I just showed a vacant townhouse to a man who is buying a business in the area and needs to move his family within a few weeks. He has viewed the property online and I met him at the property at 11A today and showed it to him...VERY CLEAN, he says! VERY CONVENIENT to his new job, he says! VERY
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03/27/2011
Our Central Virginia weather is freaky! I mowed our dog yard last Saturday because the grass was so high and had to use the scraper to get the snow off my car this morning. My dogs are not the only ones who are confused! I took this photo Friday. I took this one this morning. This is not
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03/27/2011
Thank you Barbara * this is so true. I have been able to talk intelligently to would-be clients and tenant prospects about various areas of the country BECAUSE I am reading about them here on AR! I don't need to move - I just want to know! How many times have I read a comment on one of my p
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03/27/2011
At our association Spring Fling on Thursday, I found that NAR indicates that the average age of a Realtor is 52 * that used to be OLD; however, I now suspect that it is more in line with the WISDOM and MATURITY it takes to remain in this biz. It seems the numbers are dwindling fast. I am sur
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03/27/2011
I scanned my FIRST QR code on the back of Elliot Sadler's #2 Nationwide car on my TV to see who his sponsor was for the race - very cool. If one has a smart phone, it is a good way to capture information to view later.... RISMEDIA, March 26, 2011-Ain't no stopping them now-QR codes are on th
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03/27/2011
Interesting question from a property manager. I have worked on the weekends * property presentations, showing vacant properties, posting to Craigslist for years and I take off a weekday afternoon during the week....people ALWAYS think I am working! Do you work on Saturdays? Sundays? Both?
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03/27/2011
I gave up placing my rental listings in the classified section of our local paper 5 years ago when they could not fix the LINK to my website from the electronic version * I waited for my rateholder contract to end, did not sign a new one and sent them a letter explaining WHY I would no longer b
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03/27/2011
Very early in my property management career, a WISE property manager advised me to NEVER put anything in writing that I did not want read in a courtroom. NOW this is the extension of those wise words. Advice from my real estate attorney: What harm is there to a post on a blog or any social m
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03/27/2011
While homeownership may have more benefits than renting * being a LANDLORD homeowner and renting your NEW home where you move to is the BEST of both worlds * MOBILITY and TAX Advantes of being a LANDLORD Rent vs. Buy-Here's Where Real Estate Gets Personal. Renting vs. buying has been a hot t
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03/27/2011
As the PROUD New Owner of an EVO * I have found that the PHONE feature is just ONE of the many applications I have downloaded and now use on it....I'll use some of these on my iPAD My top 10 Mobile apps to make your life mobile!!! AND THE BEST PART IS THEY ARE FREEEEE!!! 1) Google Maps for mo
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