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2014
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On a day, like today, thoughts turn to little ones holding households hostage for candy, and hauntings. That's right, hauntings. Every town, every area has those notorious homes, or buildings that everyone thinks are haunted. Right here in Evanston, the Music Administration building on Northweste...
10/31/2014
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So... after a few frantic days, the office has moved to it's new location at 1710 Central Street... and my mind grapes are blown. This is the view from my desk... I have had to fit my sixteen boxes full of sh!t, into 1.5 drawers, and you can imagine how well that's gone. I still have several boxe...
10/30/2014
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The first time I ran into the Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival (almost literally ran into) was accidental. I had gone up to Highwood for dinner, and off in the distances I saw these thousands upon thousands of glowing jack-o-lanterns stacked on shelving dozens high. I wasn't aware that this was ...
10/18/2014
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Online Leads. It's terminology that sends chills into the hearts of Realtors across the country. I might as well have said "Wheat Bread"... (oooh... I've got goose bumps). Most of those leads come in through visits to specific websites... and they're irritated when contacted: "How did you get my...
10/17/2014
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Comes a rain storm, find water down belowComes a snow storm, and the ice begins to flowComes a short sale... nothing can be done. Comes a fire, the rafters turn to blackIf desired, you can turn the color backComes a short sale... nothing can be done. Don't try juicin', cause you'll end up in the ...
10/16/2014
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Yep. That's the question that one of my readers wanted to know. What up with the new photo, and what're you hiding behind those shades? Are your eyes bloodshot? Too many late nights... what up? Who's that hiding behind those Foster Grants? Hmmmm.... Firstly: they're Ray Bans (just to set that ...
10/15/2014
I've been sitting at this desk for over 13 years. Well, maybe it only feels as though I've been sitting at this desk for over 13 years. How does one measure a real estate life? I've been with Coldwell Banker, at this very location, for over 13 years. And now, for many reasonable reasons, our of...
10/13/2014
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Life is weird. Just when you think you have the tiger by the tail, the world has a way of smacking you back into reality. Reality, of course, being a serious smackdown. So, today, after years and years of eating pizza 24 hours a day, I was supposed to run the Chicago marathon... I'd been carbo-lo...
10/12/2014
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Tomorrow is the Chicago Marathon. And like everyone else, I have been training tirelessley. After all, this is no small undertaking to run 23.2... er... 32.4.... um... a whole lotta miles in a row. It's going to be a cold morning, which will help keep my sweating down... (I sweat like a little ...
10/10/2014
I rarely take a "vacation"... I'm way too much of a control-freak to leave my business in the hands of others. But I recently found myself in a position to go on one of those rare vacations, and found myself in Aspen, Colorado. While I'd been to Colorado in my youth, I'd never managed to get to ...
10/09/2014
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