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Last Week's Favorites: April 8th - 15th

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Real Estate Agent with RLAH@properties AB95346

Tomorrow our taxes are due.  Ugh!  So I'm writing a blog post and will probably mail in my extensions.  So if you're reading this instead of finishing your taxes, here goes.  Oh, and if yours were done and filed weeks ago, I don't want a gloat in your comments!

1.  Gene Mock: Guideline for Home Office Deductions  Here is some information that we could all find pretty useful, especially today!

2.  Kathy Streib:  Lost Dog in Palm Beach County? Here's What You Can Do!  When a pet wanders off, it's pretty awful!  Right now, Mr. Snowball is missing!

3.  Carie Shapiro:  Wordless Wednesday: Sunsets And Gratitude For Nature  We get a lot of beautiful sunset shots, but this one I thought was exceptional.

4.  Gene Riemenschneider:  Five Greasy Pieces  There really are some folks out there who are just plain stupid!

5.  Diane Phillips: Take a new direction and find ….. an enormous ROOSTER?  Did we find (or notice) these things before we began blogging on Active Rain?

6.  Melissa Brown:  The Greedy Bully Agent Rears His Ugly Head  This one raises some interesting questions about the consequences of offering a low co-op split.

7.  Gabe Sanders:  New Lytro Camera Lets You Refocus Photos On Your Computer  While I don't need a new camera, this one looks very interesting.

8.  Mike Cooper:  Are you ADD? Maybe your brain is just working harder than you realized.  Ah Mike!  You are multi-tasker extraordinaire!

9.  Kathy Schowe: Out of Africa... and into La Quinta!  Wise advice on how to avoid major staging faux pas! 

And 10.  Suzanne McLaughlin:  For the Do-It-Yourself Homebuyer....Don't!  I'm actually starting to re-think this one.  There are some pros and cons to working with the listing agent.

And that's all for today!  Now it's time to take another stab at my taxes so at least I can get them to the pro some time this week!

 

Joan Whitebook
BHG The Masiello Group - Nashua, NH
Consumer Focused Real Estate Services

Pat - You do an amazing job week after week.. I seem to have missed almost half of these posts...... I'll have to check them out.

Apr 15, 2012 12:12 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Pat- thank you for including me in one of my favorite posts!  You mentioned Mr. Snowball is missing... hope he's been found!   BTW... we both picked Gabe's post this week!  I want to see that camera. 

Apr 15, 2012 12:23 PM
FN LN
Toronto, ON

Hi Patricia - What a busy week it has been.  I am so glad that you keep on finding so many great posts to read.

Apr 15, 2012 12:59 PM
Carla Muss-Jacobs, RETIRED
RETIRED / State License is Inactive - Portland, OR

As always a great selection.  Of those I read and those that I needed to!!  Thanks!  (My taxes got done yesterday)

Apr 15, 2012 01:04 PM
Ed Silva, 203-206-0754
Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT
Central CT Real Estate Broker Serving all equally

Pat, another good list and I cannot say that I saw many as it was a week of work.

Apr 15, 2012 01:06 PM
John Cannata
214-728-0449 http://TexasLoanGuy.com - Frisco, TX
Texas Home Mortgage - Purchase or Refinance

You always share some great posts that may be overlooked. I'll go check them out. Thanks for sharing.

Apr 15, 2012 01:52 PM
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA
Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Had missed many this week, Pat. (And I am with you - I call the TAX DAY for every one as EXTENSION DAY for Realtors(r))

Apr 15, 2012 03:10 PM
Lisa Von Domek
Lisa Von Domek Team - Dallas, TX
....Experience Isn't Expensive.... It's Priceless!

Good morning Pat,

Oh my, I missed many of these...thanks to your list, I can enjoy them now.  Have a wonderful week!

Apr 15, 2012 05:16 PM
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

Oh gosh, I got so busy yesterday that I missed this (and the called shot).  Congrats on another well deserved feature and thx as always for providing such a great guide.

Apr 15, 2012 07:32 PM
Mark Aakjar
Mark's Inspections - Ossining, NY

Patricia - Thank you for this great list of articles to read.  These look really interesting so I'm going to check several of them out.  Thank you.

Apr 15, 2012 08:14 PM
Kathryn Maguire
GreatNorfolkHomes.com (757) 560-0881 - Chesapeake, VA
Serving Chesapeake, Norfolk, VA Beach

Ooh I look forward to this list!  Thanks for all of the great posts that I missed the first time around!

Apr 15, 2012 09:35 PM
Carol-Ann Palmieri
RE/MAX Executive Realty, Al and Cal Realty Group - Franklin, MA
"Cal" the Real Estate Gal

Hi Pat.   Thanks again for the recap and wonderful selection of posts!

Apr 15, 2012 11:00 PM
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

Good Morning PAT, another nice list of blogs. Last week was so busy i did not have as much time as i would like to read them, so it is nice when someone points out some really "must read" blogs. Have a great day

Apr 15, 2012 11:39 PM
Barbara-Jo Roberts Berberi, MA, PSA, TRC - Greater Clearwater Florida Residential Real Estate Professional
Charles Rutenberg Realty - Clearwater, FL
Palm Harbor, Dunedin, Clearwater, Safety Harbor

Thanks for the list once again, Pat. Yes, the camera Gabe wrote about is indeed interesting! I read about that a while back and thought about changing but my Nikon is only a year old.................

Apr 16, 2012 02:36 AM
Bill Fields
Bill Fields Learning Systems - Treasure Island, FL

Great list. I guess now we will all be working hard to catch your eye.

Apr 16, 2012 03:04 AM
Bob Miller
Keller Williams Cornerstone Realty - Ocala, FL
The Ocala Dream Team

Hi Patricia, nope, just looked at my extension!  I like some of the same posts you list but will check out the others.

Apr 16, 2012 03:36 AM
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Thanks for the nice list Pat, I will enjoy reading these in my spare time today, best wishes in getting those taxe finished.

Apr 16, 2012 04:01 AM
Steven Cook
No Longer Processing Mortgages. - Tacoma, WA

Pat -- as the others have said, thank you for pulling up such an interesting cross section of articles that we would have otherwise missed.

Apr 16, 2012 04:13 AM
Amanda S. Davidson
Amanda Davidson Real Estate Group Brokered By Real - Alexandria, VA
Alexandria Virginia Homes For Sale

Another great list Pat! I got a so busy that I missed a few last week, thanks for your list! Good luck with those taxes, mine got finished on Saturday - glad that's over for another year!

Apr 16, 2012 05:07 AM
Eric Michael
Remerica Integrity, Realtors®, Northville, MI - Livonia, MI
Metro Detroit Real Estate Professional 734.564.1519

Hi Pat, thanks once again for putting such an awesomel ist of blogs and bloggers together. I'll go check some of them out!

Apr 16, 2012 11:40 AM