“Cherished Family Memories Reluctantly For Sale To Highest Bidder… and we do mean high so don’t offend us with a lowball offer.” I see this ad all the time; in community newspapers and magazines, print, online and in my email. I see it every time I pull up the day’s New Listings in MLS. You’re ki
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10/25/2009
I think there is great value in knowing that some real estate advice should be universal! I appreciate this explanation of why home inspections are so valuable from a very experienced colleague in Virginia, Lenn Harley, as she explains well why a home inspection is money well spent for a buyer.
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10/24/2009
I have a confession to make; I ‘get’ Facebook. I really do. I admit that when I first heard that I, as a real estate agent, should’ be on Facebook, I was seriously skeptical. But my business partner, whose job it is to market me and my listings, told me that I needed to give it a chance because i
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10/21/2009
It’s the newest marketing advice in real estate! And probably car sales and insurance sales and any other sales you can think of…’become their trusted advisor.’ Don’t get me wrong. It’s great advice and those who are giving it are correct. But some folks seem to skip over the first word in that a
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10/20/2009
Life happens and sometimes a home seller has to move out of a home before it is sold. On occasion there are even circumstances that would lead me to suggest that they move out early to facilitate the sale. But that's not what I'm talking about here. I'm talking about the fact that vacant homes ar
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10/18/2009
“If I can just get my home in MLS, I’ll pay an agent to sell it.” Sounds reasonable, doesn’t it? I’ve written before about how MLS is an important part of my ‘magic marketing bag of tricks’ but don’t be confused…it’s only magic if I make it that way. A little history of MLS (multiple listing serv
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10/15/2009
Fearrington Village, as described by Southern Living magazine, - "a unique community located on farmland dating back to the 1700s, near Chapel Hill, North Carolina. "Fearrington Village blends romantic lodging, delectable dining, great shopping, a planned residential community, and glorious garde
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10/11/2009
Don't you just love a good survey? I mean a survey that makes you look G_O_O_D! Who knew anyone was interested in which city in America was the SMARTEST?! Seriously?!? Actually, as I read the criteria I KNEW we were in the running... Two main criteria: EDUCATION INTELLECTUAL ENVIRONMENT I'm liste
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10/05/2009
This is an opportunity to help build The Mountains to Sea Trail, an ambitious 1000 mile trail across our beautiful state of North Carolina, which will someday stretch from the Tennessee state line to the Atlantic Ocean! The trail traverses Orange County through the northern community of Cedar Gro
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10/03/2009
Since my goal has always been to be a resource for my clients long past closing, I have had this conversation! I've also seen the duct work of some seriously nasty systems and it is impressive. My colleague, Michael Thornton of Brentwood, TN has written a fantastic article about things to consi
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10/02/2009
