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2008
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I think real estate is the best investment. Period. I do. There is only so much land. They can't make any more. The world is finite. That being said, we look to buy low and sell high. Therefore, buying real estate in 2008 is probably a great investment. Will we be making money within a year?...
05/31/2008
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We are all packed up and ready to go. My wife is just making final arrangements now. And then... We are off to Michigan. It has been a busy morning. I stopped by RE/MAX Action to pick up my license. Now I will have to find a place to hang it. Decisions, Decisions. RE/MAX. The old stand by. ...
05/29/2008
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That's right. I was just fired. My boss was fairly cool about it. We just got off the phone. I have been at one office my whole career. Started in October 2005. Now I need to find another office. He has been unhappy with my production. Heck, I am unhappy with my production. But he never like...
05/28/2008
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We found out the news on Friday. Our landlord will be selling our home. We need to be out around the middle of June. Bummer. We love this home. It's in a perfect little spot, less than 2 miles from downtown Naperville. Big trees. Great neighbors. Perfect location. Pleasantville. We will be ...
05/27/2008
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I thought it time I give an update on my goal... TO WRITE 100 NOTES. Originally encouraged to write notes to past customers by Kevin O'Neil, I set my goal of writing 100 hand written notes to my "sphere of influence". I have written 43. I have 57 to go. It has been 11 days. My pace is slow. It ...
05/23/2008
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If I had a nickel for every time I was asked this question, I would have a lot of nickels. I am sure all real estate agents are asked it all the time. "How is the market?" My boss always answers, "Unbelievable!" He doesn't ever say good or bad. The market is, after all, just the market. It mig...
05/23/2008
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I drove a lot today. Around Naperville. Lisle, Lombard, Glen Ellyn, and Villa Park too. I enjoy driving the back roads when I can, as opposed to the big streets. It allows me the opportunity to see more homes and more neighborhoods. Always learning, I figure. But it was a gorgeous day today. ...
05/21/2008
Some of my favorite townhome subdivisions in the western suburbs of Chicago are starting to show very attractive buying opportunities. The asking prices of these homes are currently 10% below the asking prices in 2006. Yet inventory remains high. Contracts are scarce. An ideal time to pick up t...
05/20/2008
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I have no choice. I have done too much work over the last 3 years to walk away. I have shaken too many hands, held too many open houses, passed out too many cards, met WAY too many people to fail now. I HAVE BUILT A HUGE BUSINESS. It just hasn't started to pay me. Yet. I must stay in Napervill...
05/19/2008
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It's strange. I have had to catch myself. I knew something was different. And then I realized I have been getting busy. I was at two birthday parties on Saturday. I almost try to avoid talking work at parties, yet work always finds me. It became a popular conversation. One gentleman at the se...
05/19/2008
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