Real estate blog entries tagged with suicide

Blog entries tagged with "suicide":

suicide: Suicide and Depression - Something we really DO need to talk about - 05/05/08 10:35 PM

I received an email from our church on Thursday around lunchtime, informing me that a friend of mine had died on Wednesday afternoon. My jaw dropped. What?!? He and I are about the same age! What could have happened? The email didn't give any clues. He was overweight - heart attack? … (92 comments)

suicide: My Sleepless Nights in April! We Have To Remember Love Is Forever! - 04/08/08 10:53 AM

As I sit at this keyboard, my hands are shaking..and I feel a little emotional and I sometimes can't sleep it happens every April and I am going to explain why. Please this is not a I'm sorry for your loss post or a feel sorry for Midori post. Its an educational post … (38 comments)

suicide: Common Courtesy ? What would you do if a tenant committed suicide? - 04/01/08 09:57 PM

One of my closest friend's brother sadly committed suicide last week. He shot himself in the attic (to avoid messing up the house?). He was renting and had recently "resigned himself" to the fact that he had lost his home to foreclosure and had just begun making improvements, etc to this … (11 comments)

suicide: WHY El Dorado County is THE BEST>>>for me! - 03/01/08 05:48 PM

LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION!
I LOVE.....
-Watching deer, squirrels, fox, birds, and other critters play in my yard
-Being near the middle of Lake Tahoe and Sacramento
-Feeling as if I live in a Retreat/Vacation area
-Having the highway nearby for quick traveling
-Living near Apple Hill, Christmas tree lots and vineyards that offer great wineries
-Having my family, … (3 comments)

suicide: Ghostly Disclosures - 02/08/08 04:44 PM

Disclose or not to Disclose?
That is the Question. When is a line crossed and how do you know when you've crossed it? I know that Disclosure pertains to "Material facts" that would affect the sale of a property including latent defects, but what about those "unknown" or "unsure" situations or STIGMAS … (2 comments)

suicide: People, ask for help and Realize your Importance - 10/15/07 10:23 AM

I don't usually share personal stories, but I feel strongly that this message may be helpful to someone reading our blog.
This past weekend, I attended a memorial service for a young man who took his own life.
He was 24, father of a two year old, had friends, a good job, … (3 comments)

suicide: 1-800-SUICIDE or 1-800-273-TALK - 09/10/07 01:15 AM

For the last several days, I've tried to write this post. I wanted it to be effective, persuasive and perfectly written. I'm still not thinking straight but I've just got to do something.Earlier this week, a 17 year-old in Juneau committed suicide.This was the fourth teenage suicide in about a year. … (10 comments)

suicide: Sally's eyes will make a grown man cry! - 09/02/07 08:14 AM

Sally came home from school...and, as she normally does, she ran upstairs to let her parents know she was home. When she went into the master bedroom, she found her parents, laying in a pool of blood on the floor, dead. Her father had shot her mother in the head and then … (112 comments)

suicide: These Ladies Mean Business -- Episode Six - 08/19/07 01:18 AM

This is a tough business at times, increasingly so when foreclosure enters a person's life and not much else seems to be working."Mom," Sarah (my daughter and real estate business partner) says pointing to the floor, "Those are the coroner's gloves!"I look across the room at the fluid- and blood-stained carpet … (4 comments)

suicide: Circumstances That Could Psychologically Impact or Stigmatize the Property??? - 07/01/07 05:39 PM

TOTALLY UNFAIR TO THE BUYER!!!
This is my "PET PEEVE" for sure! In Colorado...the Listing, Buyer Agency, and Transaction Brokerage contracts all have a clause in them under the section pertaining to "Brokerage Services and Duties", (Which you can see online at the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies), which states, among other … (9 comments)

suicide: Did you make them smile? - 05/25/07 02:40 PM

I RECENTLY STARTED TO RE-READ A GREAT BOOK. JOHN MAXWELL's insightful book, DEVELOPING THE LEADER WITHIN YOU. Did you ever read a book for a second (or third, or fourth) time and think, "How did I miss this last time?" I had one of those moments in the first chapter. INFLUENCE. Sometimes … (11 comments)