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2008
Part 2 Conservationism...can a kid really get it? So a week or so has passed since I started thinking about how to get my kids involved in conservationism. I've decided both kids need different approaches. First my eight year old son. He is totally the get dirty type- he loves dirt...he is every...
09/29/2008
How Home Depot can help you Create High End Kitchens on a Budget One of the strategies we are employing on our flips is creating kitchens that stand out from our competition. Our niche is the mid-end starter home. In our area those prices are about $130k- 170k. You normally dont find sexy kitche...
09/26/2008
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Church Hill is the Richmond's center of casual hipness and historic relevance. And now your pups have a place to go to enjoy it also. The Church Hill Dog Park just opened in the lower section of Chimbarazo Park. The great thing about this project is that it was the labor of love of several Churc...
09/26/2008
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We all have one...and hopefully only one. But I think that's pretty much wishful thinking. So I just finished an ordeal with personal "Client from hell". Here's the story- it's almost comical. A mortgage broker friend of mine(She's on AR so I'll leave her name off to protect her from heckling)......
09/25/2008
Part 1 Obviously this one needs absolutely no introduction. Probably the most well known of social networks. Myspace was created in August 2003. MySpace is known for being highly customizable and user friendly. It was overtaken by Facebook in April 2008 as the largest site in terms of Unique vis...
09/20/2008
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Part 2 So I had an epiphany this morning. I was out turning my compost pile when my son walked out in his PJ's kinda fuzzy eyed and asked what I was doing. So I explained that I was turning the compost pile to help the decompostion process. Wow... I opened a WHOLE can of worms with that one. A 8...
09/20/2008
Part 2 Social Network Marketing…it’s a whole different game Social Network marketing has been getting a tremendous amount of attention lately. And for good reason… there is NO other marketing medium where you can interact with your audience in their environment and be one of them. However- one m...
09/19/2008
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Would you spend $14 to save yourself Hundreds of $ over the course of a year. Here's how... After recently completing the EcoBroker Designation I became increasingly interested in tightening my home's envelope. So I decided to crawl under my house to check out the HVAC ductwork to see just how we...
09/17/2008
EarthCraft Virginia is a certification program for single family and multifamily properties. The program is similar to the LEED certification but its more specific to residential real estate. The program has been wildly successful in Atlanta, Ga and EarthCraft Virginia is hoping to replicate that...
09/16/2008
On this Grace St project Im about to start Im going to be restoring the original windows. In fact- its required by the Historical District. But in order to make the home as tight as possible and eliminate energy loss- Im considering adding interior storm windows. Interior storm windows will help ...
09/14/2008
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Author Bio: Mike Hogan (@RVArealtor), is a Central Virginia Real Estate Broker that understands the business of real estate. Having earned his MBA with a focus on marketing, there is no better choice to help market your biggest investment. Using “old school” marketing techniques combined with cutting edge social media and electronic media marketing, Mike has developed a process for marketing your home, investment property or waterfront home.
My BLOG is a reflection of my thoughts throughout the day. You'll see my general musings about various topics... ranging from real estate to martinis. Who know's what I'm going to come up with next.