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2008
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The Miami Dolphins were the most inept team in the National Football League in 2007, winning but a single game. As of this morning, they have completed the greatest single-season turnaround in NFL history, by winning 11 games and capturing the AFC Eastern Division title. Besides being a lifelon...
12/29/2008
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2008 will long be remembered as a year of financial turmoil, one in which stalwart financial institutions vaporized into thin air, and venerable American institutions like General Motors sailed perilously close to the rocks. It is the year we saw friends, neighbors and relatives struggle to keep ...
12/28/2008
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I rose early Christmas morning, and logged on to the computer. There was a familiar theme -- cold and snow throughout the Midwest and Northeast. I saw a lot of single digit temperatures this morning. I saw a lot of pictures of snow-covered cars and trees. I saw a lot of very cold-looking people. ...
12/25/2008
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I hobbled into my client's office for our scheduled meeting. "Did you hurt your foot?" she solicitously inqured. "No," I replied. "The sole is coming off my shoe, and if I take too big of a step, my shoe flaps." "We can tell who is in real estate, these days, can't we?" she said. Once I go...
12/23/2008
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it's more like a request. I was hoping for some feedback.One of my pet projects is my email newsletter. I sent out the first edition in months today. In fact, I haven't sent out an edition since getting involved with Active Rain. I would love some Active Rain feedback. If you have a spare minute ...
12/23/2008
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Eddie Van Halen once said that rock and roll returns to its guitar roots every decade or so. There are periods when lush orchestration and synthesizers seem to dominate the rock landscape, but sooner or later, everything comes back to the guitar. There are roots of successful real estate, as well...
12/22/2008
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In recent weeks, the prevailing gas prices in and around Beaufort, SC have been in the $1.50 to $1.55 per gallon range. So, imagine my surprise last night when I passed a station advertising $1.72 per gallon on its marquee. Now, we're not talking about some station out in the sticks. These guy...
12/21/2008
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A Realtor called today for advice on a sticky negotiation. My friend was acting as a buyer's agent. It seems after this Realtor's initial written offer, the two agents fell into the trap of trying to speed things up by hashing the rest out verbally, and then putting it on paper once everything wa...
12/20/2008
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A good friend offered to buy lunch today. Considering my comical financial situation, who am I to say no? Andy is a very good friend, but he started out as a client. He is a 71-year-old former Marine who originally hailed from the midwest. So why does he remind me of my 5-year-old daughter...
12/19/2008
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Amy Le of Chicago posted a fine blog about Realtor dos and don'ts. Although it was not the thrust of her blog, she mentioned a recent experience at an open house, where the host agent talked on the phone the ENTIRE time Amy and her client were in the home. Technology is absolutely trashing Amer...
12/18/2008
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