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2006
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In Northern VA, swimming pools are most active late May through Labor Day. Then they spend the rest of the year collecting leaves, frogs and an occasional Labrador retriever in search of his next mallard. People who move here from Florida and California are always in search of the perfect house-...
10/16/2006
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People have a right to be treated with respect. Sometimes people have problems that lead to looking at life through the bottom end of a bottle. What if one of those people happens to be your tipsy client? I certainly don’t object to someone having a drink and, if they’re not driving, multiple d...
10/15/2006
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Okay, so you’ve finished negotiating a reasonable contract and now, you’re just finishing up the home inspection. There is a list of eight items that need to be repaired. Who’s going to do it? Let’s say the gas furnace burners and air handler have soot and show evidence of not being cleaned for ...
10/15/2006
Web Sites Gather Home Ratings from All Corners If you have access to the Washington Post, today might be a good day to take a look at the real estate section. There is a huge article on one of the latest trends in consumer participation in the real estate market. On www.ZipRealy.com and www.Reply...
10/14/2006
In many residential suburbs, there is a thriving industry of high density sleeping accommodations for employers and/or property owners who wish to house 20 to 30 people at the same location. If you are admitted to see inside one of the properties, you may see rooms filled with mattresses from wa...
10/13/2006
A survey recently completed of “affluent” baby boomers reveals that most really don’t understand how much they are going to need and where it’s going to be spent. The figure of $1Million often is brandished as the benchmark savings amount for a comfortable retirement. But many financial experts ...
10/13/2006
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Depending on market conditions, sometimes there is an ability as a Buyer Agent to include wording that requires the Seller to better ensure working order condition in different parts of the property that may not be covered by other provisions of the sales contract. The normal wording already inc...
10/12/2006
Over the last 20 years, I have trained several hundred new agents to learn how to survive and, hopefully, prosper in this very competitive industry. Granted, my sample is limited by my own experiences, but I have read enough other surveys and assessments over the years to know it’s true – women ...
10/12/2006
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If you haven't had the opportunity to read any of Ralph Marston's writings, here's one:What magnificent world +++++++++++++++++++ What if you have more power, much more power in fact, than you realize? What would you want to do with it? What if the way you look at the world could change the w...
10/11/2006
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How do you keep the music playing? How do you know when your previously “I want to buy tomorrow” buyer’s motivation has left, without a forwarding address? I really enjoy working with buyers and have found over the years, that the motivation to take the next step sometimes can be very elusive, i...
10/10/2006
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