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2011
Yesterday, I received a call from a past client who wanted to know "my professional opinion" on whether she would "get her money out" of a bathroom remodel she was contemplating. Did I have any "statistics?" Would she get at least dollar for dollar for the cost when she sells. My response, i...
01/29/2011
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LADY'S YEARLY EXAMI went to the doctor for my yearly physical. The nurse started with certain basics."How much do you weigh?" she asked."135," I said. The nurse put me on the scale.It turns out my weight is 180.The nurse asked, "Your height?" "5 foot 4," I said. The nurse checked and saw that I o...
01/27/2011
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Today, I was asked to do a BPO (Broker Priced Opinion) on a home that's in short sale. The POC (point of contact) was the homeowner. When I called for an appointment, the homeowner had no idea what I was supposed to be doing or why I was calling. I explained that his current bank would r...
01/27/2011
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With the playoffs finally over ( my team didn't even show up) it's time to start planning for your Super Bowl party. During Sunday's playoff game, we tried out 3 different chicken wings recipes and this was the hands down favorite. 12 chicken wings (24 pieces) 3 tablespoons olive oil ...
01/26/2011
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Well, it finally happened - Green Bay Packers against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Super Bowl. This is even more interesting because here in Cave Creek, Arizona, we have two "rival" bars which share the same parking lot. The Buffalo Chip and their Packer Backers vs. Harold's Corral and Steeler ...
01/25/2011
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I was talking with fellow Activerain Member Leolinda Bowers the other night about different things, and I was reminded of how things are so different in real estate in 2011. I bought my first townhome at the age of 22 in the Chicago area. Back then, at the ripe old age of 22, I had to take ti...
01/24/2011
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Once upon a time there was once a very handsome male camel with two huge camel humps.He fell in love and married a beautiful female camel who had one perfect camel hump. As time progressed, they became the proud parents of a wonderful baby camel who had no humps. They contemplated long and ...
01/23/2011
Seems, there's this fun game of tag being played here and I'm finally taking the time to play. Thank you 'Dee' Mayers , Cinnamon Wright's and At Home in the SW Desert Cara Marcell Mancuso for "tagging" me. If I missed anyone, I apologize - it's just so hard to back track on here some days....
01/23/2011
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On Thursday, 24th January 2002 , Derek Guille broadcast this story on his afternoon program on ABC radio. In March 1999 a man living in Kandos (near Mudgee in NSW, Australia ) received a bill for his as yet unused gas line stating that he owed $0.00. He ignored it and threw it away. In April he ...
01/23/2011
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For today's championship game between Da Bears and that green team, the forecast is for a high of 18 degrees F. with a chance of snow by the end of the game. We moved to Scottsdale, AZ just for that reason!!! Our forecast for Scottsdale, AZ - 78 degrees F. We'll be sitting on the patio ...
01/23/2011