65 Roses.... that is what children who suffer from cystic fibrosis call the disease. It is a genetic disease that, although not well known, affects thousands of children in the United States. My cousin, Lynn Waters Hannah passed away a couple of days ago. She was on a waiting list for a lung tran
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03/31/2009
I had an email contact the other day. Not a surprising event. After I exchanged a couple of emails and provided general information about the 55+ communities in Brevard County, Florida, I proceeded to ask "the questions". Such as... What is your time frame? Have you been qualified by a lender
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03/31/2009
This was inspired by Lizette Fitzpatrick's feature post My Buyers Tour That Looks Like CSI Crime Sceneand my response to her post, "Sounds like the seller did not need to sell as badly as his real estate agent needed a listing!" In Lizette's case the place was kind of creepy. Go ahead, read it fo
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03/30/2009
This morning as I was returning from my early morning visit to my dental hygienist at The Dental Health Professionals at Viera, I drove by a condo complex with about 6 real estate agent "for sale" signs. Then, in the midst of all these brightly colored (black and gold, red and blue with a balloon
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03/27/2009
Most people agree - print media advertising is not as effective as it once was. I was reading a blog post today that spoke specifically about the cost effectiveness of print advertising. The study was quoted an article from The Wall Street Journal. Classified advertising dollars are were the pri
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03/27/2009
This afternoon I have a read a couple of excellent posts that indicate houses are starting to move. Good news for sellers. Some buyers are looking for extreme bargains and wishing for the moon. Here Allison Stewart, Realtor, St Cloud Florida provides a great summary for buyers looking for that
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03/20/2009
Sometimes you just have to take a break. Sometimes you have to let someone else take the lead. Such was the case today. I met with a For Sale By Owner who found me on the Internet. Actually, he found me as a result of my offer to assist FSBOs in the Viera Florida area. He wants me to list his hom
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03/19/2009
If you are relocating to the Brevard County Florida and not sure where you want to live, you may choose like many newcomers to lease a place for a year. Nothing wrong with getting to know an area before committing. I heard a comment this mornig that referred to getting "military retirees to pull
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03/12/2009
I was thinking the past couple of days about how many times I have moved in the last 30 years. Thirty years is a long time for many but for me, it is a short trip! Yesterday, my wife (Debby) and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary, albeit toned down a bit as the income is lower than some ye
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03/11/2009
If you are a seller, you are most likely not very happy with the Brevard County Florida real estate market this far in 2009. The average sales price for single family properties has decreased from around $204,000 in 2008 to around $150,000 now! However, the overall year to date changes during the
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03/06/2009