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2008
Big price reduction for a lovely all brick ranch. Hardwood flooring, wood burning fireplace in large living room, baseboard hot water heat, gas, central air, security and fire alarm, 3 bedrooms, one and 3/4 baths, heated shop and heated over sized garage, large basement rec room with heat, and k...
07/26/2008
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All we hear in the news today is that 200,000 people showed up to hear an American give a speech in Germany. Now you have to give him credit, he knowes how to draw a crowd. Some salesman. What you don't hear is why those 200,000 people came to be there. How about to hear two very popular rock ...
07/25/2008
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I went to Home Depot and bought a garden sprayer, ordered the Kirby carpet cleaning shampoo, got a scrub brush with a long handle and that's it. I used cold water so I would not stretch the carpet, put about 20% cleaning solution in the sprayer and added the rest with cold water. I sprayed an a...
07/20/2008
Thirty-nine years ago today, Neil Armstrong was the first human to walk on the moon. His first words were not broadcast as he intended it to be. I remember watching on a giant TV at Rockerfeller Center, and I heard him say "That's one small step for man, that's one giant leap for man", meaning ...
07/20/2008
Not by calling Gico, but by taking a defensive driving course. The all day course cost me ten dollars for myself and ten dollars for my wife. Who did not want to go. Today I called my company, Liberty Mutual, who by the way gives a discount to members of the National Association of Realtor mem...
07/11/2008
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I have a lovely Cape in New Dorp Heights, Staten Island. It's 50 years old, looks like in excellent condition, but what about all the things a home inspector looks for? We have the usual minor things that customers ask about and I thought about having a "Pre Inspection" done to make the home mo...
07/07/2008
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How are you different from other agents? Be careful here, different is not always better, but better IS different. I'm not new to the business. Having bought and sold 9 properties in the last 45 years as a consumer, and now for the last three years as a professional, have some history behind me...
07/04/2008
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And if so, how do you know? A few weeks ago we left the garage door open all night. I thought, I must have a mouse now. So, I put out a couple of traps, baited with the old standby peanut butter, and after 2 weeks, nothing. So I told my wife, "we lucked out, no mice". We then went on a littl...
07/04/2008
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I mean talking to a buyer or seller, showing a home or two, etc. Not looking for comps or expiredes. My office is closed today, but I'm working and happy to do so. Just got back from a customer with an offer on one of my listings. What a great country we live in. How neat is it to wake up in t...
07/04/2008
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