Dissociative identity disorderor split personality disorder is a psychaiatric condition defined as on person having at least two separate personalities that take control of the persons behavior.
You may have created a two headed monster?
I recently asked a real estate professional to join me on FaceBook, he replied that he does not add other Realtors to his Facebook profile but he does have another facebook profile.
I found that interesting and then I found that many people keep both a professional and a personal profile.
I admit, I liked Facebook a lot better when it was just friends and family, but it has been a great resource for networking with other real estate professionals, some clients and many real estate investors.
So if you maintain two identities, one for just friends and the one for just clients; how do you possibly separate the two. Are you pretending to be something your not in your professional profile? How can you possibly separate the two if your friends are also your clients?
I maintain several websites, numerous blogs and dozens of social networking profiles. The last thing I want is to try to remember which ones I can be genuine in and which ones I have to pretend to be someone else.
In this day of technology nearly anyone you meet and intend to do business with will eventually "Google" your name, will they find more than one of you?
I proudly proclaim my beliefs, my values, my patriotism and sometimes my politics! I am me, not a cleaned up version of me... Just me; and I am proud of who and what I am. If you don't like me then I will not pretend to be someone else to impress you.
If you try to be someone other than who you are, I will probably not be very impressed with either of you!
Halloween can be fun and festive for people, but for pets it can be dangerous. Here are some tips from Turn-Key Properties LLC to help you ensure that your pet has a happy and safe Halloween ...
1) Chocolate in all forms - especially dark or baking chocolate - can be dangerous for dogs and cats. Symptoms of significant chocolate ingestion may include vomiting, diarrhea, hyperactivity, increased thirst, urination, and heart rate - even seizures.
2) Candies containing the artificial sweetener xylitol can be poisonous to dogs. Even small amounts of xylitol sweetener can cause a sudden drop in blood sugar, which leads to depression, lack of coordination and seizures. In cases of significantly low blood sugar, liver failure has been known to occur.
3) Ingesting tin foil and cellophane candy wrappers can pose a choking hazard or cause intestinal blockage.
4) Dogs can have lethal tails, wagging all over the place. Don't leave any lighted candles or Jack-O-Lanterns where they could be knocked over by a wagging tail or curious cat.
5) If you do dress up your pet, make sure the costume isn't annoying or unsafe. It should not constrict the animal's movement or hearing or impede his ability to breathe, bark or meow. Place a reflective collar on your pet if trick or treating at night. You can also place a flashing LED strobe on them so they can be seen.
6) Don't leave your pet outside unattended on Halloween (or on the days preceding or following this holiday). Halloween pranks committed against pets can be vicious, and black cats are particularly at risk.
7) When you do answer the door for visitors, make sure your pet doesn't suddenly head for the door. In case your pet does escape, make sure that it is wearing proper identification. Pets with proper identification are much more likely to be returned to their owners.
8) If you decide to ride your horse with a pumpkin for a head, make sure you can see out of the jack-o-lantern.
Following these few simple tips will help keep your pets safe this holiday season!
One page, the Property Management page of one of my websites is perhaps one of the most plagiarized pages on the Internet. It seems nearly every month someone else is stealing it and re-posting it to yet another site.
Copyscape is a great tool for finding people who steal content from your blogs and websites. It will highlight the words that were stolen from you so you can see just exactly how they modified the words, after they copied them from you and pasted them to their site.
Here are a few examples, I have included their email addresses so you can tell them what you think of their practices. Now many people wonder, what difference does it make if they steal your words? After-all isn't it a compliment that you wrote something so well that others copy it and use it?
Well in the SEO world Google and other search engines see it as duplicate content, it lowers your SEO score because they assume you stole it too.
So here's a few of them so you can tell them what you think of their tactics.
All American Property Management is the means by which you turn investment real estate into money. Property management is not just leasing a property to a renter and walking away or just collecting a rent check every month. Property Management is the daily maintenance of the tenant-landlord relationship. Tenant-landlord relationship is very important to renting success. It includes effective communication, property maintenance, periodic inspections, repairs and improvements. Rental property requires diligent care.
At All American Property Managementour staff handlesphone calls, leasing, sales appointments, tenant requests for information, late night emergency calls, rent collection, evictions, work orders, maintenance, contractors, city, county and other government entities, licensing, inspections, fire marshals, advertising, trash collection, housing authority, lawyers, peddlers, agents, gas and other utilities, storm damage, and all the necessary services.
Then there is this creep, I've sent them numerous emails and even called them on the phone, they still have the stolen content on their site.
Michigan Property Management
Michigan Property Management is the means by which you turn investment real estate into money. Property management is not just leasing a property to a renter and walking away or just collecting a rent check every month. Property Management is the daily maintenance of the tenant-landlord relationship. Tenant-landlord relationship is very important to renting success. It includes effective communication, property maintenance, periodic inspections, repairs andimprovements. Rental property requires diligent care.
At NC Development Group, Michigan Property Management (MI), our staff handlesphone calls, leasing, sales appointments, tenant requests for information, late night emergency calls, rent collection, evictions, work orders, maintenance, contractors, city, county and other government entities, licensing, inspections, fire marshals, advertising, trash collection, housing authority, lawyers, peddlers, agents, gas and other utilities, insurance claims, the EPA, storm damage, and all the necessary services.
This one is relatively new to my search, seems they only recently stole content from my website.
Dimension's Remodeling Property Management is the means by which you turn investment real estate into money. Property management is not just leasing a property to a renter and walking away or just collecting a rent check every month. Property Management is the daily maintenance of the tenant-landlord relationship. Tenant-landlord relationship is very important to renting success. It includes effective communication, property maintenance, periodic inspections, repairs andimprovements. Rental property requires diligent care.
At Dimension's Remodeling, our staff handlesphone calls, leasing, sales appointments, tenant requests for information, late night emergency calls, rent collection, evictions, work orders, maintenance, contractors, city, county and other government entities, licensing, inspections, fire marshals, advertising, trash collection, housing authority, lawyers, peddlers, agents, gas and other utilities, insurance claims, the EPA, storm damage, and all the necessary services.
You may send them a love letter at: info@dimensionsremodeling.net
Well have a good time with that and really tell them what you think of Plagerism.
As a broker who has over twenty five years of experience in multifamily properties I like to help investors find deals. Not everyone knows where to find the listings so I thought I would share what is currently on the market with you.
I chose Raytown, MO because I am familiar with the area and I like the rental market there. Turn-Key Properties LLC manages hundreds of rental properties in the area and I have found that Raytown rentals move quickly.
To start with Raytown is a small area nearly completely surrounded by Kansas City, MO. I have included in this search properties from the MLS listed as being in the Raytown School District. With the current and steadily deteriorating condition of the Kansas City, MO school district, we have seen a steady increase in demand for affordable housing in the Raytown area.
Why start with the MLS? I know most serious commercial real estate brokers do not pay much attention to the MLS, but many residential real estate agents often list property and don't know where else to advertise it.
The other site of importance to the multifamily real estate market is of course Loopnet.com I one really interesting listing on that site.
If I may be of assistance to you in seeing or gathering more information about these or other listings give me a call. I know this market inside and out. Ben 816-313-8876
El Dorado Apartments 58 units currently listed at $1,895,000, the property has been on the market for a while.
I am fairly confidant the reason for selling is the fact that the neighboring Wal-Mart and Hy-Vee have vacated the neighborhood. However, the good news is that there has been quite a lot of interest in the site from several large HOME IMPROVEMENT stores.
If that happens you will see an increase in employment opportunities in the area and with that a greater demand for affordable housing.
I like this property for several reasons.
High occupancy: 94%
Affordability: Zilpy.com suggest the rental rate for a 2 bedroom in the area to average $550.
Location: The property is located in close proximity to several attractions, including the sports stadiums, stores, restaurants, entertainment and two major Interstates!
Condition: The property has been fairly well maintained.
Upside Potential: When this commercial property next door does get developed into something new it will undoubtedly bring jobs and renters.
Bus Route: The Metro bus comes to within 2 blocks of the site.
Overland Park Home, Shawnee Mission Schools, Bring Offers! Sauna, master suite, just off Mission Rd. at 103rd. St.
http://www.turnkeyproperties.org
4BR/4BA Single Family House
offered at $348,880
Year Built
1979
Sq Footage
3,315
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
4 full, 0 partial
Floors
Unspecified
Parking
2 Car garage
Lot Size
14,782 sqft
HOA/Maint
$0 per month
DESCRIPTION
Beautiful home in South Overland Park, KS! Fenced back yard, Deck, Sauna, Two Master Bedrooms, Shawnee Mission School District, Beautiful Library, Two wet bars, several fireplaces, Dance Studio, http://www.turnkeyproperties.org
I can't count the number of times I've seen "where sold means more" on someones business card or advertisement.
I wonder what buyers think of that, does that mean that you are looking to get your buyers more money or that you just realize that you get more commission the higher the sale price?
Why not "Where Bought Means Less"! (TPFIC - tongue planted firmly in cheek)
Hmm, gotta think on that one for a while!
Maybe it would be more correct to say "where purchased means less", or where ... well, you get the idea!
D. Ben Edsall
Broker - ARM, AEREP Turn-Key Properties LLC Real Estate 7312 E 67th St. Kansas City, MO 64133 816-313-8876
I didn't ask them to sign the exclusive before I left town!
Wow! What a busy week, I've been helping some of the new transfers to the Fairfax Assembly plant in the Fairfax District of Kansas City find homes. Many of them have homes back in Ohio or Tennessee that they still have to sell, many of them are looking to rent until that happens.
One couple from Ohio called me a few weeks ago looking for some property where they can keep a horse. As a horse lover myself, this is something I definitely understand. As we worked on finding them the right home, I learned what really mattered to them.
No more than a one hour drive to the Fairfax GM plant.
A pond!
A basement.
A country setting.
Working with someone they felt comfortable with.
We had discussed them coming into town earlier, and I had told them I would be out of town Friday through Sunday. They called me early Thursday morning and informed me they were in town!
Oops! We had discussed the idea that they may come in early but I expected to meet the the following Monday!
Don't panic, just make appointments and gas up the truck, were going to do some serious driving. They had driven all night and wanted to see properties NOW!
While driving to meet them I called several of the agents to schedule showings, I lined them out in my GPS and picked up the family. They were happy to see I was driving a CHEVY, and said they wouldn't use a Realtor® who drove a foreign car!
We drove over 130 miles Thursday, and in all the rush I didn't have them sign an exclusive. The Friday trip was planned in advance and I had no choice but to go.
We shook hands and I told them I would be back Sunday night. I handed them a stack of MLS print-outs to check out and bid them good night.
Friday and Saturday I had no cell phone service at all. On my way home Sunday I called them to see if they had tried the restaurants I had suggested while they were in Kansas City. I told them we would get a fresh start at it on Monday morning and we would find them a new home.
Checking my messages I found that several agents had met with them over the weekend and they had all tried to sign them up! My clients told them they had shaken hands and that was enough for them.
Monday we drove another 100 miles or so and finally fell in love with a beautiful home on acreage North of Kansas City in a little town called Gower, MO. It had nearly 8 acres, a great pond full of Bass and Catfish, three bedrooms a basement and plenty of wildlife!
We had traveled from Lenexa, KS to Harrisonville, MO back to Lenexa, KS up to Smithville, Lake, Mo and finally wound up in Gower, MO.
Their two little pre-school girls had sat all this time in the confines of the back seat of my truck and been complete angels.
I ordered a pizza to be delivered to my office at 6:30 PM we came back to Kansas City and ate pizza until all the forms were signed.
I really love working with honest hardworking folks who still believe in the value of a handshake!
Welcome to Kansas City GM Fairfax workers, I hope all of you find an agent you can trust and work with too!
Please call me if I can help you find a home in the Kansas City Area, weather you are a GM employee, or whatever you do. I know the areas, the properties and I will listen to what you are looking for. If a handshake is good enough for you, it's good enough for me!
"God knows I didn't mean to fall in love with her." - Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Chapter 14
Freedom; God knows I didn't mean to fall in love with her, but she was so fair, so graceful, so elegant. Her dazzling beauty shown against the morning sun as a star spangled banner hovered o'er the mist of battles won.
With torch she stands and lights the way to freedoms western shore, yearning masses still seeking her, the tired and the poor.
Upon the golden door she shines a glimmering of hope, yet past the shore the twinkling dims as freedoms are abhorred!
Not free to smoke a cigarette, not free to have a gun. Not free to have my own doctor, but now appointed one.
Not free to seek my own success, but taxed for having some. Not free to drive my SUV but sneered at like I'm scum.
First they came for them for life, then they denied the Son. Then they came for the ten commands, replacing them with none.
They took away my Chlordane, my Freon and the sun, they tell me that its bad for me and it'll burn your skin my son.
"the coward dies a thousand deaths, the brave but (only) one." - Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Chapter 21
So stand I will on principle with my Bible and my gun, they'll take the rest away from me but of these they will have none!
"it is now hard to leave the country but it is in no way impossible." - Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Chapter 33
But where the hell do you go?
When the time comes to bury your guns.... It's time to dig them up!
D. Ben Edsall Cowboy Poet Broker - ARM, AEREP Turn-Key Properties LLC
7312 E 67th St. Kansas City, MO 64133 816-313-8876
http://www.turnkeyproperties.org I generally blog about the investment property market. Real estate trends and politics as they affect the market. Rental Property and Kansas City.
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having at least two separate personalities that take control of the persons behavior.
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