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2017
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It can also bring in texts and emails and it does it with speed. Today after my radio show I was looking for a Realtor® to refer a listing... around $400,000.If I am going to send a referral, I want to know something about the person. I want to interview that brokerage and that agent. My go t...
03/19/2017
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Take a moment and read this post by Debbie LaityThis is a wake up call to all Realtors®. You need to be cautious and aware of who you are meeting...especially alone. I am not telling you to be afraid or scare you. Being aware is a must..My comment back to Debbie was the following:'So happ...
03/18/2017
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You have heard the term Consider The Source.When newer agents ask for my help in real estate...I warn them to consider who they listen to. Find someone you really like,respect and admire. Ask the agent who has been helpful with a contract, pleasant as a listing agent, kind at an open house and...
03/17/2017
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It's almost Spring, even though our Baltimore lawns, daffodils and forsythia are covered with snow and ice. SPRING = TIME TO FIND BUYERS Spring is also the time to start thinking about selling your house and finding a new home.With so much information ava...
03/16/2017
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There is a March challenge hosted by Debbie Laity, that is a wonderful way to improve the quality of our blogs. But for those of us who have been blogging for over ten years, this task seems overwhelming. I decided to do the blog post cleaning The Rome Way.Going back to my earlier posts, from 2...
03/15/2017
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There is a contest this month hosted by Ron and Alexandra and here are the rules. 'Name three brands outside of the real estate realm that you trust. Then, write a paragraph for each explaining why you trust them. Be sure to include at least one photo you have taken. Finally, share what you have...
03/14/2017
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It has been a wonderfully busy day...starting early at the gym, food shopping and meeting a seller for final signatures... all before 9:00 am. While showing my new listing in Butcher's Hill this afternoon, I noticed the forsythia (along with flowering trees) were in bloom. And just last week I w...
03/13/2017
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Today on my radio show, ALL ABOUT REAL ESTATE, I had a perfect call in guest...the owner of my favorite property. It was wonderful hearing about his passion of the perfect home which he and his bride have been in since 1961. They first saw this property in the snow and before touring the house,...
03/12/2017
Most of our important clocks change to Daylight Savings Time by themselves . We all remember the phrase "Spring forward, Fall back" which reminds us how Daylight Saving Time affects all our time telling devices. There are still some that have to be manually changed like our wall clocks...
03/11/2017
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If you really want to learn to negotiate take some time and observe young children prolong bedtime. If you are around kids for even a short time, you have no problem grasping this concept. Just watch a child in the grocery store. They see something they want and they figure out a way to get i...
03/10/2017