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  WHICH ONE IS SMILING? The Realtor of course!This picture was taken in the Upper Cut Boxing Gym some time ago.  Calvin Williams, the little fellow in front by my daughter, was our first trainer.  We owe him a great debt of gratitude.  He trained his "fighters" as he called us, with only one eye,...

I had a deal go sour today, due to the ever tightening ratios on the automatic appproval lines, and my LO is scrambling as hard as she can to save, after the buyer's Lo hosed it up.  And to make the day even better, I had to put my dog down today. She is half Rott and Labrador, a great mix.  But ...

from The New American Magazine.  2008 Climate DebateBy: William F. JasperMarch 31, 2008 » Email this page | printer friendly version There goes another beautiful theory about to be murdered by a brutal gang of facts.- Duc de La RochefoucauldFrench writer and moralist (1613-1680) According to form...

Here's an article that's pretty good on the current economic situation, I think.  what do you guys think? Published by The John Birch Society - Truth, Leadership, Freedom (http://www.jbs.org/) Anna Schwartz - "Blame the Fed" By JBS Staff Created 2008-02-04 06:00 "There never would have been a sub...

Fellow Agents... I would really like your opinions as to what's "really going on" in today's economy, housing and general.  The subprime mess  is just 5% of all total mortgages, and of that only a fraction is in trouble. Of course we see all the damage doing on.  It may be good for our industry s...

Has anyone seen a list floating around with about 100+ items that Realtos do for their clients.  I had this list about 6 months ago, but haven't been able to located it.  This is a good piece of info to give to clients to show them all the work that is done on their behalf, without them being awa...

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If you check out my website http://www.markgriffinrealestate.com/, you will see a bit of my personality and a favorite hobby showing: boxing.  I believe it is diffeent and interesting.  I have gotten mostly good comments on it, too.  Here's an example of the pictures I use on it.  I decided last ...

My uncle Larry Griffin of Deland, Florida, formerly of Miani is an artist.  He grew up in small town New York State, and graduated from the prestigious Cranbrook Academy.  He has had a long career in fine art. He taught for 25+ plus years at Miami-Dade Community College. His specialty is abstract...

I just listed another listing through keeping in touch with my sphere of influence.  Does anyone here have any unique ways to keep in touch with people, besides the phone, emails, and letters?  I have been much happier with mine, since I have been hitting it alot, and going to lunch with a few pe...