon a satisfactory home inspection.
Contingent upon the house appraising at purchase price or higher.
Yada, Yada, Yada.......
Many … (37 comments)
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prudential don foster: Friends should let you know your house stinks! - 06/28/07 04:34 PM
For
the past month
or so I have smelled the sewer in my house!
It hasn't been an everyday thing.
Just every now and then I get the odor of rotten eggs in different rooms.
I made a few phone calls to handymen
and all I got was that maybe the sink … (17 comments)
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prudential don foster: SNAKE Patrol & Relocation at the Home Office (Just another day in the jungle) - 05/30/07 08:59 AM
I have a garter snake in my front flower bed that shocks visitors from time to time.
He likes to hang out in the clematis right beside the steps. I was ok with him till a few of my friends were saying that they would rather come into the house … (21 comments)
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prudential don foster: 1st Time Kentucky HomeOWNERS, Karen & Clay - 05/23/07 03:28 PM
Becoming home owners was something my boyfriend Clay and I always thought would come much later in our lives. We were sure that we would have to wait forever to have "all our ducks in a row" to even starting looking for a home. After meeting Lizette by chance at … (7 comments)
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prudential don foster: The Kentucky Robins That Moved Right On IN - 05/17/07 05:56 PM
Every spring here in Kentucky, I fight with the mommy Robins. They try to build their nests in the hanging baskets if I put them out too early. This year I thought I had outsmarted them because I held off on buying the ferns till the first of May.
I have … (11 comments)
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prudential don foster: Lexington, KY MLS Statistical Data for April - 05/14/07 02:40 PM
LEXINGTON, KY LBAR MLS Statistical Data for April
For April 2007, closed sales are down but reported pendings are up over April 2006.
The entire April report is not complete yet, but preliminary numbers show that there were 811 reported sales closed compared to 897 in April 2006.
Pendings are 1,091 in … (1 comments)
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prudential don foster: How To Destroy Your Driveway Without Trying - 05/09/07 09:00 AM
Back
a couple of winters ago,
I DESTROYED the concrete in my driveway!!
The surface became pitted and later flaked off from an application of salt I used only one time.
I hired someone to seal and save it...
that hasn't worked.
Also, I paid him in advance to cut some lines … (12 comments)
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prudential don foster: The NEW Lizette Kentucky Home Office - 05/05/07 08:43 AM
Ahhhh...the home office has sure made working a whole lot easier. A nice sunny Kentucky day lured me outside to the deck overlooking the creek. It sure made listing 6 properties on two MLS systems a whole lot more enjoyable. Before the day was done each listing was on over 200 … (24 comments)
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prudential don foster: "Google Lizette Fitzpatrick" For Internet Marketing to SELL YOUR HOME! - 04/29/07 10:12 AM
While talking to a potential seller the other day I had a brainstorm. We are always wondering just what sets us apart from other agents.
What would be a deciding factor that a client might pick one agent from another?
It might not be that I could stick a sign in the front … (22 comments)
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prudential don foster: The Church of WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW! - 04/08/07 09:19 AM
The Church of What's Happening Now!
This doesn't have anything to do with Easter or real church(if you are looking for a religious story).
One of my favorite investor clients came up with this phrase a few days ago when we were discussing how to approach someone that was asking way … (16 comments)
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prudential don foster: Showing Houses in the April...Snow??? - 04/06/07 07:21 PM
Normal Richmond, Kentucky day...showing some houses to my out of town clients. It's a nice family from Maryland and it's their first time here. I apologize about how cold it has become. Last week was in the 70's. They even ask me if it ever snows? Are there snakes?? Does it … (21 comments)
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prudential don foster: Let's Go Shopping At The BUYER'S MARKET - 04/03/07 07:35 AM
I remember a conversation I had with my Dad long ago when were watching TV and the news guy said we were in a recession. We had no idea that we were supposed to be feeling different till we saw it on TV!
Now what do we do??
We laughed a long … (6 comments)
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prudential don foster: ONE OF A KIND CENTRAL KENTUCKY NEWSLETTER - 04/01/07 10:32 AM
ONE OF A KIND CENTRAL KENTUCKY NEWSLETTER
My days are filled showing real estate, helping new and old clients find the perfect properties and sitting on my deck contemplating my creek!
One part I REALLY enjoy is writing my weekly Central Kentucky newsletter. Since I have been a Realtor, I have … (4 comments)
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prudential don foster: 1003 Robin Way, Richmond,KY 40475 - SOLD!!!! - 03/27/07 05:35 PM
1003 Robin Way, Richmond,KY 40475
$174,500 - In the city w/trees & a beautiful creek in back. 3 bedroom, 3 bath, cherry kitchen w/black appliances. Rec Rm., security system, utility rm, double decks, finished basement, large garage, open floor plan w/cathedral ceiling. Very clean & well maintained. Relax and enjoy the sound … (2 comments)
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prudential don foster: 2013 Long Meadow Ct., Richmond, KY 40475 - 03/26/07 08:30 AM
2013 Long Meadow Ct., Richmond,KY
$385,000 - Beautiful open unique floorplan. Beautiful views from every window. 4 bedrooms with 2 bonus rooms upstairs. ist floor master, Full walkout basement w/ roughed in bath. Located on a secluded wooded lot on a cul-de-sac. Backs to farm. Quick access to I-75 on exit 97 … (2 comments)
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prudential don foster: 172 Prewitt Dr., Richmond, KY 40475 - 03/26/07 07:55 AM
172 Prewitt Drive,Richmond, KY
Listing Withdrawn
$177,500 - Step into style in this 2 story, 3 bed, 2 1/2 bath, formal dining, cathedral ceiling great room w/wood burning fireplace, whirlpool, stainless appliances, hardwood & tile, lots of crown, oversized garage, landscaped w/patio, deck, fishpond & flower garden. $1000 carpet allowance. Look 'N' Love! … (1 comments)
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prudential don foster: New Clients are EVERYWHERE! - 03/20/07 10:42 PM
People always ask me how I meet my clients. Most of my clients are now close personal friends with me. Most meet me first by phone if they have called Prudential about a house. Chances are...I was on floor duty and all calls went to me.
Next might be open house that … (6 comments)
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prudential don foster: Come 2 Kentucky for Creeks and Tree Tunnels - 03/15/07 11:03 AM
Every creek in Kentucky has a road beside it. Well not all but most of them do.
Kentucky is second behind Alaska for the state with the most waterways. How did the roads develop? I have to wonder if they first had Indians and settlers walking along them to get to … (6 comments)
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prudential don foster: DON'T START LOOKING FOR A HOME BEFORE YOU READ THIS! - 03/13/07 09:08 PM
1.Find a REALTOR whom you can relate to. Buying a home is an emotional commitment. It's critical that the agent you choose is both skilled and a good fit with your personality. Have your own agent show you homes, not the listing agent. Call your agent if you see a home … (4 comments)
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prudential don foster: HOW TO GET A BUYER TO BUY YOUR HOME - 03/13/07 09:05 PM
The past few years have been great to get houses sold for a good price. There were even multiple offers everywhere. What I noticed overall was just HOW houses sold faster. It wasn't because: the agent was brilliant, the marketing was spot on, open houses were held every weekend or even … (10 comments)
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