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Defining Your RelationshipWith Money Neil Simon once said: “I firmly believe that if you follow a path that interests you, not to the exclusion of love, sensitivity, and cooperation with others, but with the strength of conviction that you can move others by your own efforts, and do not make succ...
02/21/2019
  In the last several years, this addition to a sale agreement seemed to be that magical ingredient that somehow swayed sellers to come to the light and agree, emotionally based, on that buyer who hooked them with the love letter of introduction. That was often in the "city". Portland Oregon's ma...
01/23/2019
As REALTOR®s, we ought to always be creating new ways to put ourselves out there, as well as sharing them with each other. If you are looking to give back to your community in some fashion and are stuck for ideas, here are a few Outside-the-Box ideas that have helped me to continue to be fruitful...
01/07/2019
"If your thoughts are exalted and remain high,if authentic passions stir your mind, body and spiritYou will not encounter fearful monstersif you do not carry them within your soul, if your soul does not set them up in front of you."                                                     Constantine ...
12/30/2018
The buying and selling of properties at Fishhawk Lake was moving along quite steadily throughout the spring and summer and much of our delightfully sunny October. The "off" button just got switched on only within the last week or so. Some homes sold in a New York minute   while others have steadi...
11/14/2018
~Divine intervention at play. ~Allowing gratitude to be the start of your day invites more grace. ~Writing it down daily in a gratitude journal, solidifies it and reminds you of how lucky you are. ~"Unmerited demonstration of God's love" according to theologians. ~Oprah Winfrey was reminded by on...
11/12/2018
Darling renovated turnkey lakefront A-frame took only a week to sell! An agent was looking for the perfect getaway for her clients as they'd been searching for awhile. Just as this one came on the market I let her know about it and she set up an appointment right away. They loved it!  All done, a...
10/28/2018
Okay, first off...this is an odd post, but so fitting with October being full of witchcraft, spiders, creepy things and such.  (Stay with me, it's worth watching the included video). I was on my front porch sitting on my papasan relaxing, and when I got up, I happened to notice (thank God) that t...
10/11/2018
I was shooting photos of my newest listing at 10252 Lakeview Drive, Birkenfeld OR-- Fishhawk Lake-- when some fawns decided to pop by to have their pictures taken. Not shy, they walked right in front of us over my seller's property to go next door to get plums. You can't plan this stuff! The joys...
09/10/2018
One of the toughest parts of being a REALTOR® is that you never know when you're going to make money or when you're going to have a dry spell.  If you're a financial wizard, or really mindful of "saving", and sticking to a budget, then this part of life probably offers you more peace-of-mind than...
08/20/2018