Last fall was a tough time for me. I had a long span of a lack of closings, and my finances were taking a hit. So I had to think long and hard about what to do and where to go from that point forward. I had been doing a lot of Wordpress sites for myself and friends and had been assisting other Re
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06/09/2012
NC Mountains are still glowing with color! Some friends came out for a visit and we decided to take a day for a little drive around the mountains. It turned out to be another gorgeous day and we went farther than we thought on this day trip. We started in Hendersonville, drove out Highway 64 east
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10/23/2011
How do we Market to Gen Y? Or even better, do we really understand who Gen Y is? Wikipedia defines them here: "The term Generation Y first appeared in an August 1993 Ad Age editorial to describe teenagers of the day, which they defined, at that time, as separate from Generation X, and then aged 1
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10/08/2011
Fall in Western North Carolina is the BEST! I have traveled all over the country over the years and have seen a lot of falls all over the country. I really love our falls here in Western North Carolina and this year looks like it will be another pretty one. Tomorrow kicks off fall being October
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09/30/2011
In representing a buyer, how do you handle their final walk through? Do you have any set rules for this? I found one that I stick to no matter. No more than 24 hours, preferably within 2 hours of, your closing a walk through must to be performed. And it must be performed by the buyers realtor and
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09/29/2011
I was driving home this morning during an unusually heavy rain and along my street were a group of electricians getting electrical lines back up. They were drenched I am sure, despite the heavy yellow slickers they doned. I never realized how dedicated and hard working the electrical crews are un
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09/21/2011
I was just reading an e-mail from Inman News this morning. I love to peruse their news, and often get a really good article that shifts my thinking about how I work in Real Estate. Today I found a great article that had a lot of great 'shifts in thinking' for me. An article on What The Customer W
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09/18/2011
Many buyers aren't familiar with Easements in Western North Carolina. I would say that the majority of buyers coming to this area are coming from cities outside NC where there are mostly subdivisions. But here in Western North Carolina, many homes are located in rural areas outside of the protect
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09/17/2011
Can we as Agents Perform Dual Agency Representation Without Hurting One Side? As a Listing Agent I am always surprised when I get a call on a property and a potential buyer wants me to show them a home. Don't get me wrong, I want buyers to look at any listing I have. But I just feel as though I a
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09/11/2011
No!?? Well, Why not? Here is a video of what you missed today at the 65th Annual Apple Festival in Historic Hendersonville NC. The Apple Festival is held every year on Labor Day Weekend on Main Street in Hendersonville NC. If you missed it this year, try for next year! I am sure that the weather
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09/04/2011