Yeah it's almost here and I am almost done! At sundown tonight we will light the first candle of Chanukah! The piano has most of our wrapped presents for the adult children! We are probably the only people who use a piano like a Xmas tree! We have two types of chocolate gelt. One sort of expen
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12/22/2019
We are an academic family. My hubby is a full professor of Mathematics. I have a MA in Chemistry. My oldest son is a lawyer. My daughter in law is a PhD candidate in Chinese History. My middle son has a PhD in applied mathematics. My youngest son, Josh, is a PhD candidate in computer scien
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12/21/2019
I have sold homes during the holidays. Of course at the time there were more homes on the market. One year I actually sold a home on Christmas Eve. I call it the miracle on Fry St. It does happen if you are willing to work. And I am! This year seems quiet. I have no active buyers or sellers
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12/20/2019
Below is my Facebook Post.I have just spent the morning trying to find help for one of my tenants who had a stroke. She is unable to pay the rent and I cannot sustain not taking rent. I would like to find a solution to her problems that does not include giving her notice or evicting her for non p
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12/19/2019
One of the many reasons I joined my new brokerage was the idea that we give back to the community. When I joined I promised $20 of every commission check to the John L. Scott Foundation. This year we gave to the St. Luke's Children's Hospital!This is a worthy charity that helps sick children
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12/18/2019
We at the Holmes household are happy to announce that Josh Holmes passed his orals for his PhD in computer science yesterday, which means he is now a PhD candidate. Now we can begin the holiday season!
12/18/2019
We are like the cobbler's children, who have no shoes. I tell other people to keep their yards neat but ours was a mess. For years we had stuff on our driveway. Even an old TV and end table. I had real estate signs outside. We had stuff from a tree that was down since March (compost type stu
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12/15/2019
The first thing I always give my clients is good service. I am sure you do too. Many of us also give little presents or cards to share with our client base for the holidays. This year I decided to force bulbs. It sounded like a great idea but I started to late. They will be ready in mid Ja
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12/13/2019
Some days you just can't seem to be witty. At my house we have been suffering while our youngest son completes his PhD. D. orals. Even I have lost sleep as I watch him work 16 hour days trying to complete an unpleasant task. This has been going on for over a month. The paper has now been s
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12/12/2019
I posted last week about a FSBO (for sale by owner) in my neighborhood. I then put the FSBO up on our local Facebook group. It created quite a discussion including 2 possible buyer leads. The post comments also included talks about high prices, high rents and homelessness. One young woman co
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12/09/2019
