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2008
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We had a nice day. It was Erin's birthday. She is two.What better way to spend a day than at the zoo.We got on the road early for us, about 9:30 this morning. First I had to take care of the coffee, the paper, and several real estate related/blogging type activities.Traffic was no problem as w...
04/30/2008
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That's right.I'M CHEAP. I'M GOOD. MY HOMES SELL. USE ME.I just wanted to get it out there one more time. I specialize in Naperville and Lisle but have worked all over Chicagoland.A quality product at a quality price. I would love any referrals, happily pay out a 35% referral fee to agents, an...
04/30/2008
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It's 7:30 AM. April 30. Erin's birthday (she's two today, and very cute).Nicole and Erin are upstairs still sleeping. They both need it. We have had a whirlwind last few days.I guess our lives are always a whirlwind.We are going to the zoo for Erin's birthday. She should be getting old enoug...
04/30/2008
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Maybe I was naive. Maybe I was dumb.But boy, I thought I would be a lot busier by now.I write this at 4:10. I have been watching Erin, my 2 year old girl all day. My wife, Nicole (Nutrition for your Kids), had a booth at a Wellnes Fair at a local high school, Downers Grove South.I am beat. To...
04/29/2008
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I came down to my computer to do some serious work. You know, searching the MLS, emailing clients, updating pictures. All of the mundane tasks we are required to do.But instead, I chose to read about what others were up to...But instead, I wondered, IS ANYONE ELSE EATING ICE CREAM?I mean, right...
04/28/2008
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I think not. It does not matter buyer or seller.I do not think it is our job to motivate.I think if a person really wants to buy or sell a home, I should not have to be chasing them down. After all...They need to show me they really want it. Because if they don't, we are just spinning our whee...
04/28/2008
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My boss always likes to say the market is the market. There are no such things as good and bad markets. They are all just markets.I understand what he means. He is saying that there is always a buyer for every home. The home just needs to be priced correctly. And that's one of the real estat...
04/28/2008
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My wife and I rented a home in a subdivision named Lehigh Station last year. Lehigh is in Aurora, right on the border with Naperville. The subdivision was brand new, built behind a Meijer and near a shopping mall. It was probably only 50% built when I moved in. Originally priced between $300-...
04/28/2008
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I was showing townhomes this morning. My old neighborhood. River Bend. I met my clients at the usual spot. Starbucks. I enjoy meeting clients at Starbucks. It seems to put them at ease. Happy. Who doesn't like a free cup of coffee? I feel it is a good $5 investment.I was showing a young ...
04/27/2008
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Do real estate agents need specific schedules? I mean the 9 to 7 Monday thru Thursday and all day Saturday type schedules. You know, schedules.They have not worked for me. Before I was a real estate agent, I worked at a Bank One in Lemont Illinois. That job almost killed me. I have never bee...
04/26/2008
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