Although I have only been in real estate for about 8 years, I have been in Sales and Marketing most of my adult life. Someone taught me early on that the best deals were the ones where both sides could declare a WIN! If both the buyer and the seller leave the settlement table happy, that is a gre
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09/23/2009
Bill couldn't create the kind of havoc the Weather Channel is talking about, could he? Back in 1996, I lived in Wilmington, North Carolina. I had escaped the Washington, DC, Beltway and was searching for a new place to call home. Then along came Fran and Bertha, two hurricanes in the same year an
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08/19/2009
This is a great commercial property for sale on busy Route 16 just a mile East of Route 113 in Sussex County Delaware. Everyone escaping to the beach for the weekend from Baltimore and the Washington, DC, metropolitan area goes by your front door on Friday afternoon and evening and back again on
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08/14/2009
There's only one way to find out! First, mark your calendar for August 22, 2009, the day of the big annual race in the heart of Milton, Delaware. Hundreds of yellow duckies are being sold now and on race day for only $5.00 each. As the newest member of the Milton Chamber of Commerce Board of Dire
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08/13/2009
My Buyers are Baby Boomers coming to Coastal Delaware as they get ready to retire. For the past year now, they have been hesitant to be buyers until their homes sold back in PA or NJ, DC or MD. The bravest buyers, especially those who owned their homes outright and those who could pay cash, have
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07/02/2009
First thing I did this morning was read the great front page article written by Esteban Parra in the Wilmington News Journal on Boomers in Delaware. We are such an attractive place for Boomers from surrounding states that we Boomers are the majority and growing fast. Both my husband Bill Bell and
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06/26/2009
This issue is affecting so many people that never could have anticipated it. I wanted to share this great article that presents the issues to consider before making any decisions. This seems to be THE NUMBER ONE question I get. Unfortunately there are several answers and which is correct for yo
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06/23/2009
There is an active group of small business owners that make up the Milton Chamber of Commerce. Tonight the June Mixer was hosted by the Milton Garden Club. Kathryn Greig's personal garden was the site and what a beautiful garden for a party. If the other gardens on the tour - July 11th - are anyt
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06/16/2009
I spent Sunday at the office as I usually do when I'm not booked with clients. About 2 pm, in walked a very nice couple looking for information about retiring to Lewes, Delaware. I stopped tweeting, closed down Active Rain and we all sat down to talk. Like so many newcomers to Coastal Delaware, t
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06/15/2009
On Saturday, June 6th, 2009, the town of Milton, Delaware was abuzz. All 850 tickets were sold out for the 6th Annual Summer Bash happening right in the heart of town. Last year the event was a fundraiser to elect Jack Markell the next Governor of Delaware. This year, Governor Jack Markell welcom
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06/14/2009