ARCHIVED BLOG POSTS

2012 

I took this photo just NW of Albuquerque and for me provides a great example of the simple beauty that surrounds us.  This outcrop of rock is seen by thousands of people each day and yet I wonder how many really look at it as they drive by and reflect on the history and the thousands if not milli...
01/11/2012
Do you ever feel like your smart phone is smarter than you are?  Pacita Dimacali brings us great information on conquering!  Please leave your comments on Pacita's page and tell her John McCormack, Albuquerque Realtor® sent you her way. Teach your smartphone to talk. Your smartphone just got smar...
01/11/2012
FHA and the "Head  and Shoulders" Facts About The Inspection Michael S. Bolton brings us a good post on what has to happen in an FHA Appraisal.  Please leave your comments on Michael's page and tell him John McCormack, Albuquerque, Realtor® sent you his way! When doing FHA appraisals the appraise...
01/11/2012
Is Your Flame Burning Blue? We purchased nice shiny stainless cookware after years of cooking on cast iron. It didn’t take but a few days and beautiful stainless was black and looked awful.  We hand washed, called the cookware company and applied the supplies we were told to use to return the spa...
01/11/2012
Alabama Spanks LSU In BCS Championship Game After much hype the game has been played and once again Alabama ranks #1 in the BCS Championship!  Leaving a score of 21-0 and Alabama only penalized once the entire game.  One would have to say coach Nick Saban and The Crimson Tide truly spanked coach ...
01/10/2012
 Hey You - Put Down The Hammer Now! Anna 'Banana' Kruchten really brings home a great scenario with this post.  I hope you take time to read it and if you need to PUT THE HAMMER DOWN NOW I hope you do just that!  Please leave your comments on Anna's page and tell her John McCormack, Albuquerque R...
01/10/2012
NO Late Payments Short Sale! It Can Be Done! Cathy McAlister brings us an interesting post today about short sell leaving the seller with dignity.  I hope you read and leave your comments on Cathy's page.  Please tell her that Albuquerque Realtor® John McCormack sent you her way.   NO LATE Paymen...
01/10/2012
Meet our newest family member! Dixie, our Mini Schnauzer asked for a little sister for Christmas and low and behold her Mom and Dad had a new litter December 19th.  We picked this little darling out of the 4 puppies and will be picking her up Valentines Day which just happens to be Dixie’s third...
01/10/2012
The great Leonardo Da Vinci once wrote “People look without seeing, hear without listening, eat without awareness of taste, touch without feeling and talk without thinking.”  It seems too often we become like robots in this gift we call life, never really experiencing and interacting with the cha...
01/09/2012
HUD’s Temporary Waiver of FHA’s anti-flipping rule has been extended Tim brings us good news in the fact that FHA has extended their Flip Waiver through 2012!  This is great news for many Albuquerque, Rio Rancho NM home sellers and the New Mexico real estate market in general.  Please leave your ...
01/09/2012