ginger harper realtor: Ana is visiting us now.
- 05/09/15 10:36 AM
Living along the coast of North Carolina, between Myrtle Beach SC and Wilmington NC, we are subject to a lot of wind and rain as a result of Ana. We are getting rain bands even now.
Ana is not a hurricane yet but a strong tropical storm. I think the the wind gust are about 60 MPH right now. It is expected to come ashore about 2 PM...close to us. Right on the North Carolina ~ South Carolina border,
Usually treacherous rip tides happen with this kind of storm. Be particularly careful is swimming this weekend..
Happy Mother's Day to all you Mothers..
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ginger harper realtor: TGIF Day..
- 05/08/15 12:13 PM
Well,
Today is Friday and it has been a wonderful week. I have learned much in the way of Blogging and Facebooking.
There has been a lot of positive response from friends and associates from all over.
Thanks for all of your help and I truly wish you to have a marvelous weekend...enjoying family
and friends.
With warmest regards,
Ginger Harper
gingerharper@seacoastrealty.com
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ginger harper realtor: Blogging sells Houses?
- 05/08/15 11:59 AM
One of my agents just told me that she was blogging with a friend and one of her friends...friends....saw her site and asked if she was in real estate. Of course, my agent told her that she was. They got together and my agent sold them a house. Wow! Don't we all wish that it was that easy! One never knows who is reading what we write. Suppose we must make our information ans informative as possible.
Hope you have a great day and keep on blogging.
Ginger of Southport
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ginger harper realtor: Retirement Insecurity and Social Security
- 05/07/15 10:51 AM
Retirement Insecurity and Social Security
According to a new Gallup poll, retirement worries are on the rise. The poll found that a majority (52%) of non-retired Americans now doubt they will have enough money to live comfortably once they retire. This represents an 18% increase from five years ago. According to the Employee Benefits Research Institute, one out of four Americans has decided to delay their age of retirement in the past year. The Gallup poll also indicated that a large percentage of Americans approaching retirement do not understand social security retirement benefits. Many fear that social … (6 comments)
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ginger harper realtor: How often do you clean out your DataBase?
- 05/07/15 06:32 AM
I asked Lisa to please keep us posted. I have a data base with 4700 names in Top Producer. I am always afraid to delete people. I send an email out to all each month about the Stats of the Market. Then those that do not have an email...about 1000...I send letters to. In the long run...I am cleaning out bad leads...and tweeking the remaining ones.. It is a monumental task for me..
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ginger harper realtor: Rain makes the Veggies grow!
- 05/06/15 06:16 AM
Today we are having a bit of rain..again..
Yes, the garden is growing well....but so are the weeds.
Maybe the veggies can get a head start if we try to iliminate the weeds.
The seeds are planted, peas, tomatoes, eggplant, squash, cucumber and peppers. I can not wait to have a fresh tomato Sanswich with fresh white bread slathered with Helmans Mayo.
Great eatings a bit late in the summer.
Hope your garedn is doing well also.
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ginger harper realtor: Wear YOUR SeatBelt and LIVE!
- 05/05/15 10:29 AM
I just had to share this with you.. I saw it a few years ago and every time I run across it, I makes my heart stop.
It is very effective in encouraging you to WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT!
A low-budget jewel.
Way cool
This is the new "wear your seatbelt" ad the UK is doing - started by some dude not hired to do it, but because the cause is important to him, he came up with this idea, and now it's being hailed across the world as a 'beautiful' commercial.
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ginger harper realtor: BPO's Love 'um or hate 'um..
- 05/04/15 11:09 AM
You have to either love doing them or dislike doing them..
Frankly, I enjoy getting out into different parts of the county and making new discoveries. Communities that I have not been to before.
Just finished doing 2 BPO's and getting them emailed to the originator. What great fun. I find that doing these keep my skill sharp for our local market.
I enjoy the challenge of getting comparable sale together and then looking at what the competiion for this piece of proepty is going to be.
Do you have a lot of these in your area? I would lke to do more.
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ginger harper realtor: Are YOU Baseball Grandparents?
- 05/04/15 11:02 AM
Today was a family day.
First event was baseball for our 10 year old grandchild. It is so much fun seeing the young ones learning life skills on a baseball field. That is what we saw today. When you are behind....you work hard to do the right things and to pull together as a team to make it work.
We saw that happen today.
These life lessons are special and help to shape the character of our young ones.
Hope your day was great too..
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ginger harper realtor: Great Day in Southport!
- 05/01/15 11:25 AM
A great day today.
I had a listing appointment yesterday morning and another one yesteday afternoon. Took one for sure and think that I will get the next one in a day or so.. And guess what! Got another one this afternoon and another one on Thursday.
I am helping to train one of our new agents and we had an appointment to list two houses. WE will list both of them and when one sells, we will take the other on off the market.
Seems like our sellers are wanted to do the right thing and price their property as it should be priced.
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ginger harper realtor: Day's End
- 04/29/15 12:40 PM
I have been fortunate enough to work face to face with sellers today. I listed a house that is in an estate. They were not sure that they were ready to sell. I did some research for them and suggested that they put the house on the market.because it can't sell if no one knows it is for sale..
I did the preliminary papers today and tomorrow I will do the write up on the property, take the pictures, put in MLS, put up the sign and prepare the advertising..
There is stuff happening..
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ginger harper realtor: Showing in April bring Flowers in May!
- 04/29/15 12:29 PM
Oh what a glorious day..raining...and cool...and damp.
But I am not going to let that dampen my spirits. I know that in May the flowers are going to be beautiful. I must have a thousand Azaleas and Camellias that will bloom in my yard.
It will be pretty in Southport over the next week or so more and many more flowers will peak in May. Our Downtown area is getting ready to be in full bloom. It is worth the drive to come and visit Southport. We are such a lovely village right at the Ocean and the Cape Fear River..
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ginger harper realtor: Awarded "Best of the Best" for the Quarter
- 04/28/15 11:37 AM
Hi All,
Today we were celebrated by our owners for being the "Best of the Best" with our company. Criteria being that you have to have so many sales and so many listings in the first quarter of the year. I think that is wonderful to be recognized for the hard work that you do.
Our company provided us with a nice lunch and then talked with us about the market here in the Southport ~ Wilmington area of North Carolina.
It was very pleasant.
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ginger harper realtor: Beautiful Caswell Beach, North Carolina
- 04/26/15 11:23 AM
Caswell Beach - Residents of Caswell Beach are a proud and caring group of people who share a love for their town and community. The only commercial district that exists in Caswell Beach is the area located at the Oak Island Golf Club which includes golf course, putting green, driving range, restaurant, gift/pro shop, and a lounge with a breathtaking view of the Atlantic Ocean. Just past the city limits of Caswell Beach is the N.C. Baptist Assembly, a church camp/retreat conference center. Prior to its purchase from the government, the assembly was known as Fort Caswell, an Army fortress built … (1 comments)
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ginger harper realtor: Praying with your fingers.
- 04/26/15 11:17 AM
God Is Good..
This is so neat. This is beautiful - and it is surely worth making the 5 finger prayer a part of our lives
.1. Your thumb is nearest you.. So begin your prayers by praying for those closest to you. They are the easiest to remember. To pray for our loved ones is, as C. S. Lewis once said, a 'sweet duty.'
2. The next finger is the pointing finger. Pray for those who teach, instruct and heal. This includes teachers, doctors, and ministers. They need support and wisdom in pointing others in the right direction. Keep them in your prayers.
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ginger harper realtor: Do YOU Blog each Day?
- 04/24/15 12:09 PM
Thanks to a dear friend and agent, by the name of Thomas, for teaching me a few tricks to ActiveRain.com. I know that we have so much to learn from each other and to share. Just little simple trick of our business that can help to make the phone ring. I learned about linking in the body of my blogging that will take you straight to my website. What a treat.
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ginger harper realtor: Homemade Blueberry Toppings
- 04/24/15 12:01 PM
Yesterday, my husband and I had to buy a new freezer and had to clean out the old one in the process. We came up with about 10 gallons of BlueBerries that we had picked over the past few year. Much too many to keep in the freezer. Therefore, I decided to make BlueBery topping that works well on Ice Cream, Cake and Toast.
So last night I am cooked them to make the topping, which consitst of the BlueBerries, Sugan, lemon juice and 1/2 stick of butter. All you do then, is cook until they become thick. Then we put the mixture and … (3 comments)
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ginger harper realtor: If I list, will you sell it?
- 04/24/15 11:56 AM
Monday...Had a great weekend..! Today is another great day. Started out with a clear, sunshiny morning drinking coffee with hubby then off to work.
Yesterday, a potential seller called me to come back to list her property. So I put a listing into the computer and emailed it out to all of the agents in the area so that would have the first hand information of the property.
I think it is important to get the newest listings into the hands of the top producers early in the morning. Never know when that buyer will come through the door..and what you sent to … (2 comments)
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ginger harper realtor: We Watch the Weather Channel a Lot
- 04/23/15 11:44 AM
This is a normal thing for us. We love the weather channel and keeping up with what is going on with the weather that is going to affect us.
The date says that it is the 23rd of April...Spring Right?? Not so tonight..It is going to be 46 degrees in a couple of hours.
I am really ready for Spring. Come on Warm Weather.. WE need YOU..
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ginger harper realtor: Day's End....Finally
- 04/22/15 11:37 AM
I have been fortunate enough to work face to face with sellers today. I had listed one of their lots and they were going to take it off the market. I did some research for them and suggested that they leave that lot on the market...because it can't sell if no one knows it is for sale..
They then asked to see if I would list one of their other lots. They are excited to sell and we priced it at the lowest price in the community.
There is stuff happening...
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