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2012
As many of you know, I practice exclusive buyer agency. I've not taken a listing in over 10 years. That said, I know what I would be telling my clients, the sellers, if I did take listing. Some discussion would be about the home inspections . . . which we know are coming! I'd try to point out ...
04/30/2012
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Last week I did a little yard work. When the yard debris bin was full, I made little piles of leaves, weeds, pine needles throughout the yard -- to be picked up when the bin was emptied. Today, I needed to step away from the computer and thought it was as good a time as any to continue with my y...
04/29/2012
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Hey, she had it on re-blog . . . This is the type of stuff that really isn't helpful. This was my comment: "A very nice way to skew things. The real estate brokerages that you are comparing RE/MAX with are simply smaller brokerages. Try comparing apples to apples, might be a little less slante...
04/26/2012
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This is a GREAT post. It's EXACTLY why buyers in the Portland Metro agent NEED to have their own agent -- a Buyers Agent but more specifically, an EXCLUSIVE Buyers Agent. No disrespect to Candy, but this is EXACTLY what Buyers DO WRONG -- they ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS -- to the listing agent, no le...
04/19/2012
I think this will be my "traditional" ActiveRain post each April 19th. I wrote this last year: Today is my birthday. I was born April 19, 1958. Don't know how I stumbled upon this copy of The New Yorker several years ago, but it's a reminder to me that sometimes we are born to do what we do. ...
04/19/2012
It's always nice when the mayors of our fair cities get out and about, enjoy the fun happenings in their cities and mingle. Last evening, Portland's Mayor Sam Adams was not all work and had a little time to play a friendly game of trivia, that my son Carlson Muss, hosted. Carlson has a trivia ...
04/18/2012
Today is National Pet Day -- Fun Things To Do On Facebook National Pet Day was founded by Celebrity Pet Lifestyle Expert & Animal Welfare Advocate Colleen Paige, who also founded National Dog Day and National Cat Day {among others} and is sponsored by the Animal Miracle Foundation & Network, to c...
04/11/2012
Last week I received an email from a former client. The email was about how frustrated they had become with their elder dog's behaviour. They wanted to know if I knew anyone interested in their dog. Apparently, the elder dog was continuing to have some behavior problems which were getting wor...
04/09/2012
Oregon Friends of Shelter Animals OFOSA Does Work Wonders in Washington County It's too late for the March 31st event with the Oregon Friends of Shelter Animals OFOSA ... unfortunately I didn't know this organization existed until a few nights ago when I saw their public service announcement on T...
04/07/2012
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Calling All Newbies . . . . . . Need a Mentor? Will Blog For Food (Sensei / Grasshopper Offer) If you're looking for a little help, I'm available. This is a post based on Dick Greenberg's April Callenge: Operation Sensei / Grasshopper I can help with any of the following: How to Blog for SEO...
04/03/2012
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