Who is it that I would be blogging about in such a public forum? My husband...who has been my topic before. He laughs when I tell him he is my worst client. We own four gorgeous home in great locations but like all areas of our country, it is hard to compete with short sales, foreclosures, auc
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08/28/2010
Several years ago when I was doing rent to own properties, I had a tenant who took wonderful care of our property. He even went so far as to add central heat & air and several other upgrades. For the first few years, I inspected his property regularly but over the last couple of years, I stoppe
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08/28/2010
First, let me say that I am a retired teacher and in North Carolina, when I signed my first contract, it had a moral clause in it. That disappeared over the years. I still do contract work from time to time and I am shocked at the behaviors of a segment of our profession. With that said, let m
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08/26/2010
Today, I attended a class in Wilmington, NC to learn about the major NC programs that have been set up to assist first time homebuyers and present homeowners who are having difficulty making their payments. I will save some of that info for later this week but I did want to address a statement m
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08/25/2010
Last night, the sky was so strange. On one side, the clouds (lots of rain this week) were tinged pink, grey, and yellow and on the Meadowlands Golf Course side the full moon was a quarter way up from the horizon so we had sun on one side and equal distance up was the moon...just beautiful. I ha
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08/24/2010
At least once a week, the issue of "Help" is raised on every national news organization for New Orleans, Haiti, India, Pakistan, etc. Millions of dollars have been donated to every major catastrophe that has occurredin the past five years. Thousands of man hours have been donated to assist all
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08/22/2010
Today, I had to drive to a real estate company who does alot of vacation rentals to pick up a key. While I was sitting in the office, a client came in requesting a copy of his rental schedule for the rest of the summer. He expressed his displeasure openly that rents had not been as strong as th
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08/18/2010
In last week's Brunswick Beacon, the sports section was full of fishing pictures (which I prefer over dead deer); however, the experts say local fishing at the Carolina Beaches continues to be affected by the heat. Can't speak for the professionals but the tourist were having a ball... fishing.
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08/17/2010
I admit it; I hate housework and I doubly hate ironing, but when I iron, I watch HGTV. I was watching an episode where someone from Europe was buying a vacation home in another country near a beach. The country was tropical with beautiful beaches and swaying palm trees. I have been watching t
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08/12/2010
I was invited to a cookout this afternoon and I decided to go early to assist my friend to get everything ready. When I arrived, it seems my other girlfriends had decided to do the same. As I walked in the kitchen door, I was "shushed" so they could finish the HGTV show featuring a first time h
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08/08/2010
