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2010
Carolyn, I feel for you. There is a rather prolific porn star who shares my name. Not only that, but she recently came out with one called "Real Estate Sluts". Normally, I out-Google her. But not always. I'm luckier than Carolyn because my name is very common. Her's isn't.Carolyn Capalbo Is A...
05/31/2010
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Last night, after I read Katerina Gassett's Choices Are Not Void Of Consequences, I realized that after living in Washington, DC for almost 4 decades, I had never been to Arlington National Cemetery. So this afternoon, I did. We turned down an invite to a neighbor's Memorial Day picnic and heade...
05/31/2010
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This little guy is the latest addition to a favorite buyer's family. And in this picture, he's just finished off checking out his new home. He's a puppy, weighing I'm guessing about 15 pounds - about the size of my cat, Mr. Snowball. He'll probably get a good bit bigger - he has pretty big pa...
05/30/2010
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Last night, after I read Katerina Gassett's Choices Are Not Void Of Consequences, I realized that after living in Washington, DC for almost 4 decades, I had never been to Arlington National Cemetery. So this afternoon, I did. We turned down an invite to a neighbor's Memorial Day picnic and heade...
05/30/2010
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When I bought my first condo, settlement was a bit of a circus. I totally pissed off the title attorney by insisting on reading all of the pages of papers that I was signing. The guy was pretty rude. "Ya want the condo, ya sign the papers." Little did this guy know that within a year, I'd becom...
05/29/2010
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Washington's Wild Lilies Every May, the little strip between my house and my next door neighbor's blooms with these wild orange lilies. My neighbor, Arnold, was literally born in the house next door. When he was a little boy, he planted a few of these bulbs, and now, 60 something years later, t...
05/29/2010
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As a new agent, I remember having some awfully unpleasant settlements. Some were so bad, in fact, that I assumed we got paid so much for selling a house because each transaction involved enduring a couple of hours of nastiness at the end. Just a few examples: Sellers (I was the listing agent he...
05/27/2010
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This is the mosque in Karlorama, on Massachusetts Avenue and overlooking Rock Creek Park. I was showing blog buddy, Jeff Dowler, the town when he was in town for the NAR mid year, and took it from the driver's seat. OK, I did pull over! We must not snap photos while driving! They give ticket...
05/27/2010
The Active Rain Realtor Nationwide Survey about Washington, DC Washington, DC Market Report Question #1 -My market area is... It's sort of moderate, at least compared to last month, which was pretty crazy. Maybe it's giving me a breather before the famous Washington, DC summer market revs up. Que...
05/24/2010
Biltmore Street's Community Garden in Adams Morgan On the corner of 20th and Biltmore Streets in Adams Morgan, there just about the prettiest little community garden in all of Washington. What I love about it isn't that it's beautifully manicured and perfect. It isn't. And that's what makes it...
05/23/2010
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