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2008
I do. At least one of them... They are looking at a townhome in North Aurora. WITHOUT ME!!! This is a client I met about a year back. I think I have been servicing the heck out of him. Anyway, about 6 months back, he casually mentioned to me, "I had a friend that just became a Realtor. Don't ...
07/31/2008
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Gary Keller writes in his book, "The Millionaire Real Estate Agent": "The Millionaire Real Estate Agent does not see consequences in terms of positives or negatives. If something has an outcome, whether it has a positive or negative result, they call it progress. Because they Think Progress, th...
07/31/2008
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Yesterday, I wrote that my schedule had been disrupted by a non starting lawn mower. At the time, it seemed a crisis to me because mowing the lawn was on my to do list. I don't like to mess with my to do list. Well today I went out and, as if by magic, the lawn mower started. The problem had fi...
07/31/2008
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Some may know that I am approaching one of lifes big milestones in the next couple of weeks. 40. 40 years old. Sounds fairly mature. Very serious. But I still feel like a kid. Sure, a kid with lots of pressures. Lots of responsibilities. Lots of things to do. But still a kid. So I approach t...
07/30/2008
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Yes that's right. A lawnmower. A faulty lawnmower, actually. I had three family goals for the day. 1. Take care of my daughter, Erin.2. Go to YMCA with Erin to workout.3. Mow the lawn. Nicole would be having a long day today. She had a client (Nutrition for your Kids) she would be meeting w...
07/30/2008
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I have noticed recently that the foreclosure market is starting to heat up. The banks are starting to price their homes properly and they are selling. In the last week alone, two new foreclosures were taken off the market by bargain hunters in subdivisions I watch closely. One was in River Bend...
07/29/2008
Those looking for more of a "country" feel in Naperville Illinois need to check out the subdivision of Wheatland South. Conveniently located at the corner of 103rd and Book Road, Wheatland South has homes very reasonably priced starting in the low 300k's. If you like big yards, big trees, low pro...
07/29/2008
Last week I wrote about the rally we have seen in the stock market. At the time, oil had dropped $18 to $129 per barrel, and the Dow 30 was up 600 points in just 4 days. I felt at the time that the stock market was up in a relief rally, celebrating the pull back in oil. Well, oil has continued t...
07/28/2008
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Ouch. When was the last time you were stung by a bee?? I took one about 45 minutes ago. On the inside of my right wrist. I can't really blame the bee. I am at Bear Lake, Michigan. Nickie and Erin are taking a nap. I am having a campfire. One of my favorite activites. I like to burn a whole l...
07/25/2008
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Here is an overdue picture of Nicole, Erin (the short one) and myself enjoying the 4th of July. We were at Nicole's families vacation home on Bear Lake in Michigan (between Kalkaska and Grayling). Anyway, we had a great time.We will actually be going up there tomorrow for the weekend. Nicole's...
07/23/2008
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Helping clients buy and sell since 2005
