I'm off tomorrow, so for my last post of the week I've been giving a great deal of reflection to the lack of good news (barring the occasional bright spot for which I thank the contributing parties) in the industry and life as a whole. With natural disasters, economic decompression and a patheti
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11/08/2007
I've included a link to a newsletter I get from time to time that may be of interest to some folks. If you think your power bill will disapear entirely, I'm sorry to disappoint. However, for technophiles or just the curious open to experiment this article provides some interesting food for thou
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11/08/2007
Some folks who want to sell their property don't want to pay commissions and want to move the property fast at market rate. With the auction method one can list and sell a property in this time frame at market and have the buyer pick up the commission. There are a few caveats, which include pro
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11/07/2007
A buddy of mine is a bit of an individualist, but in a sane way. He doesn't like having to rely on the mercies of the power company or anyone else for that matter. Are any of you agents familiar with agents or companies which specialize in resale properties that are or lean toward self-containm
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11/05/2007
When one, like myself, gets started in AR you add folks with whom you connect, yet don't initially take charge when adding an associate. I've since made subcategories for friends, associates and resources. I'll probably add more later, yet now I'd like to change a few over from the initial catc
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11/05/2007
The National Auctioneers Association recently unveiled its third quarter survey results conducted by Morpace, Inc., projecting continued positive growth in the auction industry. Looking for real estate specific stats I was lucky enough to find that residential real estate auctions continue to be
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11/05/2007
A CNN reporter, Gerri Willis, recently shared an article on September 27th regarding auctions and highlighted some of the key reasons and things to consider if you or your agent want to consider this method as a potential solution to selling a home.The National Auctioneers Association has noted g
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11/05/2007
I just saw a post that got me thinking about a couple I know. My buddy confided that one of his cards that he missed a payment on after a job setback had two late payments and his rate went to 35%. To repeat my earlier observation: 'When the government reduced rates to entice people to spend mor
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11/05/2007
With another bad season of pilots and sitcoms to look forward to as an alternative I think we can use a break from the garbage that keeps getting pumped into our homes by some of these folks. I'm certain many of you can recall one or two programs in recent memory that stank so bad you could smel
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11/02/2007
I found this in my old computer files and somehow it just seemed appropriate to share today. I don't know where it originally came from or who wrote it, so I guess it's public domain. Enjoy!A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who
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10/30/2007
