Don't panic; just improvise. I've heard that a thousand times in the past 40 years. My mother-in-law (my first broker) used that line whenever she was cooking and she was missing an ingredient or something was going wrong. Rather than give up, she produced a unique and often unusual solution. Of
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10/18/2021
Shenandoah Valley, VA Third Quarter Real Estate Report – 2021The Shenandoah Valley, VA real estate market is a mixture of ups and downs that might make it hard for even the brightest data nerd to interpret. The valley incorporates Winchester City, Frederick County, Clarke County, Warren County an
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10/06/2021
There are a lot of reasons to keep client relationships aliveI'm a firm believer in keeping and developing relationships with current and past clients. Obviously past clients can be a great resource for new clients. If you've been in the business for a while, you've probably had the pleasure of a
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09/18/2021
“Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down.”CHARLES F. KETTERING In the mid-1990s, I was on a mission. I had a plan, and a goal that was centered on academics and
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07/20/2021
Shenandoah Valley, VA Real Estate Report - Second Quarter 2021The Shenandoah Valley, VA real estate report for the second quarter of 2021 is good news for local real estate. Across the valley, home sales are up 12.57% over 2020. It would be easy to assume that is due to the Covid-19 lockdowns of
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07/13/2021
One of the great privileges I've enjoyed in life has been teaching as an adjunct college professor in Zaporozhye, Ukraine. When communism collapsed, a few US groups went into the Ukraine to set up colleges to help with biblical training for new ministers and children's church teachers. I was in
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06/16/2021
Alright, it's pool season and with a 6 year old granddaughter, we have a renewed enthusiasm when taking the pool cover off. This year our enthusiasm went from excitement to complete confusion. About 70% of the water was gone when the cover came off. What? Where did it go? The water level was only
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06/13/2021
The pandemic was not good for me. I didn't get sick during the pandemic mania, actually, I had Covid-19 in February 2020 before all of the lock-downs and hysteria that followed. No, the lock-downs and miscellaneous periods of quiet gave me way too much time to think and plot future opportunities.
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06/04/2021
Many years ago, I was buying rental properties in another community. That meant many trips there to paint, repair and prepare properties for rent. I typically traveled alone, but once in a while, my wife traveled with me and helped with the work. The rest of the time, she was home taking care of
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05/26/2021
Buying a home in this crazy market can be challenging. On a recent listing, I received 17 offers and had 55 showings in 58 hours. With that level of competition, every home buyer needs to find a way to gain a competitive advantage. When you are trying to buy a house, think about these things: Alw
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05/06/2021
