Root canal vs Listing Appointment - 07/28/10 01:18 PM
 
This is a no brainer, I would much rather be going to a listing appointment this afternoon than having a root canal, unfortunately I need to the have the root canal prior to any more appointments or the clients will not be getting my full attention.
 I have been blessed with a wonderful dentist, in fact I travel 30-45 minutes through Denver to see him, the office atmosphere is fantastic, every one is joking around and laughing, the clients are all having a good time. It is too bad that more office environments are not like this. My teenage sons even look forward … (4 comments)

$804.38 per month gets you a $160K house or your prescription filled!!!! - 07/22/10 01:16 PM
Unbelievable- I just got off the phone with our pharmacy, my son was diagnosed with Crohn's a couple years ago and his new medication will cost $804.38 per month, this is highway robbery, how is he ever supposed to get ahead. When I spoke with the pharmacist he sort of laughed and said "that is a car payment every month". I said you must drive a very nice car because that is a house payment every month for a lot of people
 
Just yesterday I saw a blog posted by Lizette about ways to save money every month, I need to figure … (4 comments)

Short Sale Success - 07/21/10 06:03 PM
We have become all to familiar with short sales, fortunately we have been able to find one of the best short sale negotiators available, Michelle Schoen, owner of The Permanent Record just helped us close another short sale, She has a 97% success rate and has successfully helped close over 350 short sales in the past 3 years
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Unfortunately, many homeowners do not understand that they should be contacting a real estate professional that is very knowledgeable in the short sale process at the earliest signs of financial trouble to help guide them and explain to them their options.
Short sales are … (2 comments)

Great opportunity in The Knolls - 07/14/10 02:00 PM
Great opportunity to buy a home in The Knolls.
Have you been wanting a great location but did not want to pay top dollar, then this might be the home for you. This same model has sold for well over $400K including one at $495K and another at $511K in similar locations, even the worst locations, backing to busy streets with absolutely no work done are still getting $300K.
This Writer Sausalito has been well cared for, it sits on a very quiet  inner cul-de-sac, just 3 homes from the pool, clubhouse, tennis courts and canal. View the virtual tour http://www.buildatour.com/tour/buildatour.asp?id=48826&u=1
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How can I work Part time or retire from real estate? - 07/08/10 03:47 PM
I have seen quite a bit of debate on this subject through many of the blogs over the past couple years.
There are not any laws that prohibit you from working part time in the real estate industry. If you are a part timer you need to answer these questions
Are you doing a disservice to your clients if you are working somewhere else and agents and lenders need to get answers? If a buyer wants to see your listing and can not reach you because you are at your 9-5 job is that in your sellers best interest? Do you have … (4 comments)

reBlogged from November 19, 1863 (without permission) but I am sure he would not mind - 07/03/10 09:16 AM
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address                                      
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper … (10 comments)