Kathleen Lordbock, an agent at Keller Williams Realty Brainerd Lakes, earned the Harris Real Estate University Certified Luxury Distressed Property Designation, having completed extensive training in negotiating and closing short sales for the higher end market at at time when the recession forces more luxury homes into foreclosure. Lordbock has successfully listed and sold many Short Sales and assisted other fellow agents with their properties being sold short. She has earned the National Association of REALTORS® Short Sale and Foreclosure Resource certification, is a Short Sale Superstar and many certifications in Short Sales and distressed property. As the owner of Brainerd Lakes Short Sales and a partner in Property Pro~911, she enjoys being part of the solution. 08/05/2011

     When I was young my friends and I were always "digging holes to China". We did not know how far away China was and we didn't care.  We just liked digging.      China is digging herself a hole now and firmly planting her feet in the sand. Even in a visit and speech from President Obama concerning Internet censorship, free speech was blocked online.      China has more than 250 Million Internet users and has some of the world's toughest content on what traffic is entering or leaving their network. There are some smart and rebellious Inernet savvy bloggers in China using proxy servers to get around the controls and to speak freely - like we do here in the United States of America every day.  I love the USA- may the name of God continue to stand. 01/02/2010

          You have just had the perfect evening with friends over and happy conversations by glowing candlelight. Your guests have departed and you are cleaning up before retiring. The dishes - into the kitchen, the candles -ooops a wax spill on your lovely new carpet.  What to do , what to do????         Take a brown paper bag - either a lunch bag or a piece of a grocery bag that's big enough to cover the wax. Place the paper bag over the melted wax and use a hot iron (steam off) to rub over the paper bag. The wax will come off automatically and be absorbed into the bag. This method is A LOT easier than the ice cube way.       My company Re$ale Design & Home Staging also does event planning and we have had many spills by nervous wedding participants on church carpets. The brown bags an... 11/28/2009