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Last Week's Favorites: June 24th - July 1st

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Real Estate Agent with RLAH@properties AB95346

It's Sunday morning again, and what a relief to be able to sit down at my desk in my office at home and be able to blog on the Big Mac!  It's been a little dodgy in these parts, with electrical power and Internet access that we could not take for granted.  And when I think about the people in Colorado, I realize that our problems with Mother Nature pale in comparison.  So, here goes with today's list:

Tammie White: Don't Hire a Cleaning Lady to Clean Your House on the Day of Closing In these parts, "Broom Clean" is the standard!

Lenn Harley: 80 M.P.H Wind, Violent Thunder Storms Cause Widespread Damage to Homes in the VA, MD and D.C. areas.  Now this is dedicated blogging!

Barbara Hensley:  Wonderful Lost Word Wednesday! Don't Lose That Word in the Fast Lane  Something for you wordsmiths!

Sandy Shores: Rent to Tenants with Blemished Credit?  As someone contemplating landlord-hood, this one was interesting.

Greg Nino: How To Properly Email Paperwork In Real Estate.  As basic as this sounds, a lot of us need to read it;.

Will Hamm: Don’t tell me you are sending me a contract and then nothing  Ah, one of my pet peeves!

Jeffrey DiMuria: Email Questions: Can You Change my Commission to Pay Me 4%?  I think Jeffrey handled this perfectly.

Gary Waters:  Selling Your Home - The Challenges of a Paranoid Seller  We've all had at least one of theses.

Janis Borgueta: Buying a Home in Newburgh NY ~ Mortgage Info ~ Stop Before You Shop!  Great reminder, Janis!

And Debb James: Clueless about Ductless - Energy Efficient Solution  Clueless no more!  Thanks, Debb.

That's all for this week.  I'll be back next Sunday with some more!


 


Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

I missed all but Will Hamm's post.  Thanks for putting this together. Now I'm off to read.

Jul 01, 2012 04:43 AM
Carla Muss-Jacobs, RETIRED
RETIRED / State License is Inactive - Portland, OR

As always, Pat, you have put together a wonderful selection of good reads. 

Jul 01, 2012 05:15 AM
Tom Arstingstall, General Contractor, Dry Rot, Water Damage Sacramento, El Dorado County - (916) 765-5366
Dry Rot and Water Damage www.tromlerconstruction.com Mobile - 916-765-5366 - Placerville, CA
General Contractor, Dry Rot and Water Damage

I'm with some the comments above, I have got some reading to do. I missed most of these Pat. 

Jul 01, 2012 05:30 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Pat- you'd think I'd have read at least have of the posts you selected but no I didn't!  Thank you for highlighting these.  

Jul 01, 2012 05:49 AM
Sandy Shores FL Realtor®, Melbourne Real Estate
M & M Realty of Brevard Inc. - Melbourne, FL
Brevard County Real Estate, Florida's Space Coast

Pat, Thank you for bringing some of these posts to my attention. Several were quite interesting.  And thank you for highlighting mine.

Jul 01, 2012 06:57 AM
Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

I'm laughing out loud.

Jul 01, 2012 06:59 AM
Lisa Von Domek
Lisa Von Domek Team - Dallas, TX
....Experience Isn't Expensive.... It's Priceless!

Hello Patricia,

Another fabulous list - thank you for taking the time to bring these together!

Jul 01, 2012 07:26 AM
Doug Bullwinkel
E Mortgage Capital, Inc. NMLS 1416824 - Roseville, CA
Mortgage Loan Officer NMLS #281609

Congratulations on your Feature Patricia.  You really do a lot of work to highlight the best of the best for us each week.  Thanks for your extra efforts.

Jul 01, 2012 08:54 AM
Uber Concierge
UberConcierge - Vancouver, BC

Hi Patricia, 

Thanks a lot for posting this list. Barbara's post is sure insteresting and useful. Have a good day!

Jul 01, 2012 11:05 AM
Janis Borgueta
Newburgh, NY
Retired RE Salesperson

Thanks Pat for highlighting my blog!! I am headed over to see all the rest as I missed a few.

Jul 01, 2012 11:19 AM
Lou Ludwig
Ludwig & Associates - Boca Raton, FL
Designations Earned CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC

Pat

Outstanding selection of posts for your Last Weel's Favorites.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

Jul 01, 2012 11:52 AM
FN LN
Toronto, ON

Hi Patricia - So many great posts to catch up on this beautiful holiday weekend in Canada!

Jul 01, 2012 12:07 PM
Joan Whitebook
BHG The Masiello Group - Nashua, NH
Consumer Focused Real Estate Services

Pat - you are amazing!  I don't know where you find the time to read all these posts.  I had a hectic week and think I missed over 99% of these.

Jul 01, 2012 12:11 PM
Jerry Newman
Brown Realty, 210-789-4216, - San Antonio, TX
Texas REALTOR, San Antonio Military Relocation

Great list again, Pat. I think Debb Janes was the only one that I read this week. I will have to check out the others later.

Jul 01, 2012 01:18 PM
Tammie White, Broker
Franklin Homes Realty LLC - Franklin, TN
Franklin TN Homes for Sale

Pat, thanks for the mention. I did explain to my client that having the house professionally cleaned wasn't necessary. His take was it is what he would expect for a house of this size and price ($600,000) so that's what he did. His heart was in the right place even though his calendar was not.

Jul 01, 2012 01:32 PM
William Johnson
Retired - La Jolla, CA
Retired
Hi Pat, Looks to be lots to read. I have out with the flu and just catching up over the weekend so I am afraid I missed most of these. But I will get to them soon.Thanks always for the really great effort to showcase these top posts.
Jul 01, 2012 02:41 PM
Sandy Acevedo
951-290-8588 - Chino Hills, CA
RE/MAX Masters, Inland Empire Homes for Sale

Hi Pat, thanks for my reading list. You know how to get to the good stuff and it saves me time!

Jul 01, 2012 03:50 PM
Jeffrey DiMuria 321.223.6253 Waves Realty
Waves Realty - Melbourne, FL
Florida Space Coast Homes

Thanks for the plug. I liked all the posts you picked out...my post the most of course...lol

Jul 02, 2012 02:02 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

I always like to check your list of favorites to see what I might have missed.

Have a great day and an outstanding weekend.

Jul 05, 2012 08:35 PM
Tni LeBlanc, Realtor®, J.D.
Mint Properties, Lic. #01871795 - Santa Maria, CA
Tenacious Tni (805) 878-9879

Hi Pat -

I really enjoyed Greg Nino's how to email paperwork blog.

I wish I could send it to everyone in the MLS, as a .jpeg file.  LOL.

Tni

Jul 06, 2012 02:29 AM