It is not unusual for me to be in an elevator or a long line at the bank and I begin a conversation with the person behind me or in front of me. I talk to everyone when I am feeling chatty. However, I do not ask the usual “How are you, how are the kids, what do you do for a living?” Because tha
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09/27/2008
My name is Rosie and I am a Lab and Golden Retriever mix. I have been adopted by Nannette Saunders. Of course, now I am in the process of training her, so things can be done my way. I am 11 years old and I was born in a nice home in Lynchburg Virginia. My mom was a beautiful Golden Retriever
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09/21/2008
Dear Mr. and Mrs Buyer: When you initially contacted me to help you in the search of your home I thought through our initial contact and my continued follow up that we had developed a rapport of trust and mutual respect. You seemed to enjoy the benefits of my market expertise. We emailed and sp
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09/18/2008
Last night got a phone call from a friend, out of the Central Virginia market area, who had their home listed with another agent. They told me that when the house was first listed the agent showed the property a lot, but in the past three months, there has not been any activity. In the beginni
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09/13/2008
Today social networking is different than it was when I was growing up. When I was younger I networked through girl scouts and knew fellow scouts all over the country. We had a common denominator. We all had similar goals, to acquire those badges to sew on our sash and develop camaraderie. I l
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09/12/2008
As I was walking down the street I was accosted by a particularly dirty and shabby-looking homeless woman who asked me for a couple of dollars for dinner. I took out my wallet, got out ten dollars and asked, 'If I give you this money, will you buy wine with it instead of dinner?''No, I had to sto
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09/12/2008
Recently I have talked with a few of my fellow agents in the Central Virginia market. I guess I should not be surprised that many are looking at other options as a source of income. One of the differences I see between the agents that are doing well now and those that have found other options i
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09/12/2008
At 7:30 this morning my outlook on the day changes. I was busy checking emails and writing an addendum to a contract and I get a few direct messages (DM) from my twitter account asking what was going on because weird messages were coming up under my screen name (sn brokersaunders) I look at low
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09/10/2008
I've heard it all. Sellers are basically all the same. They all want the most they can get for their property in the fast amount of time with the least amount of inconvenience as absolutely possible. However, one truth that does not change no matter what the market, is that price must have re
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09/03/2008