real estate: Take life in your own hands and see what happens..... - 12/14/09 10:20 AM
INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:
"Take your life in your own hands and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame."
~ Erica Jong
BAN THE BLAME!
"The dog ate my homework." Teachers hear that one every week. "Jimmy made me do it!" Parents hear that one often, too. Fast-forward a few years to the college student with bad grades, and you hear, "The professor doesn't like me." Then, before we know it, we're all grown up. Now we hear, "My manager didn't give me enough time to complete the project," and, "She doesn't understand me," or, "The customer wasn't honest with … (1 comments)

real estate: Thought in the mind hath made us - 09/28/09 04:46 AM
INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:
"Thought in the mind hath made us. What we areBy thought was wrought and built. If a man's mindHath evil thoughts, pain comes on him as comesThe wheel the ox behind . . . . . . If one endureIn purity of thought, joy follows himAs his own shadow - sure."
~ James Allen
GO TO THE GARDEN!
The human mind is like a garden. It directly reflects the care and attention given to it. Consider two gardens side-by-side, in the same soil.
The first is bursting with color, gives off the most delicate of fragrances, is free … (1 comments)

real estate: Don't Worry...Be Happy! - 07/15/09 03:12 AM
INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:
Men are disturbed not by things that happen, but by their opinions of the things that happen.
- Epictetus (55-135)
LIGHTEN UP!
Ever feel yourself getting perturbed by something that happens during your day? Ever have the urge to say something about it, when silence might be the best approach? Perhaps you feel the need to make a judgment about each situation that arises
Maybe it's time to slow down a bit. As the song says,  The truth is - none of us have the right to judge others, nor their actions. We can control only one thing - our … (3 comments)

real estate: "Chocolate in Art"! - 07/10/09 06:11 AM
Hidden Hill Gallery
"Life is like a box of chocolates-you never know what you're gonna get!"
We have all heard this popular quote from the movie Forrest Gump, but this time, you can know exactly what you're ‘gonna get'...well, maybe not in life, but at Hidden Hill Gallery, you can create your own box of gourmet chocolates!
Not only are their chocolates rich and free of preservatives and artificial ingredients, but each individual truffle is a beautiful piece of artwork. Although the cheapest piece of chocolate is around $1.50, the intricate details of each one is well worth the price.
Not … (0 comments)

real estate: Millennials in the Real Estate Market - 06/29/09 07:37 AM
Text messaging, E-mailing, Facebook-ing, Writing a Paper, while Listening to their i-pod—my generation is a multi-tasking one. We were the kids that participated in everything: ballet, t-ball, swimming, soccer, piano lessons, tap dancing. You name it, and we probably did it at one time or another; and not by ourselves either. Mom and dad, our ‘helicopter’ parents, were right there with us, holding our hands each step of the way. 
Some researchers have given us the name ‘trophy kids’ because we practically got a trophy for everything we participated in (and it’s true—I still have a box full of all of … (0 comments)

real estate: Live your life - 06/26/09 03:58 AM
INSPIRATION FOR TODAY:
"There is no reality except the one contained within us. That is why so many people live such an unreal life.They take the images outside them for reality and never allow the world within to assert itself." ~ Hermann Hesse
JUST ASK DOROTHY!
You've probably seen it a dozen times - "The Wizard of Oz." It's a delightful tale of fantasy, complete with munchkins, a scarecrow in need of a brain, a yellow brick road, a wicked witch and a mythical wizard with the imagined power to send Dorothy back to Kansas.
Regardless of the fantasy, the … (2 comments)

real estate: Springboro: A Top Place to Live - 06/26/09 03:23 AM
Top Places to Live?
Trivia Question of the Day: If you could live anywhere in the United States, where would it be?
          A.      New York City or Chicago! I love the big city
          B.      Give me the hot weather! I'm thinking Orlando or Santa Clara.
          C.      I prefer the remote rural areas in Arizona or Wisconsin.
          D.      Anywhere with a beach. Maine, South Carolina, Michigan, I don't care!
While you may have chosen one of the above places to live, Money Magazine is considering the following to be a top choice for Americans:
          E.       Springboro, OH
… (0 comments)

real estate: Seller Check list - 04/14/08 03:57 PM
You ask for it so here it is. I posted the Buyers checklist earlier. This is a checklist for listings. It starts with the listing lead call and goes to closing. Please feel free to change it to your business.
LISTING CHECKLIST
  
Name:                                                                                        Spouse:                                                             
Address:                                                                                                                                                              
Home Phone:                                                                                                                                                      
Husband Cell:                                                                  Wife Cell:                                                                  
Husband Work:                                                              Wife Work:                                                               
Email:                                                                                                                                                                  
Email:                                                                                                                                                                  
                        Enter Phone (Julie's)           
                        Enter Top Producer must include emails                    
                        Enter Email-sbcglobal/outlook
                        Enter Scheduled Appt. in TP 
___________  Mail Key Cert. w/note
The Call Comes in for Listing Lead - Pre-listing Inquiry
  
"So Julie can be fully prepared … (17 comments)