We often resist change, fighting to maintain what we know and are comfortable with so that we can remain that way. Sometimes change happens quickly, sometimes slowly. I think when it is slower we can adapt and accept it better, but when it happens fast or we feel it is forced upon us we resent it...

07/29/2011

What does it matter who or what your agent is?

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Do you ever take notice of who or what you real estate agent actually is, go on, I'll wait take a look at their business card again, how do they describe them self? Salesperson - Realtor - Associate Broker - Broker - Consultant - Real Estate Agent Are they part time or full time? Did you ask? How...

07/28/2011

Flowers need to add curb appeal through the summer

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Onme of the issues for many gardeners is getting the mix right throughout the year of flowering plants. Perennials are great, but they often bloom and then leave you with a bed of greenery and nothing else. Annuals help out adding color, but sometimes it is just a mater of doing some research and...

07/27/2011

Wine down Wednesday

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We had several friends over this last weekend, and although it was hot we got to drinking some great red wine. The first was a wonderful Zinfandel Terra d'oro from Amador County 2007, on sale in the PA state stores right now. Thick and luscious this red wine had great weight to it and was full of...

07/27/2011

Main Line Stations - Strafford

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One of the few stations along the main Line to have been totally rehabbed, rather than restored, is Strafford just west of Wayne. All the platforms were rebuilt and the building was repaired and repainted. Ramps werte installed, pretty steep, so not sure if they are ADA compliant, but to get up t...

07/26/2011

Main Line Stations - Devon

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The Main Line is famous for its railway line, what gave the region its name, man y of the old stations have been restored or are in need of restoration. Devon used to be an important stop, now only the Septa trains stop here, but in the past the was a big hotel, The Devon Hotel and Polo Grounds l...

07/25/2011

Main Line Stations - Updating parking payment, an idea.

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I was In Philadelphia this past week and saw the kiosks on the street for paying for your parking. Great idea, no longer do I need a pocketful of change, I can insert my credit card and bam I am done. Somebody should let Septa the regional transportation carrier around Philadelphia know about thi...

07/25/2011

Our job is to negotiate - so why do so many agents avoid it?

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Part of our job as real estate agents is to negotiate, so why do so many agents avoid it? We negotiate at first for ourselves when we first meet with a consumer, when we decide if this is someone I want to work with as a customer. We explain the legal obligations our state requires about the diff...

07/21/2011

How many Dunkin Donuts do we need?

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For many years we have had a store front Dunkin Donuts in Paoli, just across from the station. Today I was driving through and saw this brand new Drive Thru store, right next door to a well known real estate brand. These two Dunkin Donut stores are only a quarter of a mile apart and I hope that ...

07/21/2011

Paoli station - believe it or not the 5th busiest Septa Regional station

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Paoli, site of the Paoli massacre during the revolutionary war, and a growing center for transportation. According to Septa Paoli station is the 5th busiest regional transportation center in the system. When you look at the station it is hard to believe and you realize why for the past several ye...

07/21/2011