My day started with the now ubiquitous car trouble, and a flatbed visit with Roscoe to the dealership, so I imagine there is someone ELSE out there who could use a smile at the end of a not-so-smooth day. My car will be fixed tomorrow, I do have the dollars to pay for it, and all will be better
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04/20/2011
Amazingly, you can purchase A LOT for $50K or less in the Jacksonville, Florida market, and the following are all single family homes in need of some TLC that are available or have sold this year in Jacksonville, FL for $50K or less! The list I pulled showed 103 properties under $50K or less, wit
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04/19/2011
With friends, and a stretch limo last night, we went to the annual Guns & Hoses competition,it is an awesome event, and so much fun! Here is more info from there website: Guns N' Hoses is a boxing match that puts members of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO) and Jacksonville Fire and Resc
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04/17/2011
For those of you who are not aware the weather has warmed up here in Jacksonville Beach, FL, we have the "official" Opening Of The Beaches parade tomorrow. The parade starts at 2pm tomorrow, and will wind it's way down the parade route, on First Street, where people will set up their chairs to wa
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04/16/2011
This program, scheduled to kick off this fall, is a wonderful initiative, and I'm hopeful it can achieve it's goal: to reduce the Duval County school system drop out rate, which is astoundingly high. The program's name comes from our school system's current graduation rate of 67%. Having spoken
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04/15/2011
As much as we talk about how we are the experts, and yet, people think they can buy and sell on their own (and, as a matter of fact, they do, and sometimes, successfully) I have been having car issues, and have been reluctant to go the dealer. Why? My car is 10 years old! My theory has always be
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04/15/2011
I've been in Tallahassee for the past two days, at Great American Realtor Days, meeting with legislators and promoting Realtor issues, and we had some free time yesterday to visit the Old Florida Capitol Building to see the original Senate and House of Representatives areas (posting on that later
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04/14/2011
I had a home inspection yesterday afternoon, that revealed way more about the house than I had anticipated. Now I know Realtors ARE NOT home inspectors, and I'm not suggesting I am, however, I think we would all agree, we have learned what to look for when showing homes so our budget sensitive b
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04/12/2011
It's that time of year again, where Florida Realtors take their voices and population to the state capital in Tallahassee and deliver our stance on bills pending legislation. Our focus this year includes: Property Tax caps for non-homesteaded properties, which could help with second home/vacation
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04/10/2011
Last night was our graduation night for those of us that completed the 12 week Citizen's Police Academy here in Jacksonville Beach, FL, and it was a very nice ceremony. There were 27 of the original 32 that actually graduated, and not everyone was in attendance last night, but we still had a full
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04/08/2011
