I see all kinds in the real estate business. My personal "uniform" is an Hawaiian-style print shirt and slacks that are always basic black jersey in spring/summer and then black velvet shirt and slacks with a jewel-colored shirt or sweater in fall/winter. Sadly, many agents are homeless or near-h
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12/07/2010
This is an informative post containing a lot of key information for people considering refinishing their own floors, hiring a contractor to do the work or purchasing ready-made flooring. The key point I learned? "Because of their natural ingredients, water-based finishes do not need to be taken t
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12/06/2010
Feed the Hungry For FREE: Christmas 2010 Advent December 4, 2010 By Michelle Carr-Crowe and the Get Results Team, San Jose Saratoga Lynbrook High Homes Cupertino Schools Real Estate Home Selling Experts Feed the Hungry For FREE: Christmas 2010 Advent December 4, 2010 Like me, you probably have a
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12/06/2010
I truly prefer to write for people myself. Sometimes I forget the rules the spiders like. Victoria has some great information here. Not being an HTML or SEO expert, I had to re-read some of it (h2, h3, what?). But I had to re-post it so at least I can remember where to look for all this great inf
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12/06/2010
Read this twice to be sure you comprehend this is a useful blog on a complex subject. Richard is right, this is definitely one of the WEIRDER issues for short sales. I could be wrong...but isn't the definition of "short sale" mean "not enough money to pay off all of the loans and costs of selling
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12/06/2010
This is a great checklist to pass on to both sellers and buyers in preparing for the home inspection. Some sellers just HAVE to be there even though it's not advisable. I'd suggest sending out this with your home inspection appointment confirmations to all parties: the buyer agent, buyer, seller
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12/06/2010
My mother Judy Carr was a powerhouse agent who primarily worked with sellers, so when I started in the business I naturally received some great buyer referrals from her-enough so that I soon qualified for and became an Accredited Buyer Representative. After 25 years as a licensee, I have now work
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12/06/2010
Margaret makes some excellent points here. As I received some new "link" requests today, this was especially pertinent to me personally. I'm with you Margaret. I know lots of people believe in connecting with LOTS of agents. I prefer to work with a smaller group that I know something about - like
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12/06/2010
Do You Want Your Check Or Not? by Michelle Carr-Crowe, San Jose Saratoga Lynbrook High Homes Cupertino Schools Sales Specialists "Do you want your check or not?" (I'm guessing the answer would usually be YES from most of us.) Imagine you are twenty-two and the Silicon Valley home you'd grown up i
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12/06/2010
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. and Cash for Keys CAN Go Hand in Hand by Michelle Carr-Crowe, San Jose Saratoga Lynbrook High Homes Cupertino Schools Sales Specialists R.E.S.P.E.C.T. and Cash for Keys CAN Go Hand in Hand. A friend called for advice about how to handle a foreclosure/cash for keys situation for a l
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12/06/2010
