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Evelyn Johnston likes Elkhart County Subdivisions

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2014 

Oh man, oh man, oh man, oh man! Every once in a while some one writes a blog that has a message you need to hear.  I was not on the verge of giving up, I wasn't looking for a solution.  I was doing business as usual, and Pamela wrote this awesome blog about staying in contact. I love it!  There i...
03/21/2014
My Personal Weltenschauung, whew, this requires some deep thinking... I have been loved all of my life.  My Parents loved me, and even in my teen years when they didn't do anything right I knew they loved me. When I got married and moved across the country at 18 years old, my Parents loved me and...
03/21/2014
Yup, it is now down to a week away.  Invitations will be going out personally to a number of Agents I have spoken with over the past month or so that indicated interest.  There is gold in these here hills and the mining needs to be done.  If you are in the area or up for a drive, we would love to...
03/18/2014
Can you really take someone serious who doesn't even care enough about their car than to keep it clean? I mean, here in the midwest, during the winter with snow falling day after day, it just is not possible to keep your car clean.  With every rotation of your tires more mush is flung in every di...
03/18/2014
If you are looking for some idea's on how to improve your Customer Service Image, read Mike Cooper's blog post below.  You have got to be determined to do the right thing all the time and with every circumstance and every client. It even shows through by how you answer your phone. I don't know ab...
03/18/2014
As part of my initial sit down and get to know a new buyer process, I explain and show examples of homes that were well priced, exceptionally clean and updated that recently sold for more than the asking price.  Then we talk about it.  Seeing the listing price and the purchased price seems to mak...
03/18/2014
I know it is late and technically St Patrick's Day is already over, but I am just getting my comments in.  I like Larry's take on his luck in finding ActiveRain.  After 7 years of blogging I am still feeling Lucky! How about you? Do you still feel lucky you found ActiveRain? Happy St. Patrick's D...
03/17/2014
To Become A Real Estate Agent Or Not, that is the question.  the public thinks it's a breeze, as Jared explains below, there is much more to it.  I think if more brand new Agents had someone like Jared to mentor them, there would be more successfull ones, and less drop outs.  Steve called me one ...
03/16/2014
We must be at the six more week time frame, because there are several home owners calling in for listing appointments.  I am grateful for the calls and believe the delay to partially be because the home owners are not wanting people walking on their just cleaned or replaced carpeting. I can't say...
03/16/2014
There is a lot of truth in the statement that Covenants and Restrictions protect the value of your home.  It means that everyone living in that Subdivision must follow the same rules and regulations. If I cannot put up my car on blocks while I work on the engine, neither can my neighbor.  In some...
03/16/2014